Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-16

oIdy my Oul.
The governors announcement was
made in a statment replying to that
issued Thursday by 81 prominent Re
publicans. headed by Elihu Root, Her
bert Hoover, Henry W. Taft. and others,
ing.
That he did not see how the 81 sign
ers could support Mr.. Harding consist
emily. was asserted by Governor Cox in
an address at the auditorium here. The
governors statement said:
The gentlemen say The question is
whether we shall join an agreement
containing the exact provision negotiat-
ed by President Wilson, or an agree
ment which omits or modifies some of
its provisions It is to be inferred that
anyone who stands for the covenant as
adopted with or without reservations
is friendly to the league, and that any
one who is against the covenant, with
or without reservations, is clearly OPP
posed to the league. Senator Harding,
Leaves It to People.
Governor Cox favors going into the
league and / favor staying out. 1t is
not Interpretation, but rejection | am
seeking / leave the people of America
to decide the case just as these gentle
men have presented it. | submit in
answer the spoken words of Senator
Harding. If these gentlemen do not
accept what he has said to the American
people then it is past my understanding
how they can, as matter of ethics,
advocate his candidacy.
''If, on the other hand, they do ac-
cept in good faith what he has said,
fhor q
friends of the league, advocate his candi-
dacy. They attempt to Justify their
most astonishing position on the theory
that President Wilson was unbending in
his attitude on the league. On the sub
ject, they say, Mr.. Wilson insisted up
on the agreement absolutely unchanged.
These gentlemen. upon reflection. must
realize that this is not justified by the
facts
Cites Hitchcock Reservations.
Citing this reservations offered by |
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, aid |
ministration leader in the treaty con- |
test, Governor Cox recounted that Pres |
dent Wilson had written Senator Hitch !
cock stating that he could accept the |,
las they stand"
In conclusion, Governor Cox said:
"If things continue as they have been |
going for the last 10 days, it will be |
/ difficult matter to determine whether |
he people are more amused at Senator
Harding himself or at the desperation
If his sponsors. A frantic effort is
,eing made to stem the tide of resent
nent. 1t is flowing in every community. /
rhe senatorial oligarchy has apparently
lrawn on its last reserves. and yet, Mr..
Root, eminent and distinguished as
lie is-and no one places higher estimate
IN his statesmanlike qualities than l do
is unable to bolster up the wiggling
md wobbling candidate. After a long
period of vacillation, the people have
AIKEN him at his spoken word at Des
Ioines, and upon this the campaign will
,e fought from now on. Senator Hard
ng is against the league, with or with
nut reservations. Upon that we are
Wiling to rest our case"
Speaks at Marion.
In his speech here Friday. night and
Iso in half dozen other cities Friday
is league preachments making them al
1ost his sole subject, with religious
ervor. A feature was speech at
Iarion, Ohio, the home of Senator
Harding. Several thousand persons
here and at other Ohio points cheered
nd applauded the Democratic presiden-
al candidate. At Marion, however, the J
overnor made no personal reference to
Ir. Harding.
Caustic reply was made by Governor 9
OK at Carey, Ohio, to Senator Hard
lg's statement Thursday, regarding !,
rinting of the league covenant Re- r
Grating charges that there was "a
,nspiracy of silence" against the Demo {
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