The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-17
TELLS AUDIENCE
Of WOMEN VOTERS
WHERE He STANDS
Governor Cox Points to His
Record While OhiO's Elk.
ecutive for Clean
Legislation
GREATER INTERES
IN NATIONAL AFFAIRS MUST BE
SHOWN BY THE WIVES AND
MOTHERS AND SWEET.
HEARTS OF AMERICA

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct, ia nation
al woman's congress to frame a pro-
gram of social legislation and admin
istration for presentation to the presi-
dent and congress, was advocated
here today by Governor Cox. Demo
cratic presidential congress in address
ing an audience Of women.
The candidates address preceded
his political speech here and followed
morning of campaigning in which
he spoke at Sandusky and Elmyra. en-
route here from Detroit. Governor
Cox will remain here over Sunday
and tour northern New York on
Monday.
Urging larger participation of wo-
men in national affairs and citing
social legislation enacted during his
gubernatorial administration, the gov
ernor told his woman auditors at
non-partisan meeting at q local ho-
tel, that there was much to be
done for human welfare, and social
progress" He also championed the
league Of nations as measure to pro-
tect women and children from the
horrors of war.
From my previous experience in
Ohio" said the governor, you may
know what to expect when I am
elected. There is much TO be done
in human welfare and social pro-
eress. We must stamp out disease.
oppression and ignorance and elimi-
nate neglect. With women only at
the threshold of political work in
| America. | cannot call upon you for
congressional action, but We can work
iin common purpose with common
counsel and IT would seem TO mo
perfectly proper and fitting that a
national meeting be called OF represen-
tatves OF every woman's organiza-
ton in America TO formulate u pro-
gram for congress and the lesisla-
tive for social and executive legisla-
tion and administration"
Governor Cox pledged his support
to reforms contained in the San Fran
cisco platform, including federal CO
operation with the states for protec-
tion of infants and to remove litter
ance. In this connection he urged
establishment of q federal bureau Of
Americanization, to educate aliens.
Regarding the bureau of education.
Governor Cox said:
AT present. the federal bureau Of
education is buried with varied as
sortment of national business in the
Department of the Interior. My op-
/ ponent has spoken recently for a
new department of public welfare un-
| der which TO group certain welfare
activities. While I am in hearty
accord with the idea of house-cleaning
our government departments and sort
ing out of the human from the tech
nical problems, I feel that suck
should look forward TO giving educa-
| ton and health equal consideration
with labor. instead of Jumping all
social questions again in another grab
bag, ill-defined department"
/ In the last congress, Governor Cox
charged. a 'baby's bill" providing
for maternity and infant care, waited
in vain, while reactionary leaders
spent their time 'scrapping the league
Of nations
81 am in favor OF going into the
league" he said, mot alone to keep
our children from the terrible ex-
periences of war. but to enrich their
lives by turning our national re-
sources from battleships and arma-
ments into school houses, Fairgrounds.
work for health. child hygiene and
child happiness.
mot to have given the right TO
suffrage TO the women OF America
in this year when the greatest of all
issues is before the people. would
have been little shorter OF n c.,lain-
ity. Theirs was the greater suffer-
ing in war and theirs the greater un-
dera,anding OF the lesson of the war.
II VIZ are TO be deprived of world
peace, as n result OF the action OF our
own country under leadership OF u
partisan controversy IL is womans
right that her voice be heard. II
the women Of America may express
their will, have no doubt OF the
result.