Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-15

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That Senator Harding. the Republican
nominee, is surrounded by senatorial
ring was asserted by Governor Cox
The Democratic nominee added in fling
at the Harding front porch campaign
that he could not be kept muzzled' or
his front porch by any ring.
1t was the first big day Of campaign
ing undertaken by the Democratic can
didte. Motoring from Columbus he made
three brief addresses enroute-at Ianes-
vile. Cambridge and st. Clairsyilie, o..
addressed the West Virginia Democratic
convention late Saturday and big pub
lie meeting tonight on the river front
League Is Foremost.
The league was foremost in all Of the
governors addresses. The Republican
leaders. he charged, are behind smoke
screen of hypocrisy-for one thing, pure
and simple, administration spoils' lie
Also stressed what he declared was the
fight against 'reactionary Republican
ism and progressive Democracy" and
pledged his election.
All Of the governors references to
the league won great applause.
The one outstanding question of this
campaign" he said to the state conven-
tion, lis whether we are or are not going
to keep faith with the boys who died
in France"
Declaring that the league is pledge
to those who died, Governor Cox told
Of his recent visit with President Wilson.
Il wish every American could have
been with me-, he said The president s
whole thought is that he gave promise
to the mothers Of the nation when ne
asked them for their boys aud he wants
to live long enough TO see the faith Kept
and that pledge fulfilled.
Leagues Possibilities.
The governor declared that the league
also was a pledge which will make war
impossible, or practically SO" The Re
publican leadership, he said. was acting
in partisan bad faith" in opposing it.
Governor Cox added that he had the
"highest personal regard for Senator
Harding, but was against the partylsm
Lodge Is Head.
Governor Cox named Senator Lodge
Of Massachusetts as the head OF the
Senatorial oligarchy." When the Mas
sachusetts senator proposed comproms-
ing the treaty reservations, GOV 1oS
SAID Senators Borah Of Idaho and
Johnson Of California served notice that
tbpv would bring about rupture OF the
RepubIican party. The Republican plat
form. therefore, Governor Cox asserted,
was ambiguous and meaningless.
Charges Harding.
In cudgeling the proposal for "a
separate peace with Germany, Governor
Cox said it came direct from Senator
Harding adding:
sBut he will never be given an op-
portunity to make separate peace with
Germany. There will be none, because
| will not make one.
IF you are for peace with economies
bv reduction in great armaments ne
continued you should support the gov
ernor of Ohio; if you are for war and
want expense for armament to continue,
vote for the senator from Ohio.
The necessity for progressive" adj
instment was emphasized by Governor
Cex. who declared at st. Clairsville. that
n readjustment under reactionary aus
pices' could not win popular confidence.
Slogan.
Peace or war, economy or continued
expense" was the slogan he gave
The Democratic candidate also point
cd to his gubernatorial record and de-
clared that never, during his administra-
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