Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-18
NO SEPARATE PEACE
IS PLEDGE OF cox
Tells Ohio Democrats "That Dis
honorable Deed" Must and
Will be Prevented.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 1S.-With a
vlgor OF utterance and gesture which
frequently brought his hearers to their
ieet, cheering, Governor James Nj. Cox,
IN addressing the Democratic State Con-
vention yesterday, charged that Senator
hardlng not only presented the forces
ot reaction at present, but had appeared
as leader of reactionary interests which
attempted in 1913 to block progress in
Ohio by fighting to defeat the operation
OF the new Constitution for which the
people had given an overwhelming vote.
Governor Cox coupled this charge with
an extended attack upon the Republican
leaders who, he said. were ready to wreck
the League of Nations and disgrace the
nation" by making a separate peace with
Germany
Turning to his audience and with a
stamp of the foot which resounded through
out the hall, he exclaimed:
standing at the head of the hosts Of
the great army which opposes the forces
OF reaction; standing at the head of the
hundreds of thousands of independents
of the country, | give to YOU this assure
ance: That this dishonorable deed will
not be perpetrated."
4 great wave of cheering broke loose
in the hall as the governor concluded this
uttcrance his head thrown back, his
arms extended in emphasis of his declafa-
ton. There were cries from many parts of
the hall, "We'll see to that, Were with
you there" 1t was some time before the
governor was able to proceed,
In another part of his address Governor
Cox went at some length into the question
of reservations to the League covenant.
Republicans were charged with speaking
i.l.I i lf,.l h IN
asserting that a situation could develop
where statesmen overseas could order
American soldiers anywhere.
Presidential proprieties require that
/ do not characterize it in stronger Ian
guage," the governor exclaimed, and
the audience broke into tumultuous
applause.
rhc address of Governor Cox was dis
tinctly an appeal to progressive voters
of Ohio and the nation, regardless Of
party. to support him because he had car
ried out his pledges as governor and was
prepared to make the same promises as
president In his appeal he was joined
by Secretary of War Newton ID. Baker,
Senator Atlee Pomerene and other speak
els.
Secretary Baker received high trib-
utc from Governor Cox, and an ovation
was given to him. He was formerly Mayor
of Cleveland.
There was enthusiasm IN the conven-
ton for President Wilson also. When
NJ. A. Daughertv of Lancaster, who pre-
81 he'd made reference TO President Viii
son early in his address the crowd in
terrupted him with cheers and long
demonstration followed.
The outstanding features of Governor
Cox's address were his recital Of the
record Of the Democratic Party in Ohio
during the last eight years, his castiga-
ton of Senator Harding as leader of
the forces which attempted to check
progress in Ohio as well as in the nation
and his discussion of the League
of Nations issue, including the question
of reservations, and the alleged bad faith
of the Republican leaders.
Senator Harding, he charged, had not
only fought the adoption of the Ohio |
constitution, which promised the initiative
and referendum, workmen's compensa-
ton legislation and other progressive
measures, but, after the voters had spoke
in favor of 1t, In September. 1912, had
published an editorial in The Marion
Star in which the Senator said that the
new order of things meant revolution
In addition TO this, Governor Cox
lItit iisANA FuBAAoA1tA al
the plant owned by Senator Harding at
Marion early in 1913, a weekly paper,
known as The Ohio Star, which was the
organ of special interests which were still
to defeat the application of the
measures for which the people
had voted.
THAT it has no pride in It's history"
said Governor Cox, there Is plenty of
evidence. 1t has no place IN public IL
braries OF anywhere else, and you can't
find a recorded copy OF the paper anywhere
now.
You know; YOU are the jury, he ex-
claimed, pointing. to the Ohio delegates
in the hall. you know ! speak the truth,
and it is high time that men shall be known
not by their words, but by their perform
ances in the past"
ITO the credit Of the Legislature, |
continued Governor Cox. "the legislation
was passed. AS a result of that experiment /
i am still a progressive. Senator Harding |
said il would cause revolution. The plain /
truth Of the matter is that by the processes
of evolution we prevented revolution" /
There are 5,0O4 lighted aids to navi- ,
ro+to,, IN tho I1ps+ad Sto+ce Of 49,