Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-22
Proves G. o. P, Nominee
Has Changed Attitude
IA Times
LODGE is KISSED
Impostor Declares Democratic Lead
er, If He Doesn't Clarity Stand on
Isspe-Big Audience Applauds

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 22.-Gover-
nor Cox last night claimed the re-
ward offered by Senator Harding
Yesterday to any one who would
show he had been inconsistent in
his attitude towards the league of
nations, and declarc- the Republican
nominee "may be regarded rs an I'M.
postor," unless he clarifies the public
mind as to his actual position of the
league issues.
Senator Harding complains bit
tarlv arain that he has been misun-
derstood and that the newspapers
have misrepresented him." said the
Governor. "He offers a reward to
anv one who will show that he has
hanged his attitude on the league
Of nations.
"Now am here to show how ne
has attempted to wiegle and wabhle
his way into the presidency, and t"
,laim that reward not for myself, nut
cor the people of America"
In tn proof offered in support OF
lis claim for the reward the Demo
,raric candidate contended that tn"
Senator admitted having changed his
position "by the ironical assertion
.hat he IS entitled tn one more in or
Ier to make It fourteen. Now the
only trouble with the Senator IS this:
His arithmetic is at fault. he has
already had fourteen changes :, so far
as i am able to know, because J
lave not yet had opportunity to read
the evening papers"
Governor Cox then enumerated the
fourteen alleged "wabhles" by his op-
ponent of which he said he knew. He
said:
81. First, he voted for the mild
reservations.
"2 Then ne voted for the Lodge
reservations.
%. Then he said that # he had to
do it over he would rot vote even
for the Lodge reservations.
a Then he voted for the Knox
resolution providing, for separate
peace with Germany.
IS. Then he accepted tho nomna-
ton on the platform which said th'
league has .signally failed.
G. Then he indorsed the rc-cstab-
lishment of The Hague tribunal,
which showed its failure. as express
cd bv Theodore Roosevelt. because it
had no power behind it, and under
which the fcur greatest wars IN his
tory took place.
"9. Then he offered new plan
in the International Court cf Justice.
which he learned Elihu Root was
WORKING on.
%. Then he rejected tn" intcrna-
tional court Of justice when he dis
covered what every on had known
but him, that it was 'ae supreme
court of the league Of nations.
40. In his sncech Of E'ptemher &
no said. Amendment or revision or
reconstruction of the league cnven-
ant is still among the possibilities;
and
y"t1. l., the same speech he said,
The league has now passed beyond
all possibility of restoration.
.To. At DeS McineS h" said. Cox
favors going into fhc league: l fav"r
staving out. am not Interested in
Qualification: I am interested II re-
iectinn.'
"l3. Returning 10 Mari"n from DeS
Mo;nes, he said. Il can't understand
why it is that the people Of America
/ don't understand what said at D"s
Mo;ncs.' and that he wasn't to be
taken to mean what he said; and
"A. Announced the formation OF .
| new association of nations which o.
the same day Judge Taft had pro-
nounced impossible and imrracsic-
able"
Every one who is against the
league is against me-" Governor Cox
declared. insisting that Senator Hard
;nr. his Rcnubl:car adversary. stands
for "scrapping" the league The Gov
arnor also asserted that because Of
league differences between powerful
Republican groups the election OF
Senator Harding could not bring rati-
fication.
at is this league of nations or nc