The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-09
COX IN BITTEREST
ATTACK ON G. 0. P.
Seeks to Split Republican
Ranks on League Of Ma
lions Issue.
ASSAILS B0RAH CROWD
Calls Upon Taft to Take Stand
Regarding Reputation Of
Covenant.
ASsAILs BORAH CROWD
BIZ staff Corr oordent Of TIE HraArp.

BIZ Staff Cof-- aerdent Of TIE HERALD.
LOUISVILLE. " Gov. Cox seized
upon Senate larding's fiat rejection
of the League Of Nations as the basis
tonight for the most bitter attack that
has marked the Democratic campaign.
He hoisted the banner of International
ism in opposition to what he branded
policy of American isolation. decrying
the Republican position as sufficient to
make the Pilgrim Fathers turn In their
grave and declaring that If 1t is adopted
the people might just as well burn their
Bibles and regard the Declaration of In
dependence as scrap OF paper.
At the same time Gov Cox made a
very plain effort to split the Republican
ranks on the issue of the League of Ma
tons, through demand upon William
H. Taft TO tell the people whether. in
view of his past Endorsements OF the
covenant, he will follow the Republican
leadership He sought to drive a wedge
between those Republicans who in the
past have favored the League of Ma
tons and those on record as bitter
enders.
Thus Gov Cox brought his Kentucky
campaign to q close here in speech to
congregation assembled TO hear an
evangelist. He began his day with a
morning meeting in Paducah. There
were a dozen rear platform speeches,
and in all of them the Democratic nom
Tree made the League of Nations the
exclusive issue.
The attack on Senator Harding FOL-
lowed the Senator's declaration at Des
Moines that he opposed the League of
Nations even with reservations. Gov.
Cox attributed this stand to the pres
sure of threat from Senator Borah
Udaho), one of the bitter-enders In the
Senate. Quoting Mr.. Harding as saying
that the people must concentrate for the
welfare of America and mot to thu
rest Of the world" Gov. Cox delivered
what seemed far moro like the sermon
of an evangelist than campaign adj
dress. There was a slight reference to
the necessity for world trade. a mere
statement that II a policy of isolation
were adopted the United States would
go back fifty years industrially. and
then the long vitriolic assault upon the
Republican leader, with frequent refer
ences to the Bible and to early Amcri-
can history.
Gov. Cox asked: Are we to say we
have no interest In Ireland, nor Ger
many, nor Austria, nor Russia, nor
Poland, nor the other nations of the
world struggling for democracy? Are
we to close our eyes to the picture OF
starvation which spreads over half of
Europe? Can we deny the League of
Nations, which brings an end to extern
sive ornaments, establishes credit and
permits people who are willing to work
to have bread?
Does not physical isolation mean
moral isolation? The acceptance of the
creed of the Senatorial candidate Is lit
tie less than a notice to America to close
our churches our schools and our uni
yersities. to think only OF self. to deny
the soul any right in future determine
ton"
ITO preach such a gospel Of selfish
ness is an offence to the decency Of
America. Such proclamation of pro-
vincialsm is little short Of treason to
our traditions The spirits of the Just
men made perfect, our Pilgrim fathers.
who thought they were building on this
continent a country dedicated to the
practice of the principles of religion,
must have turned In their graves. II
our nation were to heed the pagan coun-
sells of the reactionary candidate we
might as we'll confess ourselves pagan
people, whose only god Is Beelzebub.
On us would be the marks Of Cain. who
was driven out of the Garden of EdeN
because he denied any oral obligation or
social responsibility. Are we to substi-