The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-07

The Evening World Offers this advice with
guarantee that the interest," the excellent STYLE the
straightforwardneS and in short, the readableness
OF the Cox address more than atone for its length
The Democratic candidate DOS not circle about
The issues he discusses. He drives straight into
them.
Nor does his speech leave that impression Of carp
ing effort to find matter for criticism, that sraining
after vague portents of gloom and disaster, which
mas been one of the most depressing factors in the
Republican platform and the utterances OF the Re-
publican candidate.
Gov. Cox accepts his candidacy with an invigorat-
ing, hopeful and at the same time penerative dis
crIssion of public problems calculated TO put heart
and confidence into every American citizen who
reads it,
Not that he does not ndict where indictment Is
due.
His exposure Of political motives behind the Re-
publican Senatorial cabal that deliberately lob
strleted and delayed the works of peace" and per-
mtted political expediency to dwarf every con-
sideTatior either of the public interest or of the
maintenance of the honor Of great political party
is mercilessly complete.
He shows up at length the Republican twistings
and tumings which finally brought the party under
the thumb of Senator johnson, so far as its League
policy is concerned
He points out all the "bungling diplomacy the
+ plain uli4duieIdted dishonesty" tia must attend
the Harding plan of keeping the Nations back
turned to the existing League and making separate
peace with Germany:
"Suppose Germany, recognizing the first
break in the Allies, proposes something we
cannOt accept Does Senator Harding intend
to send army to Germany to press her to
our terms? Certainly the Allied armies could
not be expected to render aid
"If on the other hand, Germany should ac-
eept the chance we offered Of breaking the
bond, Il would be for the express purpose OF
insurinE German American alliance recog-
mixing that the Allies-in fact nation in
good standing-woud have anything to do
with U.s."
Gov Cox reaffirmS Democratic insstence that
the United States must enter the League and enter
ii without any reservations that disturb its vital
principle.
He again suggests, as a means Of meeting The OBJ
jectionS of those who believe that in joining the
League without reservation Of any sort we might
be inviting controversy over our Constitutional
rights, "a Senatorial addition in words something
like these:
TT will of course be understood that in car
ryng out the purpose of the League the Gov
eminent of the United States must at all times
act in strict harmony with the terms and
intent of the United states Constitution, which
cannot in any way be altered by the treaty
making power"
Gould anything come closer to the "rOtilisd and
excepted BY ts United States in The LIGHT Of The Cons-
luton o. Ge United States" which The Evening World
has long urged as the one simple and sufficient
reservation calculated to test The honesty of all
TeServationiSts?
Constructive, specific and direct is Gov. Coxs
treatment Of domestic problems.
Repeal war taxes, including the burdensome and
repressve excess profits tax and substitute for the
latter "a small tax, probably one to one and one
half per cent on the total business of every going
concern" is the Democratic candidates concrete
and practical proposal for restoring confidence and
courage to business enterprise and relieving the con-
sumner Of an unjust load:
"Th- pFOfteer and some of the highly cap
italized units have used the excess profits
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