The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1920-10-02
TEXT OF GOVERNOR COX'S AD-
DRESS AT PUEBLO; ANSWERS
ALL CRITICS FULLY

I Governor Cox spoke in part as
follows
Mr.. Cairman and Men and Women
Of Colorado:
1T is a great privilege and erpor
happiness for me to be enabled to
come into your state. have benu.
as you KNOW. something like two ~.
Ilree weeks making the piIgrimao,
from lhe Atlantic Ocean la fine pa
enc Ocean then moving south and
our races now again are turned In
me east and it has been To mo n
real university course. ' "
nave been privileged to come
INTO close contact with tbe indus
lrles of this great western land
nave had the opportunity of talking
WIN cowboys and cOwgirls rural
bankers, railroad men miners
workmen from the shops. profes-
slonal men, and men and women
generally.
And it has been, | repeat. very
great opportunity Because | see i'm
the great western country and her
opportunities the possibility of evol-
wing the remedy for the great prob
lens which will soon be upon us
industrialIy.
Consumption is rapidly overlak-
ing production i'm this country The
genius of man has brought the pro-
ductivity of the soil up to a near
approach to maximum per acre. The
acreage therefore must be increas-
ed, And in the main this increase
must he made in the west.
Very frankly. men and women. I
believe That no presidential candi-
date this year or four years from
now or at any time in the future.
ought to be taken seriously unless
he interests himself in your prob
lens and comes into close contact
with them and senses the heart
beats of humanity in this great
western land of yours. applause
81 can see where the genius of
man will bring the waters Of the
mountains to the soil of the valleys.
can see the possibilities of re-
claiming millions and millions of
acres. ] can SEE here Americas
chance to solve the food problem.
but it requires governmental CO.
operation. It requires careful engi-
neering, it requires constructive leg
islation that will enable the people
generally TO have the opportunity
Of working in team play if you
please. with the government of the
United States.
II recognize That we are living
under the institutions of democ-
facy in government. | recognize
where the sovereign po'v"" l. in
America | recognize thai randi
date for the presidency comes to-
YOU. or ought to at least, in the pro
senlaiion of his cause.
Il would consider myself trpss-
passing upon the prOpriptics, i'm a
sense violating the opportunity of
democratic institutions. if I asked
you to leave your homes and occu-
patiOns and come two or three thou
sand miles to Ohio and there sit
upon my front porch and ascertain
where | stand on public questions.
lApplause.l
Going TO People
"On the contrary | am coming to
the people. to the different rnmmu-
mites of the land preaching the
gospel of peace, progress and pros
pcrity. giving you the opportunity
to know my mental attitude toward
public questions. This enables me
to know what is in your minds,
what your hopes and aspirations
are, and more than that-Of giving
to any citizen in this community
the chance to ask me any question
that he wants to ask me in this
campaign. if you please. applause
Now am privileged To come be-
cause there are no ties to me. II
was not nominated in a hotel room
at 2:it O'Clock in the morning by a
senatorial oligarchy. I am under no
obligations to that Oligarchv. nor
to any other grOuD or individual. /
am free man in this campaign.
and thank God. will br a free man
after March 4. 1921 fApnlausel
II come here to indulge i'm no con-
iroVersy with the rank and file Of
the republican party. II has been a /
great organization. Iuder the lead !
erShip Of Lincoln and Roosevelt and |
under the DredOminancP Of their
idealistic policies they rendered a /
great service to the nation.
~ am here to make this charge
first that The leadership Of that /
party has been assumed by the sem
atOrial oligarchy and that the same 7
crowd that Roosevelt chased ont in ,
1912 is back again in the front .
trench.
'The senatorial oligarchy nomi-
mated their candidate this year: It'll
wrote their platform, and in the .
Of their candidate did /
something which the senatorial oil /
orachy in the past never even dared .
to aitmpi. They nominated one Of 4
their own group as the candidate /
for the presidency