Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-13
DECLARES HARDING
HAS NO CONVICTIONS
Cox Saws G. O. P. Nominee Pre-.
sents "Most Pitiablc Spec
tacle" in Our History.

LAFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. 13-The state
ment that Senator Harding presented the
most pitiablc spectacle IN the history OF
America, as result Of the many posi-
tions he had taken on the League OF Ma
tons, was made here last night by Cover
nor Cox
"It is apparent that he hasn't n single
dcep-seated conviction upon the subject,
said Governor Cox, "and that he wanders
about from one day TO the other in the
aimless hope that this group or that
group Of voters will be pleased II is the
most pitiable spectacle in the political
history Of America | can understand why
the sentiment of wiggling and wabbing
has been emblazoned over the billboards
of America with tho picture Of the Sena-
tor The candidate Of the Senatorial
olgarchy has a monopoly on the process
and he ought to be privileged to advertise
it.
Governor Cox said that the ''vaci-
lating' attitude of Senator Harding did
not justify the American people in taking
him seriously.
These assertions by Governor Cox were
brought out by Senator Itardlngs state
mcnt Of his position in regard 20 the
League of Nations. published yesterday
tempest of resentment which swept the
country after Mr. IIarding's Dcs MONIES
speech had been felt on the front porch
at Marion
~ recognize how perplexcd you were
for months and months to understand
just where the opposition party stood on
the question Of the League Of Nations"
Governor Cox said in speeches today
while passing through Illinois. II do not
know whether anybody this morning
knows or not where Senator Harding
stands on this League He had one po~
sition when he left the front porch. When
he got to Des Moines he announced n
position, and there came a tenn
pest from all the land He arrived back
on the front porch yesterday morning,
and he has changed his base again. The
evening papers may tell as what the next
change is
Prior to Senator Harding's speech at
Des Moines Senator Borah had said:
Cancel my engagements and the na-
tion wondered why. II developed that
he wanted somc plain spoken words,
otherwise be and johnson would not
give their support At Des Moines the
plain spoken words were given. Here IS
what they were; / turn my back on the
League If Nations, with or without re-
'"rhis morning we find that when be
arrived ON his front porch and found
n revolution all over the country, he
made another statement m which he
said 1 am surprised that ebe country
has 50 generally misunderstood what |
intended 10 do.
III YOU will read the papers this morn
81. H., xnil
about an Association of Nations. In "a
previous speech he said when somebody
prrsscd him for an answer, j must admit
that have not q single constructive idea
with reference "a a new Association of
the Nations Of the World,
''Dav before yesterday Judge Taft
said that the new Association of the
Nations was out of the question. that
II was not practical. that IT was unthInk-
able. that forty-one nations had already
formed the League which was functlonlng
now, 20 which two great controversies
have already been submitted, and IN the
suhm Ission Of these controversies was war
avertcd between Sweden and Finland
and Poland and l.iihuania But. as Judge
Taft said II Is unthnkable that these
nations viii break M the present plan
and establish another Mt the whifn and
caprice of America
There is the situation. II YOU only
knew the conditions IN Europe. rs | have
had them recited 70 me. believe You
would have qlHckencd understanding
Of the Importance Of America dealing
intelhgently and dealing promptly, if the
agencies OF civilization IN the world are
now to be held together.
FxPECrs ALI. NATIONS TO JOIN.
u predict that every large nation viii
he member Of the League Of Nations
within the next two wears. II is my iudg-
ment that French cannot recover with
out the League; that Germany cannot
recover without the League, nor Austria.
nor many of the other nations overseas. /