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Show ifS EVIDENCE HURTS JS CLAIM Democratic Nominee Advised to Rep(y to Accusation That Wts Aid Him ni M HK si I.I IV WASI 1 1 N'H'I'i Sept. 3 If liosei- noi Cox is to have ths chance in the ion that independent-minded people peo-ple would like him to have, he must find -iiiiic way of meeting the tpe of Chargi which Will Hays developed ut bliHgo this week. Will Hays produced pro-duced a leltef written by the New .ler- 1 1 . Pederatton f Liquor ln',resis, ad- I 'Hissed to one whom the letter sa-i sa-i ne, i as Dear Sir and Brother " The letter Stated thai "The organized liquor trade of New Jersey has set out to do Its part toward the election of lames M COX." II slated that the ' nomination of Gol 'ox Is s big victory Tor our Interests In-terests and can be attributed, to a Meat ,eKree t(, the activity of our trade organizations " The letter farther far-ther stated that ' (5o ernor Cox Is a pronounced 'wet' and he can be relied re-lied upon in approve an amendment lo the Volstead act." The letter end- I with gn appeal for money to help I I.' campaign. The organisation which sent out this letter Is the same that jour cor-i cor-i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 last weel; quo'.sd as call-'ii call-'ii u on rtipior dealers to help Cox win brcaUSS "lie can be counted on to use his influence when elected to unieiid the Volstead law so as to per-iiiii per-iiiii the manufacture and sale of beer .nol light wines, ml lead the fight to remove the eighteenth amendment frpm the constitution." Ml ST ER )MI- ( HARGE. As vour correspondent said last v c-ek, Co ernor Cox cannot possibly afford lo continue to allow this kind Of 'wet" interest to attribute to him VleWS and intentions which. If thev are i 'kin us true, would make his enndl- dacy an affront to that overwhelming majority of the people who believe In prohibition. I'nless Governor Cos find! bOtnc way to overcome this kind of c ii irgi . then the trip which he is just about to begin through the west and i.i west will be a waste of time. If the "wet" versus "dry" issue Is to bo as much to the front as these charges i i ikp. then the west ami fur west will ote on that issue lo the exclusion of eryl hlng else. Governor Cox's chief hope of winning win-ning the west lies in the league of nations na-tions The west Is extremely earnest in its wish for some Institution that pi onuses to limit war. und those who lelieVe earnestly in that issue, as things stand today, would like to support sup-port 'ox. They believe he represents i hiore earnest determination to do Something about ending war and do It promptly than Harding and the Republican--. Normally, Cox would get their enthusiastic en-thusiastic support. Cox speeches on this subject reflect earnestness on his part, and lie Is Very successful with them H would be within possibility for him to warm the west up to that State of fer id belief In the league of nations which the west had a year ago At the time Wilson fust brought 't forth. Hut those people who be-I'.eve be-I'.eve in the league of nations are ex-net ex-net the same persons who believe with qual earnestness in prohibition. ElVery observer knows that It Is the Clergymen, the college communities, .ml that class of persons' whom poll- t clans refer to as the church ele- Iment" who are the backbone of the determined support of the league of nations. Tttaf same class of people I "io- the I - ll 1 K of th,e SUPpOll of pro-, pro-, hibltlon. WE ill IRGfi HI His W hat COX gains through his adVOCA-C) adVOCA-C) ol Phi league of nations he loses 'through this kind of serious charges thai the ' wet" Interests are supporl-ii supporl-ii g him. Ths light wing of Cox's army lis fighting the left wing. Cox must f:nd some w.i of overcoming this. M(in persons w ho have In en studying study-ing i 'ox ClOSSlj believe he is a fur hitter man than this Wet" support of I The) believe he Is capable of iltollon to Idealism lust at this mono mo-no ul your correspondent knows some Important leaders Some of them In . Democratic part) and toms among I independent voters1 who are Just onl Ihc point of glxliig theh enthusiastic support to COX, Hut who are deterred i lb) these net" o barges, n is not too mUOIl lo SS) thai what I now allude to is ai tills moment the determining factor ot tin. Democratic situation. . The attitude of these leaders means the difference between the present ut- lei inertness In the Democratic na-1 tiOnal headquarters and, on the other; 'hand, such a campaign as would be In keeping with i s own energy. The ii. husi.isi Ic diMition of some of these landers with vhos,. present stale of I mind your correspondent is familiar, vould make the difference between a ieoble campaign on Cox s pa 1 1 and Just! a- good a campaign as W ilson made In I llftlrt. Those leaders would like to' 'throw their hearts into the Cox cuin-i pSlgn, but they ure deterred by those! "Wet huge... If Cox can fltiri some I way of overcoming the effects of this' rei support his campaign win in-1 Muull take on a momentum that It: has not et had and cannot otherwise! gel Bryan does not Happen to be among theSS leaders whose present stutc of mind 1 know, but how cun Cox expect, to hold the Bryan Democrats In the vest with this kind of charges frottn win iias not satisfactorily met f And! It Is not merely the extreme "drs"' like Bryan I I Vlt is HI There are many persons who would hki to see the Volstead act made more reasonable. Hut If the Volstead act Is to be amended. Hi.', want It' done by I hose who are friends of the! principle of prohibition They don't u.nil ths .situation controlled by ln-1 ti itsts who would like to go back lo ihc old conditions and nullirv the pro- i hibltlon amendment It Is nonsense to sa)- there Is no fear of nullifying the constitutional . amendment. Any amendment cun be i nullified. It Is common knowledge I thut the fourteenth amendment has l SD nullified for a generation w ith thi- honest appioval of many SOOttOnS of the country. The prohibition amendment would real I) be nullified, und It would be If the .New Jersey linuor dealers were In control There-is There-is real and Justified fenr of the nullification nul-lification of the prohibition amendment amend-ment and those who huve that feai will not suppoil Cox. unless he dispels dis-pels these charges put over him. Cox Is u much higher type of man than some of his supporters lie Is a better bet-ter mun thun the wet' Interests make him out, and he owes It to himself to ;IKorce himself fiom them If he pos-1 llbly can. Copyright, L020. , by The New York, Evening Lost., inc, Evening Post Syndicate L |