Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-09
GOV. COX SAYS
ELECT TAGGART',
DOWN WATSON
Nominee Places League Issue
FOrcibIy Before Hoosier
Audiences.
INDIANA DRIVE BEGINS
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


EN- ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR cox,
SALEM, Oct. 9.-Farmers of southern IN
diana today learned from Governor Cox
what the League Of Nations means to
them.
''Unless peace is concluded in a short
time," he declared, ''the country faces
financial depression
In this connection he predicted bottom
prices for farm products unless European
markets are opened.
Gov. Cox declared the way to avert
such depression is to elect Demo-
cratic Senate, and here he made a plea
for the election Of Thomas Taggart as
Senator from Indiana.
James E. Watson was denounced by the
candidate as being a member OF the
Senate Oligarchy that is now keeping the
country out Of peace.
G. o. P. DEPARTS sesesss
FROM IDEALS.
''The Republican party has departed
from the ideals Of Lincoln and Roose-
yelt," Governor Cox declared.
He listed four causes of war as be-
ing disposition Of large nations TO ac-
quire territory, secret treaties, large ar
maments and power OF kings to order
war over night
with the League Of Nations in force"
he said. ''all these things viii be made
impossible"
He routed the statements made by Re-
publican speakers regarding article 10.
"Article 10 merely declares that bur
glary and grand larceny among nations
must come to an end" he said.
Thomas Taggart, candidate for United
States Senator, and Benjamin Bosse,
chairman of the Democratic State COM
mittee, met Governor Cox at Louisville
and are accompanying him on his trip
through the State.
CARRIES CAMPAIGN
INTO INDIANA.
Continuing his plea for the League OF
Nations, Governor Cox carried his cam
paign into Indiana today, opening at
New Albany and continuing northwest
ward through the State to Terre Haute,
where he viii speak tonight.
The Democratic candidate is now CEN
tering his attention almost exclusively
on the league, following Senator Hard
ing's direct statement that he is op-
posed to going in, thus removing all
doubt as to whether the league really
is an issue.
He is explaining in detail, and in
words OF one syllable. exactly what the
League OF Nations is and com binIng his
explanation with arguments as to why
he is in favor OF going in, calling at
tenti0n separately to each argument
against the league and answering each
argument in detail.
GREAT CROWD GREETs
COX IN LOUISVILLE.
Governor Cox came to Indiana, follow
ing most successful tour of Kentucky
which, persons accompanying him de-
clare, reveals the fact that Kentucky win
remain in the Democratic column SO far
as national politics is concerned.
The Kentucky tour was concluded with
meeting at Louisville last night, at
which Governor Cox spoke to 10000 per-
sons, who filed the great Gypsy Smith
Tabernacle.
as many, if not more, were turned
away from the hall and were addressed
by other speakers in open-sir meetings.
Governor Cox, in his speeches, repeated
briefly numerous statements he has made
at other meetings and then launched into
his explanation Of the league.
He declared that in the West and
Northwest there is q systematic con-.
spiracy of silence being conducted against
him by newspapers, either bought out
right by the Republican party or paid
for their opinions by the Republican or
ganization.
He was very emphatic in his state
ments concerning the Irish question, de-
cIarinG that the question of Irish free
dom may, under article II, be brought
before the world through the League OF
Nations and adding that one of the nrse
official acts after the United States en-
ters the league will be to place that
problem before the council.
BOUND To ENFORCE
PROHIBITION LAW
In regard to the prohibition question:
he declared be is bound to enforce the
prohibition laws because prohibition is =
, part Of the Constitution which he win
swear to uphold.
He declared that the Republican party
is attempting to overshadow the big is
sues Of the campaign with petty local
issues.
81 am progressive" he declared, ''and
I am against the old order which makes
war possible"
He declared that he looks upon the
League Of Nations as a moral issue and
said that the nation was spiritually
agreed In its favor before it became =
political question.
He characterized Senator Lodge as 'the
basest cOnspirator in all the race" ane
pointed out that this country would nV@
be in the League of Nations except for
the deciding vote cast by Senator Tru-