South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-12
GOV. COX DIRECTS
FIREON W. H. TAFT
Asks Nine Questions of Elk.
President on Shifting
Attitude.

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conflict with Sen. Harding's recent
statement that he proposes from
now on to turn his back on the
league-with or without reservation
that il joins both you and him to-
gether in deliberate deception?
Assuming that the pledge has
oeen given 90 you, then may We not
answer IL with your own words.
spoken at a luncheon given by the
civic organization Of California in
which YOU said: The gentlemen in
the senate who are setting out to
defeat the League OF Nations are
those ] would not trust overnight
Slow do you reconcile YOUR
recent statement that the president
was responsible for the failure to
ratify the treaty with your state
meut in your Metropolitan Oprea
house speech March .. 1919 as fol-
lows:
More Wilson Hatcrs.
If the president insists. as I
hope he viii that the league be in
corporated I'm the peace treaty and
brings IL back. responsibility Of
pOstponing peace is with the body
that refuses TO ratify it, And also
with that part Of your speech de-
livered in January Of 1920 at the
Academy Of Music. Brooklyn. which
read. Il am inclined 20 think that
the persons who prepared the reser-
vatlOns as a whole were shooting
down the avenue at the white
house.
Judge Taft and Sen Harding were
duel objects Of Gov. Coxs fire Mon
day here IN Illinois. In all four
of the governors speeches a
Springfield. LitChfeld and East St.
Louis. H.. and 10 his coliseum
crowd Monday night Gov Cox en-
phasized that between him and Sen.
Harding was now the clear cut IS
sue of league or no league
Cox Means League.
"A vote for the senatorial candi-
date means vote against the
league while a vote for me means
for the league" the governor de-
ciared. denOuucing the senator's BO-
sition as provincial. selfish. unholy
and I'm fact. unChristian."
Gov. Cox was the center OF mil
ling throngs here Monday night az
ter a day of large receptions in
southern Illinois and was welcomed
IN East s.. Louis by Screeching To-
n
lar-e station crowd which included
Gov. Gardner Of Mississippi
Tn the audience Monday night as
special guests We're many disa bled
soldiers from federal hospital and
men and nurses from Jefferson
barracks
Eulogizes Lincoln.
Progressivism. non-partisanship
the element Of religious support and
thought iu the league and labor and
AGRICULTURAL matters were stressed
Monday by Gov. Cox in his Illinois
Missouri campaign At Springfield.
the home Of Lincoln. apparently was
an inspiration 10 the governor. and
after a visit 20 the martyred presi-
dents tomb. where ne delivered an
euiogy ne told his audience that the
senatorial oliearcny had taken
possession OF the party and forsak-
ca the Ideals OF Lincoln
For the first time during his cam
paiEu. the governor was aCCompani-
ed from Springfield TO ST Louis
Monday Dy Mrs Cox and his daugh-
ter and son-in-law. but they eft
Che governor Monday night 10 re-
turn 90 Dayton.
Leaving here shortly before mid
night GOV Cox was % speak at
Peoria. H. Tuesday morning and
make several rear platform address
- Tuesday afternoon enroute 20 de-
liver night address az Lafayette.
ina.