The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-06
SENATOR NUGENT
SPOKE IN MOSCOW
CANDIDATE MADE
GOOD IMPRESSION WITH BIG
AUDIENCE HERE.

Hon. John F. Nugent, United
States senator for Idaho, who is the
democratic nominee to succeed HIM
self, delivered a strong address in
Eggan's hall to big audience Tues
day night and was given the closest
attention and frequently interrupted
with applause. Senator Nugent did
not indulge in personalities or abuse,
but discussed issues and questions of
vital Importance to the people of Ida
no and the nation. He spoke at length
on the league of nations covenant but
he also spoke briefly on state issues
and state candidates. He condemned
the republicans for repeating the di-
rect primary and the non-partisan ju-
dietary laws and demanded that these
safeguards of the people and the
courts be re-enacted.
Touches League Covenant
Turning his attention to the league
of nations, Mr.. Nugent said he would
be able only to touch on the outstand-
ing features of the plan. He then
gave a brief history of the covenant
from the time it was brought back
from Paris until finally rejected IN
February, 1920. He said that on the
final vote "a republican senators and
23 democrats voted for the league
with Lodge reservations.
Taking up republican claims that
the democratic party stood for the
league as brought back from Paris,
without any reservations, Senator
Nugent denied this claim, saying that
the democratic national platform spe-
officially stated that they would ac-
cept any reservations which would
make palmer the duties and lmmun1-
ties of the league and would assure
the mass Of the American people that
their rights were preserved.
In his final appeal, the senator
summed up the awful results OF the
world war, and made plea for the
league as one method of stopping
such bloodshed in the future. The only
to a league of nations he
said was preparation for war. He call
ed attention to the huge cost OF mod
ern armament, and the destructive
character of modern war and said
that even assuming that under the
covenant it was necessary for AmerI-
"a to police Europe, keeping say 3O,-
700 men there, even that was prefer
able to sending 100000 men over
here after hostilities had actually
,egun.
Reviews Party's Achievements
Briefly discussing the history and
ecord of the democratic congresses
rom March, 1913, to March, 1919,
he senator asserted that in that
period more progressive legislation
vas enacted than in any % years of
revious republican domination. He
enumerated the federal
eserve act, the income tax, the IN
eritance act, the establishment OF
apartment of labor, the tight-hour
aw for federal employees, The work
lens compensation act, the seamen's
ct and the Clayton act. He declared
lat in the period from 1914 on the
armers, the laborers and the small
usiness men of the United States
ad enjoyed more prosperity than IN
ny time in the nations history
Discussing the candidates, Mr.. NJ
ent said that while the Idaho dele
alton had voted for William G. Nc
doc from the first to the last bal
IT he could conscientiously recon-
lend Governor James M. Cox OF
hio for his progressive record as
lember of congress and as governor
{ Ohio. He said he had investigated
overnor Cox's record as governor
{ Ohio and that he had particular
T fine record in regard to labor Z.
'oubles.
Senator Nugent touched briefly on
le wool question, saying the present
wv price for wool was not due to the
but rather to the tactics
E the American Woolen company,
hich refused to buy.
Indorses State Ticket
II assure you that the democratic
ate ticket, so far as l know them,
nd / am acquainted with them, are
,nest, conscientious, sincere men
I'd women, and are to be depended
oon to fulfill any promise they
axe" he said.