The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-09-17
HOLSTERS RALLY TO
COX LEAGUE STAND
Drop Party Lines Meets with
Favorable Response Through
out State.
CALLS IT GREAT CRUSADE

Thursday night. when be formally
opened the Democratic campaign in
Indiana. shows that he made a deep
and favorable impression not alone
on members OF his own party, but
also on the independent voters. Re-
ports are coming into the capitol
showing that the governors plea to
place the league OF nations issue
above a partisan basis Is meeting a
generous response throughout the
state. the movement being accentu-
ated by scores OF Republicans break
Ing party ties In order TO support the
Ohioan in his fight to consummate an
honorable peace.
A Religious Movement.
Indications are that Governor Cox
spoke with prophetic vision when he
said the campaign would take on the
fervor Of Q religious movement" for
observations made in various parts of
Indiana, as we'll as reports from other
states. show that the American peo-
pie. regardless Of party fealty, are
ra!lying around him for the sake of
safeguarding the covenant His
solemn request for the members of
both parties to weigh the question in
the balance before voting and to then
cast their ballots as their conscience
dictates has created a profound i'm
preston everywhere.
The governor has drawn a careful
line Of distinction between the rank
and fls OF the Republican party and
the senatorial cabal and in his ad-
dress called on the Republicans to
cast of the shackles imposed on them
by the senate oligarchy.
When | speak of the Republican
party l speak OF the leaders," he said.
They are the same men who
wrecked the party in 1912 and they
do not seem to have learned their les
SON.
He Is making an especial appeal to
the progressive elements in America
and shows conclusively that he repre-
sents progress while the old guard
has It's eyes to the setting sun"
Worsts Heekisr In Crowd.
Cox displays absolute mastery on
the platform. He is never at loss
for words and he hurls epigramatic
phrases at his audience with
startling suddenness. For instance,
while addressing the open air meet
ing at South Bend he badly worsted
. heckler amid the plaudits of the
huge crowd
The governor declared for the fed
eral regulation OF the packing indus
try in order TO limit the period in
which fOodstuffs can be kept In cold
storage. Some one in the audience
asked why President Wilson had not
done that.
Pointing his finger at the man Cox
shouted:
Because the party to which you
belong has been In control OF con.
gress for the past two years"
He gladly accepted the challenge
pudiated the league OF nations and
took their stand for q separate peace
with Germany. He described as
falsifers those who declare the
covenant would take the war making
powers from the hands of congress
and place 1t in a per-government
across the seas and labelled the Re-
publican efforts to pervert the mean
ing OF the pact as pure moonshine.
His pledge to bring about disarma
ment under the league with q conse
quent reduction in taxation, and an
illustration OF the arbitration features
OF the covenant evoked prolonged
cheers from the audience.
League 10 Top.
Opinion sounded in the wake Of the
Cox speech shows that he has raised
the covenant issue from the depths OF
misrepresentation where II was sent
by Republican propaganda. TO the su
preme issue OF the hour. His incon
trovertible facts and his Willingness
TO declare from the platform that the
old guard statements are not predi
Gated on truth" has had a telling
effect
The South Bend meeting was held
IN a tabernacle that had been erected
for an evangelist. Cox, glancine
about the structure and noting its de
sign. said:
Il am glad 10 start my campaign
in tabernacle. This Is a great cru
SADIE" and then. turning 10 the crowd
he said: Il would like TO ask Henry
Cabot Lodge one question In all rev
erence:
>What would Christ himself say o.
the League OF Nations? Why, the
angel that announced his cominl
sang. Peace on Earth. Good VIII Il
Men"