Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-13

morning.
The magnetic personality Of the
Ohio governor became apparent as
soon as ne had stepped to the front
OF the stage. quietly awaiting ces-
sation Of the tremendous ovation
which followed his introduction b.
B, +. Irvine, editor Of the Portland
Journal. The power Of the man war
shown In the behavior OF the audi
ence which faced himar audi
ence which was exceptionally quiet
when Cox spoke OF the pledge to
''the boys who lie in France" an
audience that smiled when he
smiled. applauded when he struck
home time after time at leaders q;
the republican party, and clapped
when he brought to light, not with
out sarcasm, details Of the "slush
fund"
Contracts League Stands.
Governor, Cox contrasted his po-
sition on the league to that of SenI-
I tor Harding. He showed that tits
Ohio reactionary had changed his
mind eight times on the league Is.
sue, that in addresses on the sams
day he had once said the presen
league is impossible. and in late
address that it might he rehabili
tated enough to bew orkable.
II don't know where he stands
YOU don't and he doesn't. It is no
thing to laugh att it Is tragedy
We have a candidate for the prest
dency who il elected will inissni'
| the policies Of this nation, wobbliul
on the greatest issue in history,
4 Cox declared. s3
II stand where J stood the d.
III was nominated. where | VII
Istand on November e. and where
will stand on March flor leagu
OF nations"
Reyiyes War Pledge.
What pledge was given whel
the boys--many Of them your boy
went across to fight, many Q
them to die? What pledge was CIV
4 en- BY the workers at home, to tn
boys in behalf OF whom they wer
performing various kinds OF serv
ice n
/ The audience was hushed as tn
governor paused. looked slowl'
over the crowd. and answered NJ
question. "The pledge was that tn
Iboys were going into the war to de
stroy autocracy-and to make wa
lin the future Impossible"
Al parallel between his fight an
THE fight OF Roosevelt In 1912, wa
drawn by Governor Cox. Both bat
ties are against the reactionaries Q
America. he declared. Boss Barnes
Boss Penrose and Boss Smoot n
declared to be the enemies this yea
the same as they were in 1919.
i Crowd Cheers Often.
4 II the meeting at the armory tni
morning did nothing else, it prove
4 conclusively where Salem stands o
the league Of nations. Cheers tina
ltemporarily arrested the goyerno
broke forth each time he allude
to the league. rounds of applaus
follow his statements that he woui
isupport it, absolutely. unalterapll
unconditinally, IL elected.
4 aren't we Interested in Eur
ope?, he questioned. There ar
hi 900, 900 children starving In Gel
many. Eight thousand babies di
ieyery week In Austria for want Q
nourishment. In Vienna people ar
walking the streets without shoe
land without food. Aren't we intel
ested in bolshevism and its spread
God never Intended that we shoui
be selfish, that we should be pre-
vincial. but he did intend that W
should send our surplus throug
the established agencies OF traoe
the nations Of Europe.
Governor Cox produced docu
ments showing then ames OF tn
Rockefellers. Teagie and Wood, "a
latter recently charged with woe
profteering, to be among those con
ltributing to the Harding fund. n
declared that the committees ma
attempted to keep the quotas secre
and that the word went out TINS
.the time has come when we mus
obtain contributions OF $4,000 an
upward"
ChambcrIain's Name Cheered.
The reason EoT tuesr StD'~-. -
tions. he insisted, was to direct tn
course of the candidate of the "oi
garchy.. He declared that he kne'
, that men were backing HARDING
whose is to gain control OF the feS
( erai reserve bank and return IN
|, money power to Wall street. Ine
lhad formerly preyed heavily on IN
: farmers of the country. he said an
: the wanted to return to the goo
I old days" -
He told how It was necessary fe
: Senator Chamberlain. then go
ernor of oregon. to declare hoi
!. days to protect the people Of tn
commonwealth from the wolves
: Wall street. Long applause came
3 the mention of the senator's nam
Il Scores Profifeers-
al Advocating a law such as WI
1 passed during his administration
E Ohio, Governor Cox hit at the pro
: iteers among meat packers an
!. cold storage plants They upset u
I law Of supply and demand. !
: charged The law, as favored
him, would limit the time the pros
ucts could be held in storage. SUI
( a price, he believed, would mas
K Impossible the manipulation
prices now practIced by packers.