South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-29
COX ATTACKS
HARDING In
DAKOTA TALK
Says g. o. p. Nominee is
Guilty of Biggest Conspiracy
World Has Ever Seen.

SIOUN FALLS. 5. D.. Sept. 2S.--
\ statement regarding the Nolstead
prohibition enforcement law--that
he would oppose "anv measure that
is in conflict with the constitution
and the 18th amendment as inter-
prcted 10y the supreme court" and
bombardment of questions regard
ing the League of Nations from
persons OF German blood marked q
lively tour of South Dakota Tues
day by GOV. Cox The democratic
presidential candidate also launch
cd new criticism of Sen. Harding.
ais republican opponent assaillns
bitterly the senator's Baltimore
speech OF Monday and again dub
BINS him "a brewer"
Statement on Dry Law
Gov. COX's statement upon the
Nolstead act, the first he has made
directly was in response TO a ques-
uUu-the hrst from any OF his audi
enCeS--frOm q man at Mitchell late
Tuesday.
II elected president of the United
States, what will be your attitude
tu the NoIstead law - was the point
blank question made,
MY attitude with reference to
that whole question is Gov. Coz
replied, 81 shall oppose any meas
ure that is i'm conflict with the con-
stitution of the United States ami
the 18th amendment as Interpreted
by the supreme court
The governor when questioned
later by newspaper representatives
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declaring that il stood as given. To
mis- corn show audience, the candi-
date repeated his pledge Of law en-
forcement and his statement re-
garding Sunday closing of ohio Sa-
looms while governor.
Would Welcome Germany.
That Germany should be wei
coined into the League of Nations
and treated as well as any other
nation" was stated by GOV Cox IN
reply TO persons of German blood or
descent, forming n large part OF
communities the candidate reached
| Tuesday.
In virtually all OF his speeches
Tuesday, total OF l6-inCluding II
outdoors in a biting wind and the
thermometer around the 80 mark
| Gov Cox assailed Sen. Harding. De
ploring and denouncing the senator S
demurrer Monday at Baltimore to
a question on the League from q
, man in the audience and the repub-
licau nominees statement that he
was without a single program con
struCtive about an association OF
nations" Gov. Cox declared the sit
uation "deplorable and pitiable."
The candidate of the senatorial
oliEarchy. by his statement" the
governor declared in a large audi
ence here Tuesday night, at the
auditorium, closing his South Da-
kota tour, pleads guilty on behalf
of himself and his associates for the
most stupendous conspiracy the
world has ever seen.
Confession Of Charge.
This statement is a confession Of
the charge / have made that this
group has deliberately held up tho
peace OF the world and outraged
suffering civilizatiCu for selfish
partisan purposes anJ wilfully OBJ
structcd the reconstruction processes
I'm the United States that they might
win a presidential election for
themselves in 4 resentment that
might be aroused at the admin IA
tion il power"
The League Of Nations program
and agricultural topics were preach
cd by the governor TO all his 10
South Dakota audiences.
Statements initiated Monday in
Nebraska, regarding league support
Ly all religious organizations were
repeated Tuesday through this state
and again applauded demonstrative-
Is. The outdoor program equalled
only i'm Michigan at the start of his
present trip. sorely tried the gov
ernor's hoarse voice and physical
stamina.