The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-28
COX DECLARES
COP. LEADERS
HAVE GONE MAD
Campaign Fund Efforts,
Bold, Brazen or Fool
ish, He Says.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--Republi-
can efforts to raise presidential cam
palgn funds were declared by Gov
brazen or foolish"
On his first official visit to New
York since receiving the democratic
nomination. Governor Cox received "A
tumultuous welcome on his arrival and
then delivered two addresses In which
he dealt with republican campaign
funds. the league OF nations and
Americanian. The first address was
given at n luncheon at the Natio'
Democratic club and the second at
police field day at Graves End. whore
he addressed crowd OF 10000.
The governor. who In his address
declared the republican leadership
has simply gone mad" spoke at the
club before several hundred promI-
nent democrats. both men and
women. lie said;
7'when the senatorial oligarchy
stood out In the way OF peace. when
IL held the civilization OF the world
In a strange hold at n time when aid
should have been given TO staggering
nnuions Just out OF war men looked
nj each other and asked the ques-
ton;
"IIow can such II thing be done.
even In the name of politics?'
Raps Methods.
when the senatorial group. with
an Inconsistency that persisted.
moved from one contention to an
other the same query ran through
the communities OF the land.
when they unblushingiy selected
n leader OF the allgRrchy. Senator
l.odge, to sound the keynote. Nc
Kinney, Lincoln and Roosevelt poli-
tlcians shook their heads.
When at 2:lt In the morning, In
n hotel room at Chicago, the scna-
torial crowds selected one OF Its
number to be the candidate OF The
PARTY, the rank and file was APPALLED,.
But. when the money digging
campaign started with an organiza-
tlon th!t swept the country and
reached into every state and county
when open relation with business be-
came am affair OF partisan pride.
then It became apparent to all that
the group which has run away with
che affairs OF the republican party
after having departed from the IDEAL
ism OF it's historic days, has simply
gone mad"
Al Graves End Mr.. Cox selected
as his theme, Characterization" lie
also paid tribute to the police of the
ration. relating his own experiences
ns a newspaper reporter at nolice
s'ntions In Cincinnati.
There Is no finer type of man
than the American copper who
maintains n clear head and "A clean
honor" said the governor.
Charges Conspiracy.
Governor Cox charged that instead
Of making the presidential campaign
"a pure thing republicans had pro-
cured large sums Of money In order
10 stir up racial groups and keen
alive emotlons aroused by the war
Instead OF helping to allay the
affairs OF world civilization, they
sought TO bring confusion into the
communities of America" said Gov
ernor Cox, ito multiply In short the
woes OF mankind and charged Il all
TO the administration in power, In
order that the spoils OF office might
be gained,
1T is high time that this sort of
thing was exposed and II shall be my
first duty until November to keen
the senatorial ollgarchy In the view
and thought of the nation"
William q. McAdoo. former men,
hcr OF President Wilson's cabinet and
rival Of Governor Cox in the dem
ocratlc national convention at Sar
Francisco, who presided at the lunch.
con rendered Governor Cox here to.
day was praised by the. presidential
nominee for his administration OF tn,
treasury and management OF rail
roads during the war