Evening star., 1922-04-13
COX GIVES ISSUES
OF FALL ELECTION
Simply Necessary to Articu-
late Grievance Against
Administration.
By the Associated Press.

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LOUISVILLE. KY. April 13.-James
M. Cox, former democratic candi-
date for President. speaking before
the Woodrow Wilson Club at It's first
annual dinner here last night, out
lined the issues which, in his judg-
ment, will be presented in the con-
gressional elections this year. ut
simply will be necessary" he said,
Ito articulate the grievance against
fastened itself upon every community
in America"
He also touched upon the tariff. the
federal reserve system and the league
Of nations. The Wilson administration,
he said. demonstrated that a high
tarin was not necessary to prosperity.
Without the federal reserve system,
he asserted. the war could not have
been won. and the claim OF q plural
ity against the league of nations" he
declared, ''is mere buncombe."
"Our republican friends" he said
to be very much worried as to what
the democracy will present as its is
sue in the congressional elections
this year. In my judgment the issue
will be- the sins Of omission and Of
on nta the part sns o. Shs
sion will, of course. come Americas
failure to join in the work Of inter-
national cooperation by becoming a
member of the league of nations. The
man in the street does not regard
affair of idealism. He also knows
that prosperity must be preceded by
order and that existing disorder is
being abated in Europe by conference
and cooperation.
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paign associate Of the republicans
will be missing this year. Since the
war between the states they have
contended that the democratic party
was a party of opposition and thor
oughly lacking in the Qualities OF
Of eight years Of progress. justice,
reform and reconstruction is SO thor.
oughly outlined in the memory OF
the people that 1t will be a waste OF
time for republican orators to chal-
lenge democratic accomplishment. Not
only was the country prosperous un-
der Mr.. Wilson. but 1t was differ
ent kind Of prosperity than the coun-
| try had known before. The products
Of activity were widely diffused and
prosperity touched the humblest cot
tage in the land.
| the resources of America were avail
able for the fiscal salvation. not OF
| groups. but of all America. Under
| its administration the American dol
| lar was the only symbol of value
| in the world that maintained its
parity. AS a supplement to this very
| wise legislation was the farm loan
lact. If we had entered the league
I and given the cooperation of the
| greatest creditor nation In the world
F.; our economic readjustment would
| have been in the form of ligh'
| fever instead of a stroke of com.
mercial paralysis. What our party
stood for and what the republicans
opposed affords the best example Of
| the constructive policy under demo.
| cratic auspices and the destructive
policy under republican auspices.
= "a great deal has been said about
a mandate having been rendered
| axainst the league Of nations. Let
us analyze this claim. Let us sub
| tract from the seven million plurality
| those three nationalities who voted
| the republican ticket through purely
racial grievances. Then we take
away the business interests that were
| promised relief in taxation; then lei
US take into our calculations the hun
dreds of thousands of conScientious
patriotic republicans who were de-
ceived by Messrs. Hughes. Hoover
Root, Lowell and Taft.
After these subtractions are made
there is no plurality whatsoever
against the league. The truth Is that
the claim it mere buncombe.