The Hays free press., 1920-10-07
KANSAS PRESS COMMENT

The Democrats promised peace
and gave US war. The Democrats
promised prosperity and gave, US thir-
ty-cent sugar, fifteen dollar shoes,
fifty dollar suits and national debt
of millions added unto millions Lord
God of hosts, let's not forget; let's
not forget.-Russell Record
Bobbie Smith, Chicago, aged 13,
sent the first dollar he earned to the
Harding campaign fund However,
if all the Smiths do that, there is
dnager that Governor Cox's charge
of $15,OOO,O0O purse may be real
ized.-Salina Journel
It is not strange that Candidate
Cox is rapidly accumulating the re-
pute of being the smallest and cheap
est politician who ever secured, a
presidential nomination from one of
the major American parties. His
mock morality, his jumpings from
side to side, his choice of arguments
that he apparently thinks have popu-
lar appeal, constitute about the
greatest hypocrisy our national an
mails show-Norcatur Courier.
Candidate Cox suggests that the
Republicans stage a debate on the
league of nations between William
Howard Taft and Senator Hiram
Johnson. All right, we accept the
challenge, providing he will arrange
a similar debate between himself and
William Jennings Bryan and allow
Senator Reed thirty minutes to close
the argument Parsons Republican.
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81 was surprised at the number of
Democrats in Allen county who con-
tributed to the Republican campaign
fund.- said former Congressman
Scott at Republican headquarters
yesterday. While in the city Mr..
Scott offered his services to the
Republican committee for speaking
dates Mr. Scott has some speaking
dates in Ohio, Indiana and other
Eastern states in October.
A preacher in an eastern Kansas
town declared in sermon delivered
a few days ago that fifty per cent
of the American public cannot vote
intelligently. The reverend gentle
man should not be so pessimistic.
There are not that many Democrats
in the country.-Parsons Republican.
For every three American boys
who fell in the World War one
American millionaire was created,
yet the political party which was in
power during that reign of greed is
about what it will do to the prof.
teers if the people will only place it
once more in control of the machin-
cry of government-Par Repub-
lican.
f'There was so much harmony in
the party councils at Topeka this
week." Salinas grouchiest man notes,
''that all either party had to do was
to rap the opposition and pat itself
on the back. k."-Salina Journel.
Governor Cox, commenting on the
Maine election, is reported to have
characterized it as merely Repub-
lican pyrotechnic display. The gov
ernor magnifes its Importance. It
was merely preliminary rocket.
The real pyrotechnic display will be
put on by the Republicans early in
November-E. E. Kelley.
The Democratic party won't have
to be killed this fall. Maine has
scared it to death.-JeweI Repub-
ican.
Congressman Tineher of Kansas
has an invitation to dine with Presi-
dent Harding and Senator Watson
on November q. 1921, at the White
House, that being the birthday of all
three. Might as well shake the moth
balls out of the glad rags.-Capital.
$50
Still, had we been in Mr.. Hays
place, we should have framed our
answer to Governor Cox along some
what different lines In effect, we
should have said: eve are raising
all the money we can; we shall leave
no stone unturned to prevent the in
credible misfortune of another Demo-
cratic administration within the time
Of the present generation. Jay
House.
Whip is eridearoem's Wand.