Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-23
Harding Not Opposed to Any League
or to Wilson League Under Certain
Reservations Former President
Makes Address at Iowa city-says
Liquor Interests Favor Cox
Special to Times-Republican.

Impressions that Mr.. Harding has
'scrapped' the league, has 'repudi-
ated' it, are grossly unfair express
sionS declared the ex-president.
He has vigorously opposed article
4 and the Monroe doctrine provision,
but he has not repudiated it's other
'provisions and purposes. All INFER
ence that he Is opposed to any league,
or opposed to the present league.
when those features which he deems
objectionable are removed and when
other features are added that he
deems necessary, does him Injustice"
Ex-President Taft declared that
''the only possible hope OF making
progress toward q league Of nations
to secure peace is by the election Of
Mr.. Harding"
He pointed out that President VIII
son, by insisting on article x. de-
strOyed> his league and added that
Mr.. Cox proposes to do the same
thing."
The present election IL not q
referendum. the result OF which will
determine whether the American
people are In favor Of Mr.. Wilson'S
league or are against 1t" he con-
tinued.
THE issue OF this campaign is
whether we shall approve the Wilson
administration. From my observa-
ton. and have had great oppor-
unity in every part Of the country,
u believe that the majority OF the
American people were In favor OF Mr..
Wilson's accepting tho reservations
tlnd entsring the league.
Majority Opposed to Article.
II believe further that the major
ity OF the people are against article
*, and think this, altho favored
article * and would have been glad
to see 1t ratified.
81 The question ID what can be done
under the rules Of the game, that
- under the constitutional provisions
20 bring the United States into an
arrangement with other nations to
prevent war. It seems TO me clear
that In the existing situation i Mr..
E(ardin9's election II the only means
OF securing this.
The speaker declared that the is-
size which the American people are
going to vote on In this election, no
matter what Mr.. Cox wishes, Mr..
Wilson Wishes Mr.. Lodge wishes or
Mr.. Harding wishes, Is whether they
approve the administration Of Presi-
Qsnt Wilson. He said 1t was there.
fore impossible to talk In this cam
psign without talking Of Mr.. Wilson
who he declared loves the exercise
OF power and is morbidly sensitive
TO any attempt real or fancied, by
anyone. whether congressman, sena-
tor or prominent democrat, to inter-
fe,'e With his control"
Mr.. Wilson should have opened
his arms and invited to his assis-
tuilce all republicans capable of rem
delfng service" he declared in dis
cussing the presidents attitude dur
Ing; the war. ''But this he did not do.
It was contrary to his nature and
the examples Of Great Britain and
France and Canada and other coun-
tries had no effect upon SHIN. He
could not brook the thought Of any
one sharing his power or his respon-
sibilities."
Cox Made by Booze Element.
ia discussing Governor Cox and his
career he declared that he has
shown himself shrewd and active
politician and 'shas saved himself
from defeat because Of his affiliation
with the liquor groups in politics
and they have always regarded him
as e. friend.
i1dr. Cox says that he votes dry"
explained the speaker land doubtless
he does but the liquor interests are
not likely to have made q mistake
in the men they support"
He referred to the fact that Mr..
Cox's chief supporters in the state
have expressed pride that the mi
itia has never been summoned to
maintain law and order in Ohio I'M
der Governor Cox
This he declared, taken in con-
nection with Governor Coxs pre-
posterous and unsupported charges
that the republican party was COL
lecting q huge fund OF millions to
buy the presidency for Mr.. Harding
in order that Mr.. Harding might
send bayonets to interfere in labor
disputes and compel an adjustment
unfavorable to labor, shows Mr.. Cox
q telnporizer with mob violence rath-
er than one who would maintain at
all hazards that law and order es-
sentlal to justice in every free COM
Ez-President Taft branded the
statement that Senator Harding's
was due to a senatorial
"cab,il" as utterly without justifica-
ton"
There never was q convention so
utterly free from domination by any
small group of men" he said, 'sena-
tor CIR otherwise, as this last re-
publican convention. The senators
who are charged to have formed the
cabal supported different candidates
and the convention ran away from
them Several of the senator's were
General Wood, others
were supporting Governor Lowden
and others supporting Senator John
son ,lnd after the trend toward
Harding became apparent number
of so..caIled bitter-ender senator's at
to defeat Harding but failed.
Mr.. Harding is under no obligation to
anybody for his nomination except
to the republican convention
He paid high tribute to Senator