And the answer given was
something like this: "The pledge was given that the license
system shall not be prostituted to partisanship. That pledge
will be redeemed."
The forebodings of the worldly wise were not disappointed. The
liquor interests contributed heavily to the opposition candidate
and supported him so well that he won the election.
Cox hates war even if he made a remarkable record as war
Governor. But he likes the smoke and fury of political contest,
and he thrives on campaigns. He has a fashion of leading his
party organization and making it do his will, and like all men
or this sort, he has been accused of being dictatorial. Yet none
denies that he gives a fair hearing and is open to conviction on
disputed issues.
He has a power of expression in a few words, portraying a whole
field of action. Tending to go into great detail in public
matters, he comes to the heart of an issue with a laconic
expression that tells all there is to be told. "I favor going
in"--on the League of Nations is one. Assuring his supporters
that the proposal for separate peace with Germany was "opening
their front lines," he drew a word sketch of a gigantic contest
in which he as a general had sensed a rift in the opposition
ranks and had broken through a whole army.
Associates of Governor Cox say that he is daring because of his
strong sense of justice. The question is frequently asked by him
as to whether a proposition is fair to all sides.
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