The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-29
HARDING RENEWS CHALLENGE
tn THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
CALLS FOR PROOF
He CHANGED STAND
ON NATIONS PACT
Unfailingly Opposes Entrance
Into Versailles League
Restates Position

7 AitO 'NAooAASo ANo6uN
Restates Position
! Akron. Ohio, oct. 2S.--Rencwiug his
I challenge TO Democratic leaders TO
: show any inconsistency or change o.
, position in his uttcrances on the league
| issue. Senator Harding declared in Il
speech here tonight. that he had stood
unfailingly against accepting mbcr-
! ship in the Versailles league. hut In
. favor OF an international association
, founded on principles OF justice.
The Republican nominee also relter-
ated his faith in party government, and
/ asserted that he did not desire to be
! President unless 4 Republican Congress
also were elected TO translate Republi-
can promises into performance. He
made Il special plea for a Republican
! Senate. declaring the nation owed TO
: the present senate 4 debt OF gratitude
! that never could be paid. Charges of Il
senate oligarchy" he pronounced as
/ entirely false.
! In stating his position on the league
: Mr.. Harding declared he had voted for
ratification with reservations because
! that was the only way the senate could
ssnted by the the President He outlined
! the argument in faror of the reserva-
tions on mandates. Withdrawal and Ar
! ticle Y. and said that all the Republi.
! can qualifications had been designed
/ ito limit our obligations. not to make
them clearer"
/ wisdom Of observations
| The Presidents proposal for man
! date over Armenia. the candidate as
serted. had shown in striking fashion
; the wisdom of the Republican reserva-
: tiouS. He added that although the
/ United States sympathized deeply with
Armenia. it could not afford to send an
; army of 10000 to 100000 there after
: Great Britain and France had taken tho
! la, leaving to Uncle Sam the starving
and oppressed people of Armenia"
Quoting from 4 British publication
which declared the United States was
doing more than any other nation in
! world rehabilitation by its contrbu-
! tions TO European relief. the nominee
'That is the soul of America. Talk
| about breaking the heart OF the world.
America is healing the heart Of tho
tragedy were true. would rather break
the heart Of the world than destroy the
soul Of American nationality"
Discusses the League
In his discussion Of party govern
msnt and the league. Senator Harding
II know pretty we'll that the Amerl-
can people are thinking OF calling the
Republican party back TO service in the
nation. I have very strong conviction
al
as President OF the United States. But
! ] warn you, don't do II unless you in
tend to put that Republican party in
power In the Congress as well as in the
executive office,
wants xspnhlican Congress.
II would not want TO be your presi
dent unless you are going To give US a
Republican congress to translate Rcpuo-
i licap-- -proIniSsR into Legislative enact
merts. It is very Important to have r.
IN
and you ought to think OF the senate as
saving to you your American liberty.
Don't be distressed about the so-called
senatorial oligarchy. There isn't any. I
in harmonizing the senate into a com
pletely useful agent II it had not been
for the Interference OF the chief execu-
tive, who was not satisfied with his OVID
end Of Pennsylvania avenue.
! 40 they say. you cannot tell where
Harding stands on the league. Well
let me see IL I can tell you where I
stand. I am at least entitled to speak
for myself. have been speaking since
the 2Snd Of last July. and I challenge
to find contradiction In anything l
have said.
! II said in the beginning that we were
opposed to an armed military alliance
with the old world. and I say 1t now: I
have said frequently and | say now that
we are never going to have anything TO
do with league with Article y in II.
! II have said repeatedly that Amrica
does not intend to accept that league.
II is true, that as member Of tn"
United States senate voted to ratify
the peace treaty and the league covenant
with reservations. but when / voted
there were attached to the covenant re-
servations to safeguard the independence
Of tho United states.
II have said from July % TO now. and
1 repeat 1t 10 you. and I know l speak
what Is in your hearts-America means
to play her part in 4 new relationship
among the nations OF the world.
| America Wants world Peace.
America does not object: she wants
an association OF nations. America
wants to bring this world conscience 10
! common understanding. America wants
to turn the light OF world opinion on the
| probable controversies or causes of con-
flict. America wantsto join tne nations
Of the world in promoting and 'PreSerF-
ing peace. -.,,,, ,,o .,oor,,c
thing, because 1 have not yet come into
authority. I do not pretend to prescribe
the specific thing myself. A one man
covenant is what brought about failure
OF candidate who believes he can run
the world. ! am going to need help in
the United States.
The senator spoke in the armory here
before a crowd which packed every
available inch of space and interrupted
the address mnay times with cheering.
| Previously. despite driZzling rain, a
torchlight parade had escorted him
through downtown streets and crwods
that thronged the sidewalks at many
points. cheered him along the way.
c. L. Knight. editor Of the Akron
Beacon Journal. and Republican candi
date FOR Congress from this district.
presided At the meeting. and Harry u
Davis. Republican gubernatorsal nomi =.
nee. made Z speech preceding that OF
Mr. Harding. For both OF these and for
Frank B. Wills. Republican candidate
for senator. the presidential nominee
made n special plea. He praised Mr..
Knight az one Of the most courageous
American editors and declared h" was
ne eeded in Congress ''as a demonstration
that there still IS free press and free
speech in the United States"
He said the only promise he had made
which was not in the party platform.
was his pledge to try TO organize fed
eral department OF public welfare.
! II am not anybody else's candidate. "
speech and ara daily acquiring tho votes
Of large numbers of women. President
Wilson saw the issue OF this campaign
before anyone else in his PARTY and his
Judgment has been vindiCated in tho
sense that with il the Democrats have
been able to make more progress than
with anything else The big question
able TO cover up mistakes on Democratic
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