Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
LOR|MER'S CHARGE
BRINGS A SPIRITED
.RET0RT FROM COX
Governor Says Saturday
Evening Posts ''Insidious
Purpose" Is Exposed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, October 2s.-An-
other statement charging the Satur-
day Evening Post and it's editor,
George Horace Lorimer, with unfair
partisanship was issued today by
Gov. Cox Of Ohio, democratic presi-
Dental candidate.
''The insidious purpose Of the Sat
urday Evening Post. cloaked under
non-partisan methods for the past
decade and more, has finally been
brought to light" Gov. Cox declared.
ments only. four days before election,
when 1t was impossible to correct
them.
That the Curtis Publishing Com
pany had been found. guilty by the
Federal Trade Commissions Of violat-
practices in distributing its periodical
was asserted by Gov. Cox, declaring
that big business" was opposed to
him because he would give It a square
deal and nothing more.
Statement Of Governor.
The governors statement follows:
When early in the week called
attention to the guerrilla. tactics OF
the Saturday Evening Post on the
basis Of it's last-minute attack on me
the response of Mr.. Lorimer, its
editor. was that my action was un-
ethical. l am perfectly. willing to
leave the decision on ethics to the
voters of America. many of whom
have been lifetime readers of the
from the time of its origin have
looked upon it as a household journal
to which they rendered devotion be-
cause 1t took no part in partisan
| campaigns. The question of ethics
would seem to lie in what America
has learned to look upon as a square
deal. and when non-partisan journal
becomes partisan in it's very last is-
sue four days before an election, at a
time when it is impossible for mis-
statements to be corrected or deceit
| to be met, it would seem to indicate
a very deprecated selfish interest
based upon some purpose which could
and honest. No man who represents
just cause has any objection to
presenting both sides of the case.
Questions His Motives.
TN my statement I charged uIteriol
interests. Since Mr. Lorimer has seen
| fit to reply simply in a way that
raises the question of ethics, 1 would
like to direct to him the plain ques-
| tloA. 40 iAiS 1hISI cSl III IulS CiSCLIOH
| which brings the unusual act of par
tisan support from his paper. based
| upon the desire for a return to nor
malcy' under which his publication
sought to prosper by unfair methods.
! Is it because the publication sought
| to prosper by unfair methods? Is il
because the Curtis Publishing Com
pany was found guilty of the use OF
unfair and illegal methods Of com.
petition and Of violation of the anti
! trust law prohibiting use of certain
| 'tying-end' contracts and Of viola
ton of the Federal Trade Commits.
sion ruling? The complaint in each
case was based upon the fact that the
Curtis Publishing Company made con
tracts with wholesale distributor.
| which prevented them from handling
other publications without permis.
sion from the Curtis Publishing Com
pany and which prohibited the sale Of
all competing publications. The plar
of the Curtis Publishing Company
| was with the intent and had the eff.
feet of largely increasing circulation
| of Curtis publications and unfairl,