Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-20
'COX ENCOUNTERS
LIVELY HECKL|NG
IN RHODE ISLAND
Declares Liquor Interests
Have Never Contributed
to Campaign.

Probably the liveliest bombardment
of questions during his campaign was
experienced by Gov. Cox OF ONO mere
TODAY during an address to several
thousand persons in the public square
Holding what he called town meet
ing" the democratic presidential can
didate was piled with questions
upon the league, and the liquor and
the Irish questions.
A woman asked the governor ms
views regarding maintenance OF the
volstead law. He asked whether she
had put the same question to Senator r
Harding, his republican opponent, ana
then reiterated that the senator mao
= voted "thirty-two times wet and Two
times dry" and owned brewery stock.
Declaring again that he opposed any
prohibition legislation in conflict
with the Constitution as interpreted
by the Supreme Court of the United
States" and that he had closed ONO
saloons on Sundays. the governor SAID
he had been elected governor three
times. adding:
and the liquor interests never con-
tributed a nickel to my campaigns
then or now
Cheered on Irish Statement.
His statement that he favored pres
entation of the Irish question to the
league was cheered, and when he
declared for "self-determination" a
man asked:
Does that apply to Ulster?"
Ulster is part of Ireland was
the governors quick response.
Attacking Senator Harding's posi-
tion upon the Irish question. Cox. Cox
added:
During the last two weeks repub-
lcan speakers have been urged not
to mention his name"
Charges that Senator Harding had
taken numerous positions upon the
league were reiterated by Gov. Cox.
would you accept the Lodge reser-
vations?" was another question.
They were never seriously sug-
gested." the candidate replied
IF they had been Senator Lodge
would have declared for them in the
republican platform"
The governor added that he was
most interested" in the Hitchcock
reservations.
Hfsses After Mention Of Lodge.
Before the league became a political
question. Gov. Cox said. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, had endorsed it un-
reservedly.''
Repeating his charge that Senator
Lodge later formed the 'basest and most
infamous conspiracy" against the league.
the governor declared that the repub-
can leader was "the most despised man
in America and loud Kisses from the
audience followed the mention of the
senator's name.
I've been getting that for tel, weeks"
the gcverner commented. 1ss.----s-se.s---,
Republicans favoring the 1eague and
supporting Senator Harding are ''con-
Quoting Z joint debate with themselves,''
Gov. Cox said, citing statements by
former President Taft that league oppo,
nents were firing at President Wilson"
parade through the business sec
tion preceded the governors address
here from stand in front of the fed
only Rhode Island speech.
Senator Gerry, Patrick H Quinn.
democratic national committeeman for
Rhode Island. and other party leaders
were on the platform.
Speaks ON Boston Common.
BOSTON, October 20.-Scathing at
tack upon Senator Lodge of Massa-
Shusetts and sarcastic criticism of
Senator Harding, republican presiden-
tIal nominee, were made yesterday by
Gov. Cox during his New England
tour, embracing Massachusetts and
New Hampshire cities and ending
with a large meeting on Boston Com
mons.
Here in the home state of Senator
Lodge. as we'll as to other audiences,
the democratic presidential candidate
denounced Senator Lodge as the arch
conspirator of the ages" because of
his fight against the league of ma
tions. Reiterating that Mr.. Lodge
headed "a conspiracy to strangie the
treaty to death through the round
robin. Gov Cox urged his Boston au-
dience to "repudiate" Mr.. Lodges
leadership and retire him to private
life as soon as possible. To his New
Hampshire audiences Gov. Cox urged
defeat of Senator Moses, republican,
because he signed the round robin"
Heaps Sarcasm on Harding.
Senator Harding was heaped with
sarcasm and ridicule by Gov. Cox in
virtually every address, with the in
cident between President Wilson and
the senator regarding the 1atter's
statement of French overtures for a
new association of nations as the basis.
"The facts justify the conclusion
that Senator Harding has stupidity
though deliberately, attempted to de-
ceive the people of the United States"
Gov. Cox declared.
Expressing belief that French
author and humorist was Senator
Harding's source of information re-
garding French sentiment upon a
new association of nations, and COM
menting upon Senator Harding's let
ter to President Wilson, Gov. Cox
said. sarcastically:
Poor Senator Harding has been
misunderstood again 1t is a pathetic
the dullness of the American people,
including newspaper editors and lead
ers among partisans and opponents"
Gov. Cox WAS delayed in his arrival
At Harvard Union. and the meeting
was opened with an add ress by the
presiding officer. DIR. Charles w. Eliot.
who for forty years was president Of
the university
DR.. Eliot, who received an ovation
from the undergraduates defended
the league with vigor that belied
his neariy eighty-seven years. He de-
..Iared that the statement recently sign
I'd by thirty one distinguished republi-
cans and friends of the league mis-
repre- sented both the democratic plat
form and its candidates. How the
thirty-one gentlemen could have
signed the statement was a mystery
to him. he said.
IT must confess that am unable to
understand how any believer in the
American sort of liberty with security
can hesitate about his choice he said.
And yet, few days ago l read a
carefully drawn statement signed by
thirty-one men, with most of whom
have been associated. who give the
opposite advice to their countryme en- /"
President Lowell of Harvard was
one of the thirty-on signers of the
statement attacked by DR.. Eliot and
the speakers reference to the motive
for the statement as something mys-
.erjous to him evoked both cheers and
siisses
tho Irish question was emphasized
Ivy Gov. Cox to all audiences Re-
iteratinE his friendship for the Irish
<c7use and arguments that Ireland
could he aided by the league the
governor scored Senator Harding's s
position, asserting that he had OPP
pt,ssd self determination for Ireland and
all other peoples upon every occasion
In championing the league Gov. Cox
said that although he was the head