The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08
Governor Cox accepts Nomination
before big hrong at Fairgrounds Democratic Nominee Casts
Gauge OF Battle and Stands Solidly for League


NOT NECESSARY TO RECALL
IhE DETAILS OF THE CoNTRo.
.EhSb IN THE SENATE. SEN.
arOH LODGE FINALLY CRYSTA.
MnED HIS IDEAS INTO WHAT
WInE kNOWN AS THE LODGE
RESERVATIONS. AND WUEN
CONGRESS ADJOURNED TUEsT
!li'sEitNATlONs HELD THE SUP
PORT or THE SO-CAII,Ep RIa;.
uLAR REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
From that time the processes have
been Interesting. Political cxpedi-
ency In its truest sense dwaried ov-
cry consideration either OF the pub
l,c interest or Of the maintenance of
Ine honor OF great political party.
inc exclusive question was how to
avoid a rupture In the rcpubIIrau
organization. The country received
with interest, to say the least. the
announcement from Chicago, where
INC national convention was Assem- b
Died, that a platform plank, dealing
with tho subject of world peace. had
been drawn. leaving out the Lodge
reservations, tho mild reservation.
lists and tho group OF Republican
senator's that openly opposed the
League OF Nations in any form.
As the platform made no definite
commital OF policy and was. In fact.
so artfully phased as to make al
most any deduction possible, It pas
sod through the convention with
practical unanimity. Senator John.
son, however, whose position has
been consistent and whose opposi-
ton 10 the league in any shane Is
xxrifh
the conventions choice until the
candidate had stated tho meaning
Of the platform. and announced def
initely the policy that would be his,
II elected.
The Republican candidate has
spoken and his utterance calls forth
the following approval from Senator
Johnson:
Yesterday in his speech OF accep-
lance Senator Harding unequlv-
ocally took his stand upon the para
mount issue in this campaign--the
League OF Nations. The Republic
an party stands combined by its
platform. Itse standard bearer has
now accentueted that. There can be
no Misunderstanding his words.
Senator Harding. as the candi-
date Of the party, and senator John
son are as one on this question, and,
as the latter expressed It. the Re-
publican party is committed both
by platform In the abstract and by
It's candidate In specification. The
threatened revolt among tho leaders
Of the party is averted, but the mi
nority position as expressed in the
senate prevails as that OF the party.
In short, principle. as avowed in
support OF the Lodge ressrvations,
or of the so-called mild reserva-
tions, has been surrendered to ex-
pedlency.
Senator Harding makes this new
pledge Of policy in behalf Of his
party:
II promise you formal and ef-
fective peace so quickly as Re-
publican congress can pass it's dec
laration for a Republican executive
to sign"
This means but one thing ---
separate peace with Germany.
This would be the most disheart-
eninS event in civilization since the
Russians made their separate peace
with Germany. and indefinitely more
on our part than It was
on that OF Russia. They were
threatened with starvation and revo-
luton had swept their country. Our
soldiers fought side by side with tho
Allies. So complete was the coali-
ton OF strength and purpose that
General Foch was' given supreme