The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
BATS in BELFRY'.
AT HAGUE COX.
Harding's Attempt to Find
Substitute for League Ma
tionS Reactionary.
IN FIGHT TO WIN, WILL WIN

AIRY, with bats In 1ts befry and
splderwsbs everywhere, Gov. James
NJ. Cox. democratic presidential
nonines In a rear platform speech
here today declared II was made,
auate TO prevent war. and that Il
was Salosed as a distinct failure.
IA bvernor made this statement
In unexpected speech from the
re sIatform early to-day Just be-
fo xhe special left Toledo this
n eno for Lansing, Mich. He said;
Ills proposed to substitute the
Hague tribunal for the league OF
Sons. That old institution closed
@before the war. | Imagine there
bats In the belfry, that there are
Y gderwebs everywhere. Certainly II
y n rs closed as a distinct failure,
rs hvlnp been unable 20 prevent the
War Of 1914. And now the opposi-
tlon candidate says that we VIII 90
back, open up this Institution and
try to keep house In II there. Men,
that Is the same advice that you
received from the same source out
here In Ohio In 1919. When I came
TO you with new constitution
and asked you to adopt II, q con.
stltutlon which would Give US moth
ers' pensions, a constitution which.
would give US the workIngmen's
compensation law. a constitution In
short which would enable govern
rent TO provide for the NEEDS OF
the people,
when proposed IL, MY good
friend Senator Harding said TO, let
us continue as we are, and now he
says, that Instead OF adopting the
league OF nations which Is the mod
ern Idea In the matter OF bringing
the nearest possible guarantee of
peace he says let us 90 back to the
old way. let us sweep out the old
Hague tribunal, the reaetlonary
spirit again"
ain Fight TO Win; We win VIM"
Fair Play In Industry.
HE proposes the progressive spirit
I want wars to he only n thing OF tho
past and the memory OF the days we
would like to forget about ] want
peace in the world I want prosperity
in America and ! want government e
play absolutely fair with labor ant
capital"
@. o. p. CONTRIBUTIONS.
~ have been much interested 10
running the list of contributors ~
the republican campaign fund" tns
governor continued. ~ notice among
the contributors In Ohio many wno
q. were writing their checks In order to
&keep me In Dayton notice among
AkA~ AaIA saN sa.kA
me many times for soldiers In the +
last six years. They wanted SOL
diers for the purpose OF pressing the
bayonet In order TO bring about a
settlement " labor dlhicuItles--and
they wanted II settled In their way.
you never heard a shot fired In Ohio
in an Industrial controversy while
was governor, but you Will, my friend
II you substitute what has been the rule
Of the golden rule In Ohio for the rule OF
the bayonet under n reactionary admin
istration in the nation-and that is n
certain manufacturing plant for bolshe-
vism."
I'm starting for the coast" said
Governor Cox to his sunrise audience
We're In the fight to win We will
win because our cause deserves 10 VIM
The league OF nations was featured
by the governor at Toledo.
After taking on board delegation
OF Michigan democrats. the governor
left for Lansing, Mich, where the
speech he is scheduled to make Is first
set speech of his Swing around the
circle" which win occupy more thar
a month and involve Journey Of
nearly 1000 miles
The democratic candidate was SEIZED.
uled TO make three minor addresses II
Lansing, two OF five minutes each from
the nIaffnFna n MapFhAataR n nf
Tecumseh. Mich. and another Of TWEEN
ty-flve or thirty minutes at Jackson
Mich. The original schedule called FOL
twelve speeches In Michigan, but II wal
thought likely that several OF thos,
would be vetoed. as the governors
himself out at the very beginning Of
the long trip.
The Michigan state committee plan,
to have Governor Cox speak before the
good roads convention nj a dinner o
the Ingnam County Democratic club
and a public gathering before thu
points on the schedule after leaving
Lansing are Battle Creek. where thu
governor will take dinner Saturday
evening, and Kalamazoo, where HI
probably will confer with Vice-Presi.
dent Marshall II is expected the gov.
ernor will make speeches at both these
places.
Thourh the special train did moi
leave Columbus until after midnight
Governor Cox came aboard at . p, m
and went almost Immediately 10 bed
Former Congressman Matt Denver oi
Ohio and Col. J. l., Shun OF Cincinnati
came aboard with Governor Cox and
will accompany him throughout lhs
tour. Charles Morris OF Columbus Fec.
rotary 20 the governor, will also accom-
pany him,
Nearest Guarantee OF Peace,
In urging the league Of nations Mt
Toledo. Gov. Cox referred to the pres
ent disagreement over German indem-
mites
'The voice Of America" he said.
must AK f. Now they say that we
should substitute for the league the old
Hague tribunal That institution closed
up before the war. ] imagine there are
hats In It's holfry and spider weps
everywhere II was distinct failure,
having failed TO prevent war In 1914.
70 hack and open this old Institution
and try 10 keep house there"
Declaring that the league us the
modern idea Of bringing the nearest
guarantee Of peace" Gov. Cox said u
was progressive plan and that Sena-
tor Harding the republican nominee.
stood for reaction Rs he had done. also
in opposing the new Ohio constitution.
Bayonet To BE Substituted.
The labor issue also was dlscuased by
the governor. who reiterated his charge
that republicans were receiving contri-
buttons from persons who wonld sub
stitute the havonet for the golden rule
under reactionAry national admins
traiion"
The senatorial oligarchy also was at
tackled NJ Toledo by the candidate. VINO
declared 'it has stolen and taken
charge Of the republican party"
Referring y, the Harding front
porch campaign, Gov. Cox said that
or his trip he was going 20 see
thousands OF front porehes from
coast 70 coast In the belief that the
front porch 81 the people Is the seat
OF American Sovereignty"
Gov Cox and his party were met ~
Toledo nv a delegation Of about twenty
ave Michigan democrats headed by Ma