Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-28


campaign. in winch ne sRid ''henkle-s''
and other nnEns nRu been user DIV
Chairman EEEs Of the Republican Ma
rIunal cnmmir-es. IN a-renpts Al am
bR--asEmenr
lie also continued hot FIRE in al
tpcRy's speeches against Senator
Harding, reIferaTlng thai the '-Hena-
tnr WINS wtExtinr anu wunhIing'
upon The League l6sue- and trying 70
secure alecrlun under false pre-
renEes'
Hs reirsrH1ed thar IA grant wsre"
Of League sentiment whs sweanfnr
tine nation.
The dena1s regarding ieHEns of1li-
CATIONS followed ms sfnFEmenfE-
mace III most of hrs spe1rnns. 10
mssr rnngenr1uns that fne LeArue
would rs the governor pun Il. take
American nuvs inrn euss-s back alley
ruw n Europe"
When ne rEpeH1ed the cenia-aeinn
that Congress only had power To de-
clare wRr- in or out Of the League
IND that the League council WIS
limited snleiy 70 advice. tine guusr-
nor uuesrloner lnIs-lecred
The President would atirise CON-
grass as 10 the Recommendations Of
the council. would not laa1 morally
bind Congress
IN IS very distinctly stated the
governor replied, in one of the
Hitchcock rsHHrvaIlDnE that WE IN
der-ake nothing winch binds the
United States 10 gp To wRr Decsass
II mas NO power IN make snen an III
-angamenr N view nf the limfrH1un
under rle CONSTITUTION. This rnxEan-
ant NJ the League lie nRsed upun the
lneR that cfrilixn1Ipn mas had les
snn and this covenant IF simpiv a
net On tne morality of tnf wur.ic
You sHv 70 me Cow 40 l know
mora xurce Will he sufiicisnt@ ! viii
give you historic pr,ersnent. Ism l
the covenant III me League Inrerna-
-1unRIfv prariEefv Whist the Monroe
Doctrine iE on this continent" What
is nenlnd the Monroe Doctrine ex-
csp1 our moral force EHvs we ever
had 70 IRE a snpT N one nundrsd
wears I'd mgIn1H.n 1T"
''ThH1 DOESN'T answer my uues-
run," the governors uussruner IN
rer-upreu
well. then. 7 will answer II IN
another WAY" the candidate re-
summed ''whHt you nave IN your.
mind is this:
What viii lay upnn the cnn-
SCIENCE Of the worid n the face of q
grave Worldwide disorder 80
The presumption Is that the con-
SCIENCE of every nazlun VIII dErer-
mine sume action winch viii mt
only be right put winch viii be eff
1scrrve-"
Ee then read Sae E5tcncock -essr-
rarsun, stating that Congress would
ffeclrie when American armed fnrce
should he usen ann asked
''Does that znswer IT
VIII the recommendation of The
cpuncil." the governors tnrey--pgz1ur
pressed. bind the Cnng-eks morally
n tnlluw the cnuncil's rrrnmmanda-
Tim. vee or no.
Amid Cries r--um the auftienue of
Throw hum our tine guvernpE. IN
siss1ng that the man ne grwen q
hearing, respunded-
Watt minute ] am rning TO 40
TINS n my uwn WAY Il g-zve
matter ar1ses we are mn legally
ssgunff To du II You ark e we are
mn-allv bound. y II LIS grave maf-
ss~. we are gong 10 arcrpr u message
from God Almighty We ere max
ing ber ON the morality of rhe
wurid.-
The governors cues7unsr ne.
ciarad rnas Ar-1cie N wguid sfgn
awHr American sovereignty and che
candldnff repiieft-
--who siEns with us- All the na-
TOMS TINT go tnfn the LAxEe. Then
each uns. arrnr1fnx 10 your aftmiE-
sim. agns irs1 an MUM AWAY ne the
sfnsr one mgnx. xnd az they are al