Evening star., 1920-10-14
COX CHARGES TAFT
|NT|MATED SENATE
PLAN TO BLOCK HIM
Nominee Takes Up New Line
of Attack on Ex-PreSi-
dents Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

in his home state,
Referring to Judge Taft's statement
| even in event of Gov Cox's election
there would remain enough republican
senators to defeat the treaty. th
/ democratic presidential candidate here
today declared this indicated a plal
10 disregard decision in the "leagu,
! referendum"
! rms can mean only one thing" sait
Gov. Cox. that when | am elected OF
a straightforward platform favorine
the league it is the purpose of TIL,
treat the mandate of the people witt
I contempt and turn their backs on the
! expressed will of the electorate. This
! in the first place, is unthinkable, an(
in the second place, will not be per
mitted. for after all this is a democ
racy and the will of the people is tri.
| umphant.
Calls Them Free BoOters."
"On the other hand" the governor
continued. IF the candidate of the
senatorial oligarchy were to be elect.
| ed because he favors staying out OF
| the league. and then. after his as.
sumption of office, were to turn about
face and propose entering the league
what about the popular mandate and
, the referendum then? What would
Borah and johnson say, and what
would the voters of the country think
about such reputation of their will?
The time is now for US to remind
ourselves and think seriously of the
United States is a government by the
people. Senator Harding may be will
ing to scrap the league. but the Amer
llan people are not ready to have
their government scrapped by de-
ceitful band of political free booters'
Gov. Cox reiterated that he favored
going into the league Of nations with
the Hitchcock reservations or any
other that are offered in good faith
to further clarity or reassure and that
90 not have the purpose of destruction -
1T has been apparent the gov
ernor continued. that the entire pur-
pose of the senatorial CLIQUE has been
destruction of the league and repu-
diation of the purposes for which we
entered the war.
Says Country Is Opposed.
America has 10000, 600 voters who
are getting sick and tired of the
purposely created doubt and uncer-
tainty and who now demand to know
whether Senator Harding intends, as
ex-President Taft has implied, to re-
pudiate the result of the solemn refer.
endum in the Forthcoming election on
the greatest issue that has ever been
OeIofe the people.
In every state and city and town
and village from the Atlantic to the
the Pacific the people of this country
are holding Indignation meetings to
show their resentment against the
clique and against the candidates that
have shown their willingness to sac.
rifice the honor of the nation to win
a partisan victory at the polls. Here
we have the proposal by Senator Hard.
ing and the approval Of ex- President
Taft that we play fast and loose with
fundamental rights of American cit
izens and that we even disregard their
definite decision of purpose as ex-
pressed in election"
Attacks Harding and Taft.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. October 4-At-
tack on the league of nations policies
of Senator Harding. his republican op-
ponent, and of former President Taft
was continued by Gov. Cox of Ohio here
yesterday.
That there was a Conspiracy to de-
ceive the American jury by depriving it
OF the facts in this cause, through fail
ure to print the league covenant in re-
dictionary papers. and in the republican
national campaign book. also was
stressed by the democratic presidential
candidate. He issued statement call
ing upon league supporters to raise a
fund for printing and distributing the
covenant.
Six large Indiana cities were visited
yesterday by Gov. Cox, in variation Of
recent campaigning. He addressed
Delphi. Logansport. Peru. Wabash
Huntington and here. where he closed
with large street meeting. All the
cities visited were county seats. and the
governor was able to deliver lengthy ad
dresses, devoted principally to his argu-
ments for the league. He made no rear
platform talk At most of the cities the
governor spoke from specially built
stands to throngs on courthouse squares
occupying virtually the available lawn
and street space for almost block
length. Windows and lodges of the
courthouse and adjacent buildings were
filled with spectators. At Logansport
the candidate spoke to large crowd on
a corner lot.
Meets Many Dimcultiea.
He encountered numerous difficulties,
including strong winds. with dust,
noisy small boys. roaring airplanes
overhead and confusion in the rear of
crowds. and, after the governor began
speaking, hundreds left, apparently un-
able to hear.
Brass bands and automobile parades,
daylight fireworks, siren whistles and
a democratic woman's quartet from
Hunting ton, which accompanied the
features of the days Indiana campaign
in which Gov. Cox received frequent
applause and cheers.
These great crowds" the governor
said to one of his audiences. tell me
that the soul of Indiana is aroused"
Regarding the stand of Senator
Harding and Judge Taft on the league,
Gov. Cox repeated charges that the
senator was "vacillating," and declared
that the republican candidates recent
Marion statement was his eleventh
change of position.
Poor old Judge Taft" the governor
continued. tries to apologize for him
(Senator Harding) and tries to defend
him, but he moves so fast that Taft
can't keep up with him"
League Ready for Jury.
Gov. Cox reiterated that the great
cause of the league of nations is
about ready for the jury" and he
stressed the declaration that league
supporters should vote for him and
opponents of Senator Harding.
IF / should be elected" the gov
be that the American people want
the league. If Harding should be
elected the inference would be Just
the reverse. Yet Judge Taft says that
the way to assure our going into the
league is to vote for the man who is
against it"
Judge Taft's position. the governor
said, was a paradox or a puzzle"
In many Of his speeches Gov Cox
urged Indiana voters to keep Senator
Watson at home" The Indiana re-
publican senator. the governor declared,
signed "the infamous round robin"
and was a member of the senatorial
oligarchy." The governor urged cleo
ton of Thomas Taggart. democratic
candidate for senator who preceded
the governor on today's rostrums and
promised to -yota foEGoinG@ja" the