East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-07
"What if Germany Would Not
Accept Our Terms" Asks
Democratic Nominee in Ar
gument for Treaty.
cox STANDS S0UARELY
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Pronounced Law Enforcement
View is Given; "We Face
the Rising Sun of T0m0r-
row" Cox Said.
BY HERBERT W. WALKER

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Omitted Press Staff Correspondence
DAYTON, o.. Aug. 7.-Governor
James M Cox today formally accept
ed the democratic nomination for the
presidency and sharply acknowledged
the peace treaty as the leading issue
of the forthcoming political war.
In a speech bristIing with attacks.
direct and sarcastic, he denounced
Senator Harding's proposals for ef-
fecting peace as "disheartening,' "un-
worthy" "bungling diplomacy" and
"unaduIterated dishonesty
The Harding promise for a formal
and effective peace SO quickly as a re-
publican congress can pass its decIara-
ton for a republican executive TO
sign" Cox declared, "means but one
thing-a separate peace with Ger
many"
Such course the democratic nomf-
nee viewed with adherence, seeing in
it a withdrawal of good faith pledged
to the allies for the enforcement of
terms upon offending powers" On
the issue of League or no League Cox
took an equivocal position
Senator Harding he said. "as the
republican candidate for the presiden-
cy proposes in plain words that we re-
main out of it. AS the democratic
candidate 1 favor going i'm
But. while declaring "the first duty
of the new administration clearly will
be the ratification of the treaty" Cox
cautioned, ''the matter should be ap-
preached without thought of the Bit
terness of the past And. admitting
that the clai mthat interpretations are
unnecessary might be true. Cox( new
ertheless, took the position that ba-
sis for "a atff he foI y
and that interpretations would be ire
assuring to many of our citizens who
feel that in signing the treaty there
should be no mental reservations not
expressed in plain words"
He showed plainly that his position
would be with those desiring to get
the treaty ratified so long as the agree
ment for such ratification did not in
jure the covenant.
For Law Enforcement.
The greatest thought in the gover-
nor's speech obviously was devoted to
his treatment of the league issue.
There was no mention in the address
of the prohibition question. The only
statement that might be construed As
a reference to the subject being his
declaration that ''the public official
who fails to enforce the law is an en-
emy both to the constitution and to
the American principle of majority
rule. 1t would seem quite unneces-
sary,' 'he added, for any candidate
for the presidecy to say that he does
not intend to violate his oath of Of
flee.
In problems OF readjustment the
candidate declared zone of the. first
things to be done in the repeal of war
taxes" He criticized the last repub-
ican congress for mot passing a sin
gle law to lift a load of war taxation
that cannot be tolerated in time OF
peace" He promised II elected re-
iuction totaling more than $4,000 000.-
POO annually in federal taxes.
He suggested in place of the present
graduated excess profits tax a levy OF
rom one to one and one-half per cent
on the total business of every going
concern.
To meet high cost OF living prob
ems Cox recommended a more just
proportion between 'fair profits to
business and fair prices to the con-
He emphasized the necessity
'or greater production and to this end
warned that both labor and tho far
ner must get more equitable share.
More home building and greater
Americanization work was advocated
~ the governor as a means OF COM
oatting seditious agitation.
Despite concern among some DEM
'cratic leaders that Cox would bo
guided too much by the White House.
here was little in the address 70 IN
itcate Wilson domination. He mem
ioned the presidents name but three
lines, once In an attack on republic
an "discourtesy to the presldsnt.@
which he branded as IAN affair OF po-
itical intrigue"
History" he said ''win max. n
Ddious. As well might Il be directed
It a wounded soldier of the war. one
,en in the trench; the strength Of ths
'ther was broken In the enormous ia-
Dors Of his office" aF