The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-09-23
Hiding Behind A
Big Noise

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The rea-
son for the adoption OF "slambag"
style OF campaign by Candidate Cox
is clear to men of political experience.
The record Of his party and the
pledges of his platform being such
that they can not be defended, he is
forced to the adoption Of tactics cal
| culated to distract attention from the
real issues. By declaiming against a
senatorial oligarcy" and . "conspir-
acy to buy the presidency" Mr.. Cox
hopes to divert Republicans to the
discussion OF false issues and cause
the voters to lose sight Of the all-im-
portant questions to be decided at the
polls.
The cost Of living has been and still
is one Of the leading subjects for dis
cussion. Although elected the first
time on a pledge to reduce the cost OF
living. the cost has steadily risen
having started to advance even before
the outbreak OF the war Despite all
the power delegated to 1t and the i'm
mense sums appropriated for prosecu.
ton Of profiteers, the administration
has done nothing to reduce prices OF
necessities. Mr.. Cox can not talk
about the cost Of living without con-
demning his own party.
Though starting out with a dis
cussion Of the League Of Nations. Mr..
Cox shows no sign Of desire to keep
10 that subject He dare not discuss
in detail the obligations this country
would assume under the provisions OF
Article 10 Of the league covenant, nor
the tustness OF the proposal to give
Great Britain six or more votes to the
United States one in the league as.
sembly. He has declared himself in
favor Of the league, but wishes to get
away from the subject before he is
called upon to go into the discussion
OF particular features OF II.
Neither can Mr.. Cox defend the REQ
ord of the Democratic administration.
for Il has been notoriously record OF
prciiigacy, ineLsesszcy. partisanship,
sectionallsm, pa:ernalism and cater.
ing TO class interest. Immense and
unnecessary additions TO the gosfs-is
ment payroll with consequent in.
crease In taxes and elimination OF
supply OF help for private industry has
been known to all the people. Mr..
Cox can not talk about the Democratic
mana cement OF the public business.
infia,ion continuing even after the
war had ended by the signing of the
armistice. While the Federal reservs
II is true thai the Democratic nom-
.uee pointed to the Federal reserve
system as one accomplishment of his
party, but each days DEVELOPMENTS
make that less desirable subject for
discussion. The record OF votes in
Congress shows that the Democrats
voted down the Root amendments
which would have guarded against in
fiation. The record also shows that
needless imitation has followed just as
Senator Root predicted It would-the
Cox promised reduction of $4,000.
o00. 900 IN taxes. but this subject ne
system had some good features. hav-
ing been based upon the report OF
the Aldrich commission. its partisan
administration and unscund business
management have made II unavail
able as campaign material for 6 Dem.
ocratic candidate.
In one OF his early speeches, Mr.
had to desert. as his party in the last
Congress asked for $2S00, ,oo0. 900
more than a Republican Congress was
willing to appropriate.
All these subjects being impossible
for him to use in his campaign. Mr..
Cox fell back to the soap-box style OF
campaign, which alawys includes q
renunciation of the Senate and
harangues about "conspiracies to buy
the government" ttft
Mrs 00kin Hllrd