The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-07
COX'S ADDRESS
Of ACCEPTANCE
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Sets Forth His Views as to the
Duties of His Party
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gauge with its republican opponents
for Americas greatest political prize,
the presidency. With today's formal
notification of and acceptance by
Gov. Cox of the democratic nomina-
ton, the national campaign was on
between the two dominant parties.
Democratic legions by the thousand
joined in the ceremony, all states be-
ing represented in the days program,
which eliminated in the governors
address of acceptance. Dayton de-
clared a holiday and the throngs trav-
eled to the fair grounds, the march
ing delegations parading the streets
with bands long before one o'clock,
the hour of the ceremonies.
DEMOCRATS COULD NOT BE
DAMPENED
The early promise of fair weather
was broken by a light rain and indi-
cations of thunderstorms. The ardor
of the street crowds, however, was
not dampened.
ROBINSON'S ADDRESS
Dayton, o., Aug. 7.-Hailed as a
candidate in whose selection neither
midnight combinations nor plutocrat-
ic cabals were instrumental" Cover
nor James M. Cox was formally no.
titled today by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, chairman of the notifca-
tion committee, that he had been
chosen by the Democratic National
Convention as the party presidential
nominee.
"The convention reached its decis-
ion through the exercise of untram
melled Judgment by the delegates
without inducement or coercion from
political BOSSES" the senator said.
"The honor and responsibility attend
ing this nomination came to you be-
cause your position respecting cam
paign issues is known to be in har-
mony with the platform adopted and
because the record of your public SER
vice demonstrates rare leadership"
COX'S ADDRESS
Dayton, o., Aug. Peace for
America and the world by this na-
TONS entrance into the league of na-
tions with interpretations" not dis
turbing its vital principles, was pro-
nounced today by Gov. James NJ Cox,
the democratic presidential standard
bearer, as his paramount policy.
In his address here accepting the
democratic nomination, Gov. Cox mil
itantly championed the league as pro-
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pretations insuring good faith and
understanding, and denounced what
he termed the dishonorable proposal
from Senator Harding, his republican
opponent, for separate peace with
Germany"
League or no league, the democrat
ic nominee declared. is the issue be-
tween the two parties -'the supreme
issue of the century"
Gov. Cox said:
Chairman Robinson, and Members
of the Notification Committee: The
message which you bring from the
great conference of progressive
thought assembled under the formal
auspices of the democratic party in
spires within me pride and an ap-
preciation which / cannot voice. At
the same time / am mindful of the
responsibility which this function
now officially places upon me. AS |
measure my own limitations the task
ahead of US should be approached
with more than a feeling of difidence
if / were not strengthened and reas-
sured by the faith that one has only
to practice true fidelity to conscience.
1t is not the difficult thing to know
what we ought to do: the sense of
right and wrong has been given with
divine equality. The mistakes of his
tory are the result of weakness in the
face of tempting interests. / thank
God, therefore, that / take up the
standard of democracy free man,
unfettered by promises and happy in
the consciousness of untrammeled op-
portunity to render a service in the
name of government that will hold
for it the confidence which it deserves.
We are in time which calls for
straight thinking, straight talking and
straight acting. This is no time for
wobbling. Never in all our history has
more been done for government. New
er was sacrifice more sublime. The
most precious things of heart and
nome were given up in spirit which
guarantees the perpetuity of our in
stitutions-if the faith is kept with
those who served and suffered. The
altar of our republic is drenched with
blood and tears, and he who turns
away from the tragedies and obliga-
tions of the war. not consecrated TO
a sense of honor and of duty which
resists every base suggestion Of per-
sonal or political expedieney. is un-
worthy OF. the esteem of his country
men.
The men and women who by ex-
pressed policy at the San Francisco
convention charted our course in the