New-York tribune., 1920-11-01
Democrats for Wilson's
Idea of League; Repub-
licans Won't Mortgage
American independence
Opponents Accused
Of DeIuding Voters
Message to Senatorial
Candidates Says People
Are Awake to Situation
From q Stor Corres.oad.-,,.

MARION. Ohio, Oct. 31.-In a
confidently worded final prediction
statement issued to-day Senator
Harding declared there are but tive
issues before the voters in this cam
palgn, one the foreign policy of the
United States and the other the
domestic policy of the nation.
Senator Harding declared his
Democratic opponent had sought to
ignore the all-important domestic
issue by devoting himself to any eff
Tort to deceive the people about the
League Of Nations. The Republican
candidate reviewed the promises he
had made the voters in the campairr
and reaffirmed his intention to keen
these pledges.
Our party has announced its pro-
gram and have spoken again and
aGaln,' said the Senator. w mrs+
heed the new order and the call to take
IN me SAFE paths Of progress again. to be
thinking and acting for America FIRST
ana continue our Republic as the best
TO live and aspire"
Defining League Issue
Harding said: ~ ''"' w
The issue as presented by the DEM
ocratic Administration and IFS rsrrs
sentatlves in this campaign is simo1v
tnls: Shall we enter the Paris League
OF Nations, assuming among other on
legations the obligations of Article X2'
Inc answer of the Democ. ~
group Is Yes The answer of tha Re
punilcan party and its candidate Is
America is not ready to mortgae.
her conscience to the Old World or
agree to send her citizens to engage
III European disputes,' Senator Hard
ing SAID IN giving the reason for the
decision against all that is represented
by Article A.
Senator Harding also made public a
telegram he bad sent to Repub .aar
candldates for the Senate in the vari-
Gus states, expressing his belief that
/ the people of the country would well
come the return Of the Republic5n
! party to power and the restoration OF
constitutional government to replace
the present over-centTa!ized one-r.tn
power and the lneificIency of that -ss-
TEN. our election to the Senate by q
81 the people of your state to a united
America, ready to go forward to new
confidence and achievements" the mes
sage added.
Never Doubted Election
Throughout the campaign there I'm.
never been moment when Senator
Harding felt that there was anv doubt
Of his election. There have been times.
though when he was disturbed at the
possibility OF the Republicans losing
control of the Senate. Ali such fears
have now disappeared
senator Harding's telegram to the
Republican Senatorial nominees fol-
lows:
The people Of your state, looking
backward toward eight years of mis-
management OF our foreign and do
nestle affairs, Will welcome the re-
turn Of the Republican party and tho
| restoration of constitutional govern
! ment TO replace over-centralized
one-man power and inefiiciency
Il urge them to give heed TO tho
fact that if they are TO call the Re-
publican party TO service IN this
time Of need they must make decisive
their choice of those who Will aid
IN carrying Republican promise 1to
Republican performance. Your e.ec-
ticn to the Senate by a decisive vote
Wlll be contribution of the people
OF your state to a united America
ready TO go forward TO new conf
dence and new achievements"
No one knows better than Senator
Harding the tremendous problems hs
must work out IN the first years { MS
Administration. He made refer nee
10 this in his statement to-day, sagirg
that the next Administration would
have all it could do to overcome the
fearful results of eight years of Demo-
cratic admin tyation.
Covered All Phases
The Senator has devoted 1T least ono
speech of his campaign to every phs>s
Of the definite constructive policy that
he ccntemplates as a means of putting
the American house in order MANY
times during the campaign he has
faced an audience thai wan.c cd to hear
i'm denounce the Demo- ocrats. and he
has instead read them a carefully pre-
pared address revealing his plan for
dealing with the railroad fangle. the
coal muddie, the mere hant marine or
the tariff. By doing this he has oe-
llberately sacrificed nurrah stuff and
applause, but he has made his au-
licences think, and he has a'ways man
aged 70 give tnem a few phrases hey
liked before bidding them good night.
| has references 70 one-man governme Mt
lave Invariably sent his audiences into
Wild demonstrations
There are reasons TO believe that
Senator Harding himself fees that the
big vote ne IS going to get IS due not
neariy so mxcn to the appeal he him
self hos made o the voters as it is to
Downright rebellion against Wisconsin,
IN ms hAal statement he So d.
Il have said We must restore con.
sututional government so that the will
OF the people rather than the will OF
one-man government should control"
ne candidate at Akron and again a,
Cincinnati declared that ne was mn
oossed, Pledged. unowned Th-t /,
feature of his campaign of which h1
is particularly proud. He says he ha.
made no private promises. no deals ant
that he is going to be free to pick hi,
advisers by the solitary test of ability
mat is what he referred to WHOA b,
, said IN MS statement to-day:
Il have SAID that We must gathe1th