South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
SAYS TEDDY JR.
Is MISINFORMED
Gov. Cox Expresses Pity For
Juveniles Ignorance
of Truth.

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ers, acCompaniedGOv. COX through
todays tour. Mr.. Taggart and other
democratic candidates addressed
several OF the crowds
Gov. Cox declared that today's
tour was "old-fashioned American
campaigning" Travelling by special
train from Louisville the governor
spoke at New Albany. Salem, Or
leans. Borden, Mitchell, Bedford.
Digger, Sullivan. Shelburn and
Farmersburg. Cheering crowds Of
farmers and town folk, including
women in sunbonnets and men in
overalls. gave the governor warm
receptions. Brass bands and decora-
tons were the rule and a. many
stops the governor left his rear
platform and spoke I'm village cen
tiers from improvised erandstands.
Leaves for Springfield
Instead Of spending Sunday here as
had been PLANNED. Gov. Cox ar
ranged TO leave here late tonight and
spend Sunday in Springfield. III.
where he resumes his campaign
Monday with a night speech sched-
.uled at St Louis.
Among numerous questions asked
the governor by audiences was
whether he favored repeating the
prohibition law.
II am opposed TO the enactment
OF any law which I'm any way is in
conflict with the eighteenth amend
ment as interpreted by the supreme
court" was the candidates answer
1.-THE question has been raised as
TO whether you owe your nomination
TO the wet influence" was another
question and the governor replied
that ne refused 10 go 10 San Fran
cisco because he intended to be
under obligations 20 nobody"
And in consequence of that" the
governor added, "I am absolutely a
free man"
Irish Question
Gov cox criticized Sen Harding's
position on the Irish question. stat
ing:
THE candidate Of the senatorial
crowd says that the Irish question
does not concern America at all.
that IT is not OF cur busin ess. I denv
81. We are all a part Of the sons Of
God. we are all n part of humanity
Of the earth. and we want justice 20
prevail everywhere on Gods foot
] stool"
: At Sullivan. the home Of Chairman
HAYS Of the republican national COM
nittee, a large crowd cheered the
governor. who made no reference to
Mr.. Hays.
From early sunrise today until
. long after darkness tho governor
was kept hust'ing % his rear plat
/ form or other rostrums and. al
though tho strenuous schedule
caused the train 10 lag two hours
| late, large and enthusiastic crowds
were at every station.
At his meeting here tonight. on
the court house plaza. Gov. Cox was
asked about the Mexican question
"A lot Of people in this country
1 have bought oil and pasture tracts
in Mexico, for nothing practically. -
Gov Cox replied, because it is
dangerous to live down there. If
YOU remove the danger the property
will be very valuable but YOU can
not remove the danger unless we go
in and shed a lot Of American blood.
I'm not going 10 turn the blood
Of American soldier boys into coin
Of the realm for a group Of Ameri-
can oil investors the governor
added while the crowd cheered.
Tel how much of that land VIII
| liam Randolph Hearst owns" was
shouted at the governor but he said
/ the question was personal and that
! his statement related TO every man
owning property in Mexico
Another question asked was
! whether the league would supplant
nationalism with decentralization.
NO" the governor replied. The
: day has come when we must es-
I Z blish "a new order I'm the world