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Show SAYS COX USES Descends From Apostle of Idealism to Ward Chief, Asserts Cooliclcie BOSTON". Mais-, Sept IS. Assert-on that Governor fox. nfter attemj.'-Ing attemj.'-Ing the ro!c of an Idealist, had turned to the coarse methods of ward politics, r. sorting to wilder and wilder charges, Was made today by Governor Ooolldere, the Republican vice presidential ean-dldate ean-dldate The governor, addressing the Republican Re-publican state convention. said the Democratic nominee was named by a convention In which "Idealists had very little influence." "Yet," bo added, "after receiving a baptism of idealism at the White House, he attempted for a time the role of an idealist. He was to be the apostle of the 'great and solemn ref- rendum.' His address of acceptance started that vvav CO VRSKR MJE7THODS. "But the success has not been marked. mark-ed. Soon the methods of ward politics poli-tics Prevailed. To that eminent valn-tudlnarlan valn-tudlnarlan In the White House, ;I master mas-ter of logical expression, correct of style, always dignified, as lie has be-ie be-ie m his exponent resorting to coarser and coarser methods, wilder and wilder charges, ihe referendum must for him become solemn and more solemn. sol-emn. 'Ideals are projected by the surroundings sur-roundings no les.s than the man Lincoln Lin-coln and Garrison. Sumner, Seward, Stanton. Grant and Fariagut. He spoke v. ith their voice no less than his own. 'When bpth the background and the man are wanting what chance is there for ideals9 (. . P UM IlilSM. The Republican party has not been, is not I'irkliitr in Id on Ham ..itlmr m liu history, purposes or leaders. Who can name an established Ideal thej have not cherished? There Is none. It has row but furnished four-fifths of the stales necessary to enroll tho idealLsm of the nation in the public se. Ice through equal suffrage. Through the ages women had been natural counsellors counsel-lors of men In her solicitude for the welfare of her children, she is the Idealist of the world. She bj destined to watch hind in hand with Republican Republi-can purposes to tho glory of our nation." |