Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-28
HECKLER S|LEnCEO
IN BOUT WITH COX
Sharp Discussion With Teacher
Enlivens Speech in Home
Town.

Dayton O.. Oct % Gov Cox had
vesterdav what seemed like JOINT debate
with the Republican National COMMITTEE
regarding the moral obligation which
Article x. of the League OF Nations
Covenant imposes upon the congress OF
tho limited States. The debate was develop
ed Inv n heckler who popped up among
Cows home folks at Middletown, ana
rl;ed his questions with persistence that
Indicated he had come primed for the
occasion For nearly half an hour ne ana
the nominee argued back and forth, WINE
Coxs old friends who hlled the Sofe
Theatre alternately iibed the queationef
and applauded the man they had come ~
hear. -.
not disclosed When he was esked ms
name ne refused it, Old residents oil
| M;Jdle,own said that they had never
aeon him in the city until yesterday morn
;,o He was apparently man Of lntelli-
gence and eduation, the one fact that ne
admitted about himself being that he had
a, ono time been school teacher
| Cox's answer that il asgra~e matter
a,;.ea under Article X we are gong 20
| accent A message from God Aliniehtg,
| and that I'VE are making bet on me
morality of the world, brought the near
test sort Of applause from the aiiaiehee
| The Democratic nominees day was
devoted entirely TO the county oi M
birth and 10 the city IN which ne ma
made his home since he was noIni
mated for Congress In both places m
per,blicans have been carrying on
hitter campaipn in an attempt 10 discrehi
him. holding in Montgomery county aioh'
fourteen or fifteen meetings every hiRn
and supplementing it with whlspeFlh,'
ramnaign which il only equalled ny "a
underground messages concerning 12fd
ing -,
But the demonstration todaS Fh'"e'
that Gov. Cox has lost mono oi ms Pop
ulariiy in his home communities
Niddetown and Dayton there "ei
thousands who chcered hum num- ~
who stood in line 70 press ms hand- ans
we're disappointed because they conn ~
roecb him In DAYTON tonight ne ~
forced ~ address three meetings ~
largest az which was an overflow held Q
,be stems of Memorial Hall for those wh'
had been unable 20 get INSIDE trov %
repeatedly expressed his delight ~ IN
roron,ion which was accorded HIM
The Governor was answering sofne
of the objections 10 the League of Naboh
when the heckler inquired gnether'
The President should advise Congress 2
: ~ the recommendations of the council
|, this would not morally bind Congress Z
do es the Council said II WAS the nrs
; time this question had been directly asE
, | ed az the Democratic nominee
at il very distinctly stated N the hitter
cock reservations. he replied, that "
undertake nothing which binds the nlte
STATES 20 20 TO war because II has no po"'
10 make sllch an agreement ~ view q -
;rnit.tion under the Constitution Of ~
Tni.es States NV friend, this covenaI
~ tho league il based upon the idea tbs
civilizatlon has had lesson. and N
; covenant is SIMPLY a bet on the moraAt
: Of The world You ask ne how do you kno
moral force will be sufficient. | VIII giN
YOU a historic precedent. Ism the COW
Z nant of the League Internationally precis
" what the Monroe Doctrine i On IN
continent What Is behind the Alonr'
Doctrine except our moral force
That doesn't answer my qyes'loh
/ the heckler responded.
r Well then. | viii answer i IN a
> other way What you have IN mind ls N,
a What will Law upon the conscience OF q
Ie world in the false Of grave natlon-w1'
b disorder7 The presumption Is that Z
il conscience Of every nation will determl
d some action which will not only De rigi
ef but which Will Be effective,
Y Here the Governor read the text
Y. the Hitchcock reservation, whlie
Ill audience applauded. But the heck
At repeated MS question with s requ'
he for YES or no answer. There were CT
d, OF shut up and sit down.
+ Wait q minute. said the can
We date Il am goin ( TO do this IN my own KS
ne | will tell YOU something IN nome
ag that YOU do not want TO hear: Il a 8rs
-. - arisns We are z OF legally bound