Milford chronicle., 1920-08-20
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
COAX WILL TAKE UP WILSON'S
BANNER HIS MOTTOA SEEMS
TO BE america LAST

"You said you'd tell us some more
about our next Vice-President this
week" said Jack after he had sue
ceeded in getting Uncle Ted to put
down a book he was reading.
"Yes, Jack, was going to continue
with that story but since that time
Gov. Cox has made his long speech
of acceptance as the Democratic nOm-
inee and l must tell you something
about what he says he stands for and
what he would do as President"
when did he make his speech?'
asked Ruth.
He spoke on Saturday, August Z.
at Dayton, Ohio, after a long parade
and a speech by Senator Robinson.
Everything was staged like theatrical
performance, but they had the people
worn out before Cox even began to
talk. His speech was so long that l
could not possibly tell you all he said
tonight, but l will pick out the main
parts and show you just where he
stands. In the very first place, just as
1 told you after Cox had his talk at
the White House with President Viii
son, he will fight for the world club
We thought so then and we know it
now. Gov. Cox has no new or original
ideas, but is simply content to follow
in the footsteps of the man now in
the White House. He is ready, should
he be elected, to take up where Mr..
Wilson leaves off and make every eff
fort to tie this country to the world
club"
Did he really say so?" asked Jack.
HE certainly did. Listen to this
from his speech:
President Wilson, our representa-
tive at the peace table. entered the
League in our name, in so far as the
executive authority permitted. Sena-
tor Harding. as the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency, proposes in
plain words that we remain out OF II.
AS the Democratic candidate l favor
going in Let us see what that means,
kiddies. He speaks of President Will
son as our representative at the peace
table. He was our representative only
because he appointed himself to go,
and the first time a President has left
the country to take up foreign busi-
ness When there were thousands of
things to be done right here at home.
Mr.. Cox, then, says that Mr.. Wilson
entered the world club in our name
as far as he could. He did that, all
right, and even went further by try
ing to force the United States Senate
to complete our entry. He continues
that Senator Harding says in plain
words that we should stay out. He is
right there for Senator Harding cares
more to the growth of the United
States; he cares more for the lives
of our American boys and for the tax
payers money than he cares for mix
ing with the affairs of every country
on the globe. Mr.. Cox's last sentence
shows us that he favors going in the
world club"
ugh! That's awful" exclaimed
Ruth.
Eyes, Ruth you realize better than /
many grown people the fact that the
world club is a club of war and not .
a club of peace. You have listened /
and have learned for about year the I
many, many bad things about this
club plan. But before election day
most of the voters of this country will
realize that the best way to keep this
in continual trouble; the best
way to spend our money on European
countries and kill our boys on Euro
pean soil is to vote for James NJ.
Cox. Just think of it children, Gov.
Cox thinks we ought to be proud to
paw one-third of the cost of any war
lust to be allowed to belong to a
world club that would have thirty
members and in which we would have
but one vote! That is just what his
speech amounts to so far as the world
club goes.
when Senator Harding made his
speech he promised peace just as soon
IS a Republican Congress could pass
t for a Republican President to sign.
He wants peace, real peace, with Ger
many at once, and he does not intend
o have it at the expense of joining
| world club. Mr.. Cox does not know
low to argue against Senator Har-
ling's thought in this matter. All he
vas able to do in his speech was to
;ay nasty things. In fact he called the
Republican proposal one that means,
dishonor world confusion and delay
he SAYS Mr.. Harding's direct peace
would keep us in permanent COM
,any with Germany, Russia, Turkey
md Mexico Of course that is no
more true than if I were to tell you,
lack. that because you won't let
Johnny Jones use you for a horse,
,ou will always be playing with that
,ad Snider boy. Such an argument as !
hat is childish to say the least. And .
n declaring that we would be IN per- b,
nanent comua1.v with Mexico. Mr..
,ox makes me laugh. He fails to say
nything about the shameful policy
lis partv has followed toward Mexico .
.ver since Mr.. Wilson has been IN :
he White House. We couldn't be in
much closer company with Mexico ,
han to have seen hundreds of Ameri-
ans murdered down there and their ,
property destroyed with the only ac- :
ion on the part of Mr.. COx's party in
he form of sweet notes to whomever I
to be riding in the preslden- f
ial chair in Mexico City. could go
n and tell you about other things a
e said, but have not the time tonight. I
1--WE know Mr.. Cox has surrendered v
0 Woodrow Wilson and we know ne s
5 for the world club and that is :
nought to turn true Americans +
gainst him AT this very moment
,ussia threatens trouble for all a
Europe. France, Italy and England I
7ould like to rest for a while and /
hey all are wondering what the Uni
ed States will do. But if we were in Q
he world club now, they would not (
e asking us but telling us what to do.
-ou would be watching at least a i
undred thousand American boys go r
1g up for gang-plank of ships headed J
or Europe to do the fighting for those I
n,,nt,-ins urhn want to rest That is