Evening journal., 1920-10-21
: confjnnrd nom Flrst Pace.

s'Thc travelling men OF Ohio, said
Governor Cox who have brought this
natter to my attention so resent lhe
,ropaganda that they have sought a
Meeting With me here, and hundreds
II them are in this audience Tonight
% express their condemnation or inc
leceiiNl tactics which would befOul
heir orcanization. and their calling.
~ am. not so much concerncd
about the decotful propaganda
against me as / am TO have the
ooorlc understand just what Is g0ing
9n. hold in my hand The letter and
circular, issued by Coleman dupont
rs chairman Of the Travelling Mem 5
Bureau Of The Republican National
Committee.
Vi ihiak every one knows that
Coleman dupont Is not travelling
man ana that he has no great public
interest," ai stake In this campaign.
ran understand how he would under
lakc 20 organize groups and stir up
prciudiccs 10 encompass my defeat,
because Coleman dupont as the
krupp OF America, member OF the
great munitions family, knows what
ID means. should / be elected and
secure the ratification OF the Treaty
u Peace and the League Of Nations.
"Th|s ram y had grown financially
Fat and insolcnt ON the profits OF the
war. When men bleed and die on the
baitc1clds, The munilion makers re
oeiNc dividends. and the League OF
Nations definitely provides against
This sort Of proilieerIng in the future.
Not only is She League OF MAI ons
designed TO make peace permanent
out ID provides FOR taking away the
~ Ntn General HINIHnIa
ament, and as the FIRST step toward
disarmament and war prevention II
declares against the manufacture OF
munitions in any event by private
concerns, because such concerns ID
spirc and invite war.
no wonder Coleman dupont is
interesting himself In behalf OF the
'eaclionary candidate whose motto Is
SCRAP the League OF Nations. II Is,
however, difficult for me TO believe
lhal any intelligent class OF people
can be misled by sclnshly inspired.
false propaganda such as this
Were u not for your prominence
and for the greater prominence that
you seek at the hands OF the Ameri-
can people / should brand the stale
mcnt a malicious lie and dismiss II
as unworthy the consideration OF
honest men. That the words are ma
licious there can be no doubt, as the
intent thereof must be 10 lnjure. II
is piiiful that such a desire can be
held BY one seeking so high a posi-
ton II Is almost unbelievable That
you did not know the untruth Of your
assertion or that you should seek To
lniure a man by a statement subject
70 easy Investigation as 20 its truth
'Air Coleman dupont IS my cousin.
/ have seen little OF him IN lac years
and am not associated with him IN
business In anv way: furthermore,
am not sufficiently In sympathy with
the methods and principles OF the Re-
publican Party 90 say that | am "a Re
publican. ] voted for Mr.. Wilson at
the time OF his first nomination and
have no rcrrols for having done so.
From his YOU may safely assume
that | have no political bias in writ
ing THIS letter.
"As TO your injustice TO Mr.. du-
poni -
IN is a well known fact that he sold
his entire interest In the r. J. DUPONT
dcNcmours Powder Company m Feb
ruary. 1915. about six months after
the beginning Of The World War and
az = i'mo when The earnsi solic taiiOn
OF the warning nations had placed nu-
mcrous contracts on the books OF the
company The price received by him
for This interest did not reflect In any
way tho possible nronis N these con
tracts Sine. .hcn Mr. dupont has had
no interest I'm the dupont Company
and. as far as or anybody else
knows. has no reason whatsoever 90
expect pront from The recurrence OF
war. ! have never discussed with
him the Subject OF the League of Ma
tions, hut am quite certain that you
will ind him IN favor OF national or
international measures lthat will sca
cure the peace OF the United states
and other nations or the world II Is
an outrage TO justice and fair play
for you 70 assume Otherwise.
"Thc DUPONT Company has never
promoted the sale ~ munitous and
until The recent war canc upon u.s. it
emf re financial development has beer
hased upon the pursuits OF peace
eight and one-half years only wcr'
war years in a total m one hundred
and twelve Notwithstanding thi'
fact the dupont Company. from IN,
date OF rs inception In 1902 has beer
prepared t0 serve the MAI on wher
called upOn. lt has the honor q
have done 80 in every war Of the lasl
century. May ! Inquire IN what man.
ncr YOU believe has inspired and
invited these ,varss For many years
Congress has lyrd ihc price OF mili-
larry powder using as a basis OF tg-
irinr ihe 3ctull cost experience of
The Ccvfrrme,h In is own factories
The latter were bull. and eQulppd
using an processes and apparatus
known 10 the dupont Company Some
what prior 90 The European War our
Government determined Go manufac-
ture an Of rs own powder This a..
termlnat on wac taken n a manner
nos uncommon In the administration
90 rul'ic affairs viz. W hOui prep.
arctic FOR the change and without
ihavch, ~ iho future In cOnse
o,snce ne declaration Of war VIZ
Germany found The Government witt
oui any provision for supply o.
r0wifr To the surprise NJ those %
charge of affairs me dupont Com
pany was then found 20 b. equipped
"a furn sh the quaint iy estimated nee
essary for the first year OF the Wal
and ai a price no greater than iha
axrd bv Congress before The war be
ran In 1914 However for manl
months thereafter our Company wal
increasing In It's recommendation %
more adequate provis on. but 70 wSl
not until The latter part OF The yea
1917 thai a definite plan was nreparc'
and new powder factories were no
started until the spring Of 1913. Tn
plan finally adopted included m
building OF two hrgs powder plants
one erected by the Government, us'n
Government methods, but supple
VIII an the drawings and eXperienc
OF The dupont Company. The Oihf
erected directly by the dupont Con
paGy. The result OF this test was
lxnorfpd nv those familiar with %