Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-04
The Test of Cox.
New York World

Tins far there has been little popular
interest in the Presidential campaign.
A great deal az noise has been made by pro-
fess,onal politicians but the great mass
of the American people are neither talk
Ing about politics nor thinking about
politics
For the tlme beng they ere indifferent
h both candidates senator Harding
eI4erI uf acceptance satisfied nobody
except tic rracrionar,es ard the bitter
end opponents II the League OF Nations.
and to the American people IS q whole
Governor CrN X ~tlll an unknown quaint
IN Tiev have not set had the opportun-
.tv ~ take his measure
Whether IN iu, there Is 70 be real and
vital interest lu the campaign Will de
pend 81 Governor Cox tie can qulckcn
i 8ftn lir ~ y, can turn i INTO a color
l..-s contest EttR,cu two Dho pohtIt!ai.-
engaged In tr.lEg u srcak INTO the " flte
House thrnugh cellar "neto" ne
dtclslou rest. WIth flru
Governor eN cfance- % election de
pend 1lruf. the R4rd 81 aPpca. he make
~ t1e grsat ioaN IS htcfA ard indepen-
dent yut,r~ II, n get uouhcr' by
,r,.ng 70 compete With Senator Harding
b tf.,. fI.arufact:.re q: I,.aflfadee. Lor can
hc i4rtler h.- candidacy bs relying tIoH
the ordinary u.tiod- ~ organ zetion
politics 1tc Etplhiical- will Aate thr
money. as tl.e uslsIlv have lhcy
viii have thc hcttsT orgAHtzatten- IS thcY
alwass iasc III ans contest that hERc-
upon polite. manipulation and point
,al barter. a.l the advantage fcsts with
thoIn
Inless Governor Cox determines u
apreai a. the lccalisr hnd tie conscience
- the American people his cBupaUl !" III
hc ni.sted effort 'I.irss le demonstrates
tfat he 4. ceorage md CONVECTION
he vii apptar 70 the great majority -
the yoters merely a. d Dcmoefhtic Hard
ing ard Denocrpttc Hsfding is a
beaten cutd45at. from IL start
The Republican manager have chal-
lrugpd Governor Coz 80 make the League
d Nations bis chief issue It Is a challenge
that b. should nor lc.statr moment to
accept II r. au ia~iie that ho cannot evadt.
without dc-trpsug himself II the Dem
Dcratic party docs not represent the
League q Nations 10 ihi- cauphign u IT
docs not represent the moral Obligation
of the ] nited ~tatc- 20 exert all its power
and influence % end war and CO npcl dis
armament, i il does not represent tie
vast rcep0uklbIlIttr, incurred By tie
United State on the bat,le-Gcldq Il France
and the supreme dnty 81 the kepuhlcan
tow ard civilization g. represents nothing
except the ambition 81 oihce sccEcis
There is not a serious problem that con
| fronts the American people which can be
/ dlssnciatpd from the ISSUES II the World
! War and from the issues uf the treaty Of
! peace There Is no isolation left except
10 the minds Of Republican politicians
/ Nothing ~ consequence can happen any
/ where III the world which docs not con
cern us and which does not affect our
national tranquility and prosperity
I Without political and economic stability
in Europe. there can be- no political and
economic stnbility ~ the United States
10 subordinate the League Of Nations
II 10 wreck the Democratic campaign
! The League has become the symbol oi oil
the great liberal and progressive policies
10 which the Democratic party - pledged
II il not the only issue by any means,
but it il the issue by which Governor
Coxs fitness for leadership will be tested
Harding can be a puppct and trust to the
Republican organization, but Cox must
lead or fail disastrously.