New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-11
Cox Advocates
Jail Terms for.
Fund Offenders
Governor Tells Spokane
Audiences That Remedy
Applied to Boss Tweed
Should Be Used Now
PledgesSNeeded Medicine
Senatorial Oligarchy' and
Big Business Are Again
Attacked by Candidate

SPOKANE, Wash.s Sept 10.-Gov-
ernor James NJ. Cox, discussing denials
of campaign fund charges by Will H.
Hays, Republican national chairman,
and others, declared in a speech to
the First Voters League at the Union
Station here to-day that it is time, in
order to put stop to corruption, to
send somebody to the penitentiary.'
Governor Cox declared that the state
ment yesterday Of former Senator
Weeks in New Jersey that "$15, 600 900
contributed to the Republican campaign
fund by the business interests would
be a good investment" is not sur
prising.
First" he. continued, will Hays
and his associates made broadcast de-
mails. Now that they have been caught
with the goods on them the policy to
be adopted manifestly is that which
Senator Weeks expresses.
ut will remind the country of the
days of Boss Tweed. When he was
caught he said, What are you going
to do about it?' The people answered
by sending him to the penitentiary.
Present symptoms are pretty strongly
suggesting the need of the same kind
of remedy now.
Certain interests in America look
upon the government of the people as
a business affair, pure and simple, and
they are determined to control it. In
the face Of obvious violation of law,
Hays, the head of the money diggers,
is still in charge. With scandal envel-
oplng the affairs Of Republican fhr ad-
quarters tie Presidential candidate is
silent"
In discussing what he called "the
Renuhllc9N anrpnnf;on
Cox, speaking of perjury laws, said he
intended "applying if l can the medi-
cine that is needed now"
referring to Chairman Hays's state
ment on difference between actual
and tentative quotas, Governor, Cox
said:
THE only difference between them
Is what you want to get and what you
actually get"
The candidate also attacked the
Senatorial oligarchy" and Senator
Harding, declaring his Republican op-
ponent was 1.-The commander of the
reactionary forces Of the. nation" as
ne had been Of those in Ohio. Further
attacks upon "big business" also were
made
The young men who are first voters
this year will find themselves in dis
tlngulshed company" said the Demo-
cratic candidate, for there has Just
been placed on the statute books that
law which has given to the mothers
OF America the right to which they
have always been entitled. / have no
doubt concerning what the women of
America will do in the forthcoming
election, nor have l a single doubt as
to what the young man will do when
he frees himself from prejudice and
all considerations of craftsmanship"
Speaking later in the day at the in
terstate fair Governor Cox said he
had come here to know the people.
Il am Progressive. l am Demo-
orat in the broadcast sense" the Gov
ernor continued. 81 come to preach
progress and the gospel of peace. I
9sk you to forget that l am a candi~
Date of political party. Let us as
sans"
Answers quota Question
The Governor replied to a question
in a local newspaper regarding Spo-
kane's quota. The local Republican
chairman, Thaddeus s. Lane, was
quoted as declaring that Spokane's
quota was $500, and not. $4,000, as
charged by the Governor at Pittsburgh.
alleged letter written Angst 9 by A. D.
Stewart. tho state chairman, stating
that Washington probably could
send $4,000 to the Republican Ma
tional Committee Of 100000 needed
in the state. The Governor aske@ also
if several thousand dollars had not
been subscribed at breakfast here
attended by w. II. Cowles, local pub
Usher, and f. T. Conan, Republican
candidate for Governor. Also Governor
Cox said he would ask his representa-
tive at Chicago to have Mr.. Cowles