Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-09-09


far as he could. He did that,
all right, and even went further
by trying to force the United
States Senate to complete our
entry. He continues that Sem
ator Harding says in plain
words that we should stay out.
He is right there for Senator
Harding cares more for the
growth of the United States; he
cares more for the lives Of our
American boys and for the tax
payers money than he does for
mixing with the affairs Of every
country on the globe. Mr.. Cox's
last sentence shows US that he
favors going in the world club"
ugh! That's awful" ex-
claimed Ruth.
Eyes, Ruth, you realize bet
ter than many grown people the
fact that the World Club is a
club of WAR and not a club Of
peace. You have listened and
have learned for about a year
the many, many bad things
about this Club plan. But be-
fore election day most of the
voters of this country will re-
alize that the best way to keep
this country in continual troub-
lie; the best way to spend our
money on European countries
and kill our boys on European
soil is to vote for James NJ. Cox.
Just think of it children, Gov.
Cox thinks we ought to be proud,
to pay one-third of the cost of
any war just to be allowed to
belong to a World Club that
would have thirty members and
in which we would have but
one vote! That is just what
his speech amounts to so far as
the world club goes.
when Senator Harding made
his speech he promised peace
just as soon as a Republican
Congress could pass it for Re-
publican President to sign. He
wants peace, real peace, with
Germany at once, and he does
not intend to have it at the ex-
pense of joining a world club.
Mr.. Cox does not know how to
argue against Senator Hard
ing's thought in this matter.
All he was able to do in his
speech was to say nasty things.
In fact he called the Republican
proposal one that means, dis
honor, world confusion and de-
lay. He says Mr.. Harding's
direct peace would keep US in
permanent company with Ger
many, Russia, Turkey and Mex
ico.' Of course that is no more
true than If | were to tell you,
Jack, that because you won't
let Johnny Jones use you for a
horse, you will always be play
ing with that bad Snider boy.
Such an argument as that is
childish to say the least. And
in declaring that we would be
in permanent company with
Mexico. Mr.. Cox makes me
laugh. He fails to say any
thing about the shameful policy
his party has followed toward
Mexico ever since Mr.. Wilson
has been in the White House.
We couldn't be in much closer
company with Mexico than to
have seen hundreds of Ameri-
cans murdered down there and
their property destroyed with
the only action on the part of
Mr.. Cox's party in the form of
sweet notes to whoever happen
ed to be riding in the president
ial chair in Mexico City. /
could go on and tell you about
other things he said, but have
not the time tonight.
1--WE know Mr.. Cox has sur
rendered to Woodrow Wilson
and we know he is for the World
Club, and that is enough to turn
true Americans against him.
At this very moment Russia
threatens trouble for all Europe.
France, Italy and England
would like to rest for a while
and they all are wondering what
the United States will do. But
if we were in the world club
now, they would not be asking
US but telling us what to do.
You would be watching at least
hundred thousand American
boys going up the gang-plank
of ships headed for Europe to
do the fighting for those coun-
tries who want to rest. That