Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07
COX KNOCKED LIVE
HORNETS NEST ON
OWN PARTY'S HEAD
Charge Regarding Campaign
Funds Flares Back and
Singes Democrats.
THEY WANTED TEN MILLION.
People Willing to Contribute to
Get Rid of Democrats, but Not
to Keep Them in Power.
By WILLIAM HosTER.


And this does not even exclude the
campaign speeches of Governor Cox.
AS a result of Mr.. Coxs allegations
of a big Republican Campaign Cor
ruption Fund, certain definite facts
have been demonstrated by the sworn
testimony OF the leaders Of Governor
Cex's own party. They may be sum-
married. as follows:
II has been demonstrated that
whereas, in their most sanguins
moods, the Republican managers never
contemplated > a. campaign fund OF
more than $4,000. 600, the Democratic
party, ut an expense Of sne-haR nlii-
lion dollars, set up the machinery for
the collection Of . campaign fund 81
$40. 00O. 600. ~ Is n ~
II has.-been demonstrated that the
contemplated t10,Oo0,0 GOO fund ef the
Democrats did not materlslisa fer The
sole reason that there aren't . sat
acsent number 81 plain people In the
Unitsd States Wis want csntinuancs
q Democratic ru|s, 70 contribute even
sae-tentb sf $40 100000.
II has been demonstrated that
whereas, the great bedy Of the PEE
pie--litsrally .thsusands sf them
have willingly contributed from ~
cents t. 1900 70 bs rid Of the present
Demscratic administration. and to de-
feat Governor Csx: On the other hand
no, thousands and net even hundreds
are willing to contribute cents to-
ward q continuance Il wisconsin.
What Records Show.
II has been shown BY sworn records
that whereas, in despite Of Mr.. Cox's
outraged feelings over the disposition
Of thousands Of ordinary American citi-
zens to help pay the expenses Of de-
feating him In his campaign for the
presidency, Mr.. Cox N 1914 viewed
with complacency the criminal efforts
OF his campaign managers In Ohio to
extort from the Civil Service en-
ployees of the state contributions In
tended TO further his personal politi-
cal fortunes. 1t has been shown BY
the testimony of Mr.. Cox's own cam
paign managers THAT the 100000
which the Republican managers hope
to raise for all political purposes this
year Is not more than can legitimately
be expended for this purpose. and that
these frank Democratic managers
would also like to have similar
amount, but don't see any way OF get
ting 1t.
II has been shown that the common,
ordinary rank and hle Of the American
people. for the FIRST time In American
politics, are ready to contribute out OF
their own pockets to defeat candida
cy which represents all that IL repug-
nant and hostile to American institu-
tions. and that this willingness Of tbs
American people to contribute to tks
expense Of defeating the Democracy
is the sole basis of Governor Cox's
charge of conspiracy to buy the gov
eminent of the United States. Incl
der;ally It required the candidacy OF
Governor Cox to introduce into ma
tioral campaign the doctrine that it
is possible for the people OF the United
States to buy their own government,
unless Mr.. Cox unconsciously means
to convey the idea that IN this cam
paign the people are to buy back their
government from the autocracy which
has seized II and refuses to let go.
Finally II has been conclusively dem
onstrated that If the Democratic party
is to secure any money to waste In a
vain effort to achieve a Democratic
victory that money must come exclu-
siveEy from men Of the Colonel Deeds
type and the Dayton aircraft Plumber
bund, and from the Wall street inter-
national hnanders, who alone win
profit through the participation Of the
| United States In Wilson's League Of
| Nations.
All Of these conclusions have been
| demonstrated by sworn testimony be-
| fore the Senate Committee with a
mathematical precision which would
have met the enthusiastic appreciation
| Of the late Mr. Euclid. Governor CSx's
! great expose has petered out. It vas
false alarm,
Let's get back to NE Issues Of the
campaign.