Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-08
A Vanderbilt Editorial
Cornelius, Jr., Makes a Striking
Analysis of the Three Presidential
Candidates-LaFOllette's Chances

Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., direct
descendant. of the hard-fisted old
Commodore" who laid the founda-
tions of the family fortunes by run
ming ferry between New York and
Staten Island, and later became a
railroad king as master of the New
York Central, has gone into the news
paper game.
He is editor and publisher Of the
Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News
and the San Francisco illustrated
Daily Herald.
He has his share of the Vanderbilt
millions. His business and social re-
lations are with the very rich. He
knows Wall Street like most of us
know our back yards.
After all the national conventions
had completed their work, young Van
derbilt wired the following editorial
to his papers:
"Wall Street has been pitted
against Wall Street by the latest
move OF the Democrats, who, as
General Grant used to say,
"never do the right thing at the
right time"
zone of the most interesting
political situations in years is
about to be enacted. The Demo-
Gratis have announced the candi-
dacy of John w. Davis, citizen,
ex-ambassador to England and
former attorney for one of the
richest men in the world, j. Pier
pont Morgan, for the Presidential
election this fall. He is mated
with Governor Charles w. Bryan,
of Nebraska. On the other side
of the street, we have Calvin
Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes.
In between, scarcely audible dur
ing the gush and roar of the maj
or parties, we have an astute pol
itician, Robert M. LaFollette.
what will the November cleo
tors have to say? Could we but
read the handwriting on the wall
we might save ourselves many
precious moments of anxiety.
Coolidge is our present Presi-
dent. He is friend of the Wall
Street bankers. He is friend of
the capitalist. He is friend Of
the wealthiest of the wealthy. He
tolerates the workingman merely
as the workingman continues to
work. When he strikes for in
creased wages, Mr.. Coolidge
would have nothing to do with
him. Yet Coolidge is safe and
sane, reactionary and old-fash-
ioned, moneyed and honeyed.
"Davis also is a friend of the
wealthy. 1t was said that he left
the London post because he could
not afford to keep up with it.
The firm of which he has been
member for many months in New
York represents some of the
wealthiest men in the world.
They do not care for the law work
of the poor man. They have
nothing to do with the wounded
pride of Smith or Jones. They
care but for Morgans and such.
Davis has made some more
money while being associated
there. Davis is a safe and sane
man. He is a friend of Great
Britain and the nations interested
in the league. He would take
great care of the man who had
money which he did not like to
lose. Of the others he cares
little.
"LaFollette has the chance of
his life if the cards are stacked
right. LaFollette can tie the
hands of the electoral college in
such manner that they will
turn the choice OF, choosing a
President over to the House of
Representative and then, reac-
tionaries of both parties-watch
out.
"It is said that Labor is begin
ming to rule the world. England,
France, Russia, Germany have
Labor governments in one or the
other form of progressiveness.
The United States has two capi-
talistic friends to lead both it's
major parties this fall. That is
why your publisher advises you
to watch LaFollette, the quiet,
dramatic, Progressive, friend of
Labor, the people and progress"