South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-07
COX TALKS TO
BIG CROWD ON
AGRICULTURE
Presidential Candidate Visits
Fair Grounds and Drives
Race Horse.
BY Associated Press

ST. PAUL. MINI. Sept.s-Gov.
Cox worked a full holiday Monday
on what he termed his pilgrimage
to the Pacific coast" The democratic
presidential candidate made several
speeches. viewed exhibits at the
Minnesota state fair. where he drove
n race horse around the track, at
tended several receptions and went
Monday night TO Minneapolis TO close
his Minnesota visit with another ad-
dress
Two extensive and several minor
speeches were made by Gov. Cox. He
addressed at the fair grounds what
was said 10 be a record crowd for
Minnesota and spoke to a large
gathering later at the auditorium.
labor Questions
Agricultural and labor questions
were the governors Labor day sub
jects At the fair grounds, and the
League Of Nations that Of his public
meeting here Monday night.
A statement that he favored ap-
plication Of the principle Of self de-
termination in Ireland was made at
the latter meeting by the candidate
in RESP onse TO a question from a
man in his audience.
IF elected president" he was
asked will you recognize the Irish
republic?"
Self Determination
II am In favor Of the applica
tion Of the principle OF self determ
ination in Japan, in China. in Persia
i'm Turkey and in Ireland" was the
governors reply after several pas.
III
liminary statement. The reply drew
loud applause and ended Interrupt
tons. The governor preceded his
reply with statement that tho
armistice was based on Pres't Will
sons fourteen points" including.
that OF self determination. end that
article ten would protect weak ma
tions from external aggr sssion-
bullying attacks OF stronge- nations.
he said. He added that nations
should be builded frong racial
grouIs rather than mountains and
rivers"
The league was advocated by the
governor TO his auditorium audi
enCe, 10 which he was introduced
by Mayor L. G.. Hodgson. democrat&
gubernatorial candidate, as a pre-
requisite 20 world readjustment.
q
Austria, England and Germany" he
declared, repeating his pleas for
disarmament and derouncing sepa-
rate peace with Germany, which
Sen Harding his republican oppo-
ncnt, the governor declared, advo-
Gated lin plain words"
Buying Presidency.
Gov. Cox declared that big busi-
ness was trying 10 elect the candi-
date of the senatorial oligarchy'
and commented on local newspaper
criticisms OF his attack on republI-
can campaign contributions. Stat
ing that the paper had excepted 10
his getting a little rough" the gov
ernOr added.
Who is il that's squealing? The
same crowd that's fought n sick
man on a sick bed in the white
house for year. This Is not going
20 be a pink tea fight nor a pillow
contest; ! intend To deal in plain
words and rot in the meaningless
and ambiguous words that have
| characterized the senatorial oil
garchy UP 20 the present"
Not Partisan.
: The governor reiterated that he
was not making a partisan cam
/ paign. He accused the senatorial
oligarchy' of having stolen" the
/ republican organization and appeal
/ ed 10 the rank and file or the re-
+ publicans 10 vote their "intelli-
+ gence."
The governor was welcomed with
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