Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-04

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icy of the United States.
The tense moment came at the close
OF a hypothetical examination IN
when the REPUBLICAN national chairman
| bguratively sat in the prisoners dock
ana Gov. Cox Played the role Of prose
cutting attorney
I want to put VIII Hays on the stand
today" the governor began, "and ask
] him these questions:
You say there was no quota assigned
anywhere and yet In the official bulletin
OF Aug. 16 kilograms are quoted stating
that Cincinnati business men have un-
| derwritten quota
" 'Steubenville, o., has nearly COM
pleted quota
" Toledo actively soliciting TO complete
quota by Aug. Is
. The state of Maine has oversub-
scribed its quota 5000
Chattanooga Oversubscribed its quota
this week
" Large quotas assigned to Twelfth
Indiana congressional district
Northern counties in Colorado have
practically raised their quotas
Now, coming more cOncretely to the
question OF responsibility, you deny any
knowledge Of quotas and yet Fred II.
Upham, treasurer of the republican ma
tional committee, in the official bulletin,
Aug. 10. says that:
Amounts sought in each community
were part of the campaign of general
subscription initiated by VIII H. Hays
Office
If you told the truth on the staEd
under oath. then Mr.. Upham in his Off
cial capacity misrepresented you. This
contradictory circumstance shows that
you are either a perjurer or Mr.. Uphsm
is a flasher"
The governor paused a mement then
continued with the manner of a Judge
pronouncing sentence:
If the latter be true then 1t IA your
duty TO discharge him as treasurer If
you do not 90 so then the American
people can draw their own conclusion"
Senator Harding also came in for a
grllling at the hands of the democratic
candidate during bis discussion Of the
league Of nations.
Declaring It was possible for Harding.
ms senator. to escape 1.161 quorum and
roll calls, Cox said But you can not do
either as candidate or as president and
called upon the republican candidate to
explain the meaning Of the latters state
naenf thai be would put teefl" snsn Il
Hague tribunal
Senator Harding" said the governor.
in your speech OF Aug. IS. you say.
What then becomes of the argument
that congress, not the president. might
keep us out of war;
Technically. of course it could do so.
Morally, with an equal certainty, it could
not do so, nor would it ever do so. The
American people would never permit a
reputation of debt Of honor"
PUTS TWO DIRECT
QUESTIONS TO HARDING.
ia
nation appear as a waleher. as 1t would
appear and would be in such an event
before the eyes Of the world"
Answer to this. Senator Harding yes
or no:
Do you mean that you are opposed to
our assuming any moral obligation In
our international relations?
Then. in the same speech. you say
1T is not uncommon for the advo-
Gates of the league of Versailles to con
trast unfavorably The Hague tribunal
upon the ground the tribunal lacks teeth.
Very well, let's put teeth into it,
please answer, yes or no in. the face
Of your statement. TO this question: said
Cox.
Does the putting Of teeth into it mean
the assuming of an obligation to exert
moral or physical force. or both?
In one part of your speech, you say
that this nation Will not be able to ap-
pear as 4 'welcher because no obligation
win be assumed. How do you reconcile
this with your program of putting teeth
into The Hague tribunalg
This approaches the very crux of the
whole argument and the American peo-
pie are entitled to know your mind
There can be no evasion.
1T was possible in the senate for Won
TO RSPln No. 1871 ouorpup and roll 90 lie
you can not do it either as a candidate
OF as president. You must answer yes
or no.
Executive duties, unlike Legislative.
make either absenteeism or clear evasion
impossible"
Gov. Cox lauded Theodore Roosevelt as
one of the original supporters of the
league of notions idea. and quoted from
the late presidents oratios before the
Nobel peace prize committee in 1910 to
prove his contention that Roosevelt IA
vored league of nations whose members
should not only agree to keep peace
themselves, but should also use force to
compel other nations TO respect its die
tates
En- route to Milwaukee, the governor
spoke from the rear platform at Kenosha
and Racine.
As the train pulled out of Kenosha. he
said:
Il leave you with this parting injunc-
ton: Vote as our boys shot-to end the
war;"
Encouraged by a series of sixteen en-
thusiastic receptions in Michigan yester-
day, Cox said he was eager to invade all
states usually considered republican
stronghods
Despite his sixteen speeches the gov
ernor finished his last address at Kala-
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