The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
COX PLEA FOR WEST
SOUNDED IN CHICAGO
Coliseum Speech Is Marked by
Bitterest Attack Yet on
Senator Harding.
USES BIBLE PARALLELS
League Fight Is Story Of The
Good Samaritan Again.
He Declares.

SPECIAL Despatch to TIE New YoEk HERALD.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Amid tremendous
crowds and with blaze OF red fire Gov.
what virtually is the end Of his cam
paign for the Presidency. II was within
these walls last June that the Repub-
lican National Convention selected SEN
ator Harding as its standard bearer. and
i. was at Senator Harding tonight that
the Democratic nominee directed sting
ingly bitter assault, get into an intensely
biblical appeal for Americas entry into
the League OF Nations.
Gov. Cox attacked the kind OF patriot
lem Senator Harding Is preaching to the
United states. branding the policy OF
America only AS Il doctrine OF ego
tiem and Isolation. The declaration that
the people of America must consecrate
their interest for the welfare Of America
end not for the rest of the world ht
branded as a creed of, selhshnesa "a .
fl olish az II is false and likened war
stricken Europe to the wayfarer travel
ing the road to Jericho and set upon by
kighwaymen. The opponents of the
League OF Nations he pictured as thu
Lcvite who passed by on the other side
vi lille the friends OF the covenant were
PAINTED az inc JOOu SdrNdritdH WIZ
vent to the wayfarer's assistance.
Appeal Directed Westward.
BY odds II was the most fervid speech
Gov. Cox so far has delivered for the
League OF Nations. and in II he directed
final appeal TO the church folk and
the women Of the United States for
their support. II was intended not so
much TO the people OF Chicago or III
pois. which weeks aga became Q lost
hope for Democracy. as for the people
of the West. 70 whom Chicago is a
centre: the Chicago newspapers, with
stenographic copies of the address.
rad!ete to States az far away as Ne
braska, and the city is within easy
access for Geographic reports to local
newspapers in the Central West
The Coliseum speech ended day. il
which rallies were laid in Gary and
Evanston, with three other speeches in
Chicago-one az noon to women in the
Woods Theatre and two in high schools.
To-night's speech Is the last, save one
at Toledo on Monday night, TO be de-
livered by the Democratic nominee.
As section Of the speech describing
the humanitarian and economic features
OF the League of Nations, Gov Cox
bounced upon the address delivered last
night In Cincinnati by Senator Harding,
likenlng his declarations there to those
attributed to the Republican nominee in
Des Moines that I'VE must consecrate
ourselves to the welfare OF America and
not to the rest of the world" With this
he swung into his bitter assault upon
Senator Harding.
"This is only another way" said he
"of preaching the doctrine Of every man
for himself and the devil take the hind
most Applied to individuals, 1t is the
doctrine OF egotism applied to nations
IL Is the doctrine OF isolation, and In both
cases it is the doctrine of selhshness
Even the animals Of the jungle practise
the principles OF mutual aid. To talk
glibly about America only as II tina,
we're what patriotism means, Is as fool
ish as Il is false. That kind OF patriot
ism Is cheap and spurious patriotism
warmed over for partisan purposes
Genuine patriotism, on the contrary. is
devotion to the ideals OF ones country
The true patriot wants his country To
be first In service. not first In selhshness
THE pretended patriotism Of the pro-
fessional patroteer is the denial OF the
faith Of our fathers who founded THE
Republic on a firm foundation of reli.
gious principles. More than that, II Is
tho negation Of the religion Of the New
Testament and OF the Old Testament, as
well.
"You will ali recall the occasion when
the founder of Christianity was preach
ing to a vast crowd beside the sea Of
Galilee. In the midst OF his sermon he