The St. Mary banner., 1920-08-14
Gov. COX'SSPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE
Presidential Nominee Touches
On All Platform Pledges
In Acceptance Speech.

Fair Grounds, Dayton, Ohio.-The
democratic presidential standard with
the league of nations and progress IT'S
peak escutcheons, Saturday was
marched into the 1920 campaign oy
Governor James NJ. Cox.
A throng of cheering democrats, eS-
timated variously at between 5o'ooo
and $4,000, witnessed Governor COX
acceptance of party leadership i'll the
presidential contest, following formal
notification by Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, chairman at the San Fran
cisco convention, of its choice.
Governor Cox, with Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, his running made, at his
side. marched for mile in brolllnS
sun at the head of a parade of demo
cratic delegations, reviewing at the
fair grounds Their presence was an
eleventh hour thought of the governor,
who had planned merely to review the
democratic hosts The parade line
was estimated to contain close to 20
900 marchers.
For two hours the governor, III his
address of acceptance, kept the vast
throng cheering, as he gave with en-
phasis and clarity his campaign poll
cies. He made the league his para
mount declaration, declaring he stood
tor American and world peace by its
adoption, with interpretations pre-
serving it's vital plans. He declared
the league was a part of the demo
cratic offering of progress, as against
republican reaction.
Two reservations he has suggested
to the league covenant were empha-
sized by the governor. Regarding the
controversial article 10, he was cheer
ed loudly in comparing it to the Mon
roe Doctrine, with its peace record.
The democratic legions also shouted
approval of declarations for woman
suffrage, law enforcement-his only
! inferential reference to prohibition
reduction of taxation and scores OF
! issues he proclaimed.
| Governor Cox and Mr.. Roosevelt did
not reach the fair grounds until 2:3O
! o'clock and their review OF the pa
raiders continued until 4 o'clock. Gov
ernor Cox began his address at 4:40
o'clock. after Senator Robinson's noti-
! fication speech.
The parade was the days spectacu-
lar event. The thousands of cheer
| ing democrats marched with bands
PLAYING, flags waving and bearing hun
dreds of cards paying tribute to their
candidates and predicting their vic
tory in November.
The governor got more applause as
he emphasized his indictment OF the
republican platform and leadership.
The crowd also voiced its approval OF
his declaration that the loss of the
league would mean more armament
expenses.
The candidates tribute to President
Wilson and his depreciation of repub-
lican "discourtesy," given in lowered
voice, was given further rolls OF ap-
plause. A prolonged demonstration
followed his assertion that republican
"seuthing had failed to unearth dis
honesty in the administration direc-
ton of the war"
Several demonstrations marked his
declarations for consideration of
women, including ratification of the
equal suffrage amendment.
The governors criticism of Senator
Hardings stand on party government
brought evidence of sympathy fire.
quently.
The governor was cheered in declar-
ing the democrats would not attempt
dollar campaign competition with
the republicans.