New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-29

pubic would be in sight. If CON
scienceless war profiteers can contribute
out OF their surplus profits to fund
to buy the Presidency, then wc are
facing a situation as dangerous as
and Bolsheviks."
he said that if the Senate inve stiga
..on committee went seriously into
the charges of Governor Con- thew
would be proven. He also said that
1t was the Old Guard, the reaction
ares who were back in the saddle,
after having been scourged by presi-
cent Roosevelt. Then Mr.. McAdoo
| praised the League of Nations and
declared that Governor Cox was for it.
g. Governor Cox said Mr.. McAdoo,
rs not static statesman, or a plant
Pohucian. We are going to elect a
dynamic statesman this fall to the
Presidency, and Governor Cox fits the
description"
Puts Figures Still Higher
Then Governor Cox spoke. AS was
expected. he continued his talk abont
Republican campaign funds.
me first part of his speech was
| Irloute to MIR. McAdoo and to Governor
Smith. and his reference to New
FORKS Governor was the first real ap-
piause that his speech was accorded.
Governor Cox's speech in part follows:
nize in this campaign is YOUR front
porch-that is my front porch; and
can discuss the issues that are vital
within the shadows of the homes of
| America because l was not nominated
| oy Senatorial ring nor any other
KIND of ring, and thank God, when
the commission of the Presidency is
handed to me it will not be plastered
| Gl(ner with q fret
ond mortgage.
This is great fight, because it is
| great to fight for a great prnciple-a
great night because 1t is great to make
q fght which we know is to be q vic
torlous fight. Secretary McAdoo, with
out knowing it, in addition to making
a great contribution to the country in
forming the basic plan for the raising
OF the Liberty Loan funds, also made
distinct contribution to the Democ-
racy OF this campaign, because it was
TINS plan. devised for q noble cause,
put to use for an ignoble cause, which
Will result in the undoing of the forces
OF reaction this year. They thought
that II McAdoo could raise hundreds
and hundreds of millions to save the
nation they could adopt the same
system and raise tens and tens of mill
ions to save reaction in the nation.
Says Denials Differ
"The enemy has sought to denv nv
charges. but none of them makes the
same kind of a denial. Hays says the
fund is three million, Upham said it
was about eight million. Well now, l
am not going to quarrel about that.
because those gentlemen probably will
subscribe to this philosophy: What
are S5,O00,000 between friends, any
| how?
This is great fight because there
IS real JOY in swinging first into re-
treat the right wing of the reaction
cry army and then striking the left
wing of the roactionary army. 1t is not
so much of % Republican year as it
was sixty days ago, nor thirty days ago
! he Marshal Ney of the reactionary
army has gone away back behind the
lines. he is counselling with the SEN
atorial crowd to-day in Marion, Ohio.
[ do not wish TO be ungracious, but
day the news that we have not yet
started in the revelations which will
be made to the public.
81 imagine that when those charges
were first made, in confusion they con-
suited over the telephone and con-
suited around the tables whore they
could get together, and they said, Now,
upon reflection, we recognize that we
have done such a foolish thing; there
fore the thing to do is to deny it, and
the public, recognizing it as such an
unthinkable thing, viii be disinciined
/ to believe that we were guilty of the
preparation of nonsensical and a silly
thing But they have developed the
habit of doing unthinkable things.
Denounces Fight on League
"The people were staggered in the
/ first instance when they grabbed the
when they held in allegiance the works
of reconstruction and rehabilitation
the country stood aghast that even
after the Senatorial crowd had COM
mltted what some people designated as
q crime against the civilization of
the world they should unblushingly
select as the chairman of the Repub-
lican National Convention the arch
leader of that great conspiracy, Henry
Cabot Lodge himself. And then mag
inc the public surprise when the news
a confident Senatorial oligarchy had
done something it had never dared
think of doing before in this 'cinch
Republican year by nominating one
of that group as the candidate of the
party for the Presidency!
"The singular thing about the pres
! ent situation is this: The witness that
l introduced the official document
from the Republican headquarters, and
now they are challenging the testimony
of themselves. But this is not the first
time that they have acted inconsist-
emily. This fight will be pressed until
the bitter end.
eve intend to continue to follow the
straight course. There will be no
wabbling. Business man, laboring
man, farmer and storekeeper will not
have to use some sort OF a code to
know what we purpose doing if the
| Democratic Administration should be
installed IN Washington March 4,
1921. The opposition offers nothing
proposal which brings tho 100000
American soldiers back to the trenches