The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-08-07
COX OPENS VIGOROUS
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
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Democratic Nominee viii Begin
speechmakng Tour in Next Ten
Days. Crowd Swarmed to
Race Track to Hear
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Dayton. O.. Aug. 7.-Goyernor
James M. Cox today formally ac-
cepted the Democratic nomination
for tho presidency and sharply ac-
knowledged the peace theaty as tho
leading issue of the forthcoming po-
liiical war.
In speech bristling with attacks.
direct and sarcastic he denounced
Senator Hardings proposals for ef-
fecting peace as "disheartening.
unworthy "bungling diplomacy
and "unadulterated dishonesty
The Harding promise for a"formal
and effective peace so quickly as
Republican congress can pass It's
declaration for Republican execu-
tive to sign" Cox declared means
but one thing-a separate peace
with Germany"
Such a course the Democrtic nom
inee viewed with abhorrence seeing
In II withdrawal of good faith
pledged to the allies for the Ell.
forcement of terms upon offending
powers" On the issue of League or
no League Cox took an uuequivocal
position
Senator Harding he said. "as
the Republican candidate for the
presidency proposes in plain words
that he will remain out of 1t. AS tho
Democratic candidate | favor going
In"
But, while declaring "the first
duty Of the new administration
clearly will be the ratification of the
treaty, Cox cautioned "the matter
should be approached without thought
of the bitterness of the past Aud,
admitting that the claim that inter
pretatlons are unnecessary might be-
true, Cox, nevertheless, took the po-
sition that o basis for agreement
must be reached and that interpre-
tations would be "reassuring to
many of our citizens who feel that
in signing the treaty there should
be no mental reservations not ex-
pressed in plain words
He showed plainly that his posi-
tion would be with those desiring to
get the treaty ratified so long as tho
agreement for such ratification did
not inj1re the covenant.
Nothing About Prohibition.
Tho greatest thought in the gov
ernor's speech obviously was devot
ed to his treatment of the league Is
sue. There was no mention in tho
address OF the prohibition question.
The only statement that might be
construed as a reference to the sub
iect being his declaration that "the
public official who fails to enforce
the law is an enemy both to tho
and to the American
principle of majority rule It would
seem quite unnecessary" he added.
for any candidate Off the presi-
1ency to say that he does not intend
to violate his oath Of office"
In problems of readjustment the
candidate declared "one of the first
things to be done is the repeal OF
war taxes" He criticized the last
Republican congress for mot pass
ing a single law to lift a load OF
war taxation, that cannot be toler-
ated in time of peace" He promised
II elected reduction totaling more
han 100000 100000 annually in
federal taxes.
Should Repeal War Tax
Annoying consumption taxes now
lnjustified should be repealed" he
said. Incomes from war-made for.
tunes. those of non-producers and
those derived from industries "that
exist by unfair privilege might be
taxed as now. Cox declared. but
taxes on the earnings Of laborers.
and professional men, agri.
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