New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
Cox Unethical.
Says Saturday
Eve. Post Editor
Lorimer Reminds Governor
of Newspapermen's Point
of Honor Not to Make
Use of Advance Copies
Defends Political Cartoon
Asserts Magazine Always Has
Been Independent; Calls
Cox a ''Shallow Thinker''

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25 - George
Horace Lormcr, editor of The Satur-
day Evening Post, tonight gave out
thc following in reply to the statement
made public Sunday night by Governor
Cox relative to cartoon in this weeks
issue Of The Post:
There could be no better vindica-
tion of the cartoon and comment that
Will appear in this weeks number of
Tho Saturday Evening Post, no clearer
demonstration of Governor Cox's unfit
ness for high Office than his misleading
remarks on the advance copy of the
weekly that has come into his posses
sion
"Govcrnor Cox is a millionaire news
paper editor and publisher of long ex-
pcrioncc. He must, therefore,, under
stand that it is d first point of honor
Of advance copies of publications that
arc sent out with the understanding
that they VIII not be released until a
fixed date. He must know, as a pub
Usher, that at the postal rate now be
ing charged periodicals and newspapers
no question of a subsidy by the gov
ernmcnt is involved; that the period
calls are not only paying their way but
that under any kind of an efficient ad
ministration in the postotiice there is
handsome profit in carrying them
Hasn't Attacked Postal Raise
Though the editor of The Saturday
Evening Post has had something to say
editorially on other sections of the
revenue bin. he has accepted and con-
sistcntly refrained from attacking the
raise in postal rates, even though he
believes it unjust.
"If Governor Cox has studied the ad-
vcrtsing columns Of The Saturday Eve
ming Post with the intelligence and
knoWle edge that a man in his position
should have he must know that it has
been the policy of that magazine to re
fuse casual advertising, growing out Of
the excess profits tax. and has insisted
on we'll considered and we'll formulated
campaigns behind commodities that
can use advertising profitably and eco
nomically
"The policy of The Saturday Eve
ming Post is now and always has been
formulated by its editor. Neither any
politician or group OF politicians nor
have suggested what stand it should
t. ke in this election or had anything
whatsoever to do with influencing its
policy. Given the same record
and the Republican party in power, he
would not hesitate to take as strong
position against continuance Of Re
publican rule.
Propaganda Is Msconstrued
"Propaganda has come, in the minds
of shallow thinkers like Governor Cox,
to mean any view that does not square
with theirs Neither Governor Cox nor
any other Democrat found anything
savoring of 'disloyal propaganda in
The Saturday Evening Posts con
the President during the years of the
great war
Carroll B. Merritt, business manager
of Scrbners, yesterday, in comment
ing on Governor CoX's attack on the
publishers of The Saturday Evening
Post. said:
"The attack of Governor Cox upon
Cyrus II. X. Curtis and The Saturday
Evening Post is false from first to
last Mr.. Cox is talking bunk and not
facts. and he knows it. As the owner
of two daily newspapers in Ohio, Gov
crnor Cox knows that Mr.. Curtis does
not hope to get "a subsidy for the de-
livery Of his magazine and he further
more knows, as an unusually success
full advertising man and publisher
that millions have not been diverted
to The Saturday Evening Post, or any
other magazine or newspaper by
protiteering manufacturers who have
sought to escape government taxes.
"Governor Cox does the whole pub
fishing and advertising profession an
injustice by his wanton unwarranted
attack upon this fine American pub