The Washington herald., 1920-07-06

you surround business with whole
some conditions, you build more
enduring prosperity"
Beaten by Party Split.
In 1914. Gov. Cox was a candidate
to succeed himself in the guberna-
torial chair. He was opposed by
Congressman Frank b. Willis, Re-
publican, of Hardin County. Both
were nominated in the then new
popular primaries. In the campaign a
party split caused Cox's defeat and
he retired to business life until his
reelection to- the governorship in
1916. His second inaugural took
place on the second Monday in jan
uary, 1917, and almost on the thresh-
hold of his administration, war was
declared against Germany. Ohio was
one of the first States to furnish a
full volunteer army division due in
great part to the energetic work of
the governor. He acted as chairman
of the Ohio branch of the Council of
National Defense throughout the
war.
Saved Ohio for Wilson.
In the Democratic judgment. the
Ohio executive has many things to
commend him. His most important
political achievement that appeals
to them is that he has carried the
Buckeye State three times as a gu
bernatorial candidate.
That his record and management
sawed Ohio for Wilson in the last
campaign even the Republicans,
who were sure of the State as they
were of Pennsylvania, admit.
Jimmy" Cox, as they called him
before he became governor. has
crowded a lot of useful activities.
He began playing politics when at
school and has kept 1t up ever
since. His rise was carefully plan
ned. consistently gradual. and every
advance fought for with dogged
persistence. He followed the best
teachers. rigidly obeyed rules. Sc
lected the best models in a school
in which politics is reduced to an
exact science. He played it with
the best of them, and with the tire
less energy that he still exhibits
at so.
Opponents Admit Ability.
When he first was voted gov
ernor the Republicans said he was
an accident" The second time he
trimmed his Republican opponent
his critics conceded he had some
ability in politics" Now. while he
is serving his third term, the sole
on from a fourth.
The national Democratic lead
ers credit him with having con-
tributed more to their party than
any other Democratic governor in
the country. He has been unswerv-
ing in his allegiance to President
Wilson. The latter has frequently
called on him for aid and advice
and has to a very much greater ex-
tent than is generally known been
Influenced by his sound judgment,
his ripe good sense.
Urges Army Food Sale.
The recent undertakings of the
Ohio governor inn trying to force
down the high cost of living and
compel operation of the coal mines
In the State has inspired wide
spread praise for his readiness of
decision and firmness of determina-
tion.
He went after the profiteers in
foodstuffs and other staple Deces-
saries and ordered prosecution of
hundreds of them. 1t was Cover
nor Cox who first suggested to the
Federal government the advisable
ity of releasing the surplus stocks
of food piled up by the War De-
partment for the maintenance of
the American forces abroad. The
plan suggested by him furnished the
basis for the method OF distribu-
tion to the public all over the coun-
try Of hundreds of millions of dol
lars OF such stores.
Keeps Labor's Favor.
When President Wilson made. his
appeal to the coal miners to re-
frain from striking and declared
that the government would protect
such miners as desired to work,
Gov. Cox aligned himself squarely