Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-10-14
COX'S STATEMENT TO
LABOR PROVED TO Be
GROSSLY INACCURATE
Claim He Had Never Pressed a
Soldier into an Industrial
Controversy Not True.
USED OHIO MILITIA TWICE
Question Not About Merits OF
Strike or Need for Military,
but as to Truthfulness.
USED OHIO MILITIA TWICE
BY WILLIAM HosTER.

CDiAibDues Os~-ouNtfiApI JIiliEb VI
Cox's boosted labor record has been
shattered by his own official act.
Claiming that he had never pressed
a soldier Into an Industrial controver-
sy." the record of his action as gov
ernor OF ohio In mobillzing the Ma
tlonal Guard of this state for service
In the steel strike OF 1919 has been
produced In fiat contradiction OF his
assertion.
Not once, but on two occasions was
the Ohio guard. at an expense of S23,
600 10 the people OF Ohio. called into
service and sent to Akron aud held in
readiness for action in nearby Canton.
The question is not as to the merits
Of the strike or as TO the necessity for
the presence OF the guard within strik-
ing distance Of Canton, but concerns
wholly the truthfulness of Governor
Cox's statement, obviously made to win
favor among the workingmen. The
facts as brought out In the speech OF
Republican, State Chairman George H.
Clark. formally opening the campaign
al Columbus, are as follows:
Ordered Guard Out Twice.
After the steel strike had progressed
for some days, with more or less disor-
der, Governor Cox on September %,
1919, suddenly ordered the mobilization
OF the guard at Akron. A period Of
quiet followed, and the troops were
Withdrawn And then again suddenly
on October % the guard was once more
modified and sent to Akron, and while
It lay there at that strategic point
awaiting a summons into action staff
officers representing Governor Cox Kept
close watch on the situation in Can
ton
In his speech at Wheeling, w. Va,
on the night of August II Governor
Cox said:
"For six years have been In execu-
tive authority in the great industrial
state OF Ohio During all this time
have never pressed soldier into an in
dustrial controversy"
The question is. did Governor Cox
tell the TRUTH Answering thi ques-
ton, Chairman Clark In HIS Columbus
speech displayed to his audience a pho
tographic copy Of Special Order No. %
issued from the Adjutant Generals de-
partmcnt OF the State OF Ohio, dated
Columbus, October -, 1919 which des-
ignated certain officers for immediate
active service and paragraph 4 Of
which reads:
FACES Presented.
I'm anticipation OF the DEVELOPMENT
OF riotiHg condition at Canton, o.. the
Governor Of Ohio has deemed II neces-
saCy TO assemble sufficient number OF
state troops at Akron, o., to be held in
readiness 10 render aid to the civil au-
thoritles at Canton, O.. and has so d.
rected the Adjutunt General OF Ohio,
who pursuant 10 such order, directs
Colonel Benson W Hough TO proceed
without delay 10 Akron, o., 10 take
command Of an state troops upon ar
rival at Akron, O.. and 10 hold them In
readiness for duty, awaiting further
orders"
The order Is signed by the Adjutant
General and counter-signed In these
words, "6y command of Governor Cox"
Did Governor Cox tell the truth to
rhe workingmen?
experimenting this DOCUMENTARY
proof Mr. Clark produced photograph
&c copies OF headlines from Canton, O..
newspapers of concurrent date, which
-no1 tttstatn tv,,ra. ,,,nbV{,t,, Sor due,
here, All available companies are or
dered out" And. Governor orders
troops for duty here, Ohio soldiers re-
porting to armories following trouble"
Truth Should Be Known.
The surprising thing about It all Is
that Governor Cox In his Wheeling
speech should have made 50 Hat On as
sertlon when an OF the facts with re-
| gard 10 his mobilization Of the guard
were still fresh in the public mind. az
least In Ohio. O. course II Is not 10 re
expected that worklngmeu elsewhere
In the United States would be familiar
with the circumstances, and Il was for
that reason that State Chairman Clark
| In his speech stressed the necessity for
the people an over the country tn he
Informed that Governor Cox's assertion
that he never pressed a soldier into
an industrial controversy" was ahSo-
lutely nj yarience with the truth.
Publication Of these Official facts has
utterly contounded the advocates OF
Governor CoN's election. who have been
making a special plea to the working
men on the hasl OF his West Virginia
speech. The revelations as to Mr..
Cox'S mobilization 81 the troops are
being compared with the sworn state
ments or liquor league contributions to
his gubernatorlal campaign fund in
refutouon ot HIS statement that the
vets have never contributed one dollar
70 any OF my campaigrA" In both
cases the point Is made tat the issue
Is not as 70 the merit Of his mohlliza.
ton Of the troops, on the one hand, or
as 20 the status OF the wet and dry
question, on the other hand, but that
the re0 issue IS as 70 the degree ot
'ruth md accuracy absolutely necaS.
Snrv IN one who seeks 70 be president