The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-28

scntinl basenCHa IN the one u obtains in proper
tionate degree In The other. And II thore is
bnscnoss and danger In tho ffty thousand dollar
contribution OF the wealthy man, to whom such
contribution is proportionntoly no greater than
the fve-dollar contribution Of the iaboring man,
then thoro is equal bnseness In tho nved
contribution or the contribution OF dollar per
head Of the laboring men. And " there Is i'm
propricty In giving 40 political interest there Is
inptoprcty In giving to the church or other
cause.
Governor Cox charges with great eclat that
his republican opponents are rnising an i'm
mcnse campaign FUND. iIo sets forth In
mcticulous detail from what districts the varioue
sums to come. And from that he charges
that a conspiracy exists to purchase the prcs-
doncy Tha may or may not be- true.
But IL ho were quite honest he would first
state the similar plans Of himself and cam
phRn committee They must depend on their
friends for money. They are getting IT, Let It not
be forgotten that James Cox IL tho nbjcct croa-
turc OF Rose Murphey Of Tammany hall, the
admittedly most corrupt political organization
that the modern world has over known
Let II not bo forgotten that hla nomination
forced by the most corrupt agencies in the
democratic party. this Murphey. Taggart, M.
gent and Brennen--cach and all of them mon
that Bryan has publicly damned for a quarter
Of a century, each of them men that Cleveland
refused to confer with even recognize And,
as to that, each OF them men that Wilson has
publicly excoriated and refused to recognize.
These men hand-pcked J. NJ. Cox, sprnked
Hweot-smelling talcum over him. dressed him UP
In new clothes, told the folks TO call him
Jimmie" and sent him out TO preach decency
and governmental efficiency. Cox. while charg-
ing by inuendo Rase motives on the part Of the
republican ticket ts at the very moment the
lccted candidate Of the most dcbasing influ-
oncos In American politics.
The efforts Of no senate investigating com
mittee is required to establish these facts. At
the very moment he was making his charges
against the republican ticket In Pittsburgh.
saloons running wide open In that city.
and a democrat in eastern Pennsylvania was
wiring TO tho senate investigating committee tho
charge that agents of the department. OF Jus
toe under Woodrow Wilson were permitting
government whisky to be taken from govern
ment warehouses and put sale under an
agreement that tho democratic committee should
have half the funds.
The Cox charges win he given a full airing
before the senate committee. SO also will all
other charges, including Congressman Britten's
charge that the English government Is
tributing to the democratic campaign fund. The
air will he cleared and the candidate of Wood
Wilson, Tammany Taggart. Nugent and
Bremen will he forced to face the record OF his
party hs well his own pledge 10 carry for
ward the Wilson policies.
Mr.. Cox has a perfect right to say what he
thinks the republicans will do when thoy Sc
cure control OF the government Let him paint
that picture as black as his shifty mind will
permit. and still there must be very much
doubt, His suspicons prove nothing While
before the American people is comparative,
record that neither be changed or ignored.
on the one hand, half century OF republican
government during which the major history OF
progressive humanity written on the other
oisht years Of wisconsin during which Ameri-
can governmental efficiency fell to It's lowest
point, popular taxes rose to their highest point,
mlllionaires were created faster than during
any similar epoch in the worlds history, the
national conscience almost obliterated, autocracy
ascended the tribune, and the proposition was
deliberately made to trade tho republic with all
OF it's past achievements and future hopes for
dominion by an International tribunal composed
OF old-world despots that tho leader Of the
democratic party might wear crown
And the candidate of that democrats"
party. first pedging himself to deliver what
evor Wilson promised, and reconsecratng him
self to the great betrayal OF American national
ISM seeks TO blind the American patriots to the
perfdy purposod by shrieking theft
What man who who loves the America of his
hoyhood and manhood; who reveres her trad-
tons, cherishes the liberty and independence of
the present and desires to pass on to his poster
ity that which he himself has enjoyed would
not divide his fortune II necessary to defeat
what unquestionably would be the greatest be-
trRyal OF modern tmes7
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