The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-20
Democratic Candidate Heaps Sarcasm and RidicuIe on Harding Regarding French
 0vertures Claim
By Assooiated Press

Lodge, as well as to other audiences today, the democratic presidential Gan didate denounced Senator Lodge as "the arch conspirator of the ages he- cause of his fight against the League of Nations Reiterating that Mr. Lodge, headed "a consiparcy to stran- gle the treaty to death" through the round robin" Governor Cox urged bis Boston audience to 'repudiate' MT. Lodges leadership and retire him to private life as soon as possible. To his New Hampshire audiences, Governor Cox urged defeat of Senator Moses, re- publican, because he signed the round robin
 Senator Harding was heaped with sarcasm and ridicule by Governor Cox in virtually every address of the day, with the incident between President Wilson and the Senator regarding ihe latters statement regarding French overtures for a new association of na> tions as the basis.
 "Tbe facts justify the conclusion
 that senator Harding has st"pidiy,
 though deliberately, attempted to deceive the people of the United States" the Governor declared. The governor added
 STILL MISUNDERSTOOD He must think the American people very stupid. He continues to say hat they don't understand him" Expressing belief that French au> | thor and humorist was Senator Fla tr- ling's source of information regarding
 French sentiment upon new "assoeia- citation of nations" Governor Cox said. i sarcastically.
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 1 Tt,p ssleue w86 NlYtaHis thr cvefav | sive theme today Of Governor Cox md This Boston Commons address tonight
 made total of ten speeches. He spoke
 at Springfield, Worcester Lowell, Lynn
 and Cambridge. Mass. the latter at
 the Harvard Union. and al Nashau,
 Manchester, Suncook and Concord, N.
 H Tn his tour today the governor
 travelled thirty-six miles through \
 shower of gorgeous autumn lea Jes
 from Nashua to Manchester and Con cord and from Lynn to Boston. 1 The heights of his attack on Senator Lodge were reached by the democratic
 candidate on The Commons. Expressing happiness oyer speaking on the first forum of America dedicated to free speech and free assemblage," Governor | Cox said he desired to remove clouds and confusion" regarding the iea que. These, the governor asserted were "set up in a partisan plot, instigated and led by the arch conspirator of the ages,
 Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, D
 CERTAINLY IS FAMOUS Stating that Governor Coolidge had in- | trodueed Senator Lodge in Boston as l famous everywhere" Governor Cox con | tinucd:
 ! 'J have just completed pilgrimage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back again, visiting almost every state in the l ,Hion. I can testify to the truth of the governors statement. Senator Lodge must be known 10 every man and woman l in every city and village in the land ] for wherever and whenever I have men | tiored his rame it has been recognized and grceted-not with cheers, but with ! ieers, not with applause, but with misses l and loud cries of Shame Shame. | Shame Judging from this continuous ! CT perience [ should be disposed to sug- ] eest even to Boston audience, that it i would have been n.oBe accurate to have | as i'd that the senator is notorious every | where rather than that he is famous
 everywhere
 1 Now why have the people of this ration risen on masse in condemnation of Senator Lodge? The reason is clear l Our people are quick 10 recognize in | noerity."
 l Reiterating that President Wilson be- | fore returning to Paris in March. 1918, had conferred with senate and house 1 freign affairs committees and approved Ieagne ccverant cha naes. Governor Cox said that senhtor Lodge formed ''the oas' [ coy, sriracy to stab the treaty in ths back"
 { 'Rnt even before the President had | rjaree to return 10 Paris" the governor continued the base conspiracy and tn, 1 il famous rou-t robin vas underway and tse nefarcns pledge had been mad. ! to strapple the treaty 70 death From , that dark day untn now, no means hav' heen too vile to nploy. to traduce Aroer l iran Srinion and beiray the confidenc, 1 uf the electorate. And Lodges Ieadershil
 was rpade possible only by the vote 0 | Truman IT Newhe-rv. now under con | victjon in the rta.e of vfchican for hay | tag rr-chaseS s'~ ~eH+ '~ tTA ss-1te MALICIOUS FALSEHOODS l ''Ealir'ons faIseint od~ have beAo scat 1 tered like autumn leaves and the hv I pocrisv of I.ot3re himself. IS one Of tn | outstandin~ back events n American history Tn the light of his earlier re corded announcements he has beel forced to stuitifv himself over and owe again. Ee has libt,,ed and slandered n' man more than himself. He is support ing a candidate vho vote,i for the Kno' rasoluMon for a separate peace witt Germany and who has since publicly ad
 vacated tse same unworthy act"
 CNlse Senator f.odges statement | islg aga inst separate neace and tn senator's Union College address for worl peace. Governor Cox added
 "rn view of the present attitude Of Sen a&or Lodee. as the scknowled.ed leade os treefv wrecler=. it is ce-ta'n that h fas neither honesty of purpose nor sin
 eeri'v nf mind II is un to the stat cr Massachusetts right now tO repudiat ris leadership and at tho earliest DOS sstle nowent retire him forever 10 pri rate life
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