The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-19

and international financial and eco
nomica1 read1ustment, as we'll as the
high cost of living. are bound up in
the success of the League of Nations.
Our safety, our economic readtust-
ment and our prosperity are all in
volved in America s. making the league
world force" Governor Cox assert
| ed, charging the Republican senate
oiigarchy'' with responsibility for de-
lay in economic progress and beiated
reduction Of living costs. The Demo-
cratic candidate came here today
from Columbus, via Chicago. and will
speak tonight at the Indiana Demo-
cratic editors banquet.
The position OF the Democracy is
definite and affirmative" said Cover
nor Cox charging the reactionary
Republican leaders" with being eva
sive, ambiguous and hypocritical."
Hurry into League.
with the least possible delay after
March 4. 1921. our pledge is to enter
the league. making such additions as
are reassuring and helpful" he con-
tinued. This will legally end the
war; it will help 10 re-establish cred
its. A call will be made upon our
mineral wealth and our productive
skill. We will have the ships to sail
every sea; the supply of 'life's essen
tials will be equal to the demand;
living costs will be reduced What we
I v
and powder would be applied to our
war debt and above all we will be
happy in the consciousness that war
is practically impossible.
THE opposition offers. at the very
best, a very long delay. What project
it has as a substitute for the league
of nations no one knows, or at least
no one has ever attempted to describe
| it or to name it. The question of the
| league of nations therefore becomes
increasingly the issue in this campaign
for the very reason that it involves
our safety. our economic readjustment
and our prosperity.
Says "Air Is Clearing"
THE air is clearing the smoke screen
of hypocrisy thrown out by the sena-
toriaI oligarchy has been pierced, and
every day between now and November
will witness the gradual retreat Of the
forces of reaction. The tide of moral
thought is flowing against them. There
isn't enough money in the world to
stop it, and the result. which / con-
fidently predict, will not only be
great help to the impaired agencies of
mankind, but it will carry a lesson
that political leaders. present. and
future will have little trouble In I'M
derstanding.''
Reiterating his charge of reaction"
against the Republican leaders Gov
ernor Cox added:
IF they should follow their own
steps backward. and they are so USED
to moving in that direction that they
would not need a compass. they would
find that every condition against
which they inveigh is of their own
creation. They discuss the high cost
of living without apparently realizing
that in a large measure they are re-
sponsible for the belated settling down.
of conditions which have continued
the high cost of living. The demands
for food stuffs has exceeded the sup
ply. Europe has been compelled to
buy because she is not producing. And
production in America has not moved
back into its stride because things
economically, are dis5ofned not only
here. but everywhere.
IF the league of nations had been
ratified months ago exchange would
have been stabilized. Europe could
have started it's work of rehabilita-
ton; its countries would not have
made a drain upon our food supplies.
In fact Europe would be buying the
things which we can spare. The re-
suit of this would be self evident. War
taxes which should have been modi-
fled or repealed when the war was
over were not touched and the Re
publican oligarchy in the senate is
directly responsible"
"Penrose Kept Taxes Up
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
Governor Cox declared, was instru
mental in preventing reduction of war
taxes "on the theory that the people
would blame the executive rather
than the Congressional administra-
ton" for failure to abolish burden
some taxation. -
Much of the national debt of all
countries. Governor Cox said. was
caused by the race in armament. add
ting:
IF the world does not proceed to
-
armament is diverted to the payment
of interest and sinking fund on the
bonded debt, when there is more than
hope that civilization can work its
way out to sound footing financially
and economically; if this is not done.
then no one knows what will happen.
In the face of these things 1t is
hard to believe that the senatorial