The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-18
cox DENOUNCES
 USE OF AN OLD
 EDITORIAL VIEW

CleVeldn0, o., OCt. 1S.--USe Dy ms opposition of an editorial in his
 newspapers six years ago criticizing travelling salesmen was denounced by Governor Cox in his address here to- night closing his present home-state campaign.
 The Travelling Mems Bureau of the Republican national committee, under fthe leadership of Coleman Du Pont, Republican national committee man [ for Delaware, Governor charged, is i spreading false propaganda" that the governor had attacked American tra- yelling men.
 Reiterating that the editorial was
 written by a paid editorial writer
 while the governor was absent, Gov ernor Cox recited how he has com pelled an immediate editorial apology
 from the writer.
 Coleman Du Pont, Governor Cox
 said, is not a travelling man but "the
 krupp of America Citing his own position for the League of Nations and that of Senator Harding, his Re-
 publican opponent Governor Cox said
 that the Du Pont family had grown financially fat and insolent on the
 profits of war" and that he was not lsurprised that MT. Du Pont was op- posing his election.
 , 'I am not so much concerned about
 the decettful propaganda" said Gov-'
 ernor Cox, "as I am to have the
 people understand just what is going { on. I hold in my hand the letter and circular issued by Coleman Du Pont as chairman of the Travelling Mems
 Bureau of the Republican national committee. I think everyone knows that Coleman Du Pont is not a trav- reling man and that he has no great public interest at stake in this cam paign. can understand how he would undertake ito organize groups and stir up prejudices to encompass my defeat because Coleman Du Pont, as the Krupp of America, a member of the great munitions family, knows what it means should be elected and secure the ratification of the Treaty Of Peace and the League or Nations SThis family has grown financially fat and 1nsolent on the profits of the
 war. When men bleed and die on the battlefield, the munition makers re- ceive dividends and the League of Nations definitely provides against this sort of profteering in the future Not only is the League of Nations de- signed to make peace permanent but it provides for taking away the agen- ic1es of war for a general disarma- fnent and war prevention it declares against the manufacture of munitions an any event by private concerns be- cause such concerns inspire and in 'vite war. No wonder Coleman Du Font is interesting himself in behalf ,of the reactionary candidate whose motto is scrap the League of Ma 'tions'. It is, however, difficult for me
 to believe that any intelligent class rof people can be misled by selfishly '1n in snired false propaganda such as
 . Governor Cox recited misinforma- mon regarding his policies, prohibi- 'tion, the Irish question and German ana other questions, which, the can didate declared, has been spread by his foes.
 "As an instance ito this" he con- dnued. 'I have today learned of the activities of a so-caIled travelling mems bureau of the Republican na9 hona1 committee. under the leader ship of Coleman Du Pont to infect l partisanship in the Council of Travel | salesmen of America, bl false at l tempt to show that an attack was made by me upon the travelling men as an institution through the medium of my newspapers. The fact of the
 matter is this: While I was officially occupied in the governors office. inc editor of my papers did write an edi- tortal unfortunately phrased and dis parag1ng to the travelling mans place and worth. When it came to my at tention the next day, I demanded and secured not only retraction Of the statement, but a public apology from the editor. So grateful was he of the ancid ent that he resigned his position and went to another place. All of this took place in 1914 more tbar S1x years ago. The travelling men of Ohio who nave brought this matter to my at rention so resent the propaganda that they have sought a meeting with me here and hundreds of them are in this auu1ehce tonight to express their con- | demnation of the deceitful tactics 1 which would befouI their orra nizo nlon and their calling"
 Governor Cox reiterated that the 'Republicans had sought to condrc+ a campaign of confusion and decen- Itlon, by injection of what he termed zis extraneous" issues
 It was evident that when we dis coVered their creation of a huge cor Tuptlon fund" said the candidate
 that ordinary lines of campaign were to be discarded, for everyone 1ully recognized that it would h. i'm, possible to spend a fund of s15Ooo OOO in legitimate ways But as tb. rays nave passed we have found why uhe reactionary forces felt the nee5 oI s1 so nuch money. It is not an easy and yet, in order to ,s7;, S.eae presloentlal election, that is tbe var,1 1 thing that they sought ito do Irndayy. Ine @ olrecuon of the would-be Ma edge of procedure is to arra1> oJ"Ic- against class by the expenditI1re sS
 money, the members of the Sene t' torlai onsarchy, recognizing that the | 2 PneoP!e or America were for peace ithrough the League of Nations and mat they were progressive, sought to 1 divide the forces by the in niectio,o oe issues that not only were extrapaoUs 1uL utterIy without place in a. presi- l campaign.'' P 0Sl-
 The travelling salesrnep,s ..,, lEanda was cited by the prover,,ov ae, an example of the opposition 4an+ias and he declared that "there bos .loe 'oeen q single group, racial, social or been made by deceitfui propa esndo iIo' 10 distract thought away frn7T, tteC League of Nations and from nv ad l ', .eocacy or progressive principles as 7 1 0atr rr@w,g