The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-01
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(Fron Philadelphis Public Ledsar)

We register our sincere disappoint-
ment in Governor Cox. His nominal
ton stirred us. 1t seemed to US q /
very hopeful sign, at a moment when !
the country was perturbed and shaken |
in the discovery of its infection by !
two sturdy, vigorous offshoots from a
virile native soil should have been
nominated for president. We got
from the situation something closely /
approaching a thrill.
We reach. with. regret the conclu-
sion that Governor Cox belongs to the
''Snake-Doctor" school of political
practitioners. He is the Indian Sag
Waite unbelievable nostrum-of the
campaign. The loose-lipped bluff.
buster and bunk of his personal APP
peal TO the voters is low-water mark
in the presidential campaigns of his
generation.
There are two grievous flaws in the
governors allegation that the Repub-
iicans are trying to buy a presidency.
One is that it couldn't be done. The
other is that it isn't necessary. The
Republicans have the Democrats faded
to whisper. And that, of course. is
the rust that is eating into the COVER
nor's COSMOS
Personally. we demand very little
of our heroes. But they must be able
to stand up and take it without drool-
ling and without whimpering.
We lack the time necessary to
personal investigation and We have
had so many disappointments lately
we doubt we could stand another, but
We should take 1t very kindly IL the
Philadelphia retailer whose sign still
carries the words "Budweiser'' and
"Anheuser-Busch" would drop US q
line telling US whether he has it.
!. We should be more impressed by
Lieutenant Commander Venable's per-
Torrance eff we had not already
learned that in two or three years he'll
begin to notice how long the evenings
are growing.
What was the nature of the per
formance? Well. he broke all of the
rules and regulations of the navy de-
partment in an effort to see his
fiancee.
We have read all of the various
alibis, and conclude that of Hershie
Miller, distinguished Chicago citizen
land former pugilist,, compares very
favorably with the best. In resort
which he frequented Hershie engaged
in alterations with two detectives.
When the attaches of the place
iemerged from the friendly cover af-
forded by the bar one of the detectives
was dead and the other was breathing
his last.
| Hershie vas apprehended after
some little delay, and frankly admitted
the authorship of certain bullet
wounds. But" he said. IF I had
knew they was policemen I wouldn'
of shot them
| OF course, the code expressed in
Hershie's abb has been long estab-
lished in Chicago and is generally
understood by those who have &C.
casion> to avail themselves of its pro-
visions 1t is that no criminal shall
shoot a policeman so long as it Is pos
Esible to avoid doing so. But HeTshie'
frankness in the matter is unusual.
We do not subscribe to the general
fear that woman, as a whole, will not
avail herself of the privilege of the
ballot. The men are poor fish,! but
they can be trusted to see to IL that
the women get to the polls and that
they vote right" after they get there
AS an humble precinct worker, we
never had more than three or four
male votes that we could deliver alb
isolutely, no matter what the circum-
lstances. But we could always muster
from fifteen to twenty women who
would vote exactly as we told them
That ought TO start another argu-
ment, and it is not too much to hope
that it will bring in an abusive letter
or two.
Chairman Whites admission that
1.-THE Democratic national committee
has a campaign fund of less than
100000 confirms our previous esti-
mate of Democratic chances in the
lpresent campaign. political party
with less than 100000 to spend on .
national campaign is in a mighty bad
way.
| If those who contribute to the
Democratic campaign fund are willing
to wager only 100000 on its success
what should you say are the fair odds
on the election?
The ethics involved in the case of
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