New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Cox Again Hits
At Republican
Money Diggggers'
Opening Campaign in New
England, He Rciterates
Charge of Slush Fund
to New Haven Crowds
Pleads for the League
Allusion in One Speech
Understood to Bear ON
Irish Freedom Question

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 27.-The
attack on Republican campaign con-
trHutions was renewed here to-day by
Governor James M. Cox in series Of
addresses opening his New England
campaign
That he had proved his charges, in
his Pittsburgh address last night, Of
the assembling of s15,o00,o0O "cor-
ruption fund" by the Republicans was
asserted by Governor Cox, and he also
declared he would continue rubbing
that sore spot" until Election Day. he
withheld, however, any further evil
dence in support of his charges.
The first break in the Republican
line" Governor Cox declared in four
speeches here, was the Republican pro-
posal for separate peace with Ger
many
"The second break in the line came
last night at Pittsburgh" he continued.
They have been going along gathering
the largest campaign fund ever known
in the history of government in all the
world. No one ever dreamed of get
ting such a sum. This year the chair
man of the Republican campaign COM
mittee has set to work a great force Of
men, state chairmen, local charmen
and workers, that he designates as the
money diggers' of the Republican
party"
Denounces Republican Campaign
Almost from the moment of arrival
here this afternoon Governor Cox, dur
ing a day of bustling campaigning.
started hammerng at the Republican
finances. In all his four addresses but
hot cnIdior OF tho
Public Health Service tuberculosis
Hospital at Allingtown, he denounced
the Republican campaign. He ad-
dressed hotel meeting of the First
Voters League, the soldier boys, q
large Democratic ratification" dinner
at Savin Rock, Long Island Sound
shore resort, and a large public meet
ing at theater tonight. At all he
was received with enthusiasm.
Besides his criticism of the Repub-
lican contributions, the Governor urged
vigorously the entrance of America
into the League of Nations, and, to his
audience at Savin Rock, he made what
his auditors regarded as a reference
to the question of Irish freedom, the
first of his campaign.
In pleading for the league, Governor
Cox stated that it was put forward by
President Wilson in the latter's de-
of which was "self-determination Of
free peoples"
The League of Nations" the Gov
ernor continued, "does not abridge the
right of any racial entity to deter
mine its own destiny. The league was
never intended to be and, under its
administration, it never will be an
agency that will restrain or discour-
age the same kind of emotions Of any
people like those that
stirred re re -selonist9rsse achieve their
independence in 1776. 'e
The statement was cheered at
length by the audience many Of
whom, it was said, were of Irish
blood
Irish Question a Factor
The Irish question also entered into
the arrangements fer the speaking
program of the Governor. An an
nouncement that Professor Irving
Fisher, of Yale University, a strong
which once memorialized Congress to
refrain from acting in the Irish
freedom dispute. ould speak to-
night, brought objections from Irish
sympathizers. After conferences with
Governor Cox, Mayor Fitzgerald and
others Professor Fisher offered to
strike his address from the program,
to avoid possible unp1easantness.
Professor Fisher announced. however,
other "progressives and independ-
ents" soon would organize to work
for the laegue and for Governor
Cox's election. AmongA those he
named was Charles W. Eliot, formerly
president of Harvard University;
Theodore Marburg, formerly Minister
to Belgium. and Hamilton Holt and
Rabbi Wise, of New York.
Bankers seeking to "emasculate" tho
Federal Reserve act, Governor Cox
also asserted. are contributing to the
Republican fund.
Don't think that these contributions
are being made because of patriotism"
he said. "a great many of the mer
who are writing the largest checks re-
manned at home making fortunes while
the American boys were overseas.
"They have their eyes on the Fed
eral Reserve act, which they fought, and
they now have a distinct plan for
change by making bankers only ell
gible for membership on administra-
tion boards"
Renews Attack on Senate
The Senatorial oligarchy" was
frequently attacked by the candidate,
and he asserted again that the Repub-
lican leaders were attempting to take
possession of the Presidency" after
having nominated one of their own
number
II bring the cause of Democracy to
you" he said in fling at Senator
Harding. "and do not ask you to-come
to our front porch in Ohio"
Jealousy of President Wilson and
the Democratic Administration was
largely the cause, Governor Cox said,
of the Republican leaders, opDosition
to the league. Referring to the Demo-
cratic war administration, the Gov
ernor added:
"If you search the heart of the aver
age Republican politician you will find
resentment because the Almighty God
left him sitting on the bleachers"
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