New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-20
$15,O0O,00 to
Buy Election,
Is Cox Charge
Democratic Candidate i'm His
Indiana Speeches Tells
Hearers Fund Is Being
Raised by Republicans
Calls League Main Issue
Says Victory for Suffrage
Means That War l. More
S'Iznpossible Than Ever


SOUTH BEND, Ind. Aug. 10
Charges that at least SIS 900, 900 il
being contributed to the Republican
campaign fund by selfish interests
were made to-day by Governor Cox
during the course OF two addresses,
opening the Indiana Democratic CAM
paign
THAT is its low mark" he said, "ard
the sky apparently is the limit. In
Ohio 100000 was raised in the twink
ling of an eye. They have subdivided
America into seven districts, and in
t1uential men representing selfish and
greedy interests are passing the hat.
They are trying to buy governmental
'undcrholt.' 1t is a mere bagatcllc
with what the contributors expect to
get back"
Pleas for the League of Nations, de-
nunciations of what he said was the
Republican plan for separate peace
with Germany, promises of tax reduc-
tons and problems of the high cost of
living were other features Of Governor
CoX's addresses. He spoke to a crowd
of several thousand late to-day on the
Court Square, attended banquet of
the Indiana Editors Association and
addressed another large crowd tonight
in the Coliseum.
With Republican campaign funds a
special object Of the Governors attack,
he declared that Wall Street interests
were planning to "emasculate" the
Federal Reserve act, in event of Re-
publican victory, by providing that
bankers only shall be eligible to a Fed
eral Reserve board membership, to
maintain power over credits and in
terest rates.
Governor Cox also urged Federal
regulation of packers and other cold
storage concerns, with time limits for
storage of foodstuffs
Speaks to 500 Editors
To the editors of his audience, COM
prising about 500, Governor Cox gave
his views on the printpaper situa-
ton, urging reforestrat ion, inveighing
against a print-paper combination and
declaring manipulation and panic has
contributed to the paper shortage. He
suggested Federal supervision. He
also took sharp exception to Senator
harding's depreciation of the disap-
pearance of political organs. Urging
an independent press" Governor Cox
said that Senator Harding's was "a
dangerous proposal" suggesting con-
troll of papers by the Senate oligar-
chy'
Tennessees ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment brought from the
candidate, in his advocacy of the league,
the statement that war is more i'm
possible to-day than yesterday"
Because, thank God" he added, "the
mothers of America have voice now
in saying when war shall and shall
not be-"
Praising women as .".progressive, in
tuitive and patriotic" Governor Cox
continued:
Il think they are going to help
things Their mother instinct is going
to stay the hand of war, and that IN
itself is sufficient TO justify the cause
of woman suffrage.
The league, Governor Cox declared,
is necessary ITO keep faith with the
boys who died in France and 50, he
said. involves 1.-The purse, the home, the
happiness and the self-respect of every
man, woman and child" 1t is needed,
he said, to reduce the cost of living by
decreasing taxes for armament, and by
staolliZing agriculture and industry it
Is 'the great transcendent issue" of the
campaign, he declared.
Calls Arguments "Moonshine"
Republican arguments that the league
would impair American sovereignty
were pronounced "moonshine' by the
Governor, declaring that if American
sovereignty was impaired so would be
that of twenty nine other league men,
bers.
IF they all lose it, where does it
go?' he asked Who gets it ?"
Former President Taft says Cox is
right on the league and Harding
wrong" the Governor continued, "but
that he will vote for Harding. If
am right you owe it to your con-
science to vote for me.
1.-The League of Nations is the saliva
ton Of the peoples Of every nation"
Republican opposition, Governor Cox
reiterated, is "a smoke screen of
hypocrisy to secure the spells of Of
fee He also denied that the league
would get America into every European
squabble reiterating that Congress
only may declare war and order Amer
leans to foreign duty.
Some Republicans. Governor Cox
said, objected to President Wilson'S
visit to France. The President went.S
the speaker asserted, "to prevent con-
summation Of a dishonorable peace"
and, he suggested, won a greater vic
tory at the peace table in the world
peace plan than was secured in battle"