The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
COX At TACKs
REPUBLICANS
Democratic Candidate for
President Makes Speech at
State Convention at
Wheeling.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Charges Powerful Combination Of In.
terests Seeks to Buy Con.
troll Of Govern
ment.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
[By Herbert w. Walker. United Press
Staff Cnrrasnnndant

| [By Herbert w. Walker. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WHEELING, w. Va, Aug. 14-Gov-
ernor James M. Cox, in speech today
| full of direct attacks on the republi-
can leadership, pledged it as the pur-
pose of the democratic party ito put
into practical operation after March
fourth, 1921, a definite plan" that will
make wars more difficult in the future.
Speaking before the democratic
state convention here, the candidate
praised the purpose of the league of
nations as 'the very definite program
of action which we pledge" indirectly
promising ratification of the treaty
without continuing months of useless
discussion"
After declaring that the democratic
party must render good faith" to the
nations soldiers and it's allies, Cox
said that the campaign sis purely a
matter of concluding duty to civlliz-
tion and doing II as quickly as pru-
dent, considerate of our country's in
tefests.s
"The league of nations became the
composite agreement and now the SEN
atorial oligarchy meets it with the alb
surd plea that it increased the possi-
bility of AIMED conflicts" he said, after
charging that the republicans had
abandoned the idealism of other
days"
Referring to the miners disputes in
West Virginia, Cox declared that con-
tentment will come only with Square
dealing between men and no prefer
ence under government" Lower Iiv-
ing costs will follow the carrying out
of his pledge for a $4,000, ,O00, 900 re-
duction IN government expenditures
and taxes, he said.
Cox then charged that "a powerful
combination of interests Is now at
tempting to buy government control"
and is using huge campaign fund
to arouse racial discomfort, to breed
unrest and to befog the public mind"
THE movement" Cox said, sis
based upon greed and selfishness and
If successful will result in extreme re-
action and disor1ered society. 1t
would continue profiteering and re-
establish the rule of government by
the few. Rather than make these men
the sponsors of government, they
must be made to demean themselves
under the vigilant, restraining eye of
a governmental policy based in gold
en- rule.
THE platform of our party gives
us the opportunity to render moral
cooperation in the greatest move |
ment Of righteousness in the history |
of the world and at the same time to |
hold our own interests free from peril. |
Our position is plain. The circun- !
stances OF the last eighteen months |
convict the republican leadership Of |
attempted trickery with the American
people, Under one pretext or another /
it prevented the readiustment Of nat !
ional conditions. 1t proposed certain
reservations to the league of nations
and then they were abandoned to be
followed by nothing more definite
than the announcement of ''hope"
that an entirely new arrangement
might be made in world affairs.
Then directing his fire at Senator
Harding's proposed new association,
Cox continued:
What method they have in mind.