The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-28


 unusual tangles.
 Cook has married again and has family which he left in Texas. strikes" he declared.
 Bankers seeking to emasculate the federal reserve act, Governor Cox also added, are contributing to the-repuh- lican fund.
 Don't think that these contribu- tions are being made because of patriotism" he said. "A great many of the men who are writing the largest checks remained at home making for tunes while the American boys were overseas.
 They have their eyes on the fedora reserve act, which they fought, and thej now have a distinct plan for change by making bankers only eligible for mem bership on administration boards
 During his visit to the tubercular sol diers' hospital, Governor Cox wen through all the wards, shaking hand: and talking with the afflicted former service men in all stages of the disease discussing their war experiences and of- fering cheering words. On the hospital lawn he addressed convalescents and hospital attendants, praising the youths who risked their all that the nation might live"
 
 by what I have seen here.'' said the governor, T shall go away stronger in my resolve to give everything that Is in me in our effort to make war impos- sibIe"
 He told later audiences Of this hospital visit, and declared that he was in spired to make war as impossible as 1t is humanly possible to make it.
 The worlds civilization and economic safety, Governor Con declared, depend upon success of the league"
 "The time has come" he continued, Ito put the house of civilization i'll order. The mothers of America are going to register their verdict in behalf of the league
 ''The issues of this campaign are not political. They involve the progress and pr osperity of America and the peace of America and the world as well.
 Reiterating that his fight was against the republican leaders-the senatorial oijearchy''-and not the republican rank and file, Governor Cox continued:
 WILL KEEP FAITH
 After all, the democracy of the nation intends to keep the faith. We intend ill our administration not to forget the boys who sleep overseas"
 Urging international disarmament as means of meeting national obli- gations and also as measure TOT world peace Governor Cox said:
 The high mo&al purpose of the na- tion is1t That sll nations shall stop carrying concealed weapons. that their representatives shall sit at table and agree to stop the building of armament and turn their resources to industrial purposes"
 Governor Cox inveighed against this senseless needless, inhuman competition D the buying of arma- ments," and predicted that cessation would reduce taxes in, all countries and also aid greatly in their immedi- ate war rehabilitation.
 The senatorial oligarchy" was Are quently attacked by the candidate. He asserted again that the republican leaders were attempting to take pos session of the presidency" after hav- ing nominated one of theil own num- Der.
 q bring the cause of democracy to you" he said in a fling at Senator Harding 4and do not ask you to come to our front porch in Ohio."
 Jealousy of President Wilson and the democratic administration was large ly the cause, Governor Cox said, of the republican leaders opposition to the league Referring to the demo- cratic war administration. the gov ernor said:
 If YOU would search the heNrt of the average republican politician you would find resentment because the AL mighty God left him sitting in tae bleachers."
 Governor Cox will leave for New York tonight to make two addresses, one at hotel luncheon and another afternoon at the police field day celebration.
 STATEMENTS ARE JOKES
 In his final address tonight Governor Cox commented on the statements made by Senator Harding. Chairman Hays and Treasurer Upham with reference to his contribution charges and also declared that SS men attended the at Chicago when the contri- button quota lists, made public at Pittsburgh, were circulated.
 Senator Harding indorses the plan (of quotas) and states his knowledge of the facts" said Governor Cox, read ing from the republican literature. that the organiza tion is to cover every state and county. Then he states that he knows nothing about it and that Hays and Upham are running the campaign. am disposed to agree with him. There are many things being done now by the crowd surrounding Senator Hard- ing of which he is ignorant apparent ly and if he should become President many other things would be done by the crowd and he would not know more about them than he says he does about the contributions.
 T said that the campaign fund would not be less than $15,000,000. renew the charges. MT. Upham says the quota list was phony.' The senatorial committee can call some of the men who were, present that evening in Chicago and some of them will tell them the truth. And if they do they will convict Treasurer Upham of doing the reverse"
 Chairman Hays in his statement" Governor Cox added, makes no denial of the fund.-
 matter he produced at Pittsburg and read from several of the republican official bulletins.
 Attacking the alleged secrecy imposed on recipients of the Bulletin" Cover nor Cox said that some idea of prot- able contributions could be gained when 1t was considered that there are 10T1 oostoffices in the country, and that the ,uota list totaled ss,145,000 for only fifty- one cities.
 BEING OvERsCRIBED "I also furnished evidence last night. ne added. that the quotas were being 
 The contribution question. the candi- late declared. is a matter of plain, na- i0nal honesty and decency"