The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-22
MORE WOBBLING'
CHARGED BY COX
Governor Lashes Speeches
Of Taft, Johnson, and
Senator Harding
CHEERS FOR NOMINEE
Baltimore and Wilmington
People Hiss Mention Of
Harding and Lodge

BALTIMORE oyt q Governor
Cox. in Hd'r's"l. o. lars. audience
at the muoy nrlo tonight, pouncDd
upon and lnshod vigorously Tho
lcnruc ~ nations speeches yutor.
day NJ Senator Harding. f.rmr
President TAFT and Senator John
son OF California declaring that
thcy ,vin,ol further "WuhhIuE' hN
S"nJtpr Harding upon tho league
issue
At tho Same umc tho democratic
presidential oundIdut" fr.hor cw-
ph8siz,d his league policies d'n'nr.
iug that "holpful' reservations
Hou1 be- "a prerequisite 60 rtiifi-
cation.
"Eycrvouc who is against the
LEAGUE Is 1eaiuH' me-" Governor Cox
declared, iueirluE that Senator
Harding his republican opponent.
stands FOR "scr1pping" the lcnFur.
Thr governor HlEn 1Hgortod th1t he
cnusc of League differences between
powerful republican groups the olcc-
,lon ~ Senator Harding could not
bring ratification.
at Is this league OF nations or
no league ~ nations" was another
doctrine laid down by the democratic
nominee. speaking from the plat
form whore President Wilson was
nominated Clrht years ago. Tho
governor INSERTED, quoting Judg,
Taft that a now peace association
OF nations was impossible.
which side IL Right?
FlaNing Yesterdays league pro.
nounccmonts by Senator Harding
Mr TAFT ana Senator Johnson, Gov
ornor Cox snid that Judge TAFT oS-
pressed confidence that senator
Harding would cause ratification
and that Senator johnson expressed
equal assurance that MIR. Harding
would reject tho league.
Either johnson or TAFT l.
wrong" tho governor declared, "and
only Senator Harding can tell the
American people which is wrong. II
Senator Harding has not given II
private assurance 90 both mon, then
his declarations are 80 ambiguous
that TAFT intcrprets them one way
and Johnson another. II Is the duty
OF Senator Harding to advise the
American people frankly who is
right--Johnson or tart. II he falls
10 do Il, he may be regarded as an
imposter, deliberately seeking to de-
ceivc the American people"
The league, here and also at VIII
mington, Delaware. where the gov
ernor made mis- only other address
today. virtually was his sole topic
His Wilmington audience hissed the
name OF Senator Harding. when ht
referred to the republican nominees
signature To the round robin ant
also Of Senator Lodge OF Massnchu
sctts, whom the governor again de-
nominated tine greatest Conspiintol
In history" Large crowds at both
Wilmington and baltimore cheered
the democratic Campaicner.
Referring 10 yesterdays speeches
by Mr. TAFT and Senator Johnson
Governor Cox told his audience to-
night that today 8 papers carried n
headline regarding tho California
senator's address as follows:
lie Compares Headlines.
INSISTS Harding rejected league
That over Judge Tafts the governor
said, read; Harding favors league
saws Taft"
"scSator Johnson and Senate
Borah are men of independent mini
and indepcdcnt action sn'd the gov
ernor. "Thcy are against anyN Nasso
citation OF nations and they arc sup
porting Senator Harding bocaus
they know with his election tn
league OF nations or any league cal
never he ratified.
at Is amazing that mon like Ell
hu Root and William Howard Tat
and their associates among tE% emf
ncnt pro-lcIgue republicans ca
longer Justify their support of Scna
tor Harding IN the face OF the facts
unless they will frankly say the
put party obligations ahead of thci
duty to conscience