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Show ABSOLUTELY AT ONE (By Albert H. Laldlaw) In Tbe National Hcpubllcan Although one mhy scarcely ay It was openly arrived at, the covenant existing between Governor Cox, Dem ocratlc nomlneu for the Presidency, and President Wilson, ns a result of their confernence last Sunday morn-InK morn-InK at tho Whlto Hoiire, Is open cnouh to the dsccrnliiB, notwlth-etanillng notwlth-etanillng the adroitness with which each phrased his statement to the public pi ess at Urn finish of their confabulation. What Goxernor Cox said and what tho President said for publication, Immediately after the ntectlng, but bear out an Impression Impres-sion xvblcb I Raxo utterance to whllo the Democratic convendon was In session and lo whom I have steadfastly stead-fastly clung 3lnce tho nominations at San Francisco. That Impression wan nnd continues to ho this: It was President Wilson's convention, opened open-ed and carried to (s conclusion In slrlct conformKy (o his oxvn dominating domina-ting desires, pre-eminent of which desires was nnd Is to let his party stand or fall on tbe Issue of tho (ren(y of pjjace and lenguo of nations eoxennnt as brouRht home by him the conferences at Paris; and that only candidates would be, nnd wyre, nominated who would, and will, bo under his complete domination, at lenst s far as this one outstanding Issue Is concerned. 'Mr. Wilson's one obsession during dur-ing the pease conference was his scheme for a league of nations. From It ho has not, in any ex en slightly importance sense, swerxed Bince his famous threat to tie up the covenant Inextricably wth the treaty, and from It he will not sweixe or permit the Democintlc presidential nominee to swerve. When Governor1 Cox had been nomlnnted by the San Francisco Francis-co convention, from certain sources sour-ces (here came the Infcronce ' that (ho Pesblent had been defeated and and that Mr. Cox; xxas for reservations, reserva-tions, and a Kieat many Republican" the editors 'of some of -the Republican Republi-can nexx'spnpci3 In particular, pounc id upon this thought with much eagerness. It was without founda tion, hoxvex'er. nnd, personally, I haxe never entertained (ho nodon that It did haxe -nny foundation, jlloxxexer, whatever doubts there .may haxe been nnyxvhero concerning Mr. Wilson's mastery of the sllun-tlcn sllun-tlcn he created In his party and with regard to his very thorough control or his parly's policies and Immediate Immedi-ate destinies, these 'must 8urelytnow hnvo been sxvepl away slnse the nr-rlx-nl at the Wllson'-Cox conveuant and its proclamation to the nation at approximate high noon last Sunday, Take the President wonl for It: "The Interview was In every re-Bpec( re-Bpec( most sadsfaclory nnd gradf.x-Ing. gradf.x-Ing. I found xvhnt I Indeed already, knew nnd xvhnt Gov. Cox has let the whole world know In his speeches, that he nnd I were absolutely nt one , i with regaul to Iho nrent Issue of the I league of nations and Hint ho Is, ready (o be (ho champion In every 1 respect of the honor of the nation land tbe secuio pence of the xvorld. j -Gov. Cox will have the xlgorous sup port of nn absolutely united partx nnd, I nm confident, nlso of au'nbso- lutcly united nadon. And (hen tho Ohio Governors asnul- esconco: We aro ncrocd to tho meaning and sufllclenco of tho Democintlc platform plat-form and the duly of tho party In tbe fuco of threatened bad faith (o (he xvorld In Iho namo of America. His (bought Is still of tho xvar and tho pledges we gax-o to thoso who sncrflced. Ono easily sees that as (ho leader of the nadon who asked for our sons and our resources upon a very distinct undorstandlnB nnd obligation, ho la rerolved tho faith shall bo kept. To this his thought and llfo aro dedicated. What ho promised, I shall. If elected, endeavor endeav-or xvlth nil my strength to Rlxc I And what Mr. Cox further (old (ho i i m press to say: Vou ma say for mo that I am whole-heartedly for Iho league of nations, and for President Wilson's conception of It, as I haxo alxvns been. , ,. As that foremost journalistic champion ot Wllsonlsm, Wilson internationalism in-ternationalism nnd the Wilson treaty trea-ty and league, Iho Nexv York World, well sa) a: ' There Is hero scant continuation : of the prophesies somo of Gox Cox's opponents hapo been siring of possible pos-sible diffcienccs bctxvecn the Prcsl-dint Prcsl-dint anil Iho candidate of Ms party. The Issii" could not be put In briefer brief-er compass or In plainer xxoids. It must be met. It must bo decided. The Nntlonnl Republican s.ild. In its issue on July 10th. Goxernor James M. Cox, Democratic Democ-ratic piesldendnl candidate, will, If elected, continue the fight xvaged by Piesldenl for the ratification ot the league of rations covenant as It xxas diaxxn up by the dlplamots at Parts xvlthout nlterallo;i. Ho xvlll nsnll as bitterly as President Wilson hns the senators xxho attempt to Introduce Intro-duce Into the treaty ard co-cnant reservations protective of American rights. Interests nnd Ideals. He stands squarely for the policy os Wilson Internationalism as opposed to nlitorio American nationalism. And as evidence of the accuracy of th statement, this Journal reprinted Goxernor Cox's Jackson Day speech, which' doubtless was ono of the speeches so conxlnclng to the President. Presi-dent. "I found." Ibe President says of the Sunday conference, what I Indeed In-deed already knew and what Goer-nor Goer-nor Cox has let tho world know In ' his speches, Thai Ho nnd I Were AbsoliKcly nt one xvlth regard to t tho grent Issue "of the liaguo of nations. ' And You may say for me that I am wholeheartedly for the league of nations nnd for President Wllkon'fl Conception Of It, ai I haxo alxxnyfl been." And so hoxv plnln It Is that tho atonement at-onement Is complete! Kxcn the Gov ernor, himself, couldn't escape It noxv oxen weie U his enrnosl desire to do so when lie reflects hoxv many torn nnd bleeding Democratic hearts there aro In the grave with Colonel Drain's! " f ' |