Show COXS STATEMENT 10 LABOR PROVED PROM TO fo BE GROSSLY inaccurate INACO b claim he hail hatt never a soldier into an industrial controversy not true USED OHIO MILITIA TWICE question not about merits of strike or need for military L but as to truthfulness by juliam HOSTER columbus O 0 governor james al U cox coss boasts labor record has been nattered by bt big own official act claiming that be had neer neier pressed a soldier into an industrial controversy ahe the record of bis his action as gov error erro of ohio in mobilizing the th ta la lional guard of this state for service in to the steel strike of 0 1010 h ang been dictions tiona produced lu in flat contra contradiction dic of bis his as assertion se rt I 1 on not once but on two occa lons was the ohio guard at an expense of 0 23 OW to the tile people of ohio called into service and sent to akron and anil I 1 in rei re diness for or action in nearby canton the q i Is not as to the merits of the stride or as to the necessity for the tile pris vms nee of the alard gl ard within ine ing distance of canton but concerns w t I q illy ily tho the truthfulness of governor cox a s nent obviously mado made to win rin favor among the vor LIngruen the facts ns as brought olt n the speech of I 1 el publican state chillman george 11 II dark clark forn rilly opening the camp campilia ilga at Cu Culum lumbus bua are as foll follow wAst si ordered I 1 guard luard out twice afar th tho teel had bad progressed for boit soi t daa da a wah more or less disorder GoNer governor nor cox on september 28 IDID 1010 suddenly eldered the mobilization of the guard at akron A period cf of quiet followed and the troops were withdrawn and then again suddenly on october 23 25 the guard was once more mobilized and sent to akron and nalle hile it lay there at that strategic point rAl baltina tina a summons suin roone into action staff officers leers off representing governor cox kept close watch on the tho situation in can ton in his speech at wheeling W va oa on the night of august 14 24 governor cox sal sail I 1 for rix years I 1 have been in executive authority in the great industrial state of ohio during all 11 II we time I 1 have never pressed a soldier intz an in du controversy the question Is did governor cox tell the truth answering this question chairman dark clark in his columbus speech displayed to his audience a photographic to copy ot of special order no 63 52 lucea from the adjutant general d department e gle part ment of the state of ohio antol dated e d columbus october 23 1010 which designated certain officers for immediate active service and paragraph 4 of which read reads facts presented Present edL in anticipation of the development of a rioting condition at canton 0 the governor of ohio has deemed it necessary to assemble a sufficient number of state troops at akron Cs 0 to be held in readiness to render aid to the civil authorities ties tips at canton 0 and baa has so dl reebel the adjutant Ge general netral of ohio who to order directs benson W to e without ksay to akron 00 0 to tako take command of all ali state troops upon arrival at akron 0 and to hold them in readiness for duty Av a altIng further orders the order Is 13 signed by isy the adjutant general and countersigned counter signed in these fords words 0 by eamand of governor cox 1 did governor cox tell the troth truth to the workingmen supplementing this documentary proof mr clark produced photograph ic le copies of headlines from canton 0 newspapers of concurrent date which read I 1 state troops mobilizing for duty here all available companies are or dered out and I 1 governor ordera orders troops for duty here ohio soldiers eold lers reporting to ar armories mortes following trouble truth should be ba known the tle surprising thins thing about it all Is to that governor cox in his wheeling speech debould have made so flat an as an setton when all of the facts with re gard to his mobilization of the guard yuan were ere till AM fresh in the public mind at lest to in ohio of course it Is not ot to to 1 that workingmen elsewhere in the united state states would be familiar with the and it was for abat that state chairman chalman clark in big stressed the necessity for alie tb people all over oter the country to be informed that governor coxs assertion that b he never pressed a soldier into an industrial controversy was absolutely at vallence var Tar lence tence with the truth publication of these official facts hae has itterly confounded the advocates of governor a coxs election elections who have bays been making a special plea to the working wor kInt raw men on tire the 1 of bis his virginia speech tue the revelations reTe lations as to mr coxs cove mobilization of the troops are being compared witti with the sworn statements of buquor league contributions to bis his gubernatorial campaign fund in mft refutation tation of his statement that the wets have never contributed one dollar to any of my campaigns in both cases the point Is made madle that the Is not mot as to the merit of his mobilization of UK the troops on the one hand band or as to the reatus of the wet and dry quest question lon on the other hand band but that the real issue Is as to the degree of troth truth and accuracy absolutely necessary in one who seek seeks to be president of tha united state states |