Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-13
COX PLANS TO ISSUE
PACT COPIES TO MEET
GROWTH OF DEMAND
Says Deliberate Plot to Keep League Docu-
ment From People Is RESPONSE
bic for Steps
NATIONWIDE FUND MOVE STARTED

northern lnuldDa counties ana EoWub WITH
Thomas Taggart, Democratic candidate
for United states Senator. Air. Taggart
spoke more briefly, hammering away ct
his campaign slogan, "a vote for Cox
and Taggart is a vote for the League CT
Nations"
Twenty five thousand persons heard
his appeal for the league In & speech at
Lafayette last night.
For hours before the special train
carrying the Cox party was due 70 ar
rive, large crowds had assembled at thC
stand erected on the courthouse lawn.
where they patiently awaited the word
or the candidate himself that the United
States would be making no sacrifice or
its national honor in accepting and en-
teIing into the league.
For two hours Governor Cox spoke in
defense OF the league and Of his stand
on the most important question in the
campaign. and. appealing TO the audi
enee to divest themselves Of all prejudice
and partisanism, he launched into one
! of the most brilliant defenses Of the
covenant that the normally Republicans
Tenth district has ever heard.
Il don't want you TO think Of politics
while I am discussing the league" ne
said.
And I want you to think Of me, not
| as the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent, but as an American first"
Governor Cox told Of his trip through
she West aRd Northwest, where he had
the opposition Of the press, which be
charged had been subsidized By the Re-
publican bosses TO use their influence to
belittle his efforts.
SAYS HE HAD
EXPECTED MOVE.
Governor Cox said he recognized at the
beginning Of the campaign that he would
hare the opposition OF the large papers
Of the country. and he charged VIII Fl.
Hays OF Indiana Republican national
chairman, with being instrumental in the
purchase Of Progressive and Democratic
papers, with the millions of dollars OF
funds at his command
He continued his denunciation of the
oligarchy OF Senators, Who had combined
TO defeat the league, and declared that
II Theodore Roosevelt had been alive
and present at the Republican eonyen-
tIon IN Chicago. that the little band Of
Senators would never have held their
session in the room at ths Blackstone
Hotel and that he never would have con-
sented TO tie selection Of a member Of
this oligarehy the Republican candI
( date for President.
/ ts told of Jim Watsons activity IN
/ tue round robin and how Gha Indiana
/ Senator aad csreulssed the little papsr,
obtaining the signatures Of twenty y-nine
Senator'S Who pledged themselves TO the
fesefeat Of the Leagse OF Nations.
Governor Cox contrary to the attitude
Of Senator Harding In his puDIc
speeches, invited questions relating to
the league, and guaranteed that no Ques-
fionar ,stIa r
the asking
He dissected the league, article by
article, explaining each section in a man.
ner that brought understanding to the
large audience, and in a manner that
could not be interpreted in more than
one way.
Ia his explanation Of article 10 of the
covenant, he asked first if there was q
member Of the faculty of Purdue Uni
versity in the audience.
SCHOOL TEACHER
/ SUPPORTS GOVERNOR.
None responding, he Inquired for the
superintendent of the Lafayette schools
When he did not respond, the Governor
asked for any school teacher, and to the
one answering, he put this questions
Binder the Constitution OF the United
States does not the power to declare war
~~@A 1AA4J WIN A0uS 4SS&F
Yes" was the reply.
us not the President of the United
States the Commander-in-chier of the
Army and Navy?"
Aglin the reply was Yes"
/. 'Now, has the President of this coun-
try any more right to declare war than
has the chief Of the Lafayette police
force?p
At the reply of .No," Governor Cox
declared that since the founding OF this
country the only way that war would be
declared was through Congress, and be
added that now, as in years past, and in
years to come, that power rests only with
Congress.
Governor Cox inquired Of his audience
If Republican propaganda to the effect
that under the League of Nations Amer
lean boys would be shipped to Europe to
{ tions, had not been spread about this
section Of the country.
Yes" were the shouted replies.
Those declarations of opponents Of the
/ league can only be characterized az
'moonshfne,' he said.
Referring to the Irish question, Cover
nor Cox declared that If he assumed the
presidency on the fourth day of March.
| 1921, as soon thereafter as possible. IL
was his intention to bring the Irish
question to the attention of the American
people for decisive action.
"The Irish people nave been trying for
years. to gain recognition and thus far
they have not been able to have their
case presented even in a squire's court"
he said.
Il propose that they shah have humane
treatment from the American people
M s1nkrs
ments Of opponents OF the league thar
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