Evening star., 1922-04-09
.C0XLAYS BAD TIMES
T0LEACUE REBUFF
Lack Of leadership the
Chief Trouble at Washing
ton, He Tells Democrats.
BY the Associated Press.

Ky the Associated Press.
! NEW YORK, April S-Directly at
tributing our present-day business
adversely" to the failure of the United
States to join the league of nations
an address here tonight, urged a con-
tinuation of the campaign to have
this country join the league.
His address was made before the
National Democratic Club and was
one of his few public utterances since
/ ms campaign as democratic candi-
date for the presidency in 1920.
Asserting that '.as one SURVEYS con-
ditions at Washington. he finds little
ground for hope of stable pros
perity,' Mr.. Cox declared that 1.-The
average person of the average COM
muir ~ believes there is something
rad cLlly wrong in Washington and
thai it consists chiefly of lack of
leadership. There is no captain of the
, ship.
President excepting Contract"
Gov. Cox told his audience that
while there IS much regret through
out tho country over the airaless way
n Wh;ch thirGs are drifting. it is nYt
gair to critic sc he President of the
United States.
He is simply keeping his contract
%ith the people" Mr. Cox said HE
was open and frank in expressing his
opinion as to what the function of the
executive is. The campaign waged by
his party was largely directed against
! he alleged autocratic policies of Mr.
! Wilson. II. marking the distinction
which both he and his party made as
| between what had been and what was
; to be in this regard, the republican
! candidate specifically promised what
| he would do. He has kept his faith.
| He doubtless believes his performance
[ is in precise harmony with what he
accepted as mandate adopted by
seven million plurality
Calls Attitude Selfish.
Declaring that the republican ad-
n,inistration in its attitude toward
/ international cooperation is permit
! ting the republic to remain in the
! world view a selfish. greedy people,
! strapped to our mOaey-bagS and un-
| affected by the distress of Others" the
! former democratic Standardization said:
| THESE intolerable conditions cannot en-
t,ure''
policies opposed to the general
| welfare the speaker said. "and to our
| moral. religious and economic tenets.
| must yield to the controlling will of
an intelligent people.
! LAS we foregather tonight as dis
{ cipleS of the creed of Jefferson, Jack
son and Wilson, let US resolve to hold
, the line. No great cause was ever
, wen in a single battle. Our principles
are right, and they must and win pre-
vail
: In Americas failure to express a
mandate for International cooper
! alton at the polls in 1920" the former
Ohio governor declared. I'VE wit
messed the spectacle of suffrage eX-
! ests of humanity. There was not
| enough thought of the future and
| what was to be done for the common
| good. There was too much thought
| of the past and punishment for
fanCied wrongs.
"MHdnfss of I9"O.''
In the cain review of history the
, period and events in question will be
| referred to as the madness of 1920
! If we had lifted our voices for
| international cooperation. we would
today he prosperous. As one surveys
1 conditions at Washington. he finds
| little ground for hope of stable pros
perity.
, There is no attempt made to meet
! the nationwide charge of broken
promises. Extensive default in per-
/ formance usually denotes bankruptcy
! in the resource of plan and purpose.
/ The philosophy of the ne'er do well
| that something. somehow, will turn
/ uD. seems alpoSsessine. In short,
, the evident hope is that the ingenious
| American people will work them
! selves out of the existing plight. and
| the administration. can then take
! credit for it.
! THE burdens of taxation remain
! there seems TO be 1t hopeless confusion
! of policies as to tariff system: the
| reOrganiZation of government bu
reaus is yet iii the nebulous state, of
uncertainty. the probabilities being
! that the reorganizers on the pay roll
outnumber the employees that have
! been taken off.
! Sees Railways Handicapped.
| "The dollar sign still hangs over the
| Senate door as the password to those
who are willing to join Newberry in
i doing emergency jobs about the
| place Nothing has been evolved to
ascertain what is the matter with the
| railroads. Industry advances
/ in method and efficiency; the rail-