Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-26
COX WILL EXPOSE
 DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO BUY PRESIDENCY
Says He Will Give Evidence Tonight Convicting G.
 0. P. Leaders
SIZE OF CAMPAIGN
 FUND IS ENORMOUS
Plays Senatorial Oligarchy's Attempt to Rule Nation as Most Danger Ous Symptom Manifest in
 Last 50 Years

Evansville, Ind, Aug. 25.-Evi, dence of "a deliberate conspiracy te buy the presidency" was promised to. day by Governor Cox in addresses rallying southern Indiana democracy Amplifying his charges that an enor. nous republican campaign fund was being raised, the democratic candi. date declared that in his address to- morrow night at Pittsburgh he would produce evidence regarding the re. publican leadars that convicts every mothers son of them"
 "When the size of the campaign fund is understood" he said, "the sensibilities of the people will be staggered. You know what my charg. es have been. You know what reply Chairman Hays, of the republican national committee, and his associ- ates have given. I ask you only to wait until tomorrow night and I will produce evidence that convicts ev. cry mothers son fthem-evidence of a deliberate plot that has been carried into every county of America in polt and conspiracy to buy the presidency of the United States. But it can't be done."
 Governor Cox's declaration was made late today at Princeton, Ind. and reiterated again here tonight It was cheered by audiences of thou. sands of persons in a tumultous day of campaigning.
 Prefacing his new promise to ex- pose republican finances, Governor Cox said he was not the "apostle ot disaster" and added "but I am here to leave in your minds the most firm and deep rooted impression that can that the most dangerous symp. tom that has been manifested in Am. erica in the last fifty years is the attempt of the senatorial oligarchy to reach out and take possession ot our government.
 Plays the Senate.
 Republican campaign financing, he said, was quite as dangerous.
 The Senatorial oligarchy" was flayed unsparingly by Governor Cox also for it's opposition to the league of nations and he reiterated charges that it had selected the republican nominee, dictated meaningless platform and "was trying to annex the presidency"
 The league again was prominent in the governors address. He de nounced the alleged proposal of Sen ator Harding, his republican oppon- ent, for separate peace with Germa ny, as "monstrous and unthinkable, and urged the league to "keep faitf with our American soldiers and tht allies"
 Governor Cox also amplified hi: views of league reservations. Int democratic platform, he said, doe: not assume an unbending attitude.
 "We will accept any Reservations, that will work to the cause of world peace," he said, "but we will reject any that will work harm or injury tt the cause of world peace." Governor Cox declared for condi tional entrance into the league O Germany, Russia and Turkey.
 The league, Governor Cox declared already is at work and functioning "We and Germany, Russia, Fur key, Mexico and Henry Cabot Lodg' only are standing outside" he said
 "The republican platform" tn candidate continued, "is a piece O deliberate bad faith, hypocrisy trickery and insincerety.
 Governor Cox denied Americas en trance into the league would caus war, and, stating he understood tha about 10000 Americans now wer' overseas, the governor promised tha "not one of your boys will leave ou' shores without your consent" ex pressed through congress.
 Disarmament, under the leagu means stopping the carrying of in ternationally concealed weapons, Governor Cox declared.
 That the republican leaders sough to discredit President Wilson for DO litical purposes, also was reiterated by the candidate.