New-York tribune., 1920-01-09
fldently appeal to the voters Of tn
land"
Cox Makes rund Charge

Cox Makes Fund Charge
Governor Cox of Ohio devoted his
address to an attack on the Kepubli-
cans, and a defense of President Will
son as tha--man who baked interna-
tional spoilsmen at Versailles, wind
Republicans are now engaged in rails
ing huge fund with which "to buy
the Presidency"
"The Democratic party was not de-
feated in 1915" he declared. 1t failed,
he said, of merited measure of sue
cess because it refused to cater to
disloyal groups.
"No political party which denies
intercourse with treason suffers re-
verse in so doing" the Governor de-
clared. He then referred to con
civilization bound and gagged, in
order that the sorrows of mankind
might multiply and in aggravated
form be Charged to the man whose
chief offense consists of the service
he has given and the gratitude he has
won from mankind"
Treaty Action Urged
Senator Robert L. Owen, or Okla
homa, told Of the accomplishments o
the Administration and continued:
"The Democratic party is the one
great liberal party of the country, and
it should invite into its ranks openly,
frankly, earnestly, all Progressive Re-
publicans and progressive and liberal
citizens of all parties in order to pass
the great reconstruction acts required
at the end of the war.
eve should pass the peace treaty
Immediately; take concrete steps to
finance the sale of our excess products
to Europe; should increase production;
improve distribution; repeal the excess
profits tax; require profits on neces-
saries to be reasonable; put firm
hand on profteering; deal firmly and
thoroughly with organizations advo-
eating destruction of government; sus-
tain law and order, at the same tine
promoting liberty, organizing. govern
mental publicity and putting the
powers of the government in good
faith at the service of the people.
81 believe we should demand de-
partment of nublic health; a depart
ment of education, and resolutely en-
deavor to unite all progressive men
under the Democ cratic flag in the serv-
ice of the people Of the country"
Fears Compromise Tendency
Governor J. j. Cornwell Of West
Virginia said he was afraid of the
"modern-day tendency to compromise
with naturalization and specialization
schemes"
Gas to issues, gentlemen" he said,
disguise it as you will, there is just
one overshadowing issue before the
American people to-day, and that has
got to be fought out before the solu-
tion of anything else will mean very
much to US. You may pooh! pooh! if
you like, but it is upon us and, like
the ghost, it will not down. That vital
question is whether this government,
constitutional and representative in
form, is to be preserved as our fore
fathers created it and handed it down
to us.
II do not fear it's overthrow by those
fellows who argue with bomb and
torch. Those two arguments will cost
much money and some lives, but we
can deal with them.
"The steady 1essening Of production
and the handicapping of industry, with
the consequent inevitable increase in
1rices in the cost Of living, ainly and
Systematically designed and planned to
prove the wage system a failure and
the naturalization of all industry nee
essary, will undermine and destroy this
government where direct action, revo-
lutionary methods will fail.