South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-17
OF INDIGNATION
And PROTEST AGAINST
CANDIDATE IS GROWING
Gov. Cox Takes Advantage of
Harding's Twelfth Flop
on Issue.
JURY OF VOTERS READY
People of America Calmly and
Happily Await Hour to
Render Verdict.

CLEVELAND. O.. oct 1s.-Afore
charges against Sen. Harding his
republican opponent. Of vaciIauon
upon the League OF Nations-"of
somersaulting. wigghng and wab-
bling '-Were made by Gov. Cox.
democratic presidential candidate, I'm
a statement issued here tonight and
In five speeches closing his three
days Ohio campaign.
Sen. Hardings address Yesterday
at Indianapolis was the basis or
Gov CoN's renewed assault Tho
governor declared that 10 was tho
senator's 18th flop" upon the
League issue and be charged his
opponent with attempting 10 wig
gle himself into the presidency"
Leaves HE DugOut.
That the senator's indianapolis
speech was a plea 10 League advO-
Gates after rejection If tho
League in the republican nominee
Des Afoines address. was asserted by
Gov. Cox. who pictured the senator
as leaving Ibis dugout" and crying
"Kamerad. kamerad, 10 the hosts
OF peace" The governor predicted
victory confidently. declaring the is
sue was drawn and that the jury
has the evidence and Il calmly but
happily awaits the hour 10 render
, the verdict"
a great principal has been vim
dicated in the hearts OF the Amcri-
can people, said the governors
statement tonight following similar
declarations in speeches 10 two large
armOry crowds here and others az
Elyria, Fremont and Clyde. They
are for the League OF Nations.
when the senatorial oligarohy
wrote the republican platform at
Chicago il was deliberately made
meaningless and vague. u was the
vehicle which was 10 enable the
senatorial candidate 10 ride through
the campaign assuming the attitude
of all things 10 all people
PIcascs Party Leaders.
To the Johnson followers. he said.
what they desired 20 hear, 10 the
friends OF Taft and Root and Wick
ersham his speech was yelled in
nuendo and implication. In the face
of the greatest issue in an the his
tory IF the centuries. it was unfOr-
tunato that great political party
did not take a more definite stand.
II was pathetic 20 see its candidate
attempting 10 wiRgle himself into
the presidency The spectacle has
/ LftIl tragic LDN Mff.hN anu NNfIe
community now has turned the
tongue OF ridicule upon him. It i- a
circumstance unprecedented IN the
history Of America.
II was convinced when 7 left the
great western country that a storm
OF protest and Indignation was
growing. II IS here and Sen Hard
ing is helpless In mo mans land
bereft OF public coincidence. Within
a week Judge Taft sent forward a
flag Of truce from Vancouver. stat
ing that his candidate had seen the
light.
cor yesterday. Judge Root and 81
associates in New York came for
ward with another flag of truce.
This morning Sen. Harding himself
leaves the dugout and comes 20 the
hosts OF peace with his hands 10
high heaven, crying kamerad.
kamerad.' Americ4 has heard this
cry before. and by experience IL has
found that IL came from those who
could not be trusted, even after they
surrendered
Plain Speaking.
Speaking plainiy-and the time
has come for plain speaking
Harding deserves his present plight.
so man who in the midst OF grave
conditions exhibits only words.
words and then more more. which
CONTINUED on PACE -FOUR,