PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3525, 12 July 1920, Page 5

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

DEMOCRAT NOM]’.NEE’S‘ VIEWS. Received 9.10. . I .NEW' _YORK, July 10. The New York Times’ Dayton correspondent intervietved 31: Cox, who said: Opposition to the League of Nations is partisan bigotry', and was a deep-laid, carefully-planned conspiracy. I do not claim th League is perfect; I have suggested two I'eserval'.r=ns which will not nullify t.he"Treaty. lam thoroughly convinced the Irish question will be solved satisfactorily to all the peoples concerned. Prohibition in the United States is ordered by Constitutional provision and Federal statute. The President takes an oath to ‘enforce both. and it’ has never been my habit to violate an oath. I believe in a. tarifl’ for revenue. I favour making the Federal banliing system flexible in order that branches may b" o}.“-’ll‘~‘d in e\-Pry‘ trade centre “in the ?.01.1d_ . - . -- - COX AND THE LEAGUE. / KEYNOTE OF HIS CAMPAIGN. A - """ "WE '=%§Ass,§.-57" »" ' Received 9.50. A 1 " " ’, ’ NEW YORK, July I]. "Mr Cox, is understood. will make the keynote of his campaign an 9.1).peal to the people for the ratification without delay of the League of Nations if two reservations or suggestions will be permitted: Firstly, an agreement. by all the signatories that they ‘enter the League with the purpose of maintaining the peace of the ‘world; secondly, that while the United States does not intend to Shirk its obligations ‘:0 the League, the members must understand the power of making war is vested in Congress.