Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-07


address, but Gov. Cox promised EN-
phatically strict law enforcement.
Promises Dry Enforcement
"The constitution, he said, is tn
license and limitation given TO an
placed upon the law making body
The legislative branch of government
is subjected to the rdle of the mn
jority. The public official who fall
to enforce the law Is an enemy bott
to the constitution and to the Am
erican principle of majority rule. Il
would seem unnecessary for any can
didate for the presidency to say that
he does not intend to violate his oath
of office. Anyone who is false to
that oath is more unworthy than the
law violator himself.
Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute" Gov. Cox continued N
passing to a plea against abuse Of the
writ OF Injunction.
Regarding woman suffrage, Gov.
Cox urged ratification OF the propos-
ed constitutional amendment, declar-
ing women 'are entitled to the privi-
lege of voting as matter of right,
and because they will be helpful IN
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy"
Republicans Scored
His opposition - candidate, plat
form. leaders and congressional rec
ord--were flayed by Gov. Cox In
scathing terms throughout his long
address A. senatorial oligarchy" led
by Senators Lodge. fenrose and
Smoot, Gov. Cox charged, selected
Senator Harding to lead the republic
cans and fastened into the party
platform the creed of bitterness and
hate and the vacillating policy that
possesses it," The republican stand,
generally, was scored by the gov
ernor as reactionary and, on the lea
que question. he said the party's can
tlidate was bent to the irreconcilable
hostility of Senator Johnson Of Cali
fornia. The republican congress, the
governor asserted, failed to pass a
constructive law or to reduce war
taxes.
Millions in campaign funds have
been gathered for ''the reactionary
cause" the governor charged, deplor-
ing election of new administration
.under corrupt auspices and demand
ing publicity for "the plain truth
regarding all contributions and dis
bursements. The democrats, he add
ed would not attempt ito compete
by dollars" He warned the country
against cunning devices backed by
unlimited prodigal expenditures :.
TO confuse and lure"
Gov. Cox said he took up the demo-
cratic standard "a Tree man, unfet-
tered by promises"
Old Conditions Not Wanted
1--WE want a change" he said,
"from the old world lof :yesterday
where International intrigue made
piople mere pawns on the chessboard
Of war We want change from the
old industrial world where the man
who toiled was assured of "full
dinner pail'' as his only lot and pof-
ton. We stand at the forks or the
road. one leads to higher citizenship
il freer expression of the indivdual
and d fuller life for all. The other
leads to reaction, the rule OF the
few over the many and the restrict
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