Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-08-26
COX WILL TAKE UP PRESI-
DENT WILSON'S RANN

about our next vice-presideut this
week. said Jack after he had sue
ceeded in getting Uncle Ted to put
down book he was reading.
Eyes, Jack, l was going to con-
tinue with that story but since that
time Gov. Cox made his long speech
of acceptance as the democratic NOM
inee and l must tell you something
about what ne stays he stands for
and what he would do as president"
when did he make his speech?"
asked Ruth.
HE spoke on Saturday, August Z
at Dayton, Ohio, after long parade
and a speech by Senator Robinson.
Everything was staged like a the
atrical performance, but they had
the people worn out before Cox even
began to talk. His speech was so
long that I could not possibly tell
you all he said tonight, but l will
pick out the main parts and show
you just where he stands. In the
very first place, just as / told you
after Cox had his talk at the white
house with President Wilson, he will
fight for the world club. We thought
so then and we know it now. Gov
ernor Cox has no new or original
ideas, but is simply content to follow
in the footsteps OF the man now in
the white house. He is ready,
should he be elected to take up
where Mr.. Wilson leaves off and
make every effort to tie this country
to the world club"
did he really say so?" asked
Jack.
HE certainly did. Listen to
this from his speech: President
Wilson our representative at the
peace table, entered the league in
our name, in so far as the executive
had authority permitted. Senator
Harding, as the Republican candi-
date for the presidency, proposes in
plain words that we remain out of 1t.
AS the democratic candidate favor
going in Let us see what that
means, Riddles. He speaks Of Pres
ident Wilson as our representative
at the peace table. He was our
representative only because he ap-
pointed himself to go, and the first
time a president has left the country
to take up foreign business when
there we're thousands of things to be
done right here at home. Mr.. Cox
then, says that Mr.. Wilson entered
the world club in our name as far as
he could. He did that, all right,
and even went further by trying to
force the United States senate to
complete the entry. He continues
that Senator Harding says in plain
words that we should stay out. He
is right there for Senator Harding
cares more for the growth OF the
United States, he cares more for the
lives of our American boys and for
the taxpayers money than he does
for mixing in the affairs of every
country on the globe. Mr.. Cox's
last sentence shows US that he fav-
ors going in the world club"
ugh! That's awful exclaimed
Ruth. --- s"...
Eyes, Ruth, you realize better
than many grown people the fact
that the World Club is a club of war
and not club of peace You have
listened and have learned for about
year the many, many bad things
about this club plan. But before
election day most of the voters of
this country will realize that the
best way to keep this country in
continual trouble; the best way to
spend our money on European
countries and kill our boys on Euro
pean soil is to vote for James M.
Cox. Just think OF 1t children, Gov.
Cox thinks we ought to be proud to
pay one-third OF the cost of any
war just to be allowed to belong to
the world club that would have 80
members and in which we would
have but one vote That is Just
what his speech amounts to so far as
the world club goes. n' a.i
when Senator Harding made his
speech he promised peace just as
soon as republican congress could
pass it for a republican president to
sign. He wants peace, real peace,
with Germany at once, and he does
not intend to have it at the expense
of joining a world club. Mr.. Cox
does not know how to argue against
Senator Harding's thoughts in this
matter. All he was able to do in his
speech was to say nasty things. In
fact he called the republican propos-
al one that means 'dishonor, world
| confusion and delay He says Mr.
Harding's direct peace would keep
US in permanent company with Ger
many, Russia, Turkey and Mexico.
OF course that is no more true than
] If I were to tell you, Jack, that be-
cause you won't let Johnny Jones use
you for a horse, you will always be
playing with that bad Snider, boy.
| Such an argument as that is child
| ish to say the least. And in de-
claring that we would be in perman-
ent company with Mexico, Mr.. Cox
makes me laugh. He fails to say
anything about the shameful policy
his party has followed toward Mexi-
co ever since Mr.. Wilson has been in
the white house. We couldn't be
in much closer company with Next
co than to have seen hundreds ! of
Americans murdered down there and
their property destroyed with the
only action on the part of Mr.. Cox's
party in the form of sweet notes to
whoever happened to be riding in
the presidential chair in Mexico
City. could go on and tell you
about other things he. said, but have
not the time tonight. n.ts
1--WE know Mr.. Cox surrendered to
Woodrow Wilson and we know he is
for the world club, and that is en-
ough TO turn true Americans against
him. At this very moment Russia
threatens trouble for all Europe.
France, Italy and England would
like to rest for a while and they are
wondering what the United States
would do Rut IL We ware I'm 4 the