The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-12-10
THE REASON FOR cox's DEFEAT
c. ". LATTIMER.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 20. 1870.
Mr.. C. W. Latimer. Portage, Wis.
Friend Latimer:
Your favor of November 18th at
hand and noted. l quite agree with
your version of the election results
and the causes. only think you have
not covered quite all the ground.
OF course Mr.. Harding received the
majority of the votes of the Repubii-
can party regardless Of whether they
were for the League of Nations or not.
he had the votes of all the amalga-
mated maIcontents of the country such
as Pro-German Germans, Pro- Ger
mani Irish, Pro-German Swedes, etc,
most OF whom wanted to see the Brit
ish empire demolished and have been
peeyed because we prevented this be-
ing done. They wanted England licked
at all events and it made no differ
ence by whom.
He also had the support of the
voters of other nationalities who re-
sented Mr.. Wilson's interference in
preventing the countries of their orr
gin from getting the large indemnities
and territorial concessions these coun-
tries had planned on getting.
He also got the votes of the slack
ers, graft eyaders. and all those who
objected to CONSUMPTION. The paci-
fists We're for him because many of
them think even now that we should
have stayed at home. kept cut of the
war and let them fight it out "Over
there"
Purchasers of Liberty bonds. who
later on sold their holdings at a dis
count, persons who contributed against
their will toward the Redo Cross. Y. M.
c. A., Salvation Army and the K. g.
individuals and corporations. who
were forced to pay income tax. per-
sons whose war taxes were high. wo.
men who were Inconvenience nv tbe
Cash and Carry System. women who
were convinced that Mr.. Cox would
restore the liquor traffic, gluttons. who
resented government food control. per
sons who rallied at the high cost of
living, war prices and all restrictions
the human idlers and parasites who
were forced to get into useful employ.
ment. every one who had real or
1anc1ed grievance or who were caused
any hardship or inconvenience. and
all the persons who believed the vic
leus and libelous propaganda spread
by Knox, Lodge, Penrose johnson
Bofah, Will Hays and others. support
ed Mr. Harding.
Religious and racial preiudice was
worked to the limit with satisfactory
results as regarding Mr.. Harding's
supporters.
The Wilson administration was
oiamed for everything and the psyscc-
logical condition of the voter was such
that ne furnished fallow ground in
which was sowed the seeds of discon-
tent Tor you may be sure that the
ShfeWd Republican managers would
not De slow in availing themselves CT
this golden opportunity.
NO country in the world ever enjoy
ed such prosperity as the United
states has had for the last four years,
put people were not content and they
wanted change.
Probably no other candidate for
president on the Democratic ticket at
this time would have made any better
showing than Mr.. Cox, and probably
any Republican candidate would have
done as well as Mr. Harding.
Many of the other countries who
We're our allies during this war period
have turned their war parties down
the same as our country did as soon
as they had the opportunity, and prob.