Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-16
COX PREPARED
FOR STAND ON
JAP QUESTION
VIII Have Definite Position
for Consideration Of
California.

EN- ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR COX.
ELKO, New, Sept. 16.-Fully prepared
TO take a definite stand on the japanese
question when he enters California to-
night, Gov James NJ. Cox today was
speeding across Nevada. convinced that
the Norman Church Is solidly behind
the League Of Nations, and that he will
carry the state Of Utah in the November
elections.
The Governors first speech in the
Sagebrush State was made here early
this morning, Immediately after the
California reception committee had
come aboard to greet him.
Other addresses will be made at
Winnemucca. Lovelock and Sparks,
with the main speech of the day at
Reno tonight
The Governor regards the meeting at
Salt Lake last night as the greatest so
far in the campaign.
at was the most wonderful assem-
blage | have ever seen," he said follow
ing the dismissal of the audience which
packed the Mormon tabernacle to ca
paeity.
Many times during his speech, in
which he touched on practically every
issue so far raised in the campaign, in
terest was intense, but probably the most
dramatic moment came when Gov. Cox
was interrupted while speaking of Sen
ator Harding's position with regard to
the League Of Nations.
COX ANSWERS
ONE OF AUDIENCE.
@Where does Senator Harding stand
on the league, does any one in this audi
enee know? p asked the Governor.
America first! That's where Harding
stands some one yelled.
america first" repeated the Governor.
ssWhat was the slogan Of Germany?
Deutschland Uber Allies, was it not5
You are singing the song the Kaiser
sang when the world rose up and struck
him down. If that is to be Americas
slogan, if America is to stand isolated
from the world, she must arm to the
teeth; she must always be prepared for
war
+How about it, my friend :" the Gov
ernor asked when the hubbub had sub
sided.
Hes lost his voice." the crowd yelled,
when the heckIer failed to respond.
Then Governor Cox added: MY creed
is, The Lord God Almighty first
For fully "a minute the meeting was in
an uproar.
Then the Governor asked in a mild
tone:
Has anybody else anything to say
about Senator Harding's position ?"
MAKES HIS
POSITION PLAIN.
~ hat are you going to do about po-
Iitical prisoners 2" another heckler asked
earlier in the evening.
I'VE have never known anything about
political prisoners in America except
during the war;" the Governor replied,
-and war laws ought to be repealed, now
that the war is over. The bill of rights
gives US the right of free speech, free
assembly and a free press, and those are
among the greatest boons of our civiliza-
ton.
MY experience is that if you martyrize
some fellow who seeks martyrdOm you
are not helping the best interests of So
city, but war or no war, the man who
breaches revolution in America is dan
gerous 10 the interests of America !
Replying to a question as to his stand
on prohibition, the Governor reiterated
his statement that the liquor question is
as dead as slavery, and said: ION the
fourth of March 1 win take the oath Of
Office and I viii swear before Almighty
God to defend and protect the Constitu-
ton and the laws Of the land"