Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-21
BY Associated Press.

Rochester, N. T., Oct. 21.-Makng
. his first speech Of the campaign in
New York state. Senator Harding
again challenged his democratic OPP
ponents here today to show by his
public utterances where he has
changed his position on the league Of
nations since he accepted the repub-
lican nomination. Re-statiig his
stand. he declared the nation can
not take seriously the democratic in
sistence that the covenant shall be
considered for acceptance as 1t
stands" and added that for 'such a
rejection" he had stood unfailingly.
He also asserted that he had favored
consistently an. international associa-
tion in the interest Of peace, but
could not, under present conditions,
frame q definite and specific plan.
II am not that kind of a candidate" :"
he continued. TT is easy enough for
candidate who is going to lose to
say almost anything about a league
Of nations or any future plans for
America.
z Democrats Seek TO Blind Voters.
".The democratic forces have para
mounted the solemn referendum OF
our foreign relations and we have
gladly accepted, but that does not
blind us to the fact that it is designed
to divert attention from the unhappy
failure Of domestic administration.
The great .and solemn referendum
will not make the American people
forget the tragic mismanagement Of
their own affairs. because they have
'ang since passed Judgment on our
f,.se'-a relations.
IS, e.y the American people can
ret ta.ie seriously the democratic in
s.sterce that the Paris covepant shall
'r.'a 10 considered as platform and
san9i,l:.tcs insist forSacceptance as it
stars c,lch a rejection has been
twj, recorded. have repeatedly
spol.cn such re..f,.i rs from the day
OF accepting r... i, .a.nation with un-
failing eons' tony.
Chailct 1.s Cox For Proof.
"Ru, lave never stopped there.
I chailer"s contrn diction. I invite
any rla.. > parallel of utterances
wffic. are not In accord! I have un-
failin~'y y said that we wish to asso-
erfatn With othe, rntions to end w,,r
and promo e aa6 pr';serrn peace. Tho
other nafi nf N ,''"'''ti are wiser
than our I.,''.f,. moments. They
have accep I'd .se :; that there is
no hope OF nn..!iss Americans, or
even a very = i,et-.e.'a1 minority be-
hind the inus al. ~ .,rsa1 that we
ct, . "a ri =
ten. The fornii:n ri,ions have set
their faces to the fti' Sn must
Smerica So must eve. ; friend of
the new and better order.
Not in Dictator Role.
IF / believed In attempting to ex-
press the purpose of the American
people before being clothed with ab
sthority to consult them, If desired
TO dictate to foreign nations it would
he possible for me to suggest a new
league and say to the nations of the
earth and to my native countrymen:
Take this or. take nothing But I
nm not that kind OF candidate. No
man in my position. with any con-
science whatever. or with any sense
of his responsibility. could have the
effrontery. or the lack of statesman
ship. which would allow him to pre-
sent. plan which might have to be
revised because of the happenings In
a rapid flow of events or because the
public opinion of America had not
been consulted sufficiently.
II trust that it will not be improper
I for us to consider, as hypothetical
[ question, where the country would
find itself In regard to the league of
nations even IL my opponent were
elected The very latest conner into
/ politics knows very well that 1t, is
nurperically impossible for my oppo-
nent to obtain, whether from his
party or from mine, enough votes in
the senate to make good his program,
or even remotely approach success in
making good his program