Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-01
SENATOR HARDING MAKES HIS
 FINAL CAMPAIGN STATEMENT

campaign statement tonight to the American people, Senator Harding de- clared Tuesdays election would turn on two clearly drawn issues, the Paris league of nations and a constructive do- nestle policy. The league issue as pre- sented by the democrats, said the repub- lican nominee, could be summed up sim ply in this question:
 Shall we enter the Paris league of nations, assuming among other obliga- tions. the obligation of article ten?" To this question: he said, the demo- crats answered Yes and the republi- cans answered No"
 The republican candidate asserted also that the country already had answered No" and that in consequence the demo- crats had sought to deceive" the people as to the real nature of the league issue | by making it appear that the republi- cans were opposed to any international | association at all. .
 In domestic afraEs, he declared, there was a clean-cut issue between the fol lies" of the Wilson policies and a "defi- nite constructive policy" proposed in de- tail by the republicans
 Concident with issuance of the sena- tors statement he made public also a Telegram to all republican nominees for the senate saying that the people every where must understand that choice of a republican senate will be contribution to a united America ready to go forward to new confidence and new achieve lments'
 The candidate has made his last speech before election and his statement to the
 people tonight was issued as his final
 word on the issues of the campaign. Its
 text follows:
 Two issues are made by the voters
 in this campaign. One of them is the e. AL. FT|1.-
 other is the domestic policy of the United
 States.
 Between our democratic opponent
 and the American people who are sup , porting the republican party, these issues ] are clearly drawn.
 There has been a steady attempt tc deceive the people as to the issue of our
 foreign policy. There has been an at tempt by the democratic leaders to makt , the American people believe that the re
 publican policy is against America en fering into a fraternity of nations to pre-
 vent war and to cooperate for peace
 This is a deceit, and. of course, is an at
 tempt to blind the people to the league of nations issue as 1t was framed by the democratic leaders and by the dem . ocratic- platform.
 The issue as presented by the demo cratic administration, and it's representa-
 
 question: Shall we enter the Pari
 league of nations assuming among othe obligations of article X?'
 "The answer of the democratic grou is Yes The answer of the republica t party and its candidate is No
 "The reason for answering No to tn n question drawn by our opponents is ths 70 America is not ready to mortgage he s- conscience to the Old World or engae L. tt old European controversy, or place hG l. resources at the beck and call of a grou
 o fshrewd diplomats acting for an arme 1t alliance masked under the benevolent t ,f tie of the league of nations Id America has already given her al
 swer to the proposal to give up our ns T. tionality and our flag. The answer
 No, and No is the answer of the re nt publican party.
 r. My democratic opponent hearing tn ,n decisive No would like to change u a issue. They have presented and nal as an issue on the question of what o, at party will do about league of nation in T have told them what I would d st I have told them that I would do m te best to unite America behind a plan f h. an association of nations which we m; p- join with safety, honor and good CO = science but without selling our birthrig bt for mess of military pottage. I hay ., said from first to last in this campair a, that l would consult the senate al h- consult the people because I am deer , impressed with the utter failure an aS waste of an executive policy of fabrics en ing a league of nations first and consu - ing America afterwards. - T want to consult America first a
 take course which will unite Ameri
 and make it possible to join a world fir On ternity of nations, rather than a cour
 which will divide America and make ., impossible for us to do anything. 0u democratic victory means a continu
 deadlock with the senate, which ies been so fruitless and, will be fruitle oe- forever.
 'ge Our opponents have asked the Anne 'ed can people to approve their draft of
 league. The American people have s, ny No This means that the man who th- elected president must set his face he ward a constructive plan. I have poi his ed the way"
 lif- Mir. Harding's telegram to the rep, lat lican senatorial nominees was as f ve- lows
 its The people of your state, look er- backward toward eight years of m led management of our foreign and dom
 tic affairs will welcome the return of nn- republican party and the restoration ant constitutional government, to repl in over-centralized one-rnan powers and ide efficiency.
 for T urge them to give heed to the f. ose that if they are to call the republic the lparty to service in this time of ne, lew they must make decisive their choice