Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10
FOES
ARE dashed BY COX
IN FIERY SPEECHES
Makes Attack on Senator
Watson in His Home
State.
WOULD DRIVE ROUND ROBIN
SlGNER FROM UPPER HOUSE
Urges Support of Tom Taggart
and Calls Lodge Base
Conspirator."
IA. Associated press.l

TEHR6 iiAuTE. IND. oct; g.
Governor Cox, in a whiriwind cam
paign, through Southern Indiana. to-
day delivered tsurteen speeches in az
many dinercn: owns. ~ a ten,
mass-meeting her, tonight he cen
tered his fire o., thc Dcs Moncs
speech OF Senator Harding. his Re-
publican opponent.
presidency within che Iast three
diencc. has declared positively
against the league of nations.
Il am for the league. and am
for il with all my soul" In his
league preachments Governor Cox
charged Theodore Roosevelt with
misstatcmcnt that the league could
declare war and send troops abroad.
Congress Only Can Make War.
Reasserting that Congress only has
some real friend of the great Roose-
Welt if there be any who arc On speak
ing terms with the rcactionary crowd
now in control OF the Republican
party should set this boy right CON
corning the fundamentals OF the
league. 1t is a 'pitiablc spectacle to
SEQ this son OF great sire shame
lessly pnraded before the public. Out
OF rcsphct for the memory of Ills IL
lustrious father some enc should
take this Juvenile statesman aside,
and, In primer fashion. make plain
what really ought to be obvious.
Such eminent statesmen as Judge
Taft and Former Attorney-Gcnera.
Wickersham, who. for the sake OF
party victory, have sacrificed prin-
ciples to their craftsmanship. in asso-
ciatlng with the rcactionnry candi-
date. should instruct Mr.. Roosevelt,
Jr., in the y. B. c., of the league
by reading to him their own lucid
interpretations of the covenant,
published before the subject had be
come a football of politics"
Charges Lodge liz Conspirntor.
Blasts AT the senatorial oiigarchy
were continuous in the Governors
Indiana tour. lie reiterated that
Senator Ledge, OF ,MaSsachusetts. was
the 'basest conspirator in all his
tory" and urged defeat OF Senators
who signed the round robin against
the league.
Any man via signed the round
robin against the most humane in
strument in ;hc world does not de-
serve place in the Senate" said the
Governor. referring to its signature
by Senator Watson. Republican, OF
Indiana. The Governor said Sena
tor Watson was member of the
"oligarchy." and asked virtually all
of his Hoos!cr audiences to vote for
Tom Tagsart. Democratic senatorial
candidate. Mr.. Tasgar;. with Stat.
Chairman Bosse. and other Indiana
Democratic leaders, accompanied
Governor Cox through today's tour.
MIR. Taggart and other. Democratic
candidates address cd several of the
crowds.
Oid-a'nshiOned Campaigning.
Governor Cox declared that today',
tour was old fashioned American
campaigning" Travelling by special
train from Louisville, the Governor
spoke at New Albany. salem. Or
leans. Mitchell. Bedford Blooming
ton. Linton, DugGer. Sullivan, Shell
burn and Farmcrsburg.
Cheering crowds OF farmers and
towhfolk, including women in sun
honnets and men in ovcralls, gave
the Governor warm receptions. Brass
bands and decorations were the rule
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