The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-26

pictured Senator Harding in his stand
on an International policy as the oper-
ator OF a shell game.
johnson says Senator Harding Is
against the league. Root says he hopes
he is not against it. II is very much like
a shell game. Did YOU ever see 1t? Three
shells and the operator holds the pea
under his nail He let's you look at
them. The pea is there for time. Now
there are three shells. gentlemen--one is
mild reservations one is death to the
league and the third Is neg associa-
ton of nations
I'm voting this year, II you purpose
voting for the Senator, you have got 10
ask yourselves this question: is he for
:l-e mild reservations? Is he for death
to the league or is he for new associa-
: ton?
And when you vote for him you don't
know where the pea is. you don't know
which shell II is under"
For "Any'' Reservations.
II stand with all my heart and soul
for the League of Nations. ] am willing
to accept and will accept any reserva-
lions that are helpful and that clarity.
Then we will go into the league"
At Beclley Gov. Cox got into an alter
cation with the Superintendent OF
Schools He called for him 10 prove his
assertion that only Congress had the
constitutional authority TO declare war
That's right" said the school off
cial, except that when we get into the
League of Nations that right will be
taken away"
''AIy good man retorted Gov. Cox.
''you had better read the Constitution
of the United States and the covenant
of the League OF Nations before you ur-
dertake 70 teach any more children In
this community That IL not correct.
Congress alone can declare war; league
or no league
Gov Cox continued his assault upon
the Senator'S he names as members or
the Senatorial oligarchy." Said he in
Charleston: n
II have said many times in this cam
paign that the outstanding question at
issue is almost too sacred to be
political one. The question of peace as
against war, of human happiness as
against continued misery, ought not in
the seemly order OF things be thrown
into a contest where political partisan
spirit runs high: but we are compelled
to come 20 the people; mandate Is
necessary from them to overturn con-
spiracy formed in the United States
Senate.
1.-THE question OF responsibility for our
not being in the League of Nations Is
easily determined. We know where to
put our finger Not only did the chief
conspirator. Henry Cabot Lodge. de-
ternine In large part who the nominee
of the Republican party should be; but
the nominee himself was one of the
Senatorial conspirators,, and he signed
the round robin with Lodge. Brandegee,
Moses, s;moot Watson. Penrose and
Newberry.
1T would seem to be an odd procedure
If we were to elect one of the con-
spirators for the purpose of correcting
his own conspiracy"
Makes Thirteen Speeches.
Gov. Cox began the last week Of the
campaign with hard fighting for the
League of Nations, making in all thir-
teen speeches in West Virginia. the
chief of which were at dusk in Charles
ton and tonight in Huntington where
the crowds were large. Cox de-
scribed his labor record In Ohio re-
peating his assertion that never in his
six years as Governor had he employed
troops to put down an Industrial dis
turbance. Instead. he explained, he
had applied the Golden Rule.
Throughout the day the crowds were
large and the receptions were the most
Impressive, with few exceptions. that
ndu DteH eApcAlcHSSu IN tiiS S1ihp@ieh'
In part OF the territory at least the
Presidential candidate never had cam
paigned before. To that section. the
Sixth West Virginia Congress district.
which includes Charleston, Gov. Cox
went by automobile. In one town. Oak
Hill, native said: They ain't been
no such crowd here since the last hang
ing"
Gov. Cox opened the day at Hinton
with brief speech. and he began tho
automobile campaign at Bcckley
travelling forty miles across country to
get aboard the train again at Fayette.
Every man in the reception committee
at Beckley had a gun in his belt. They
don't walk straight In the West Vir-
ginia mountains without balance.