Evening star., 1922-04-14
EERS DEMOCRATS,
DRAWS THEIR FIRE
Senator McCormick's Com
ment on Gov. Cox's League
Speech Pr0vokes Debate.

Politicians in Congress. whose num-
bers include several of the prominent
campaign. managers and, advisers of
both parties. appear to regard as quite
significant former Gov. Cox's address
at the Jefferson. day banquet, which
was construed as intent upon Gov.
Ngxs part to make the league Of ma
tons a democratic campaign issue.
Tho republican leaders prfcked up
their ears. hoping that what they
heard was true and that the eminent
ohioan may step forward as the sug-
gested banner-bearer of democracy,
with the league Of nations as the slo-
gan.
the Senate yesterday Senator McCor-
mick of Illinois, who will be active in
the management of the campaign of
republican senators for reelection this
fall. taunted the democrats with fail
ure OF northern and western demo-
cratic senator's to follow the lead of
Gov. Cox, saying that only senators
IN states overwhelmingly democratic
had indicated approval of his re-
marks.
Senator Kings Counter Taunt.
Senator King of Utah came back at
the Illinois senator with a counter
taunt and with the prophecy that
sooner or later this nation will iotn
the other nations in a world associa.
ton, asserting that the "overwhelm-
ing majority of the people are In IA
vor OF an association of nations +" Then
Senator King. 1t was construed by
some observers, indicated the line Of
attack the democrats will make in
the coming campaign on the republi-
cans.
Saying that Senator Mccormick
will lead the republican party in the
coming election. he continued: He
has no slogan: he has no PRINCIPLES
which will appeal to the people; he
can write no platform which will
commend itself 10 the judgment of the
Of achievement to bring to the atten-
tion of the country. Failure and dis
aster have followed the republican
administration. 1t Is not to be won
dered at that the shrewd and able po-
iticaf leader should be concerned
about issues, and should, like a per-
turbed angler fishing in muddy wa
ter, seek to ket some kind of bite.S
senator aenin Protests.
Senator Heflin Of Alabama, protested
against the alleged effort of Senator
Mccormick to define the issue for the
democrats. THE senator from Illi-
nois," he said, wants them to fight
a duel with him upon the question of
the league of nations. Heretofore.
when q party has been challenged,
he has been allowed TO name the
IL
weapons, to be used, but the senator
from Illinois wantS to name the time
and place and designate the charac-
ter of the weapon which shall be
used. even by his opponent"
Indications are. therefore, that the
democrats in Congress, at least will
evade the attempt to draw them into
following Gov. Cox's lead on the
league Of nations and will stick to the
knitting which they think they have
in hand-the record of the republi-
can party In administration and leg
islation.
Democratic Chairman's Tour.
Cordeu Hull, chairman of the DEM
ocratic national committee, is now
making a tour of the country as far
as the west coast, addressing demo-
Gratis brought into statewide assem-
blages, in which he is outlining q pol
icy of political aggressiveness. Sum
maries Of his speeches are being sent
from national headquarters to the
democratic and independent press of
the country on quite an extensive
mailing list.
What he is'saying about the repub-
lican administration and Congress 'is
a nlenty" as the politfcians oh.ar,,>
and he L. not mincing words, either.
The republicans, however, are TAX
ing up the challenge with visor. The
big guns of the party are writing
speeches and articles which are being
printed and distributed free by the
national committee. Some of them
are published first in the National Re-
publican of this city, which is running
q series of articles by the Woe Presi-
dent Of the United States, cabinet Of
nciafs and senators ana sspsaseatA-
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