Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-17
CRITICAL EDITORIAL.
ON TRAVELLING MEN.
EXPLAINED BY cox
GOVERNOR CHARGES OPPOSITIOS
WITH SPREADING FALSE
PROPAGANDA"
WRITER MADE An APOLOGY
D,clares That He IL Not Surprised
That Coleman Du Pont L. l.inrd
Up Against ltini-Methods
Of Republicans Raped.
By Associated Pres.

~ Associated Pr~sS
CLFNFI AND. oct 70 --t'so hy hi.
opposition ~ an editorial IN his ncws
paper year ago cTiticis.ng traXrlinp
statesmen vls denounced los Governor
CnN In his address here tonight closing
his present home state camTnign
The travelling mems bureau % IA
publican national committee. under
the leadership of Coleman Dupont. re-
publican national committeeman for
Delaware. Governor Cox charged a.
spreading false propaganda" that III,
governor hal attacked American travel
inH men.
I.elterAting that the editorial Wa
written by a paid editorial writer Will
the governor vas absent. Governor 60,
rcci,ed how he had compelled an i'm
mediate editorial apology from the
writer.
No Travelling Man.
Coleman Dupont. Governor Cox said
e. not travelling man. hut tho Krup'
81 America" citing his own position fo'
the league Of nations and that VI Ser
ator Harding. Governor Cox said tina
the Dupont family had grown finan
cially fat AMI insolent on the profits a.
war" and that he was not surprise
that Mr.. Dupont IL opposing his cl~
ton.
II am not ~ much concerned abou'
the deceltful Ironaganda' said Governor
Cox. "as I am ~ have tho p>pplc un
derstand lust what Is g,EnR on. | hol'
In nv hand the letter and circular T.
sued by Coleman Dupont as chairm~
OF the travelling mems bureau Of IN
reruhlican national committee I thin
everyone knows that Coleman Dupon
- not travelling man and that b
has no great public interest at stake T.
This campaign. I can understand nov
No would undertake 10 organize group
and stir IN preiudices 10 encompass NJ
defeat because Coleman Dupont, as IN
krupp Of American. a member OF n
great muniiion family, knows what 4
means should be elected and sccur
the ratification of the treaty Of pcac
and the league II nations.
fat and lnsolent.
This family. has grown flnanciall'
fat and iAtfiffit IN the profits OF IN
var When rDgnle,ced and die on tn
h1t,leficlds. mo nuntion makers re
ceive div'd"nds, and the learu" 81 M
iions definitely provides against TIT
sort 81 rro;iteer,uE IN the future. NO
only is the HAGUE u nations d"sign"'
90 make peace permanent but u pre-
Nidos for taking away IN" hRen'i'S "
war fnT a generai disarmament and a.
tho first stcn toward disarmament an
war prevention. II declares against IN.
manufacture of munitions in any even
hv nriyn'e concerns. because such con
Germs ins,irc and invite war Nn won
d-r Cnl-r,nn Dupont Is interesting hiu
~ -. ~ 90 ha flRFWNN FNn0f
&c rhesn motto IL scrap the league
a. nations
- Is however. difficult fnr me e
y li,,. that any intcllig-n, class ot PEG
~. r,n l.. mlsi,d hy syliishly insp,r~
falsa propaganda such as this"
Governor Cox r,cit,-i m'sini 'rmn
Ton regarding his policy, prohibition
irish question and German and "'h''
questions whi,h IN" candidat" dr'laf
"a had been snr,ad hy his foes.
bureau Active.
",r ar instance 81 this" hc continued
81 have today learned ol a." nctiNil
i,s AZ n sots,lled travelling mems hur
,,u a, IN, republican national commit
o., under the leadership oi coleman
nuront. e. inject parliSanship INTO IN
,,,,'r,u of travelling Silrsmcn oi Amer
a., nv 'hc falls" attempt To- show ina
=, a,,,ct vas made hy ~" urn ih'
,-,yrlinr men NJ an institution throuEl
the medium ot nv newspaper Th' lac
II IN" matter ~ THE
While I vas officially occupied u
m. rnv"rnor's o;fic" III" editor ~ m'
,,,,.,r did writ. an editorial. unioriun
n,cly phras,d and disp1rag'ng in IN
,r,y,linr mans pilc" and worth. Nh"i
!, nm. tn MY attention IN" next da!
d.n,ndrd and secured no, only e.
,,,r,ic, az the statement. hut q puhh
analogy from the od,or So rcsr"uu
,.,s h. of the incidrn, that h. r'sign''
his rnsition and went e. another place
An of this took place In 1914. NOR
than siN years aga
"Tbr travelling men of ohio VII
h,y,. brought this matter io my a,i"n
lion 80 resent the propaganda ihii tho
b,N. sought a meeting with ~" h"t
rnd HUNDREDS of them az" ~ tins aud
,,r. tnnirh, To- express their cond"mna
lion ~ the dn,rittui irciirs which w"ul
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