New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-26
Cox Says Fund
Exposure Will
Stagggger People
Tells Indianans He Will
Tonight at Pittsburgh
Produce Evidence of Plot
TO Buy the Presidency
Amplifies League Views
For Conditional Entrance
of Germany, Russia and
Turkey Into Covenant

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 25-Evi-
dence Of "a deliberate conspiracy to
buy the Presidency" was promised bv
Governor Cox in addresses rallying
southern Indiana Democracy at Prince
ton, Ind, this afternoon and here to-
night. Applying his charges that an
enormous Republican campaign fund
was being raised, the Democratic Pres
idential candidate declared that in his
address tomorrow night at Pittsburgh
he would produce the evidence
when the size Of the campaign fund
is understood" he said, "the sensi-
bilities of the people will be staggered
You know what my charges have been.
You know what reply Chairman Hays
Of the Republican National Commit
tee and his associates have given
ask you only to wait until tomorrow
night and l will produce evidence that
convicts every mothers son of them
evidence Of a deliberate plot that has
been carried into every county of
America in a plot and conspiracy to buy
the Presidency Of the United States
But it can't be done
Governor Cox's declaration was
checred by audiences of thousands of
persons in tumultuous day of cam
paigning.
Cites Dangerous symptom
Prefacing his promise to expose Re
publican finances, Governor Cox said
that he was not the opposite OF disas-
ter" and added: But | am here to
leave in your minds the most firm and
deep-rooted impression that | can that
the most dangerous symptom that has
been manifested in America in the last
atorial oligarchy to reach out and take
possession of our government" Re-
publican campaign financing, he said,
was quite as dangerous.
The Senatorial oligarchy' was at
tackled by Governor Cox also for its
opposition to the League Of Nations,
and he reiterated charges that it had
selected the Republican nominee, die
tated meaningless platform and was
trying TO annex the Presidency"
The Governors audience at Prince
ton, including large delegations from
several nearby counties, overfiowed the
alter, estimated to hold about 5000 per-
sons Another large audience applaud
ed him tonight at the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial Hall here Parades
at both cities. luncheon and a BAN
quet, informal receptions and hand
shaking galore kept the Governor busy
until his train left tonight for the
long jump to Pittsburgh. Many Indi-
ana Democratic candidates spent the
day with the Governor, and he urged
their election.
The league again was prominent in
the Governors address. He denounced
the alleged proposal of Senator Har-
ding for separate peace with Germany
urged the league to keep faith with
our American soldiers and the Allies"
Amplifies Reservation Views
Governor Cox also amplfed his
views on league reservations. The
Democratic platform, ne said, does not
assume an unbending attitude"
I'VE will accept any reservations
that will work to the cause of world
peace" he said, "but we will reject any
that will work harm or injury to the
cause Of worldwide peace
Governor Cox declared for condi-
many Russia and Turkey.
when it is properly perfected" he
said, Il favor the admission of Ger
many. favor the admission of Russia,
when both countries have established
orderly governments; I favor the ad-
mission of even Turkey after she has
had thoroughly sanitary overgoing
In other words, we want to make not
only the civilization of the world a
better civilization than it was yester-
day, but we want to tie together all
governments lately enemies, binding
the civilization Of the world into an
agreement to make war practically
impossible in the future"
The League, Governor Cox declared,
already is at work and functioning.
We and Germany, Russia, Turkey,
Mexico and Henry Cabot Lodge only
are standing outside" he said.
The Republican platform. the candi-
date continued, "ls a piece of DELHI
crate bad faith, hypocrisy, trickery
and inslncerity," and so framed, he
charged, to keep Senators Johnson, of
California, and Borah, of Idaho, from
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