The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-16
.HECKLE COX
IN SALT LAKE
PA|GN|NC
Dramatic Moments in Mormon
Tabernacle Last
Night.
By HARRY L. ROGERS

rsrAFE CORRESPONDENT l N. sERvIcEf
EN- ROUTE WITH GOV. cox, Ell
Ko. NEv.. Sept. 1s-Fully prepared
to take e. definite stand on the Jap
anese question when he enters Cali
fornia tonight, GOV. James ". Cox
was today speeding across Nevada,
convinced that the Mormon church Is
solidly behind the league of nations
and that he viii carry the state OF
Utah in the November elections.
The governors first speech in the
Sage Brush state was delivered here
early this morning Immediately after
the California reception committee had
come aboard to greet him. Other ad-
dresses will be made at winnemucca.
Lovelock and Sparks with the main
speech OF the day at Reno this eve-
ming.
SAYS 1T WAS THE GREATEST
The governor regards the meeting
at Salt Lake last night as the great
est thus far in the campaign
Tt was the most wonderful assem-
blage I have ever seen" he said. fol-
lowing the dismissal Of the audience
which packed the Mormon tabernacle
to capacity.
Many times during his speech In
which he touched upon practically
every issue thus far raised in the
campaign interest was intense, but
probably the most drastic mouent
same when Gov. Cox was interrupted
while speaking of Senator Harding's
position with regard TO the league OF
nations.
HARDING ON LEAGUE
where does Senator Harding stand
on the league? Does anyone in this
audience known" explained the gov
ernor.
America FIRST, That's where Hard
Ing stands" yelled someone.
America hrst" repeated the gov
ernor What was the slogan 81
Germany? Deutschland Uber Allies,
was il not? You are singing the song
the kaiser sang when the world rose
up and struck him down. If that IS
to be Americas slogan. If America
is to stand isolated from the world.
she must arm to the teeth; she must
always be prepared for war.
cox GIVES HIS CREED
Hes lost his voice" when the hec-
kler failed to respond. Then Cover
nor Cox said:
MY creed is The Lord God Almighty
first"
For fully a minute the meeting was
in an uproar. Then the governor
asked in mild tone:
Has anybody else anything to say
about Senator Harding's position?"
What are you going to do about
political. prisoners?" another heckler
asked earlier in the evening.
AS TO POLITICAL PRISONERS
we have never known anything
about political prisoners in America
except during the war" the governor
replied and war laws ought to be
repealed now. that the war is over
The bill Of rights gives US the right
of free speech. free assembly and
free press. and those are among the
greatest boons of our civilization. My
experience is that II you martyrize
some fellow who seeks martyrdom
you are not helping the best interests
of society, but war or no war, the
man who breaches revolution in Am
erica is dangerous to the interests or
America"
Replying TO a question as to his
stand on prohibition the governor
reiterated his statement that the liquor
question is dead as slavery and SAID
'On the fourth of March I will take
the oath of office and will swear be-
fore Almighty God to defend and pro-
teet the constitution and the laws OF
the land"