The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-14
Claim He Had,aMeyer Pressed a
Soldier Into an industrial
Controversy NotTrue.
OHIO MILITIA TWICE
Question Not About Merits Of
Strike or Need for Military,
but as to Truthfulnsss.
BY ILLIA HosTER.

Cox's boosted labor record has been
shattered by his own of1cial act.
Claiming that he had never pressed
a soldier Into an Industrial controver-
sy," the record Of his action as gov
n of Ohio In mobilizing the Ma
tional Guard Of this state for service
In the steel strike OF 1919 has been
produced in fiat contradiction Of his
assertion.
Not once, but on two occasions was
the Ohio guard, at mn expense Of $685.
600 to the people OF Ohio. called into
service and sent to Akronsand held in
readiness for action in nearby Canton.
questions NJ -es.tn. the merits
Of the strike or as TO the necessity for
the presence Of the guardAWithin strik-
Ing distance OF Canton, but concerns
wholly the truthfulnessMsof Governor
Cox's statement, obviouslysmade to win
favor among the workingInen. The
facts as brought out ID the speech OF
Republican State Chairman George H.
Clark, formally opening the campaign
at Columbus, are as follows:
Ordered Guard Out Twice.
After the steel strike had progressed
for some days, with more or less disor-
der, Governor Cox on September &c,
1919, suddenly ordered the mobilization
Of the guard at Akron. A period OIL
quiet followed, and the troops wert
withdrawn. And then again suddenl!
on October 25 the guardSw vas once NOR
modified and semitic Akron, and Will
it lay there at hat strategic poin
awaiting a summons into action staa
officers representing Governor Cox ker
close watch on the situation In Car
ton.
In his speech at Wheeling, w. Va
on the night Of August Ia Govern{
Cox said:
For six years I have been In exec
tive authority in the great industri
state Of Ohio. During all this time
have never pressed a soldier into AMI
dustrlal controversy" as
The question is, did Governor g
tell-the TRUTH Answering this gu,
ton, Chairman Clark in his Columb
speech displayed to his audience aEpi
tographic copy Of Special Order No.
issued from the Adjutant Generals
partment of!the State Of Ohio, dai
Columbus, October 25, 1919, which d
ignated certain officers for immedi
active service and paragraph 4
which reads: r.
Facts Presented.
"In anticipation Of the developm
Of a rioting condition at Canton, o.,
Governor of Ohio has deemed it net
sary to assemble a sufficient number
state troops at Akron, o., to be he'll
readiness Il render aid to the civil
thorities at Canton, o., and has SO
rected the Adjutant General OF o
who, pursuant to such order, dir
Colonel Benson W. Houghst to proc
without delay to Akron, o., TO
command Of all state troops upon
! rival mt Akron. O.. andsto hold sthei
readiness for duty, awaiting fur
orders"
The order is signed by the Adju
General and counter-signed int
words, "Byscommand of G%overnor(
Did Governor Cox tell the trut
the workingmen7
Supplementing this documei
proof, Mr.. Clark produced photogi
ic copies Of headlines from Cantor
newspapers Of concurrent date,
read : Estate troops mobilizing for
here. All available companies al
dered out" And, Governor
troops for duty here, Ohio soldie
porting to armeries followingstro
Truth Should Be q
The surprising thing about It
that Governor Cox in his, VIII
speech should have made SO fiat
sertion when all Of the facts wi
gard to his mobilization Of the
were still fresh In the public mi
least in Ohio. OF course It Is MOI
expected that workingmen else
In the United States would be fs
with the circumstances, and 1t u
that reason that State Chairman
In his speech stressed the necess
the people all over the country
Informed that Governor Cox's aA
that he never pressed a soldi
an Industrial controversy" wal
lutely at v~arience with the truth
Publication Of these official I'd
utterly COMPOUNDED the advoci
Governor Cox's election, who ha
making a special plea to the ~
men on the basis OF his West
speech. The revelations a.
Cox's mobilization OF the tro,
being compared with the swor
ments OF LIQUOR league .contrtbu.
his gubernatorIal campaign
REPUTATION Of his statement Il
vets have never contributed Oh
TO any OF my campaigns