The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-07
THE NOMINATION. OF cox.

The Democratic party N convcn,o at San Francisco ho' "m'n'" tho
worst an The Int~utscucer believes the most densvousc candidate. that appeared
eonven,rosa a, Chicago in ISf. when William J. rryaa r"ramo tn" candidate
Then. as nov tho Democracy uc, nnaer tho impending shadow " defeat A
democratic administration had beer. to u very large extent rcpaduHed by the
voters. and tho Democratic leaders turned vanly to a new candidate and a new
Xts.uo -, order 70 dern, pun,e attention from tho record Of the a4nunts,rauon
md. y possible ,osecuro \ now lease ct power by IL" promise O. legislative,
-earcs Tor tho evil which Il" Democracy itself had bnoush, upon II" people, MIR
Bryan. with the arutng issue Of free silver; with the promise to every man in
deb. that paymen would be mad easy; Of money made plentiful and "t sumu-i
luon OF Industry through enormous expansion. hH'an" in lSS the new and
dangerous leader Of the Democratic party. with Mr. Cleveland an" his 'ntrei
administration absolutely rpudated '
This Is almost what has happened at San Francisco. The League v Nations
VIAL not b. an issue in the campaign. No member of tn" administration " Mr.
Wilson vrs or could Dol nominated by tho Convention. although We members
ARd previous members o tho administration were conto"ders for tn" nomination"
and IL were voted for through many ballots Il is easy TO eet"r"t hat !" so
tr Is Mr. Wilson nd his associates could controlt HI Convention they would
have preferred the nomination either Of Mr. McAdoo. MIR Palmer Ambassador
Davis Vice President Marshall or Secretary Glass IN" """'"'" OF ANY ' VIZ.
OF them would have been. IN some sense a endorsement OF WHso" I'M would
hay, served to bring to the front the particular issue which Mr. Wilson hes 20
earnestly and 80 subbo7hy sought 10 keep before" n" people fe Z" Wv
members Of Mr wilson's cabinet wero in San Francisco seeking to control the
situation: Al army OF ofaceholdInS delegates ,hronsed N" convention halls
and hundreds Inc thousands Of other "facehodeF' crowded the s"'FFS ',
IN spite OF thus influence a candidate was named who has never been Identified
with the Wilson administration: who has never been Nnher an ardent or rattcn-
lar champion OF "nson'an policies and whose '""u anu "" "
bring to the front issues different from those shch Mr. Wilson had planned
The Democracy has turned its back uPon Wilson md his works. BY Its ae" "
Tot by it words. It has Tepodtated a leader "0 Tor 'sht years. mas "' 'S
IDOL; and in the vain hope o. escaping defeat. justly merted by It's reforn-
turns to a new prophet and seeks the development Of ne" issues"
The career Of Governor COX n the United states congress was S0""Ss a4
untmportan, As a public man W e can only measure him by his record as s'-
he has gained in Ohio has been won by n appeal to W particular elements:
First the organized liquor vote |
Second. the extreme radical vote. |
By tratacktng With nquor md It's agents; by surrenderne to the demands
OF organized brewes saloons and d@trlers. ard BY the fuFhrA"e of the most
dangerous ana rldca teSSAt'H ever hN" y" "'
James D Cox las three "mes been elected governor OF om'' ana NOV" ""s u
important position BY IN power Of the elements't to which he has continuously
INC s,udtousy appealed Whether We would have it or not, II" nominatto" or
SSxsrna, COX ra% s .aS g. Sr Ssh, ~. ." ,,nnnon amcnl~cn, 10 The tea~r,l con,u.>
tuition is to be amended or rendered nu and void by Negligent enforcement It
is a concession, nay. more han = corc@son; It is a surrender to hose emcniS
~ ~. nnmorr,,c nar,y that are desperately trying to un4erntn the anti
liquor laws OF this country, and little by ltt" again to retntodu"e the unlimited
sale OF ,7uor Is a bnverage We all know from pas experen"" how far mon
~ .,s,ro n the traffic Of liquor Will 60 We know II hey are given on inch
thew mn AXE A yard: II sven privilege today they will transform it into license
tomorrow: that federation. in the long run, means abuse; hat N fac" here Is no
SAFE middle ground between the absolute prohibition Of thu nauor ,rafaca and its
ynunua eNolotaton in mmuar1e IN which 1t Is aS TO obtain a r"oNH|
The animation OF James D. Cox means a deliberate assault pon the centre fabric
CT the anu-uQuor laws in the United States and as such it will project into the
coming campaign. N ssue entirely different and apart from my that elhe'
Mr. Wilson or IN OF his associates sought to have made.
The American public mor@wrw will moth loses sight of the fact at tn COX
nomination was largely If. not solely, due to the tremendous Impetus F"n by
the solid Tannaay vote in the Convention After he Tammany and associated
deleSaus from New York had cast, their complimentary votcs for Governor
Smith. a very large majority 81 the New York delegation voted regularly and
support. It held the wnvctns in me" and 1t finally broke dow the opposition"
Inc brought abou, his nomination
governor OF New York and a statesman whose record lot inc n' ~
reform measures had been Is noteworthy as that OF Governor Cox in o'o has
been for wrong ssocations was nominate for tn presidency in spit" II the
determined opposition OF Tammany Hall. In hat lay Democrats reduced "
u. support Of Grover. Cleveland because OF the enemies h had made" To-day
Talunany Hall representative of the very orst& clements in the politics OF inc
United States; Of Ill that is vicious corrupt and dishonest stands ~""mPRAn'
over the broken and dSredttd Democratic national organization ina hanuS
e. a presidential romInea
N the ISSUE between Warren G.. Harding n anne D Cox, thu Republicans of
tMsc country car rejoice The one stands for conseNads and safe and 'anel
leadership; tn other stands Tor rndtausm. One stands for he enforcement o.
- - 49,. u,n.r.,o =, VIC, moral ,ndar IN lerslauon: the other
life stands for American stes"aISfnp OF a very hsH oroe'' "s 0r
stands for petty machine politics And above all. one stands for the constructive
policy Of the great national Republican party. 4 party nder whose anne he
srae industries OF this country we're created the party whose wise "sSH''
IA, constantly stimulated business insured profitable mpoynen and steady
tho sectonlrSm OF Democracy; for n" unuaH OF the h""' % ''"":N
uho have fastened themselves upon the natonal Administration and who
continue o. tho parons long after my usefulness they ever possessed was
soe
sosrey and the good judgment OF he American people Will prevail
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