The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-21
new YORK To
SEE HARDING
FIRST Time
Entering New York for Initial
Visit Since His Nomination,
Republican Nominee Talks
Twice Today.
LAST CAMPAIGN TOUR
(By Associated PreSs)


SPECIAL TRAIN, Oct. 21.-Entering
New York for the first time since his
nomination, Senator Harding placed
the cause Of Republicanism before the
voters of the Empire state today in a
flying visit which gave time for only
two set speeches.
A day meeting at Rochester and an
evening address in Buffalo, were the
only definite speaking engagements on
his program, which provided that in
all he was to spend only fourteen hours
in the state. Without having visited
New York city he will leave Buffalo
tonight for Marion, on the return or
his last campaign trip outside Ohio.
Voice Shows Strain.
At several smaller places along the
way today crowds met the Harding
train and he exchanged greetings dur
ing short stops. His voice showed
the strain Of his recent vigorous CAM
paigning however, and he conserved
it whenever possible for the larger
meetings.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. 21.-In
the only political speech which he will
make in the state. ex-Presjdcnt VIII
liam Howard Taft discussed the league
of nations and President Wilson, in an
address at the Indiana university GYM
nasium Wednesday night before an
audience of nearly 1000.
Judge Taft said in part:
THE issue which the American peo-
pie are going to vote on in this elCc,
tion, no matter what Mr. Cox wishes,
Mr.. Wilson wishes, Mr.. Lodge wishes,
or Mr.. Harding wishes, is whether
H. Iv,,t ,trt,- ft~Y Of M
Wilson. Mr.. Wilson is a man of ex-
ceptional ability. and of still more ea-
ceptional personality, and he has
stamped that personality upon his
administration so completely that he
is the administration. 1t is impossible,
therefore, to talk in this campaign
without talking of Mr.. Wilson. Never
since the days of Andrew Jackson has
a president exercised over his party
and over the government such control
as Mr.. Wilson.
Taft for League.
There remains for discussion the
subject of the League Of Nations. l
have always been for international
agreement to settle disputes on prin'
ciples of justice by 4 resort to inter
national tribunals. I attempted to
bring this about by what were called
the universal arbitration treaties,
which were emasculated by the senate.
After this war I hoped for 4 league
d Of nations and labored as earnestly
as could after the League of Ns
tions had been framed and agreed to
in Paris, to bring about the ratifica.
tion Indeed. had been long before
the president of the League to Enforce
Peace, whose object was to secure
nf al in OF n
between the nations likely to lead to
war, to a court
THE Wilson league went further
and I approved the advances proposed
both Article 10 and the other pro-
visions. And I travelled far and wide
over this country advocating it.
tried to help Mr.. Wilson by making
suggestions as to amendments for the
league and as to tho best means Of
securing it's ratification. / soon be
came convinced after the league haG
been submitted to the senate.
Bames Wilson for Failure.
81 sought to bring about, so far as
could. agreement upon reservations
which would not have weakened the
ways to exercise one-man power Mr.
Wilson wished to be as he said in his
appeal to the voters in 1918 the un
lean people in Paris. and although they
had rebuked him for that appeal he
acted as if he had the sole power
Never from the beginning did he con
suit the senators of either party.
Stamped Issue on Cox.
with his personality he has stamp
ed the issue upon the Democratic plat
form and upon Mr.. Cox, so that should
Mr.. Cox be elected he is bound tc
: stand by Art. 10. On the other hand
there are now in the senate enough
senators who will continue to be in
the senate in the next congress to de
feat Art. 10. and who will undoubtedly
do so if it be offered for their consid
Grafton.
I'VE face, therefore, in Mr.. Co..:
election, a stalemate. as Mr.. Harolns
properly expresses it. We face tn,
continuance of the deadlock which Mr.
Wilson has insisted upon.
Expressed Harding Attitude.
"Mr Harding's attitude upon thu
league has been this, that in an earn
est desire to help the other nations HI
was willing to vote for the leagu,
with the Republican reservations, ant
he did so twice. In anticipation O
executive responsibility, however, an,
OF initiative, he does not wish to sub
NIT the Wilson league to the senate
He prefers to negotiate with the lead
ing powers now in the league, to re
wise and amend the league by al
agreement with those powers befor
submitting the matter to the senate.
Wou,ou Vo&o~e Tn.&~u.&,J