New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-05
Cox to Make
Stand Clear
At Notification
Tells Ohio Democrats His
Speech Saturday Will Be
So Direct Any Child
Will Understand Him
5 Confident of Victory
speaking From Boxing Ring
He Declares He Will
Keep on the Offensive
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 4.-There were
wo outstanding impressions in the
acech made to- day by Governor Cox at
picnic of Montgomery County Demo-
ats.
First-CoN announced that he plans
keep continuously on the offensive
Turing the campaign.
Second-Cox expressed unqualified
belief that he would be elected Prcsi-
.cnt in November.
The picnic was attended by several
hundred followers of the standard of
lhomas Jefferson in the county. Gov
crnor Cox spoke from a roped arena, in
Which boxers later appeared to enter
:ain the crowd.
As he climbed into the arena the
candidate asked. (Which is my corner?"
Nov bring Harding in, and he'll be
good for just one round." an auditor
shouted, while the Governor smiled
In Mental Straitjacket
I'm sorry that | am in sort of
mental straitjacket," Cox began, 81
can't touch upon national issues before
next Saturday. But l promise you this,
hat my speech Saturday will be SC
raightforward and so direct that any
1chool child in the United States will
understand where I stand
The Governor gave warm thanks to
he local Democrats who led his battle
or the nomination before the San
Francisco convention.
Il am prouder of the confidence in
ne which you expressed at that con-
terence of free men than | would be of
the preference of any one else on
Gods footstool," he emphasized
''In return, l shall bring back to
YOU the party standard as clean as it
vas given to nc. | am certain that we
are going to win-as certain as that
ne sun sets in the western skies. But
We can't win without solid forma-
ION and | am ready now for that
ght. l viii carry the cause to the
East. to the West, to the North and
TO the South, recognizing only the
limitations of the time between now
and November.
Need no Defense
Owe need make no defense" he CON
tinued, amid applause.
eve will carry the offensive from
the beginning to the end. 1t will be
q considerable tight, too make no mis-
AXE about that~-but we've won in the
anne kind of 4 fight before and well
WIN again, because we're right. was
about to say that it would be a Demo
cratic triumph, but it will not be that.
1t will not be partisan victory. 1t
will be triumph Of the right.
Our opposition has adopted the
course of doing what we farmers used
to do. of blowing around the stump
They seek TO avoid the things that per-
pick. With the opposition it is OK
pediency purely and simply. They APP
peal to this group and that group with
out considering the great menace to
The perpetuity Of our government. In
this they have been very good to us,
and the advantage they have given is
one of which we shall take advantage.
Ours viii. be the straight course
The address interrupted day de-
voted entirely to personal correspond
ence and state business. Tonight the
Governor entertained at dinner for
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, of the Nation
al WomaN's party, who came TO him
encouraged by assurances given her
earlier in the day in Marion that SEN
ator Harding, the Republican candidate
for President. would take active meas
ures to aid the cause of suffrage in
Tennessee.
From Mrs. Baker Governor Cox
heard details of the Tennessee situa-
ton. He has dispatched his own ennis
saries to Tennessee 10 report upon the
status of the suffrage amendment be
fore the Legislature and has assured
aIrs. Baker that when these agents re-
port he VIII determine upon a vigorous
course &C action in the effort TO make