The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-07
GOVERNOR COX
IS NOTIFIED Of
HIS NOMINATION
Formal Ceremonies Held at Day
ton Today
cox is STRONG FOR LEAGUE
With Interpretations" Doesn't Men
tion Volstead Act or National
Prohibition.

Day on, O., Aug. 7.--Peace for
America and the world by this ma
tx MS entrance into the League Of Ma
tion5 with interpretations Not dis
turbing is vital principal was pre-
nounced oday by Gov. James NJ. Cox,
the democratic pres den Aal standard
bearer. as his paramount policy.
In his address here accepting the
democratic nomination. Gov, Cox mill
tanty championed the League as pro
posed by President Wilson, with inter
pre- at Nns nsuring good faith and un-
lders anding, and denounced what he
termed he dshonorable proposal
from Senator Harding, his republican
opponent, for a separate peace with
Germany"
Leogue or no League the Democra-
tic nominee declared, is the issue be-
tween the two parties the supreme
issue of the century, he said
The question is, Gov. Cox declar-
ed" whe her we shall or shall net
/ 10 in this prac ical and humane
movement President Wilson
entered the League in our name. Sen
ator Harding, as the republican can.
didate for the presidency proposed in
plain words that we remain out OF it.
As the democratic candida e ! favor
go ng in.
The frs du.y Of the new admins
tratioh wll be ratification Of the
treaty CIV. Cox said, predicting that
friends of the League would rally to
elect a Sena with the requisite ma
jori.y for ra liicaton
Gov Cox said the interpretations
should state tour IN eYpretat on Of the
covenant as a matter Of good faith 20
our associates and as a precauue 4
agans any ispeders,and. .ng in thd
future" Assail ne the lodge reser-
vations as amasculating, Gov. Cox
suggested two specific 'inierpreta-
ltions, as ou lined several months ago
lin newspaper artield One declared
/ Americas continuance in the League
should depend upon The Leagues uae
only as an agency for world peace;
! the other s,a ed the understanding
that this nation could act Jnly within
the Cons tuition. declared materable
by any treaty.
/, The door TO other in erpre ations"
was left open by Gov Cox, but he
sad that the democratic platform
plank speak in firm resolution
against anything that disturbs the "
tai prime pie OF the League
No room fer doub was left as to
the Governor position on the League
as the pre- eminent political battle
ground AS on other subjects, he
sta ed his position squarely.
1--WE are in a time which calls for
stra ght thinking, stra gh talking and
straight acting, he said, 1T is no
time for wobbling
In position, the League question led
the candidates address and TO il he
devoted three housahd words of the
l10,000-odd total
The prob bilion amendment and Vol
stead Law were not specified in the
address, buN Gov Cox promised EN-
Iphatically strict law enforcement.
The Constitution, he said, is the
license and limitation gwen to and
lplaced upon the lawmaking body, The
leg slat.ve branch of government is
subjected to the rule of the majority
The public official who fails to enforce
the law is an enemy both to the Con
stitu' ion and to he American princi-
pie of majority rule. 1t would seem
unnecessary for any candidate for the
presidency to say that he does not in
tend to v.olate his oath Of office Any
one who is false to tha oath Is more
unwor by than the law yiolator him
sell.
Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute Gov. ClX continued in
passing to a plea aga.nss abuse OF
the writ Of injunction.
Regarding woman suffrage, Gov
Cox urged ratifcat on of he proposed
Constitutional amendment, declaring
women "are enti led to the privilege
of Voting as a matter of right, and be
cause they viii be helpful in maintain
ing wholesome and patriotic policy"
His opposition . candidate
platform, leaders and congressional
record . were flayed by Gov Coz
lin scathing terms throughout his
long address. A"Senatorial obligar
chy" led by Senators Lodge, Penrose
and Smot, Gov. Cox charged, select
ed Sen. Harding to lead the republi
cans and fastened into the party plat
form the creed of BIZ terness and hate
and the yacilating policy that posses
! ses it, The republican stand, gener
ally, was scored by the Governor as
reac ionary and on the League ques
tion, he said the party's candidate was
bent to the irreconciiable hostility o
Sen. Johnson Of California. The repub
Ilican Congress, the Governor asserted
failed to pass a constructive law or t
reduce war tares.
Millions in campaign funds have
been gathered for the reactionar!
| cause" the Governor charged, deplor
= ing election Of a new administration
'under corrupt auspices and demand