The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02
COX SAYS HARDING
FEARS LEAGUE ISSUE
Paraphrases Rivals America
First Slogan Into
Safety First
ADOPTS RELIGIOUS TONE.
Passes Day in Oklahoma,
Which, 1T Is Conceded,
Will Go Democratic.
ADOPTS RELIGIOUS TONE.
b. a staff Correspondent Of TIM HERALD.

I TULSA, Okla. Oct. 1.-Gov. Cox
poked ridicule at Senator Harding's
slogan of America First as he cam
paigned to-day amid the cotton fields
and oil derricks of Democratic Okla
homa What Senator Harding really
means, he said, is safety First" as
serting that he is afraid TO make the
League OF Nations the dominating issue
of the Republican campaign.
This. with an increasingly vigorous
defence of Article X. which in his newly
developed crusading spirit he likened
to the Eighth Commandment Thou
shalt not steal featured the series of
Oklahoma addresses which came to a
close tonight in Tulsa. There were fire.
quent rear platform talks and set adj
dresses in Enid, FL Reno and Oklahoma
City. The crowds were large and in FL
Reno a special train came up from
Texas with a delegation that wanted
to get a glimpse of the Democratic
hope.
Oklahoma proved to be a considerable
relief from the hostile territory through
which Gov. Cox has been campaigning
during the last week. Always set down
as surely Democratic the State seldom
has been the scene of Presidential
stamping tour and so 1t served as a
novelty. Away from the chilly weather
in the States further north, Gov. Cox,
much better in voice was going good.
horna will stay Democratic this year. but
the Democratic plurality will be reduced.
probably to about 10000. The disaffec-
tfon In the Democratic ranks which pre-
cipitated the defeat of Senator Gore in
the primaries is healing The campaign
ing to-day was just that much time
wasted.
Talks Like Crusader.
Gov. Cox's speech bore an increasing
evangelistic tone. showing the determi-
nation of the Democrats to make the
campaign more and more of a crusade.
There were frequent biblical references
and talk of the tablets on Mount Sinai.
II am asked whether / believe in
Article X" said Gov. Cox. II am glad
that question has been asked. 1 should
like to ask question also. Do you be-
lieve, sir. in the Ten Commandments =?
Are you in favor of the Eighth Com
mandment without reservations?
well, Article VIII. of the Ten Com
mandments is identically the same in
principle as Article X. of the league
covenant. Thou Shalt Not Steal This
Commandment first written on tablets
of stone on Mount Sinai, has since been
written not only in the code of personal
morals but in the public law of every
land. The league would extend the
Eighth Commandment to cover interna-
o1 l.ft Id, t.teai
burglary not only immoral but Illegal"
Gov. Cox lambasted the Senatorial
oligarchy" on charges that II is behind
a conspiracy of silence to keep the people
from judging the issues of the cam
paign. He reviewed his assertions re-
garding the newspapers, that they arc
not printing the facts about him.
1.-THE reactionary leaders are endeav-
ins to hold to the belief that they have
s the. election won and they can STAN
pede the American public into voting
blindly in enthusiasm for a winning
side" he said. Never was there a
greater mistake. The American con-
science is alive to the greatest oppor-
turity the world has ever known to make
war for all time impossible and to turn
the vast expenditures for destruction OF
life into plans for the safety of hui
manity and the extension of the benefits
of civilization throughout the world
G.. o. Il. Mistrusts People.
Gov. Cox said the Republicans were
treating the people as the Car of Rus
sia treated the ignorant serfs-as II
they could not be trusted with the truth
Senator Harding, he declared, having
been forced from his front porch, now
Is finding himself in mo Mans Land,
not knowing where to turn for safety.
In the wheat growing sections of the
State Gov. Cox made capital of state
ment attributed TO Senator Harding thai
a dollar a bushel is enough for farm
ers to get for their wheat The price
of wheat has been consideration IL
politics for some time anc
Arfigured in the defeat Of Senator Gore
II,There was some discussion of the cos
Nof living problem.
Make no mistake" said Gov. Cox
1.-THE recovery Of social sanity and H.
nancial stability with the speedy rati.
fication OF the treaty OF peace vii
not. by opening the markets OF the
world to our surplus raw products
mean n check on the present tendency
toward a legitimate decline In the cos
OF living. And the reason why ii viii
not is because the Democratic party
and the Democratic candidate are
pledged to measures for the control o.
arbitrary prohteering on the part o.
those WHO CynicdllN anu Sfl1SNlN ftiuSf
10 recognize that prevailing prices should
bear some relation to cost of production
and distribution. There must be clint
nation Of the pyramding turnovers
Gambling and speculation In food prod
ucts and the necessities Of life must stop
We pledge ourselves TO legislation tC
that end. We also will see to il that
boarding of food products and storage
to control prices will stop.
"Do not be misled by designing inter.
ests. The cost OF living is an issue IN
this campaign, but the league is the par.
amount issue for the reason that VIZ
cannot hope for prosperity until we shall
once more have peace. and permanent
peace will mean an abiding and increas.
ing prosperity"
Oklahoma Democrats are optimistic
over the outlook. but to-day feel doubt
ful N they will be able 70 poll in No
vembcr vote as heavy as in other
years. There Is little interest In tho
election, and the idea which Is abroad
that the state is surely Democratic vii
keep. the politicians say. much OF the
vote ut home.
The expectation IL that Representative
Scott Ferris Will be elected Senator or
the Democratic ticket without much
trouble. His opponent Is Reprcsontativ,
j. W. Herrold, OF the Fifth Congress
sional District The belief rs. too that
his place In the Fifth District will b.
taken by n Democrat.