The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-19

term campaign, or with his son-ln-law,
President Wilson confers now with a son
of Idaho, James NJ. Cox, who owes neither
Ills nomination nor his ascent on the POI
litical ladder to the Wilson administration.
What the President says to Governor
Cox and what the Ohio governor says to
the President will never be reported with
that intimacy of detail which ths tpublic
probably wouldsIifSe to have for the sub
stance of the conversation is in such cases
reduced to formal writing and issued with
White House dignity and eandidatorial
eloquefce TO, the waiting press.
Tie details are, therefore left to the
imagination Of which Washington cor
respondents must needs plead guilty OF
possessing no inordinate share. 50 being
denied Ambulance to the conference raonl
a contemporary historian must rely upon
7rocesses of deductions something PERHAPS
lie this: G
Governor Cox: enthusiastically How
do tou do, Mr.. President, how well you
C1 after all.
Tho President: Glad to see you, gov
icrrog. qad congratulations on your nomi.
nation.
Govc,nor Cox (modestly): Don't speak
II Z was never so surprised in my life
The Precedent (reminiscently). So much
like Baltimore in 1912.
Governor Cox: Yes, Murphy was there
and NJ seilt I'D all the fellows. But a
maioritv vote was enough this time to
bring tho two thirds.
The Pre- dent with accustomed humor)
Oh. well, AIR Bryan argues that two
thirds vote aud majority vote ought to
be the same thing anyhow. (then ser
ionsly) But governor, how about the
league Of nations, | suppose you have read
all nv addresses to congress and my
speeches on that western trip?
The Governor: (quick to answer Yes,
I have not only read them but memo-
rized every one of them.
The President: What did you think oil
them?
Governor: Well, frankly, Mr.. President,
/ accept them all but would suggest two
reservations which YOU doubtless have
read in the press.
The President: Oh yes, but those reser-
vations you proposed are there IN the
covenant itself-it's all there in plain lam
guage.
Governor Cox: Sure, but it's quite the
thing to be for reservations. The people
like it,
The President: All, 1 see You are learn
ing
Governor Cox: But there's something
more important, Mr.. President, | would
like to ask about.
The President (courteously) Go ahead,
7 shall be glad to serve you in any way
that can in order that Democracy may
triumph at the polls next November.
Governor Cox: It's this: When you
vetoed the Nolstead act and gave as your
reason some technical objection about war
| time prohibition You certainly left good
| deal unsaid about the legislation itself.
| The President: (winking left eye) \ es,
| and some things are better left unsaid
even now.
Governor Cox: (winlSing right eye) Per
haps you're right. In silence there Is
strength.
| The President with evident attempt al
a ioke) Sometimes the strength can be
reckoned in percentages, too.
Governor Cox (more or less confused)'
But | wanted to ask you-those SHEEP
out there-do they go with the -er :
The President (interrnptngl Yes
there will he plenty of wool leftrto draw
over too eager eyes at the other end o.
the avenue.
Governor Cox: getting 40 to gol Oh
I certainly enjoyed my visit, Mr., Presl
dent, such beautiful decorations and
The President: Come any time, JUS
make yourself at home.
Governor Cox misunderstanding Ar
you as sure of it az thatE
The President: You never can tell.
fAs Governor Cox walks out, he notice
portrait Of President Roosevelt, to IN
right Of the foyer. Long pause.)
Governor Cox: He doesn't seem to TAX
after Franklin Roosevelt, does he?
The President: lin reyerent silence
What was that?
Governor Cox: / said it was a splendi'
portrait a'."ha.
The President: (solilquizing) All yes
he. too. was a great American.
Hand shake, auto toots, and the Gov
ernor's off to station en- route to Dayton
! 0hio.)