Arizona republican., 1920-08-05
GOVERNOR COX
 ON OFFENSIVE IN FIGHT r OR
 POPULAR VOTE
Says Victory Will Not Be
 Democratic Victory, But Triumph of People With
 Straight Open Course
IRepubIican A. p. Leased WireJ

DAYTON, Ohio Aug 4.-A fighting message to democrats and republicans was given by Governor Cox in an ad- dress today at a local democratic pie nic.
 Governor Cox declared he would carry the offensive in "a considerable fight for which he predicted success Incidentally he promised that his ad- dress Saturday accepting the nomina- ton could be understood "even by school children"
 Boys. I'm ready for the fight" he declared. We need make no defense. Ours will be the offensive fight from the beginning to the end and it will be a considerable fight. I have the faith in me that there will be triumph of right principles this fall, which will serve notice to republican leaders for years to come. I was about to say that it would be a democratic triumph. It will not be that. It will not be a. vic tory in the partisan sense, it will be a triumph of right"
 Turning upon his opponents the gov ernor continued:
 Predicts Democratic Victory
 We've won before in the same kind of fight We'll win again because we are right.
 The opposition has been good to us and the advantage that it has given will be recounted in the stirring days ahead of us. The opposition apparently has adopted the course of doing what we farmers used to do-of ploughing around the stump, of seeking to avoid the things that perplex.
 'Tt is with the opposition, expediency pure and simple. They attempt to ap- peal to this group, that group and other groups, without the slightest con- sideration of the great menace thereby to the perpetuity of our government Our course is the straight course.
 Tho yoVarn0r Sai id he was in sort of straight jacket mentally because propriety and precedent barred him from discussing national issues. T must hold my peace until Saturday, day can be understood even by the school children
 As he climbed into the boxing arena used for the speakers at the picnic the candidate asked. which is my corner? ?'
 Now bring Harding Tn and he'll be good fer just one round,T an admirer shouted.
 Satisfied With Frisco Fight
 Governor Cox expressed pride "in the fight of the boys at the San Francisco convention" saying:
 .'I sat on the other end of the wire and saw how efficiently you maintained the lines I am profoundly proud of the confidence in me which you manifested In that great conference of free men
 T will bring back the standard tC you as clean as it was given me.
 Something tells me that We are go ing to win as certain as the sun sets in the western skies, but we can't wir without standing in solid formation I'm ready now for the fight and will carry our cause to the east, west north and south.''
 Expect 50y00o at Notification
 That a crowd of 50.00O persons wa: expected at the notification ceremonies with 10000 in the parade, was stated b, J. Sprigg McMahon, chairman of tn. local arrangements committee.
 The governors address followed an other day of hard work on his core spondence. At dinner tonighe he dis cussed the woman suffrage fight il Tennessee with Mrs. Abby Scott Bake ef the national womans' party. wh' arrived from a similar conference witt Senator Harding. the Republican can didate