The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
10000 Hear Cox at Convention Hall

CONTINUED FROM pAgE ONE
Europe, and that our soldier boys
will be scnt ovcrscna with each an.
ficulty that nrigrs iu the affairs Of
Europe or Asia or Afrlcn. There
isn't school boy nor girl In An.~t
tea but who knows that tho puwc.-
70 declare war is lodged with Con.
grcss Tho President hasn't any
moro right 20 sond your boys over
seas TO fight than you have and not
80 much. No league can scnd our
soldier boys. overseas President
tnn do it--dnly Congrcsa can d. A..
And tougrcHa is more safely but
trcsHod now I'm the ways and ideals
OF peace than II over has been before
because congress- has In part u new
boss now. Tho mother thought OF
America VIII be consulted In tho fu-
ture. I give you my assurance That
with America In the league ~ ma
TONS thorc viii DO absolutely mo-
danger OF your boys being ordered
overseas without your consent
Tho candidate OF the senatorial
ollghrchy by his statement that ho
has no constructive plan to offer pg
substitute for tho league OF ma
lions which he has slated he would
''HcrUp," enters u plct of guilty ON
h, half Of himscn nnd hiH associates
Tor Tho most 8tupCuduuH conspiracy
tho world has ever sccn. This state
mcnt IN - confession Of tho charge
I havu made that this group has
deliberately hold up the peace Of
the world and outraged suffcrlng
civilization for selfish. partisan pur-
poses ANA has wilfuliy obstructcd
the rCcunstructiOu processes In the
United states TINT thov might win
presidential election fur Themselves
IN resentment that might be
aroused at the administration In
power.
Real Reconstruction Program.
Let mo call your attention to tho
fact that nt the HucCcssful cunclu-
Hion OF tho war tho present admins
tration, mindful of tho rcquiromontsI
for rcadiustincnt. put forward n def
initc and HufflRicnt program for re-
construction, which was rejected by
tho Congress under the whip OF par
tisan lcadcrship for tn" deliberate
purpose OF continuing "a condition OF
chaos and inducing tho people 10
cry for change. They nchc for
success because thcy seek control nf
the agencies which now render scrv-
tee To the people. They would do
stroy the Federal Reserve systom,
which bankers and business mon
agree has been one OF tho most
progressive pieces OF legislation ever
enacted I'm a century. Under the
Federal Reserve system panics nrc
impossible. Tho financial control |
is shifted from wall street 20 the nor
NAL channels of the business world. |
The reactionnry senatorial group |
wants To give control back to wall |
street. am against that and they |
are against me, They would de- !
stroy the industrial pcnco OF the |
country and wreck It's prosperity TO |
win this eloctionl but fortunately |
their despicable plot has been dis |
covered In time.
Why He's Progressive.
I'm the same spirit that makes me
a progressive In international ar-
fairs. l am IA progressive I'm domos-
tic affairs. I believe that govern
ment must be held always responsive
70 the needs OF tho people. The pro-
Sressire believes that you should
change your governmental systems
M conditions on tho farm. as condi-
lions In tho factory. ns conditions
in the shops change. and you can
not hold the confidence OF the great
mass In government unless govern
ment continues To be useful to tho
great mass OF the people.
These arc the facts with refer |
ancc to present worldwide condi- |
uons. | ask you only to consult |
your consCiences. We must vote this |
fall as Americans. our Intelligence
must sway us. We must consult |
our consciencos because after all II |
~ the voice OF God and II you do |
that then tho mandate viii have
been 80 Impressive that politicians
IN the future Will know better than
TO stand In the way OF normal de-
Neiopment OF civilization and free |
government OF and for and by tho
people and will have hecn vindi- |
Gated, War will have been rendered
practically Impossible and the moth
ers or America can contemplate the
future with the security they have
known nothing about for a long
time. Civilization will have been
saved and the genius OF our fathers
who placed their questions In the
last analysis in the hands Of our
great electorate will have been vim
dicated.
Il am for peace rather than war;
That | am for progress rather than
red'uoh; that l am for prosperity
hhNcd upon read1ustmont that roe
oenizes Just one principlc---thc prin-<
clplc OF the square deal. the princi-
PIE or the Golden Rule"
Irish Problem Covered.
Cox declared that the Irish situa-
tion comes under article eleven OF
tne league covenant. and that II tho
'eague were functionlng, Ireland'g
situation could he brought Ia it's
attention. Continuing. he said.
Thousands and hundreds OF thou
sandd OF people have betn dccply
surred In their emotions as the re
suit OF the desire of tho people I'm
Ireland to have their own indopcnd-
ent government. An attempt has
been made to arouse their prejudice
by saying 10 them that the league
VIII make Irish freedom impossible.
Under article eleven OF the league n
anything arises In the affairs OF tho
world that threatnes 10 disturb the
good relationship between any OF Tho
nations that signed the league cover.
tht, any nation that has bccour "A
member can bring that matter 10 tho
attention Of the league. lrplaud for
700 years has been trying To be rrce
ana 7he has not been able Ia hiring
neF cause into a squirc's court Under
the league, her case can be- brought
fO The hn.H 4f