Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
COX CHARGES PLOT
TO BETRAY PEOPLE
Sees Plan Of "conspirators" to
Spurn PubIic's Mandate
on League
ATTACKS TAFT'S STAN D
BY the Associated Press

Nanwert, o., Oct. IA new line of
attack upon former President Taft's 20.
sition upon the League of Nations was
made here today by Governor Cox in
opening a three days campaign in his
home state.
Referring to Judge Taft's statement
that even in the event of Governor Cox $
election there would remain enough Re-
publican senator's to defeat the treaty,
the Democratic presidential candidate
here today declared this indicated a plan
to disregard a decision in the league
referendum"
This can mean only one thing" said
Governor Cox, that when I am
elected on straightforward platform
favorihg the league it is the purpose
of the brGzen Conspirators in the Sen
ate to treat the mandate of the people
with contempt and turn their backs
on the expressed will Of the electorate.
This, in the first place, Is unthinkable,
and in the second place will not be per-
mitted, for after all this Is democracy
and the will Of the people is trium-
phant.
Government by the People
On the other hand" the governor
continued, ''if the candidate Of the sen
"Npi NtTf 10 Dp pltIJpu DE-
cause he iavOrs staying out Of the league
and then after his assumption of office
were TO turn about face and propose
entering the league. what about the
popular mandate and the referendum
then? What would Borah and johnson
say, and what would the voters of the
country think about such repudiation OF
their will?
The time is now for us to remind our.
selves and think seriously Of the fact
that the government Of the United
states is n government by the people.
Senator Harding may be willing to scrap
the league, but the American people are
not ready to have their government
scrapped by deceitful band of politi-
cal freebooters."
Governor Cox reiterated that he fav-
ored going into the League OF Nations
with the HtchcoCl; reservations or any
others that nre offered in good faith to
further clarity or reassure and that do
not have the purpose of destruction"
1T has been apparent" the govern
or continued, that the entire purpose
Of the senatorial clique has been de.
Struction of the league and rcpudia-
tion of the purposes for which we en-
tered the war.
Declares Voters are Indignant
America has 10000 900 voters who
are getting sick and tired of the pur-
posely created doubt and uncertainty
aud who now demand to know whether
Senator Harding intends, as ex- Presi-
dent Taft has implied, TO repudate the
result of the solemn referendum in the
forthcoming election on the greatest
issue that has ever been before the
people.
I'm every state and city and town
and village, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, the people of this country are
holding indignation meetings to show
their resentment against the clique and
against the candidate that have shown
their willingness to sacrifice the honor
of the nation to win a partisan victory
at tho polls.
Here we have the proposal by Sen
ator Harding ard the approval of eX
President Taft that we play fast and
loose with fundamental rights of Ameri
can citizens and that we even disre-
gard their definite decision of purpose
as expressed in election"
After closing his fourth Indiana visit
last night at Fort Wayne, Governor
Cox brought his League Of Nations and
other causes to central Ohio with en-
gagements at Vanwert, Delphos, Lima,
Wapakoneta Sidney, Piqua, Urbana
and Columbus, the state capital. The
governor is billed for addresses at Della
ware. Marion, the home of Senator
Harding; Upper Sandusky, Carey, Fos-
tOria and Bowling Green en- route to
Detroit. On Saturday he speaks at San
dusky, Elyria and Cleveland.