The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-11
COX IS BOLDER
IN NEW ATTACK
Time to Consider Indicting
VIII Hays, He Tells Folks
on Pacific Coast.
HAS EYE ON WASHINGTON
Hopes to Carry Northwestern
state That Gave Wilson
Vote In Last Election.
nv a staU Correspondent oj THb Bun AND NHw
YOhH IlEHALp

nv Htav Correspondent Of THb Bun AND NHw
YoRK HERALD,
WALLA WALlA. Wash. Sept, i0,-In-
crtaslngly bitter attacks upon the Re-
publican leadership marked Gov. Cox's
swing through tho State OF Washing
ton to-day In an eager attempt to turn
tho jumbled political situation In his
favor. The nat proposal was put forth
that II Ia time 20 consider Il pcniten.
tlary sentence for WIN VI. Hays,
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee. Senator Harding was at.
tackled because OF his silence on the
scandal about Republican campaign
funds, and tho Republican organiSa-
ton was accused OF poisoning the
mind OF America with malicious mis-
information" about the League OF Ma
tons.
Gov. Cox devoted the day 10 stumping
through the eastern portion OF the State,
travelling almost continuously He mado
dozen speeches. chief Of them that al
tho Washington State r'nir in Spokane.
Al'housh tho sA'eS ware o'e'V~'' Wv
crowds were large and cheerlng' the
State Fair speech. on-politicai ana ad.
dressed 10 frst voters, attracting upward
~ IA mn
OF iVVOO'
Recalls Boss Tweed.
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FoN' NoA Se'leu upo" o'"'o''e"' W
John W. Weeks, formerly Senator from
Massac chusetts, that si5.000,000 con-
tributed TO the Republican campaign
fund would be A good investment. This
no used to elar1 at Chairman Hays
''FIrat VIII Hays and his associates
made broadcast dealals," he said. Now
soods an them ,,,a po,,cv 10 he ndonted
manifeStly is that which Senator Weeks
expresses.
1T will remind the country OF the days
OF Boss Tweed. When he was caught, he
said. What are you going TO do about
it?' The people answered by sending
him TO the penitentiary. Present symp-
toms are pretty strongly suggesting the
need OF the same kind Of remedy now.
Certain interests In America look
upon the Government OF the people as a
business affair, pure and simple, and
they are determined TO control II. In
the face OF obvious violation OF law
HAYS, the head OF tho money dlgSers,
Is stilb IN charge.
with scandal envoloping the affair
OF Republican headquarters, the Presl
dental nominee is silent"
Much attention Gov. Cox pnid 10 the
| League of Nations. pIcturInR II as a
means NJ nrevcntInr wars md reducing
,oyatIon desnIie thS fnct thai WashIna,
,on ,sor. Tho nff,lIatIon With tnreIvr
co,,rtrles means thnt American sovsr.
-, ,,.o,IJ ho surropderod Ue turned
.,e ~ pon,,h,,cans hitter,v
0'
ArUuen Hard for League,
80,
American puoic OPINION mas oesi'
| poisoned WIN maicious nisinlorlna'
tlon'' he charged but you can't fool
the people iotg our opponents have
been saying tnat the League OF Natlont
| Is British League and then In the
next breath they say II Is a Wilson
League The plain truth is that It Is
neither British League nor a Wilson
League, The facts are history"
with this Gov. Cox entered q long dis
cussion OF tn, way In which the cove
nant was drafted, asserting that no,
less than 50J minds had devoted them
selves to II IN preliminary preparation