New-York tribune., 1920-10-26
F. i. Roosevelt
Bases Hope ON
Silent Vote
Tells College Students at
Dinner in This CITY
That Nine Out of Ten
Will uppor Cox
Attacks Foes Methods
Asserts Democrats Will
Accc Reservations
Protecting I. 5. Rights

Franklin D. Roosevelt told an audi
.rcc Of Democratic college workers at
dinner given in his honor at the
Hotel Commodore last night that the
silen. vote Of the country, which, he
said. had been lying dormant through
ou. the campaign, is now asserting
Itself and is making certain the victory
q Governor Cox over Senator Harding
on November > The dinner to Mr..
Roosevelt was given by the Cox Roosc-
velt College Mems Club, under whose
suspices Mr. Roosevelt addressed a
series OF meetings during the day com
posed exclusively Of college students.
As in every campaign. so in this one.
large percentage of the voters have
been silent sail Mr. Roosevelt. at
is this vote which always determines
the result OF elections. In 1916 as late
as October Of that year Charles Evans
Hughes was considered elected, but
November told different story. The
vast bulk OF The people Of this country
have been sitting back throughout this
campaign and exercising their prerog-
alive Of thinking .ver the issues of the
struggle. They are just now making
up their minds, End it is this which
accounts for this so-called drift to
Cox which people are talking about.
1t isn't drift at all. 1t is simply that
nine out OF ten of the people who
lave been making up their minds are
beginning 70 assert themselves. and it
Il they who are making the prospects
:
time
Attacks His Foes
After attacking the Republican man
ayers and press for the manner in
which they have conducted the cam
psign and for what he called their mis-
representation OF the League of Ma
tons issue. Mr. Roosevelt said
Il feel certain that our campaign has
heen c.eanly conducted, that we have
not resorted 20 the despicable tactics
Of our opponents and that we come
through the campaign with clean hands.
The moral forces of the nation are be-
hind Us The churches Of the country
have not only indorsed the League of
Nations, but have indorsed our going
into It.
The teachers Of the nation, nine out
Of ten ot them. are behind our going
.n So despicable have been the meth
eds Of our opponents that only now
after Governor Cox and | had been
going uu and down the country for two
months and stating our position clearly
are the people beginning to realize that
We Will. gladly accept any reservations
to the covenant Of the League of Ma
aoas ,rat Will emphasize that Ameri-
can rights must at all times remain
paramount to the league, that we have
disclamed any idea that the covenant
must be- adopted without the dotting
OF an or the crossing Of t.
Mr.. Roosevelt attacked severely Sen
al0r Hardlng's statement that, even if
Governor Cox is elected. he could not
obtain ratification OF the League of Ma
aons because the Republicans woult
control enough Of the Senate t(
dock t.
This amounts virtually to a declara
on that, even after the American peo
pie will have expressed themselvc.
clearly on the issue, the Republicans
will s'lll continue to block their will,
aid Mr.. Roosevelt "To me this seems
to he the most american thing eve
said by nominee. The Republican
machine leaders think they can &c
away with murder. They can't"
Mr. Roosevelt charged that rs pc
cent OF the Republican papers have re
fused to print both sides Of the presen
political controversy and have boycott
Ted the Democratic candidates.
Mr. Roosevelt began strenuous
day of campaigning with an address
before 5000 students of New Yorl
University in the university library
Dean Archibald NJ. Bouton presided a.
The meeting
Later the candidate spoke from The
] steps Of the library of Columbia Uni
Versity aud in front Of the building!
| q the College Of the City of New
/ York, :he authorities al both institu