The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-08
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tend to violate his oath of office. Any
one who is false to that oath is more
| unworthy than the law violator him
self.
Morals cannot easily be produced
| by statute" Governor Cox continued
in passing to plea against abuse of
the writ of Injunction.
Regarding woman suffrage, Govern
or Cox urged ratification of the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment, de-
claring women s.are entitled to the
privilege of voting as a matter of right,
and. because they will be helpful in
maintaining wholesome and patriotic
policy"
His pposition-cand.date platform,
leaders and congressional record-were
played by Governor Cox in scathing
terms throughout his long address. A
Senatorial oligarchy' led by Senators
Lodge, Penrose and Smoot Governor
Cox charged. selected Senator Hard
ing to lead the Republicans and fast
ened into the party platform the
creed of bitterness and hate and the
vacillating policy that possesses it."
The Republican stand, generally, was
scored by the Governor as reactionary
and, on the League question. he said
the party's candidate was bent to the
irreconciliable hostility of Senator
Johnson of California The Republic
can Congress, the Governor asserted,
failed to pass constructive law or to
reduce war taxes.
Millions in campaign funds have
been gathered for ''the reactionary
cause" the Governor charged. deplor-
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under corrupt auspices and demand
ing publicity for 'the plain truth" re-
garding all contributions and disburse-
ments. The Democrats, he added,
would not attempt ito compete by dol
lars" He warned the country against
cunning devices backed by unlimited
prodigal expenditures to confuse and
lure"
Governor Cox said he took up the
Democratic standard "a free man, un-
fettered by promises"
I'VE want a change" he said, from
the old world of yesterday where in
ternational intrigue made people mere
pawns on the chessboard of war We
want change from the old industrial
world where the man who toiled was
assured of a full dinner pail as his
only lot and portion. We stand at the
forks of the road. One leads to higher
citizenship, freer expression of the
individual and a fuller life for all. The
other leads to reaction, the rule OF the
few over the many and the restriction
OF the average mans chances to grow
upward. But have abiding faith that
the pitfalls will be avoided and the
right road chosen.
"The leaders opposed to democracy
promise to put the country back to
normal This can only mean the So
called normal of former reactionary
administrations.
"Our view is toward the sunrise of
tomorrow. The opposition stands in
the skyline of the setting sun. look
ing backward, at the old days of re-
action"
A graceful tribute to President Will
son was paid by Governor Cox, when,
scoring the Republican platform for
absence of line that breathes emo
ton OF pride" in the nations war
achievements. he said that while sol
diers fell in the trenches Mr.. Wilson
twas broken in the enormous labor
of his office"
The Republican proposal for sep
arate peace, Governor Cox declared.
would be "the most disheaetening
event in civilization since the Russians
made their separate peace with Ger
many" Citing difficulties in the plan,