Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-20
cox BRANDS LODGE
ARCH CONSP|RATOR
OF ALL THE AGES
Boston Audience Hears
Senator Denounced as
Treaty Wrecker.
HUB VOTERS URGED TO
REPUDlATE G. o. P. LEADER
Conspiracy to Strangle World
Covenant Placed at Massa-
chusetts Mans Door.
WELCOMED IN NEW ENGLAND
Large and Enthusiastic Audiences
Greet Democratic Candidate in
Republican Territory.
IN NEW ENGLAND
Large and Enthusiastic Audiences
Greet Democratic Candidate in
Republican Territory.
tBy Associated Press.l

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BOSTON. Oct. l9.-Scathing attack
upon Senator Lodge and sarcastic
criticism OF Senator Harding were
made today by Governor Cox during
his New England tour. embracing
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
cities and ending with large meet.
ing tonight on Boston Common
Here in the home State of Senator
Lodge. us we'll as 30 other audiences
today. the Democratic presidential
candidate denounced Senator Lodge
as the arch conspirator OF the aEes"
because OF his fight against the
league OF nations. Relterating that
Mr.. Lodge headed "a conspiracy 10
strangle the treaty to death"
through the round robin" Governor
Cox urged his Boston audience 10
'repudiate" Mr.. Lodges leadership
and retire him to private life as soon
as possible. To his New Hampshire
audiences Governor Cox urged defeat
OF Senator Moses, Republican. be-
cause lie signed the round robin"
Harding In Ridiculed.
Senator Harding was heaped with
sarcasm and ridicule by Governor
Cox In virtually every address OF the
day. with the incident between
PRESIDENT Wilson and the Senator re-
gardinE the latter's statement OF
French overtures for a new nssocia-
ton OF nations as the basis.
The facts justify the conclusion
that Senator Harding has stupjt,,y,
though deliberately. attempted to do
ceiVe tho people of the United States"
Governor Cox declared.
Reciting Mr.. Iiarding's explanation
or his Des Moines speech, rejecting"
The league. Governor Cox added:
He must think the American peo-
pie very stupid He continued to say
that they don't understand him"
Expressing belief that n French an
thor and humorist was Senator Hard
ing's source OF information regard
ing French sentiment upon "A new
association OF nations. and comment
ing upon Senator Harding's letter to
President Wilson, Governor Cox said,
sarcastically:
Poor Senator Harding has been
misunderstood again. 1t is pa
thetic thing that he suffers so much
from the dullness OF tho American
people. including newspaper editors
and leaders among partisans and op-
ponents."
League Principal Theme.
The league was virtually the ex-
elusive theme today Of Governor Cox.
and his Boston Common address to-
night made 4 total OF ten speeches.
He spoke at Springfield. Worcester,
Lowell, Lynn and Cambridge, Mass.
the latter at the Harvard Union, and
at Nashua. Manchester. Suncook and
concord. \. II. The Governors de-
nuncintion OF Senator Lodge was fol-
lowed by Kissing from his Concord
ana Manchester audiences. In his
tour today tho Governor motored
thiriy-six miles through shower OF
gorgeous autumn leaves from Nashua
to Manchester and Concord. and from
Lynn TO BOSTON.
Heights CT his attack upon Senator
Lodge were reached by the Demo
cratic candidate tonight on the com
mon. Expressing happiness over
speaking on the first forum of Amer
lea dedicated TO free speech and FREQ
assemblagc," Governor Cox said hn
desired ito remove clouds and con-
fusion regarding the league. These.
the Governor asserted. were "set M
In partisan plct, instigatcd and l.I
by the arch conspirator OF tho ages.
Henry Cabot Lodge. OF Massachu-
setts"
lodges Nams Always Jcered.
Stating that Governor Coolidge hal
introduced Senator Lodge in Boston
as famous everywhere. Governor
Cox continued:
Il have just completed n pilgrim
age from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and back again. visiting almost every
State in the Union. I can TESTIFY
to the truth OF the Governors s,at.-
ment. Senator Lodge must be known
to every man and woman in eyery
city and village in the land, for
wherever and whenever | have mcn-
toned his name 1t has been rccos-
nized--and greeted--not with cheers.
but with jecrs; not with applause.
but with Kisses and loud cries OF
shame" Shame" Shame" Judging
from this continuously repeated cx-
perience, should be disposed to sus.
gest even to a Boston audience, thar
II would have been moro accurate to
have said that the Senator is 'no;o.
rlous' everywhere. rather than that
he is famous everywhere.
Now. why have the paoplc OF this
nation risen en- masse In condemna-
tion OF Senator Lodge? The reason
lis clear. Our people arc quick h
recognize insincerity."
Fathered Base Conspiracy.
Reiterating that President Wilsan,
before returning to Paris In Marco.
1918. had conferred with Senate and
House Foreign Affairs committees.
and approved league covenant
changes, Governor, Coz eaie thai
4 rs tGontinled on Third IsafssS IS; b