Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-08
BIC BUSINESS
IS ASSAILED BY
COX On NORTH
DAKOTA ROUTE
Governor Cox Assails Big
Business Interests and
Ridicules Harding's Front
Porch Campaign
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MINOT, \. D., Sept. Big business
was flayed and progressivism was
preached by Governor Cox in tour
today of 200 miles in North Dakota
close to the Canadian boundary.
These issues. together with the
league of nations were emphasized TO
eight audiences composed principally
of farmers. laborers, small business
men, women and children. Besides
two extended speeches. at Grand Forks
early today and here tonight the can
didate spoke at Larimore, Devils Lake.
Leeds, Rugby, Towner and Granville
making brief talks from the rear plat
seeking his defeat, the governor de-
clared. contributing largely 70 the Re
publican funds. Large interests, he as
serted, are arrayed almost solidly
against him and are 'leagued with the
senate oligarchy."
To his audience here tonight and
also others en- route Governor Cox re-
cited former President Roosevelts
fight in 1912 against alleged reaction
airy Republican leaders
HE led the crusade against vested
interests and political bosses who
served them" said the governor. lie
called the roll and specified persons
by name He named Boss Barnes of
New York. Penrose and Smoot as con-
Meeting links between crooked business
and crooked politics.
Referring to testimony before the
senate campaign fund investigating
committee Of alleged subscriptions by
large corporations and wealthy indi-
viduals to Mr. Barnes Republican
book, Governor Cox continued
"The same old crowd is back in the
front line Barnes. who in Roosevelts
mind was the Judas of the party, has
been made its Saint Paul and has been
t1a
party for this campaign.
Reading the names of the Barnes
book list Governor Cox added.
Large sums were pledged to Mr..
Barnes to instruct the electorate That
it was done with the knowledge and
consent of Senator Harding, the can
didate for these same interests, fs
shown by his letter directed personally
to Mr. Barnes. It is also commended
by Boies Penrose, Pennsylvania boss.
This is of interest this year because
the same voices have defied the voice
of the primaries and nominated q
member of the senatorial oligarchy.
who did not receive a majority vote in
a single state primary.
Governor Cox said he came ''as the
preacher Of peace, progress and pros
perity"
The kind of prosperity" he ex-
planned, chat win enable the farmer.
the business man ana tile idDOEeE 10 get
his share, but with no reserved seat
in the government for big business or
special privilege
Besides seeking an ''underhold in
government" Governor Cox declared
that large industrial interests desire
an administration which would use
force in industrial disputes and he re-
iterated pleas for "the golden rule, not
the bayonet," in settling strikes.
The territory visited today by Gov
ernor Cox is the stage of sharp fight
ing between the Non partisan league
and its opponents and "radicalism'
was discussed by the candidate. Urg-
ing progress rather than reaction. he
said:
''Wherever you have despotism you
are going to have revolution. If you
don't plow your corn YOU win have
weeds If you don't cultivate the pro-
cess of government you arc going TO
have radicalism. There are some peo-
pie in this country who believe that
when radicalism asserts itself they
should lay the hand OF force upon it,
the hand of oppression. My creed is
entirely different It is to cultivate the
principles and the practices of good
government and you won't have radi-
calism anywhere in the world"
With all of his audiences Governor
Cox pleaded for an independent
vote and declared that he was going
to the peoples front porch" instead
of asking them to his.