The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-14
CAN JUDGE TAFT
EXPL AIN DIVING
FROM THE LEAGUE
Cox Inaugurates New Line
of Attack on the Former
Presidents Change of
Front ;S
IS QUEER REVERSAL
SPEAKS OF BRAZEN CONSPIk.
ACY TO DEFEAT WILL OF THE
AMEniCaN uENEnAi
PUBLIC =,

Van Vert, Ohio. Oct. IA new
line of attack upon former President
Taft's position upon the league of
nations was made here today by
Governor Cox in opening a three
days campaign In his home state.
Referring TO Judge Taft's state
ment that even in event Of Governor
Cox's election there would rsmain
enough Republican senator's 20 de-
feat the treaty the Democratic pres
idential candidate today declared this
indicated a plan to disregard de
cision on the league referendum"
This can mean only one thing"
said Governor Cox, that when |
am elected on straightforward
platform favoring the league, 1t is
the purpose of the brazen consplra.
tors in the senate TO treat the man
date of the people with contempt
and turn their backs on the expressed
will OF the electorate.
This in the first place, Is unthink-
able and in the second place viii not
be permitted, for after all this Is
q democracy and the will OF the peo-
pie is triumphant.
"Cn the other hand" the COVER
nor Continued. "if the candidate of
the senatorial oligarchy were to be
elected because he favors staying
out OF the league and then after his
assumption Of office were to turn
about face and propose entering the
ieague, what about the popular man
cate and the referendum then? What
would Borah and johnson say, and
what would the voters of the coun-
try think about such reputation OF
their viii? The time Is now for us
to think seriously OF the fact that
the government of the United States
is u government by the people. Sen
ator Harding may be willing to scrap
the League. but the American people
are not ready to have their govern
inert scrapped by a deceitful band
of political freebooters."
| Governor Cox reiterated that he
favored going into the league OF
nations with the Hitchcock reso-
luton, or any other that are offered
ah boSu A"ith " iui tuci cidIlAy UT
reassure and that do not have the
purpose OF destruction.
1T has been apparent" the gov
ernor continued, that the entire
purpose OF the senatorial clique has
been destruction OF the league and
reputation of the purposes for which
We entered the war. 2
America has forty million voters
who are getting sick and tired
oil the purposely created doubt and
now demand TO know whether Sena-
tor Harding intends, as ex-President
Taft has implied, to repudiate the
result OF the solemn referendum. in
greatest issue that has ever been
before the people.
I'm every state and city and town
and village. from the Atlantic 10
the Pacific. the people OF this coun-
try are holding indignation meetings
TO show their resentment against the
clique and against the candidates
that have shown their Willingness
TO sacrifice the honor OF the nation
TO win a partisan victory at the
polls. Here we have the proposal
by Senator Harding and the approx.
al OF ex-President Taft that we play
fast and loose with Fundamental
rights of American citizens and tha
We even disregard their definite de-
cision of purpose as expressed ir
election"