The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-10-21
COYS STATEMENT 70 /
LABOR PROVED TO Be
GROSSLY INACCURATE
Claim He Had Never Prsssed q
Soldier Into an Industrial
Controversy" Not True.
USED OHIO MILITIA TWICE
Question Not About MsrIts n
Strike or Need for Military.
! but as to TruthfuInsss.
sy WILLIAM noarRa.

oy WILLIAM NOoT90.
Columbus. O.-0overnor James r.
Cox's boasted labor record has bssa
shattered by his own oa1cial acs
Claiming that he had never pressed
soldier into an industrial centrevor.
sy," the record of his action a. Gov
ernor Of Ohio In mobilixing the Me-
tional Guard Of this state for sorvteo.
In the steel strike Of 1919 has been;
produced In fiat contradictioa sf Ais
assertion.
Not once, but on two occasions vao
the Ohio guard. at an expense Of e21.-
600 to the people Of Ohio. called int!
service and sent to Akron and held tnl
readiness for action In nearby Cantoo.
The question II not a. to the mseitD
OF the strike or a. to the necsssity eog,
the presence Of the guard within stRlh-'
Ing distance Of Canton, but coacernol
wholly the truthfulness Of 0ovsruoe
Cox's statement, obviously made q vinl
favor among the workingmsn. The,
facts as brought out In the speech g
Republican State Chairman 0eorGo Z
Clark, formally opening the campaign
at Columbus. are AZ follows: l.
Ordered Guard Out vwlss.
After the steel strike had pregTeeeo1'
for some days. with more Or leoo dlsos.
der, Governor Cox on Ssptsmbee ~
1919, suddenly ordered the mebillsatioaI
Of the guard at Akrsn. A pseiel 81
quiet followed. and the troops woeu'
withdrawn. And then again suddenlvj
on October rs the guard was once aosol
mobllized and sent to Akron. and wAflel
II lay there at that strategic pelne'
| awaiting summons into actien ota1.
officers representing 0overner Coz ko0os
close watch on the situatiea u CanrI
ton.
In his speech at Wheeling. ". ~
on the night Of August IL 0everAee
Cox said: i
"For six years have been 10 srscu..
tive authority In the great industf1ab'
state Of Ohio. During al thls Wme q
have never pressed ssldlsr Int ~ ~.
dustrlai controversy"
The question II, did 0evernoe Oo1I
tell the truthf Answering thls QuoD-l
tion, Chairman Clavk IN his Colunbuo
speech displayed to his audience 49,
tographic copy Of Special Order No o0i
issued from the Adjutant Generals -,
partment Of the State Of ohlo, Aate1!
Columbus. October 25. 1918, which ~
ignated certain Officers for lmme11ato
active service and paragraph 4 81
which reads:
Facts Presented.
I'm anticipation Of the dsvelepmono
Of rioting condition at Cantsn, o., thoi
oovsrner Of ohIs has deemed it neeeo-
sary to assemble sufYicient number q
state troops at Akron, o., to be held io
readiness to render aid to the eivil eu-,
thorities at Canton, O., ana has ~ 1l.I
rected the Adjutant General q ohle.
who. pursuant to such order. direet1i
Colonel Benson w. Hough 10 prsceo1l
without delay to Akron. O.. 70 tahoI
command Of all state troops upes ass''
rival at Akron. o., and to hold then iol
readiness for duty. awaiting fusthsg.
orders"
The order 10 signed b. the Adlutanoi
General and counter-signsd n thoool
words, "By command ~ oevesNoe eoayS
Did Governor Coz tell he truth -
the workingmeni
Supplementary this 1ecumeatasyl
proof, Mr.. Clark produced phetsGraDAp|
ic copies Of headlines from Cantea, o.
newspapers Of concurrent date. wAisAl
read: "stats troops mebilising Ter lu1y
here. All available companies ere -
dered out" And. "0overnor sr1eso
troops for duty here, Ohio soldiers ~
porting to armeries following treuolas
Truth shsuld Ds Known.
The surprising thing absut Il an -
that Governor Coz In bis Whsslino
speech should have made - nat N -
sertion when all Of the facts WITH ~
gard to his mobilization Of the glAr9
were still fresh In the public ninl. -
least In Ohio. OF course II u net - ~
expected that workingmsn elsewhere
In the United States would Be familiar
with the circumstances. and u was -
that reason that State Chairman Olayo
in his speech stressed the necessity ~
the people all over the eeuntSy - ~
Informed that Governor Cex's assogeloo
that he never pressed . ssi6ies late
an Industrial controversy" was aboo-
} lutely at varience with the truth.
. Publication OF tnebo 0mcSet S8Ss0 -
utterly confsunded the adveeatee q
Governor Cox's election. whs have beon
making a special plea to the weykino,
! men on the basis Of his West vtrG1n1G
speech. The revelations - . ~
Cox's mobilization Of the tresDG en-
being compared with the swesn staeo'
lnents Of liquor league csntributisos 4
his gubernatorial campaign funl =
} refutation Of his statement hat ~
vets have never contributed sas esalal
J to any Of my campaisna" u ~
cases the pe:nt IL made that ths lnsu1
is not as to the merit ef his nso0oan'
ton of the troops, On the 60 han4 =
! as to the status Of the wet era ~
question, on the other hasa. bue uloI
the real issue II ~ to the 1eUeoo q
, truth and accuracy absslsteay uDto
sary in one who ssshs = ~ Dso1Aoenl
Of the United stateA .>.1l