Arizona republican., 1920-09-18
Cox Tells Californians He Favors Federal Coopera- ton with State to Exclude Japs
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 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 17-From the auditorium stage where his nomi nation for the presidency was an nounced at the Democratic national convention last July. Governor Cox of Ohio tonight to an audience of thou sands delivered the party doctrines ana, contrasting the Democratic and Republican conventions arraigned the choice of Senator Harding, his oppo- hent, as a selection of group of re- actionary leaders
 Governor Cox also discussed the Jap anese question, burning local issue declaring for the cooperation between california and the federal government whereby she (California) excludes the oriental settler" He charged Senator Harding with changing front on the question upon suggestion of Governor stephens Of California The league of nations. progressivisIn and non-parti- sanshlp also were preached by the presidential candidate and he reiterat- ed his corruption fund.- charges and evidence against the Republican lead ership and "big business
 Praises Johnson, Though Foe
 Prior to. his address here tonight, the governor, opening his five days Cali Iornla campaign, spoke to Va large crowd on the city plaza at Sacramento J puDhcan. whom he praised as another modern progressive, although a foe, but frank outSpoken one, for the league '' large crowd and reception com mlttee met the governor at Oakland Pler and after a parade up Market street rendered him an informal hotel reception before his auditorium ad- dress En route here the governor. made rear platform address at Sui sun.
 
 Senator Hardfng's nomination. Gov ernor Cox asserted, was a ratification py the senatorial oligarchy.H The en- suing Republican campaign, he said has been "a sickening farce to deceive the public"
 The governor also accused Senator Harding of having a chameleon pol fey, charging him with reversing his position upon the Japanese question as well as upon the league issue The senator's latest league speech, the Democratic candidate declared, made total Of 10 variant positions assumed.
 Denounces Chicago Convention
 Denouncing the Chicago convention proceedings fn scathing terms, Cover nor Cox said:
 From that hour until this. the small group of men that made the nomination, has been the custodian of the candidate, sponsored and censored his spoken word and outlined his whole course In grateful recognition Sen ator Harding, in his speech of accept ance, promised a plural governrHent in contradictinction to the conscience and personal responsibility of the president himself. The performance at Marion throughout the weeks has been the greatest political farce in the history of the country. Certain types of men are sent for, and as they leave the front porch prepared interviews were handed to the press Everything works with a mechanical precision. The hands of the masters are supreme and the one objective is to deceive the pub lie as to what is actually going on be- hind the scenes"
 In stating his position. on the Jap anese question, Governor Cox read the Democratic platform plank pledging support to a policy of mon admission of Asiatic immigrants and said:
 My interpretation of that is Cali fornia objects to land owned within her borders by Orientals. The funda mental principle of the Democratic party is that the states shall exercise every right in the determination O their domestic policies which they ma, properly exercise within the constitu. tion of the United States. To tho United States is reserved the treaty making power, establishing the rela tions of the nation as whole witt friendly nations. California should not ask and 1 am sure does not ask fo any procedure in the Oriental settle ment problem which cannot be accom- modated to the general policy of tn government in harmoniously worI1in; out such agreements as must be mad with friendly nations. At the sam time. if California does not desire he lands to come into the possession O Orientals she may expect, in conso nance with the established Demo cratic principle. the genuine co-opera tion Of the national government in tn working out of plan whereby she ex cludes the Oriental settlers. There i nothing evasive about this. It con stitutes 8 flat offer of co-operatio in any decent settlement of this ques tion."
 Pledges to Protect California
 Discussing briefly the same subiec .t Sacramento, the governor said:
 CT believe I know the rights of tn states under our constitution and shall. as president of this republic, SC to it that the rights of California ar not interfered with. I want to remin vou. in that connection, that the prob Iero that disturbs every household ] ~-r:<oroia was given attention in tn