Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-31

DemOcfallc canQlddJe.
In addresses here, at Gary, Ind. and
Evanston, H.. Governor Cox predicted
victory for the cause of peace in next
Tuesdays elections and urged his au-
diences to vote as our soldiers fought
to end the war" His largest audience
was that at night. in the Coliseum, where
his Republican adversary, Senator Hard
ing. was nominated last June.
The governors political repertoire as
well as his physical stamina were taxed
by the days number and size of his
audiences in a program which kept him
the center of swirling crowds until lbid-
night when his train pulled out for
Dayton.
League Is Peace Pledge
That American entrance into the
League of Nations was a pledge to
the men who fought in the world war
and to their mothers-a bond to end
wars forever, if possible-and also a
measure for national and world pro-
gress, economic and moral, was ex-
pressed By Governor Cox in all Of the
days addresses.
Belief that President Wilson would
be ready to retire from public life if
the league pledge sh ould be l. .p1, was
expressed by the governor to an audi
epce of women.
Presidents Pledge
Declaring that the president repre-
sented 'the saddest picture in all his
tory and deploring what he termed the
malignant policy of hate" against the
executive, Governor Cox said:
''He thinks of one thing and one thing
only. He talks of it more than any
thing else and it is this:
H., a ta ha
ers of America. and that the promise
has not been kept. | am certain that
if he knew definitely that the promise
would be kept he would be perfectly
willing to conclude his participation in
all public affairs, either officially or
privately"
Views on Many Things
The womens meeting opened the gov
ernors program here. This afternoon
the candidate gave his views on labor,
settlement of strikes without the bay
onet" and the industrial questions to
crowd of several hundred persons at
Gary. Ind. His coliseum meeting at
night was preceded by an automobile
parade. Several other addresses were
the closing events of the strenuous days
program, >,
The League was the big topic in all
of the governors addresses.
Confusion With Harding
Referring to Senator Harding, the
governor said:
II know he is going TO stay in Ohio
after March 4th.'
sIf Harding is elected you'll have
continued confusion and no result" sad
the governor, detailing what he sala
were numerous groups with conflicting
views aligned in support of Senator
Harding.
Governor Cox declared repeatedly that
his own election would be positive
mandate" for American entrance INTO
the league. and that success Of Senator
Harding would be mo mandate what
ever"
Must Enter League.
eve must go in. and / believe we will
if the people will speak positive man
date" said the governor reiteratlng that
he would accept any good or helpful
reservations.
Charge Ministers lntimldated.
He charged that the force of money
had been brutaly used in efforts to m
timidate ministers who have advocated
the league.
In presenting economic arguments for
the league. the governor, i'll his Gary
speech, predicted "smokeless chimneys
there, and throughout the nation should
America stay leagueless. American mem
bership, he asserted would bring an
unprecedented era of prosperity
through restoration of European credit
and purchasing power.
Harding's Position Isolation.
In his coliseum speech at night the
governor specifically attacked Senator
Hardings speech at Des Moines that
I'VE must consecrate ourselves to the
welfare of America and not of the rest
of the world"
applied to individuals it is the doc
trine of egotism," said the governor.
"Appled to nations it is. the doctrine of
isolation. And in both cases it is the
doctrine of selfishness. To talk glibiy
about America only as if that were
what patriotism means, is as foolish as it
is false. That kind of patriotism is
cheap and spurious patriotism. The
true patriot wants his country to be first
in service, not first in selfishness More
than that it is the negation of the new
testament and the old testament as
WELL
A great ovation was given the gov
ernor when he arrived at the Coliseum.
The demonstration lasted Is minutes.