Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-05
COX PROMISES HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH WON'T DODGE ISSUES It Will be Understood Even
 by Children, He
 Says HIS FIGHT IS
 AN OFFENSIVE ONE From ROped Arena, He Tells Friends That as Sure as Sun Sets in Western Skies. Democrats
 Will Win

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. A fighting message to democrats and republicans was given by Governor Cox, the form CTS presidential nominee,in an ad- dress today at a local democratic pie nic.
 Speaking from roped area for box ing events on picnic program, Gov ernor Cox, avoiding definite issues declared he would carry the offensive in "a considerable fight" for which he predicted success. Incidentally, he promised that his address next Sat urday accepting the presidential stan. dard could be understood "even by school children" "Boys, I'm ready for the fight" he declared to the cheering plaudits of several hundred members of the Gem City Democratic club of this city. "We need make no defense" the governor continued "Ours will be the offensive fight from the beginning to the end, and it will be considerable fight. Make TO mistake about that have the faith in me that there will be triumph of right principles this fall, which will serve notice to repub- lican leaders for years to come. was about to say that it would be a democratic triumph. It will not be that. It will not be victory in the partisan sense. It will be triumpl, of the right"
 Flags Opponents.
 Turing upon his opponents, the governor continued:
 "We've won before in the same kind of fight. We'll win again be- cause we're right.
 "The opposition has been good to us and the advantage that it has given will be recounted in the stirring days ahead of us. The opposition appar- ently has adopted the course of doing what we farmers used to do-of ploughing around the stump, of seek ing to avoid the things that perplex
 "It is with the opposition expedi- ency pure and simple. They attempt to appeal to this group, that group and other groups, without the slight est consideration of the great menace thereby to the perpetuity of our gov ernment. Our course is the straight course."
 In prefacing his address, the gov ernor said he was in sort of a Straight jacket mentlaly," because propriety and precedent barred him today from discussing issues. "l must hold my peace until next Sat urday," he said, "but I give you-you who have stood with me without res ervations for so many years-that that document next Saturday can be understood even by the school chill dren in the schools of America"
 As he climbed into the boxing arena used for the speakers at the picnic, held a few miles north of Dayton, the candidate asked (which is my corner?"
 "Now bring Harding in and he'll be good for just one round," an admirer shouted while the governor smiled.
 Governor Cox thanked the club members who had aided him in "the game" as he said in past political bat ties and told many "reminiscences of the "good old days gone by." He ex- pressed special pride Gin the fight of the boys at the San Francisco conven- tion."
 "I sat on the other end of the wire" ," he said, land saw how efficiently you maintained the lines. I am prouder of the confidence which you mani fested in that great conference of free men than could be of the preference of any one on Gods footstool.
 q will bring back the standard to you,' he continued, Gas clean as it was given me.
 Something tells me that we're go- ing to win as certain as the sun sets in the western skies, but we can't win without standing in solid formation. Pm ready now for the fight and l will carry our cause to the east, west, north and south, recognizing only the Limitations of time."
 That crowd of 50,OO0 persons was expected at the notification ceremo- nies with 10000 in the parade was stated by J. Sprigg McMahon, chair man of the local arrangements. The governors address followed an- other day of hard work on his corre- spondence. At dinner tonight he dis cussed the woman suffrage fight in Tennessee with Mrs. Abbie Scott Ba- ker, of the national woman's party who arrived from a similar confer ence with Senator Harding, the re- publican candidate. Tomorrow the governor planned another full day at his desk with the possibility of inter- ference by early arrival of party lead CTS and other prominent guests com ing to the notification event. $2Oo,ooo FIRE.
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