Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-09
CIRCULATION WEED ENDING AUG. Eth, 1920
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THE cox ACCEPTANCE SPEECH


 From d democratic standpoint the speech by Candidate Cox accepting their nomination for the presidency presents little occasion for the waving of banners 1; from a republican standpoint little req son for any palPitations of fear That exh:liration we were promised by a cer- 1aia paragraph which was to he pro t'ucad at the last minute and was to ilriSfis with new lines and new issues is denied as The paragraph did not ap- pear. SGch an experience is not with uEt nrecedent in the record Of democrat ic promises and performances in the last few years. New lines and new issues were teo elusive for Candidate Cox to grasp. bat he covers much space in treating of certain obvious things in a -7'er- obvious way when he comes to dis cuse domestic cuestiens
 C-s-l>7si-te Cox answers the question af where he seands aa the League of Nafiohs ET- the Stra i.;4fffor~;a I'd declara- -fion T am for going in and The first .5-ity nf the new administration will -lzarfy he the ratification of the treaty sftici, \ and all are swallowed by the ssr;.ia.ste who found after recent
 
 5ae" with President Wilson in binding Jlle I7rited States 70 the stra! govern .r~IIt which was to adjust tile sfsairs of "re world Nothing is said aboat any r.sr.I,-r da7Ser Of breaking tho heart =f tte v-orld- but :lle heart of the lea 1u' is e'-.dently to remain iatact. for eur platform speaks il firm resolution 50 s-ard against -I.lyslsinr- that dfStJrbs f'-0 vital rs~facirIr' It Is in, -ol,stinacy af I'res'dent Wilson in standing for just i'l'S alleged vital principle. this ilea Tt 'y< ;ile treaty. as he .cIai5s1r fhat has hare ra5nrn prevented ratification of the treaty hr 'Ie I,nited S:ates sesnnte.
 G'H- caadiaate makes 2 bid for the suri.nrf cf those who are unwilling to ~a 'si'e whole w2y with him and Fresi- d@it Wilson wi,en he saws I've do not o~nese fine accrptanoe of any rsserva- fiTr making ciss;grer or more specific Ghe r-liGations of the United States to tiIe f7acue assoc;ates'' ard he tex-resses the f9ar that the captious may say that "our 2'istfcTm reference 10 reservations is vague and indefinite" How the canai- date has succeeded in removing this vs;Eueness and indefinfteness is scarcely apparent
 Win this uble-teaded attitude. in which tine real emphasis is placed upon accoTtzroe of tire g4sagtfe srnd Treaty just as President Wilson brought them pack from France. Candidate Cox is willing to go before the voters on this issue. The majority of the electorate viii be glad that they can tell him through the ballot box jus. how strong ly they reDudiate being linked to a super government
 On domestic questions. Governor Cox follows So closely the model set by Sen ator Harding. his opponent. that his s:aeech sounds like paraiJhrases of the -hicaSO convention platform and the ac- -eptance speech of Senator Harding. He 7Faats the excess profits and other un- sound war taxes modified. and he is one E-;th Senator Harding in his stand for .he natural right of collective bargain Es and the right of man to labor or to 1ui; his employment. He advocates a national budget system which the VII son veto killed from present application. and he agrees with Senator Harding in Ire American duty to enforce the law and the need of acqusinting our alien population with American purposes and institutions
 Candidate Cox is again with Senator Harding in wanting something effective done for the farmers. and in chopping put of the railroad payrolis the millions put into them during the democratic ad- ministration.
 The real issue he lays down is the League of Nations. There were thou sands who would have been glad to vote against President Wilson for this req son if he had happened to be the nor1si- nee Of the San Francisco convention. They would have hailed the same op- po-tunity against sun-in-law McAdee They will know what to do with Candi- date Cox now, that he has affirmed his position.