New-York tribune., 1920-09-14
Cox Declares
Liquor Dead as
Slavery Issue
Present Question Is One of
s Law Enforcement, He
Asserts i'm Answer TO
Question From Audience
Urges Economy for u. S.
League, Budget and Radical.
ism Also Discussed at
!. Portland; Throat Better
Urges Economy for u. S.

M PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. ia
ststsment that the liquor question ais
as dead as slavery" and that the
nYesent question was one OF law en-
forrement, was made here by Cover
nor Cox to a large audience at the
Auditorium this afternoon
The Governors statement came near
the close of his address.
"How about the liquor question:" q
man yelled.
II understand" the Governor re-
nIied, "that some newspapers out here
4 have lost their iocmer interest in the
League of Nations. Apparently one of
their readers is interested in q subject
as dead as slavery"
Declaring that he had invited
questions regarding his policies, Gov
eynor Cox continued:
"This is q country of free speech.
You are entitled to know how I stand.
This is n question of law enforcement.
Let me tell you that while / was Gov
ernor Of Ohio, before national pro-
hibition, for the first time in history,
the front door and the back door of
every saloon in Ohio were closed on
Sunday
Promises to Enforce Law
TO an audience of women this after
noon Governor Cox made another state
ment in regard to the liquor question,
regardless of what interest may be
affected"
The Governor addressed two large
audiences at the Auditorium here after
speaking early to-day at the Salem
(Ore.) Armory. There was marked i'm
provement in the condition of his
4hroat, and upon departing late to-day
for eastern Oregon and Idaho he ex-
pressed confidence that hoarseness
would interfere little with the rest of
his Western trip.
srnor planned to avoid outdoor ad-
dresses for few days. His itinerary
called for stops this evening at Hood
River and The Dalles for brief greet
ings. His principal engagements to-
morrow were afternoon and evening
meetings at Boise. Idaho. en- route to
Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Besides business and the budget,
Governor Cox discussed the league,
progressivism, radicalism and its pre-
vention, and other subjects in his
which crowds overfowed. The speaker
was introduced by Senator Chamber
lain, who was praised by Governor
Cox.
Referring to the Republican front
porch campaign, Governor Cox said:
Headquarters are to be moved from
Marion to the field. The front porch
campaign, it is announced, will end. I
am too modest to tell you why"
Declares Civilization Held Up
Discussing the League of Nations,
Governor Cox said:
u am amazed at the results achieved
IN our irrigation and reclamation prof.
Sects, and am appalled, by the thought
that selfish partisanship in the United
States Senate, holding up by the heels
the civilization of the world, would
make it necessary for us to continue
the building of big armaments when
the amount necessary to expend in that
program would increase the productive
acreage of the United States by hum
dred5 of thousands of square miles.
when it is considered that the de-
+. velopmert Of tie Yakima Valley cost
the government only $1O,000000 ap-
proximately. and that the price of
modern battleship such as is being con-
structed to-day IS S40,000,00o the aver
age man can grasp the possibilities of
permanent peace and complete dis
armament. If we can stop building
battieships and constructing agencies
for the destruction of human life, we
can turn our thoughts to the develop
1. ment Of agencies for the conservation
1sef life and the happiness of mankind.
1T is appalling to think that the pop
ulation of Alaska to-day has decreased
In great percentage from that of five
years ago in the face of the construc-