Arizona republican., 1920-10-09
.COX SAYS BORAH FORGED HARDING STAND LIN LEAGUE
rRepublIcan A. p. Leased Wlrel

Hepupican As v. EeaSeO WTcl LOUISVILLE, Ky. Oct. s-Scathing attack was made here tonight by Gov ernor Cox upon the recent league pro- nouncements of Senator Harding.
 Senator Harding's creed, the Demo- cratic candidate declared, in an ad- dress here. was forced under pres sure of a threat from Senator Borah" and is America and America only"
 ITO preach such a gospel of selfish ness Is an offense to the decency of America" said Governor Cox. "Such a proclamation of provincialism is lit- tie short of treason to our traditions.
 If we were to heed the preachment of the prophet from Marion" the gov ernor continued, eve might just as well make our declaration of independence a scrap of paper: we might just as we'll burn all our great Americans, past and present, in effigy."
 Tn view of Senator Harding's stand against the present league. Governor | Cox asked whether former President Taft and other Republicans favoring American membership would continue supporting Mir. Harding. The gov ernor also asked whether Judge Tafts candidate is giving him an entirely different assurance" from his speeches and requested MT. Taft to tell fin front | hind"
 The governors address closed a strenuous days campaigning, in which he delivered thirteen speeches across Kentucky. Tn virtually all he preached the league of nations Gnd progressiv- ism and flayed the senatorial oligar- Il chy' was seeking to "annex the presi- dency' and also said that a "great menace, next to scrapping the league.
 was the prospect of four appointments
 to vacancies in the United States Su- preme court. Regarding Senator Hard
 ings opposition, the governor said to-
 night:
 Under the pressure of threat from Senator Borah. the senatorial candi- date for the presidency is now out in
 the open, and his creed is America and America only To use his words, we
 must consecrate ourselves to the wei , fare of America and not to the rest of the world Must we forget that we i are still a part of the world. the do- 5 minion over which is in the hands oi r God?
 ! If we are to live commercially, WI
 have to trade with others. If we arc
 to cut our products to our own con. n sumption the mere adoption of tha n policy would carry us back fifty year: s industrially. But there is something n more than the practical side. Are WI e to close our souls against every though t of sympathy and help and leadership h Are we to say we have no interest il f Ireland, nor Germany. nor Austria, no o Russia, nor Poland, nor the other ma - tions of the world stuggling for de e mocracy? Are we to close our eye
 to the picture of starvation whicl - spreads over half, of Europe? Can w e deny the league of nations whic n brings an end to expensive armamentS - establishes credit and permits peopl d who are willing to work to have bread lt Docs not physical isolation mea e moral isolation2 The acceptance of tn - creed of the senatorial candidate
 little less than a notice to America { - close our churches. our schools an 1t our universities to think only of sel ,e to deny the soul any right in futuI ,- determination.
 ITO preach such a gospel of selfish 1T ness is an offense to the decency (
 America. Such a proclamation of pro
 vlncialism ls little short of treason ,r our traditions. The spirits of the ju ,s men made perfect our Pilgrim father is who thought they were building on tn q continent country dedicated to q mn practice of the principles of religio ly must have turned in their graves. . our nation were to heed the paga 70 counsels of the reactionary candidat as we might as we'll confess ourselves .e pagan people. whose only God is Bee ,- zebub. On us would be the marks ,r Cain. who Was driven out of the ga ,d den of God because he denied ar
 moral obligation or social respons ,o bilitv. Are ve Co substitute tho cre a of Cain for the creed or Christi TT n founder Of Christianity preached tl ta doctrine of mutual service. affirmii |, inc duty the strong one owes to tho
 vrho arc -ad and to those who suffer.
 GIT VIC werc Co heed the preachme . or inc prophet From Marion. we mig
 {,st ms well make our declaration
 ,Coutinucd on page 9