Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
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HANDLES RIVALS
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Senatorial OHgarchy
Decided on Harding,
Governor AUers.

DAYTON. Ohio, August tSpeclai).
Astounding note of personal inde-
Dendence and declaring himself a
"free man. unfettered by promises.
Gov. James NJ. Cox of Ohio today for
1nally-accepted the democratic nomi-
nation for President.
The democratic nominee again
pledged himself to bring about the
ratification of the Versailles treaty
with the league of nations covenant.
He made il clear that he stood for in
terpretative reservations that would
indicate to the member nations the
United States recognized no law
higher than its dMn Constitution He
pointed out that under the ConSt1tu-
tion the Congress alone has the pow
er to declare war. His expression on
the league shows him again in accord
with President Wilson.
The question is said Gov. Cox.
whether we shall or shall not. join in
this practical and humane movement.
PRESIDENT Wilson. as our representa-
tive at the peace table, entered the
league in our name, in so far as the
executive authority permitted. Sena-
tor Harding, as the republican can
didate for the presidency, proposes in
plain words that we remain out of it.
AS the democratic candidate. l favor
going in"
IL
made at the fair grounds. before
thousands of democrats and near-dem
Ccrats. who gave his address the clos
est attention. He was frequently in
ferrupted by wildly enthusiastic ap-
plause- The governor spoke in reply
TO- Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
chairman of the notification commit
tee and chairman of the democratic
rational convention at San Fran
cisco.
Charges Senatorial Olignrchy,
The democratic nominee in his ssad-
dress handled his republican oppo-
b nents without gloves. He charged
that senatorial oligarchy,," head
ed by Penrose. Lodge and Smoot, had
brought about the nomination of Sem
ator Harding. whom he linked up
With the reactionaries- He charged
that this same oligarchy had fastened
into the republican PLATFORM the
"creed of hate and bitterness and the
vacillating policy that possesses it."
Turning to the pronouncement of
Senator Harding, made at Marion
when he accepted the republican
nomination. to the effect that he
would sign a declaration of peace
with Germany as soon as a repub-
1ican Congress could send it to him,
Gov. Cox said:
This means but one thing-a sepa-
rate peace with Germany,
This would be the most disheart-
Russians made their separate peace
with Germany, and infinitely more
unworthy on our part than it was
on the part of the Russians
He asked if Senator Harding had
in mind the sending of an army to
Germany II the Germans should re-
fuse to accede to the terms of the
United States The allied armies, he
said, certainly could not be expected
TO enforce the terms of a separate
peace between this country and Ger
many.
Senator Harding's suggestion that
after peace had been established he
would hopefully approach" the ma
fions of the world to see If an un-
derstanding could not be entered
upon which would result in perma-
nent peace. Gov. Cox ridiculed as
"arrant madness or attempted inter-
Inconsistencies Alleged.
The plain truth is" said Gov. Cox.
that the republican leaders. ~ob-
sessed. with a determination to win
the presidential election, have at
tempted to satisfy too many divergent
views" He predicteds that their in
consistencies would rise to haunt
them and that they would find them
selves arrayed-in public thought, at
least-against great principle.
The peace treaty as an issue OF
the campaign was given the place
of honor in his address by Gov. Cox
The republicans hypocritically
claim" he said, that the league OF
nations will result in our boys being
drawn into military service but they
fail to realize that every high schoo
youngster in the land knows that nc
treaty can override our Constitution
which reserves to Congress- and tC
Congress alone, the power to declare
war
- League Covenant Reservations.
extract from an article he wrote
some months ago for the New York
Times, in which he set forth two
reservations to the league covenant
70 which he again gave adherence
The second of these reservations i.
couched in the following language:
ut will, of course, be understood
that in carrying out the purpose. oi
ihe league. the government of the
United States must at all times ac-
5ntent of the United States Consti.
tuition. which cannot In any way bs
eltered by the treatymaking power
Z Leaving his discussion of foreign
relations. Gov. Cox launched into the
domestic problems which confront tn,
country. In regard to one issue how
ever. prohibition, he was aS silent a.
the democratic and republican plat
forms. His only reference. if it cal
be so considered. to this question
was his assertion that lit is difficuI
80 follow the reasoning of anE on,
who would seek to make an issue O
she question of law enforcement
Senator Harding in his speech of ac
teptance said that the laws relatin,
10 prohibition would be enforced i
he were elected.
1T would seem quite unnecessary
Gov. Cox said. for any candidate fo
the presidency to say that he doe
nor intend to violate his oath o
office" which is to preserve. protec
and defend the Constitution of tn
United States"
Reduction in Taxes.
The democratic nominee insiste,
that federal taxation must b.
heavily reduced, and it will be dom
ft once. if democratic administra
tion is chosen in November"
He paid tribute TO the people an,
10 the democratic admin istr ration TO
the manner in which .the war ha,
been financed. and then chided tn
republican Congress because il has s.
Var taken no steps TO repeal o
modify the war taxes.
Immediately following the armi
stice measures to modify the onerou
pnd annoying taxation should hav
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