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Show TAFT CONDEMNS WILSON RECORD Says Cox Is Affiliated With the Liquor Group in Politics &ELLRVUE, III. Oct. 22. The Wilson Wil-son administration was attacked as a personal system of government" and Governor Cox, the Democratic presidential presi-dential nominee, charged with affiliation affilia-tion with the li"or group 111 politics" poli-tics" by former President Taft In an address Thursday night. The issui the American people will tfdte on In November Is whether they approve the administration of Mr v iison." he asserted Judge Taft declared that the election elec-tion of Governor Co. would mean a continuation ol the treaty deadlock no.v 'Misting an Ue- governor, ho asset as-set ted. would adopt the same attitude that President Wilson lins. The onh possible hope of making progress toward .1 b igic of nations to secure peace Is therefore by the election elec-tion of Mr Harding.'' Iu- assrled. H HAT HARDING W IL1 Ho Expressions lhat Senator Harding has "scrapped " the league and repudiated" repu-diated" it are unfair, he said senator Harding' s stand bos been thLs: He said that in nn earnest desire de-sire to help the other nations hi was willing to vote for the league with tin Republican reservations and he did so twice In anticipation of executive responsibility, re-sponsibility, however, and of initiative, he does not wish to submit the Wilson Wil-son league tej the senate. He prefers to neogtlntc With the leading powers now in the league to revise and amend ihe lengue. b- an agreement with those powers before submitting the matter to the senate ' 1 The failure of President Wilson to obey ratification of the peace lre.it-. 1- due in part to his deslri always ie. exercise one man power.' " Judge Taft declared. DV.nllnln I hut uhll,. h , , . fvr. , I -i I 1 V favored firticle X Judge Taft said that wlir-n he founel the treati could not bl ratified with this provision untouched, ho had urged the president to I i" the reservations offered bj tin republicans. re-publicans. The president has stamped the issue is-sue of article X "on the Democratic platform and upon Mr .'o. ' Juelge Taft stated, "so that should Mr .'ox be elected, he Is bound to stand by article X.' judge Taft staled thai 'Governor Cox has had considerable official f-P'-rience as governor of Ohio, he has shown himself a shn-w.1 and octlVi politician H' hasaaved himself from deft at hecause of his affiliation with the liquor group In politics and they I have always regarded him as a friend ' Mr. Cox states lhat he votes drj' and doubtless he does but the liquor interests art not llkc-l lo make a mistake mis-take In the men the) support." |