East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-09
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COX said that the time calls for straight think
ng straight talking and straight acting His acceptance
address shows he prepared practice preach
es His meaning obscure On topic dealt with he
came the point directly and with vgor Governor Cox ad
dress not oratorca in the Harding address
the democratic nominee cearcut and specific than
ms opponent His address gives the impression OF the business
executive who knows what he doing and how to accomplish
ms program 1t is easy to understand why Ohio has
elected him three and why Ohio people
him strongly
expected governor gave more attention to the
OF Nations than to other subject He is quare
behind the proposal that this nation the league Sem
The view, however that nterpreta
tive reservations should be adopted make
the Monroe doctrine the right of to declare
shall be nfrnged in the slightest incidentally this has
always been the Wilson The that the president
against crossing T dotting T has always been
deliberate fasehood.
will be enthused by the Cox position He is forward looking
realizes that the occurred and that the great principle
fought be He covered idea about
isolation He worried about part the police
duty He would have Uncle Sam the league issue in
spirit of service not in spirit of barter He would not have
attempt something out of the league without putting
department will be fireman. not slack
er who turns out only when his own home is afire
ponent what if Germany should not
e? he asks in discussing the Harding proposal for
making without cooperating with allies 1t is safe
conclusion that Germany would not like terms and would
try to write treaty with teuonc flavor The Germans are
obector and prefer victorious rather than
defeated country If Germany would not agree to our
Would Harding make separate war
Germany and her Russian soviet ay under the Harding
guidance choose the path of separate must we not also
take the path OF separate II war hould become
slap and then expect them to help
make Germany do bidding? The cold facts are that the
proposal for separate is not only breach OF faith to
allies dead but is insane proposition from
practical diplomatic standpoint
On the LIQUOR subject said nothing except
declare himself squarey the subject of law
Harding his acceptance speech inferred that the Vol
might which appeal the wet ele
1t is significant that Governor Cox throws out no such
bait in his acceptance speech.
With both presidential nominees now Officially informed OF
their nominations along with their wee
mates the campaign formally launched We know how the
candidates interpret platforms Governor Cox is for the
league Senator Harding against it. The chief fight will be
over this subject The issue deliberately chosen by the
republican when they blocked great treaty for the
sole reason it negotiated by democratic president Had
Wilson been republican Lodge and his followers would have
fought tooth and nail for ratification of the treaty stood
Will the people tolerate the conduct of that senate
coere their chosen spokesman Harding! DO they tnnk
over the welfare humanity? Their votes in November will
show.