The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-21
COX RENEWS ATTACK
ON SENATE 'OLIGARCHY'
Democratic Candidate Says the Repub-
lican Clique Has Deliberately
Interfered With Welfare
of the World.

Orrville, o., Aug. 2l.--Another spir-
tied attack on the senator oligarchy''
was made here to-day by Governor
Cox, in an address replying to that de-
livered recently by Senator Harding,
his Republican opponent, in which Mr..
Harding commended the. Senate as a
forum of popular government.
"The Republican candidate" SAID
Governor Cox, "has devoted a front
porch session to the defense of the
United States Senate. With charac-
teristic reactionary isolation from the
current of public thought, he fails to
distinguish between the United States
Senate as an institution and the list
of United States senators who have
taken charge of an important part of
the government.
ut is our contention that group of
men have formed domineering, AFRO
CANT oligarchy in the Senate and that
they have deliberately interfered with
the welfare of the world, delayed re-
adjustment in this country, all to the
distinct injury and disadvantage Of the
people"
That the Republican Senate group
was trying to annex the presidency"
also was asserted by Governor Cox,
who stopped here to-day en- route to
Canton, where he was to speak to-
night at "Cox day" celebration.
"The feeling against the Senate, !"
Governor Cox declared grows speeif-
cally out of the abuses by the oligar-
chy Prompted by its success in OBJ
structive tactics, it has moved into an
entirely new undertaking and it seeks
now to annex the presidency"
Continuing his attack upon Republi-
can campaign contributions, Governor
Cox also charged that "the greedy in
terests which are making the contribu
AlOHF udNt Dttii III ltONbt iOuh NbhoblA
with the senatorial oligarchy."
In attacking the Senate leaders, Gov
ernor Cox also stressed the necessity
for the league Of nations, reiterating
and explaining former arguments in its
support
Senator Harding in his address de-
Tending the Senate, Governor Cox de-
clsred, stripped his discussions of the
personal equation and elaborated on
the wisdom Of the fathers in creating
two parts Of the legislative branch Of
government, the Senate and the
House"
The people" Governor Cox predict
ed. would resent the attempt now be-
ing made 20 turn the Senate and the
into single unit"
IF the presidential responsibility is
to be shared, it win be with the council.
lors of the leaders" said the governor.
'He owes his nomination to them. His
gratitude is naturally to them. There
is scarcely day thtat some member
Of the group is not in conference with
him. The public prints announced. not
4s hours ago, that a part of the oligar
chy had visited Marion, and had dis.
cussed with the presidential candidate |
the subject matters which would be
treated in the front-porch speeches of |
the next two or three weeks
"The relation between the president |
and Congress should be cordial and CO.
but independence should be
THE man in the street looks with |
great misgivings on the whole chain
Of circumstances that has developed |
since the early hours of the morning
when the choice of the Republican
leaders was made in the hotel, and not
IN the convention hall at Chicago Not
he least disquieting phase of the situ
alton is the unblushing continuance of
he gathering together of millions of /
lollars for campaign purposes. This
s not only offensive TO public aensibil-
ties, but the people know perfectly
we'll that the greedy interests which
ire making the contributions have been
n notorious consort with the senate
'ial oligarchy which is now attempt
ng to gather unto itself the power
II that law making branch and the
presidency as we'll"
"The three branches of government
we're intended to be separate and dis
met" he said Certainly nothing
ould be more clearly subversive of
hat arrangement than the carefully
hought -out plan of having the leaders
4 the Senate dominate political
onvention and make'thc choice of the
,arty for the presidency. The argu
nent which Senator Harding presents
n support of senatorial individuality
ertainly holds with equal logic to the
ircsentation Of executive indiyiduali
V. Not only will the people at all
lines regard any departure from this
rinciple as dangerous, but they resent
he attempt now being made to turn
he senate and presidency into a sin
le unit Of government"