The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17

just returned from the movies where
he had seen a news picture showing
Governor Cox making a speech in
Minnesota, 81 saw Governor Cox in
the movies tonight and there wasn't a
hand clap in the place, except one
fellow way over in a dark orn who
hit his hands together as if he was
afraid somebody would hear it. Maybe
they were all Republicans except him,
but it seemed funny and it made me
wonder if the people everywhere act
that way"
"Well, jack" answered his Uncle
"what you witnessed at the movies
may have been because of the fact
that people applaud moving pictures
much less than they did during the
war, but it opens up a thought l have
had ever since Governor Cox started
on his speaking tour. In every big po-
litical campaign things are said back
and forth that would never be said
by the same men were it not for the
fact that they were battling for Of
flee, but in most presidential battles
we have seer that the men were BIG
enough to be above the petty, cheap
and mean things of politics, so that
no matter which man might be elected
the country would be fairly safe in be-
lieving that either man would make
a strong guiding hand at. the head of
the nation. But Mr.. Cox has shown
that he is NOT a BIG man because his
speeches have been full to overlooking
of the pettiest and cheapest state
ments a man could possibly make. The
only thing he seems to be able to do is
to state over and over again that
those who oppose him are telling
things that are not true, and he uses
the words lie and 'falsehood' with no
apparent regard for wha the result
may be.
Governor Cox has charged over and
over again that the managers of the
Republican campaign have raised or
are trying to raise a fund of $15,000,-
900 with which to buy an u%nderhold on
the Government. He alone is respon-
sible for these statements, for all of
his managers say they know nothing
about it. They say they believe he will
make good in proving his charges. He
has not made good yet and he has not
appeared before the Senate committee
that is investigating these charges in
Chicago. Instead of proving his
charges, he goes right on and con
tinues to reveal his small mind and
the petty tactics he is compelled to use
in his fight for the Presidency"
"Why doesn't he talk about some
thing else?" asked Ruth.
"That is the question hundreds of
thinking Americans are asking them
selves these days, Ruth. If Governor
Cox had any real argument in favor
of his stand for the World Club he
would certainly be telling the people
about it. If the World Club plan is
such a fine thing for the United States
as he says it is after talking with
Woodrow Wilson, why doesn't he prove
it to the people? He can't do t. That is
the answer. He can't do it. He knows
just as we'll as do we, that Article x
of the World Club plan means that
in every war in Europe the United
States would have to do the fighting
and furnish the money. He knows
that it would mean the maintaining
of an army by the United States to
fight the battles for European diplo-
mats with no thought as to the cause
or nation the army might be fighting
for, or how many Americans might
be killed or manned for life. Governor
Cox can't answer that sort of thing
and he KNOWS 1T, and that is the
main reason he has tried to get the
attention Of the people IN an unproven
charge that the Republicans are spend
ing more money than they should"
"What is Senator Harding doing
about it," asked Ruth.
"I'm glad you asked that, Ruth,
Senator Harding is showing himself to