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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
The piece lists treasurer William B. Goyert recorder Daily E. McCoy sheriff Thomas Harper coroner Horace A. Martin surveyor Otto W. Pegee and commissioners Henry H. Gookins and Robert G. Schul enborg. It then critiques Wilson era policy, Cox’s possible stance, and the 1920 campaign mood with editorials from multiple papers.
The nation once praised Franklin Roosevelt but grew wary as he began to speak. The two names carry more weight than his remarks, as observed in a St. Louis Missouri commentary.
Democrats are defendants in a jury case where account books will be among the key exhibits. The outcome is expected to be clear with a verdict anticipated.
A Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter readers question political effigies as a Republican elephant and a Democratic donkey appear on a porch for months, drawing comments on public display and civic tone.
A collage of quotes from papers including Indianapolis News Portland Oregonian and St. Louis Times shows Republican friendliness toward Wilson and criticism of Cox on suffrage and other issues. Taft notes reservations and the Cox campaign fund quip. Critics warn of a hard Ohio fight and Cox's untested leadership. Voters, veterans, drys and suffragists watch Cox closely.
The editorial notes Senator Harding shows vision beyond election day and a focus on protecting individual rights under American government. It cites Coolidge praising the American system and mentions Lansing and Col. House not speaking for the ticket per an unofficial Democratic campaign plan report from the Detroit Free Press.
Boston Transcript notes Senator David I Walsh and President Wilson show conflicting signals on their accord with Cox in the League. It suggests Cox embodies a double personality theme discussed in several recent books.
The Vice President sent a condolence message to Governor Coolidge upon his nomination to the Vice Presidency. He has not sent one to Mr. Roosevelt, noting Roosevelt will not have to serve. Marcus Hook Pa Press reports on the sequence of responses in political circles.
Fort Wayne News condemns the $70 million nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama as a prime example of wartime mismanagement and grafts alongside the airship graft scandals. The editorial labels the expenditure as a warning about federal handling of war programs.
The Wilmington Delaware Journal quotes Senator Harding questioning whether the nominee has assumed the administration’s foreign land commitments. Governor Cox replies that if elected, he would strive to fulfill promises made by Mr. Wilson with full effort.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that at least six Democrats in Deming will vote for Harding while not declaring a party switch. The piece quotes a remark that changing politics is the privilege of the great American voter, with some endorsing change and others not.
The Louisiana legislature has refused to ratify the woman suffrage amendment, making it the seventh Democratic state to deny women the vote while Republican states that acted have endorsed it, per Pendleton Oregon Tribune.
A Council Bluffs Nonpareil summary notes Senator Harding’s acceptance speech urges return to constitutional governance not led by an individual. It contrasts with Tammany Hall discussions involving Murphy Taggart Cox, suggesting Democratic charges that Republicans blocked Wilson’s one man rule, praising Congress for checks and balance.
A Clay Center Kansas Times reader recalls a campaign button from four years ago. The voter plans to wear the button again on election day and walk proudly to the polls to vote the Republican ticket. The button reads War in Europe, Peace in America. God Bless Wilson.
A political piece contrasts Cox with Harding, arguing Cox uses party strength rather than personal appeal. It cites Ohio race histories from 1912 to 1918, noting Cox’s smaller totals and dependence on Wilson era politics, concluding Cox lacks independent voting power.
The piece argues Cox cannot win the presidency by pledging to Wilsonism, warning that U.S. foreign policy under Wilson has wearied allies and strained other nations. It asserts that Cox should vow to de Wilsonize the State Department to gain broad support.
The text expresses a harsh judgment that repeated foreign policy failures will doom a presidential candidate and lead to a severe defeat for his party. It characterizes the candidate as already defeated due to foreign fiascoes.
A critique targets Roose velt’s Milwaukee speech of August 12, arguing his Poland and League of Nations assertions are false. It contends the League could not prevent Poland’s Soviet Russia conflict and praises the U S Senate for protecting constitutional rights and independence.
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