Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-01
Of NATION
At STAKE. SAYS COX
Asserts Voters Should Re-
member Pledge Given
In Americas Name
SEES CONTROVERSY
Says Harding Will Not Submit Peace
Treaty to the Senate-Sees Danger
Ahead to L. S. ''-'.

Dayton, OHIO, Nov. 1.-Gov. James
VI. Cox. the Democratic Presidential.
nominee. in a statement last night as
serted that the election cf Senator
Harding nleart that the peace nreaty
would r.ct be submitted 10 .rne Sen
ate for ratification, wdEch, he added.
would result in controversy and con
flsi:r." His visits to 36 States, :he
Guvcrncr declared, yc6nvSnced him
Jhuc >na sentiment CT the country
favored Americas entry in the Lea
que.
The everits CT the campaign are so
olear IN their significance, sa:d his
staSemer!s, "ThaIt the voter who is con
sc:erajcus rather than prejudiced SEN
ses the difference between an elec-
.an result which mearas the CERTAIN
achievement of the nations hopes, on
lITS bFFS nssIiSL- SLIlIE CoIFeIIuS'i hISSi :
tainity and confusion on tha ether.
Il am in favor of going INFO thc
Learue; Senator Harding is in favor
Of staying out. am concerned about
clarl lficaHlon; he is concerned about
rejsr.icaa These are the outstanding
words Cf The campaign.
Senator Harding says he will no;
submit The treaty of peace to the Sem
ate as it is, but that he will Charge
K. Since the President is without the
right to make any alteration, this
means thax he VIII not submit II at
all. This will result in enc thing and
one th:sr.. cnlv in controversy and cor
fusion.
when .,he men and women 60 into
the vck;rg booth, it is their duty to
remember the pledge that was gwen
n the name elf America and 1t IS
proper ns this time TO ask wnctnc''
we are going to mair,a:n The nations
slAncT-
Tile h,lppimeSs df cur na2p'e is de-
reniere in part upon their opportun-
:ty to lator. Therefore. cur prosperity
as il is to Inc affected in financial af-
fairs is vital corisilc4at;on. The
chaotic state of things in a part Ct
me wlr'ld caInnct go on much lG''gcr
Without The backwasf striking thc
very foundations Of our commercial
Il 4. i..y,s:cgfS. Unless we 90 INTO the
Is'orcuc cif Nat;orfs there is no gus
rsrte. against the waste cf rcsour-
ces IN the mairtenance Of armies and
rav;cs, anil unless this waste l. halt
"a ratEni4i! credit overseas is cut ct
The question.
Il have failsh in the conscience Gf
.AmaGca. 1t has never givcn>a r!;dg2
mat it did nGt re,fcem and no great
mcrll question has ever failed when
il was submitted to the Judgment CT
The .pccr,c. If we turn cur 'thou9G't's
q, the ,gaavcs Cf the 900 brave
American boys who new sircp in Eu-
rene. cur scaltS tel Us what to do. The
hlohway cf civilization is lined with
the manned ard disabled. II we as
scnrtflc the pt1:famithropc hcart4cf the
world ard maid vt Hgto a concrete
n,.o:vemcr,t Of hegpfulncss, cur duty
WI nave been Gtre. Otherwise, tho
1ncacGfy of the nation has failed.
"Svffering humanity watts upon
,'ne Voice ct America. The vc..'ct CT
November . mcars joy or G'srn3r,
worfh-wRIe."
Governor Cox spent US: crt!aN qll Ct
" resting ait Tra'trs End, his home
|ncar here. far the ffral speech CT his
canrpa1. 1.n at Tclctto ton,gkt.
M.n,lnc1's Of MS family were with
Kim mcst eff the day, but l,itc in tn
a,ftcrrslon ihe t,'atrpcd asone to rough
tho f,a.,St. His crly p3!:t;vsl con-
ference. he sa:j. was a brief long dis
taince .tclorhorr talk with Chalnr,7
Wh:;'e at Now. York.
TIE Governor. Wit, his parity, ar
rivc4i here early Su;.n,kF,y from Chi
caigo w ere he Virtually completed
his campaign speakir;- CT Saturd 1y
WITH several addresses to ,thoHSansf'