The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
Hoover Makes
Campaign Speech
Secretary Of Commerce Deals
in Generalities and Careful.
ly Avoids Reference to
Real issues

Toledo. Ohio, Oct. 1S.-Former
Gov. James NJ. Cox, of Ohio. ad-
dressing a Democratic rally here
tonight charged that Secretary of
Commerce Hoover who spoke al
q gathering of Republicans here
Monday night. avoided timely is
sues when he discussed the coun-
try's foreign debts.
The former governor made no
direct reference TO the league of
nations, the issue upon which his
campaign as the Democratic can-
didate for president was based in
1920.
Referring to the intensive cam
paign being conducted in the state
by Republicans. Mr.. Cox said,
'toliio is s;gnally honored this
week. Most OF the cabinet officers
are paying US a visit. Whether
it is courtesy to the home of the
president or whether the Old
Guard has received an SOS mes
sage. will mot attempt to say"
Ilr discussing Mr.. Hoovers
speech. Mr.. Cox said that .'ordi-
narily his analysis of conditions re-
suits in conclusions that are
thoughtful and interesting. We
awaited with eagerness his message
to the people of Ohio with respect
to the existing economical and po-
litieal situation. We naturally
looked to. Mr.. Hoover for a recital
of the good things tile adn,iais-
t:at.on has done and explanation
Of What it has not done.
TO our surprise. we find that he
devoted his time TO discussion Of
the foreign debts. Our people are
much more interested in debts that
affect them moro Intimately. The
farmers bave never been such large
borrowers at the banks. This year
the banks will be compelled to
lend more money for tax pay
nfents than at any time in our his
tory. Mr.. Hoover comes inte d
state, where the state tax rate is
ter times what it was under the
last Democratic administration
into county where property hold
ers in dollars and cents paid all
most s11 100000 in taxes in 1921
as against s4.5n0.000 in 1915 and
little over s2.000, coo in 1909.
I'm addition to these burdens.
,..;.ro1 Ja,51 - S.38fin f,uO ann
is about to be added to the cost
of living through the passage of
an infamous tariff measure. which
no one has been able to defend
successfully. Mr.. Hoover admits
that postponement of the foreign
ient is inevitable, therefore it is q
thing of the future. We are more
interested in the things Of the pres
ent.''
After setting forth q conlpar-
ison Of falling produce prices and
wages in face Of rising taxes" ar.
Cox declared, Mr.. Hoover might
have explained proftabis why de-
tlaticn came SO quickly to the
farmer and why it was that the
demand from abroad diminished
almost to the vanishing point. He
might have responded to the sug-
gestfon of the American Bankers
association. which touched directly
the matter of rehabilitatins our
foreign markets. He should have
devoted some time to a discussion
of our hermit policy and cited
precedent for the United States.
remaining as un1noved as stone in
the face Of one Of the most cruel
tragedies i'll all history.
..1Ie should have made it clear
however the nations that owe us
money can ever pay US if ~an the
powers Of the earth do not extend
their cooperation, commercially
and otherwise. in the work of re-
habilitation y