Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-09-14
TOUR OF GOVERNOR COX
IS PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
MANY THOUSANDS OF WASHINGTON VOTERS HEAR DEMO.
CRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AND
APPLAUD HIS WORDS

apparently with the ideallsm of Nc
Kinley and who certainly have de-
parted from the tenets and creed Of
Theodore Roosevelt. My fight is
against the Senatorial oligarchy, that
paid no attention to the rank and
file Of the republican party when
they came finally to select the nom-
inee OF the Convention in Chicago.
They did not inquire who had carried
the states in which lively primary con-
tests had been waged. but, rs pre-.
tired q few men, made from the most
part Of members of the United States
Senatorial oligarchy. gathered in a
room in a Chicago hotel. and there
the selection was made and the man
date was issued. 1t Is my contention.
therefore, that this Senatorial oligar-
chy not only deserves the condem.
nation Of the American people for
what It has done to the civilization
Of the world. but 1t deserves as we'll
the repudiation Of the rank and file
Of the republican party. 1t has paid
no attention to your expressed man.
date at the primaries. 1t has adopted
a platform the meaning Of which you
do not know, and they have nominated
for the first time in years member OF
the Senatorial oligarchy as the party
nominee for the Presidency. There
fore, let us discuss these questions
free from any political prejudices, II
you please.
"Your chairman has made some
references to progress and reaction.
II you will take the time to sanalyze
all the elements that enter into a
political contest, It is interesting to
observe this: That big business is
always with reaction. That must he
more than a coincidence. When we
were called upon to adopt new Con-
stitution in Ohio, the same interests
that are aligned against me this year
in Ohio were aligned against progress
there. They predicted smokeless
chimneys. They wanted the old order
preserved because they had the best
of It under the old order. and they
did not want it disturbed. Why dc
they object to a progressive admins.
tration of affairs at Washington this
year? Because they know perfectly
we'll that II the progressive candidate
for President is elected. and there IL
only one running. they will not have
reserved seat when we begin business
at Washington.
II was not nominated by any Sena
torial ring or any other kind Of ring
and l will not be tied down to my
front porch by any Senatorial rinl
or any other kind Of a ring. Tht
only front porch I am interested IL
in this campaign is your front porch
and mean to carry the issues to 20,
there.
! II think you are familiar with tht
fact that have made some charges
in this campaign. l., have charged
that an attempt is being made Il
purchase the Presidency of thu
United States. and regardless Of de
malls U did not expect them to dt
anything else except deny). l repea
the charge in this presence, and
will continue to press that charge
until the End day of November. 1920
One would have thought that tn
Newberry episode in Michigan woult
!. have had its restraining influence OIL
subsequent events, but the resolves
of certain interests to take over tn
!. affairs of our government. amounts
apparently to a mania. Unanectet
by the Newberry experience, mono!
was spent after it had been collected
from business interests in the pre-
convention campaign in such SUM
THAT the whole country was shocked
by the scandal. Millions of dollar
admittedly were expended in behal
of its candidates. The Newberr.
> affair and the preliminaries to tn
republican national convention ar
now admitted public facts. They ar
recounted as first systems as an In
!: liouitous contagion that continues
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