Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-15
GOVERNOR TELLS
Of A DEEP LAID
PLAN TO DEFEAT
HIM ON NOV. Z
Says Republicans Have In
creased Their "Ante" and
viii Spend Enormous Sum
to Put Their Men Over.
STATEMENT IS MADE
IN SPEECH IN IDAHO
Opposition to Nations League
Is "a Political Plot Against
America As Well As World
Civilization"
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Boise, Idaho, Sept. IA fund
of from $25,0OO,0 900 to S30,O00,000
is being raised to defeat him, Cow
ernor Cox, of Ohio, democratic
presidential candidate, declared to-
| day during his tour Of Idaho and
eastern oregon. Although the
governors charges heretofore were
that the total opposition fund
would be not less than Sl5,000.0 600,
he raised that figure today.
| The governors statement was
made during an hours speech from
| the second story veranda of n
| Nampa, Idaho, hotel and in re-
sponse to question from his audi
ence asking how he expected to re-
! turn conditions to normal when
so per cent of the wealth Is held
| by two per cent of the people"
III so per cent of the people will
forget their politics." the governor
Ireplied, "and help me lick the two
per cent that is raising a fund of
from $25, 5000, 900 to $50, 100000 to
beat me, we will make government
an agency for the one hundred peg
cent and not the two per cent"
Delivers Eight Speeches.
Eight speeches, dealing mainly
with tho democratic doctrines of
"peace and progress" were deliver
cd today by Governor Cox
Disregarding his physician's
orders banning outdoor speeches.
/ the governor, believing his attack
of speakers larnygitis," on the
wane delivered string of rear
platform and other open air ad-
dresses and closed his day with a
speech to large meeting here to-
night at Cody Athletic park. His
voice still was quite hoarsc, but
he weathered another strenuous
day of campaigning in good shape
he said
At Huntington, Ore, early this
morning the candidate began work.
and en- route here made addresses
at Ontario, Ore, and Weiser, Pay
ette, Caldwell, Meridian and
| Nampa,
League of Nations Preached.
The league of nations was
preached by the governor in all and
i was emphasized here in the home
| city Of Senator Borah, republican
| "irreconcilable" foe of the league.
| Py coincidence, Senator Rorah
was said to he speaking tonight at
| Dayton, Ohio, Governor Cox's
| home.
| Governor Cox told his audience
| that opposition to the league was
"a political plot" against America
as well as world civilization de-
! signed to continue disorder" to
! increase feeling against the Wilson
| administration and to win the pres
ent election.
| "History will write II as the most
! reprehengible in all time" he said.
| Disarmament provisions Of the
| league also were weighed upon by
| the candidate as a means of re-
ducing taxes as well as precluding
| war.
stop building battleships," he
| said. "and we will use that money
| in the main for reclaiming arid
| lands
Separate Peace Denounced.
| The governor denounced making
! a separate peace with Germany
and the Senatorial oligarchy,"
urging independent. partisan
|
| the republican leaders and empha-
| sized former President Roosevelt's
fight in 1912 against what the
governor said, was the same
crowd today"
The candidate repeated his
charges and evidence in their sup
port regarding republican cam
paign contributions. Referring to
] ~ 4 .-,,.. l,.gy
president of the American Woolen
| company. to republican campaign
handbook enterprise of William
Barnes, Jr, OF New York, Cover
nor Cox said he observed by todayss
papers that the corporation mills
had been ordered reopened. The
| governor said he was too modest
to discuss the incident further, ea-
cept to recount his recent attacks
on the corporation and Mr.. Wood.
whom he charged with seeking to
| depress wool prices, In the face or
| increased demand and to force en-
ployes to accept lower wages. In
this connection the governor again
! denounced "big business" and
charged it with contributing to-
| ward purchase OF the presi-
| dency.
Is For Primary Law.
Governor Cox was accompanied
| on his tour through Idaho by Sem
ator Nugent, democrat. who Is
seeking reelection; former Cover
nor j. III. Hawley and t. A. Wall
ters, democratic gubernatorial cam
didate.
Referring to repeal of the Idaho
| primary law. Governor Cox said
| that 1t was a mistake. adding:
"You can trust the people
and when you repeal the pri-
| mary law and take the power
from the people you are pre-
supposing that the people can
not be trusted either in their
| Judgment or In their patriot
| ism and that Is a slander upon
! the citizenship Of any state,r