The Washington times., 1920-07-08
cox TELLS GOLFERS
HE'S HARDING PAL
Friendship Will Continue Re-
gardIess of Result in Noem-
Der, He Declares.
by ALBERT +. BAENzINGER.
International News Service.

International News Service.
DAYTON. Ohio, July s.-Like the
soldier who ha. caught the smell Of
powder on the eve of'battle and Is
inpatient to get into the fray, so
Gov. James NJ Cox. Democratic Pres
idential nominee, finds himself tug
ging at the traces while waiting TO
Jump into the campaign with all the
physical and mental strength in his
possession.
The strain he Is laboring under was
demonstrated in his speech at the
Dayton Country Club last night De-
fore the 900 golfers who are partici-
pating in the State tournament here.
While the talk wa sextemporaneous'
Governor Cox deliberately planned to
make no reference to politics and
confine himself to golf entirely.
Toastmaster Lee Warren James,
pre sident of the Dayton Association
Of Commerce. introduced Governor
Cox as the patron saint of the ONO
Golf Association" and Immediately
connected politics with the meeting
by adding that the governor woulo
be the patron saint OF the united
States" next November II not defeated
by Senator Harding.
The Presidential nominee prefaced
that his assignment had been MADE
long ago and that he had made up
his mind to appear regardless OF
whether he would wear crepe or
ribbons"
FRIENDSHIP FOR HARDING.
He spoke Of the intimate relations
existing between senator Harding
and himself ms fellow newspaper
pubIishers and golfers He recalled
the meeting OF the Ohio Dnihes Az
.ociatiOn last winter, In which they
both were proposed ms the Respective
candidates OF the two parties ahe
added fncetiousIyi "Who knows but
vvhnt the two editors and golfers ar-
ranged the whole thing between
themselves and were playing tse
rnmc together He then became
serious and told them thnt resaIe
less of what the result wouid DC :"
November, Warren G. Harding ana ne
would be the same good friehos
hnye always been for years.
Then followed talk on the gane'
mart of which is as follows:
"Every man is a law unto himseit
In the game of golf. The man VINO
can concentrate on the game TO tne
exclusion of everything else is pouno
TO he a great golfer. 1t is also true
that the man who can cease 10 pe
sh,, of the little white ball will also
he successful as player am
euro we have all observed how mucn
better we play in the morning tnan
afternoon, particularly since year
ago this month.
At this point the Governor stoppeu'
smiled and then proceeded. my eN
nerience has taught me that when l
;oa 10
10 another subject, so ] will tell you
about competition. Without compet-
tion the game OF golf would not have
produced really great players. IKE
competition and IL is absolutely nee.
essary that we have II IN oruer 10
have good government. Competition
stirs up the liver of the individual.
revitalizing him and this Is also true
Of competition in government.
SEES GREAT PROSPERITY.
"A Presidential campaign is moth
ing more or less than great univer-
sity that brings out genius within
its ranks. 1t is high time that this
great country should attract the
genius OF the commercial world to the
ranks OF the Government. we have
too long been in the custom OF lifting
our heads once every four years from
the business ledger TO put our eyes on
the flag. We need more men OF
brains
Ordinarily every man worth while
who seeks executive office does so
from a sense of pride. 1t Is natural
that the circumstances OF preference
should appeal to every man. 1 am
not one OF those who believe that
because we are living in a restless
age things are going to pop. ! be-
lieve the greatest prosperity we have
ever experienced lies just beyond the
threshold. Things are bound to come
out all right, particularly when we
develop the bond of good Fellowship
through such games as golf.
"I recognize that among you are
men of the various political parties,
and in closing want to say no rose
that grows Is quite so sweet as the
one that lays its petals just over the