The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-21

1 Your statement, however, Is not II
keeping with the facts which you are
assumed to know by persual OF the daily
papers. have invariably stated In my
addresses and restates here my whole
hearted desire TO make the United
States member OF the league OF ma.
tionS and that TO secure that consum-
nation OF the purpose OF America when
she entered the war ! viii accept rese-
yAtions that will reassure the American
people, and that as matter OF good
faith, VIII clearly state 10 our aRso-
ciates In the league that congress and
congress alone has the right to declare
war, and that our constitution sets up
limits In legislation or treaty making
beyond which we cannot go, | have
}stated further that | viii accept rescr-
vations from any source which are
offered in sincerity and which are 10 ne
helpful | have also stated that II am
elected president my election can he
construed only a. mandate Of the
American people and that to secure
ratification OF the treaty and the league
! would sit down with the members Of
the United States senate, | would con-
fer with Mr. Wilson and with yOu. MIR.
Root as well ~ with Judge TAFT and
all others who have n sincere purpose
and whose service IN the past equps
them especially Rs advisers In this
that Senator Harding very recently
said:
"I am not Interested In clarihcntion:
| am Interested In rejection Az have
stated AZ the beginning, | am placing
a charitable construction upon your
statement that perhaps your PARTISAN
ship has prevented your reading my ad-
dresses and your prejudice has pre-
vented you from realizing the destruc-
ZIONIST attitude Of your own candidate;
but YOU have made a statement con-
corning me which the records show Is
false and | firmly, but respectfully. call
upon you TO correct this statement at
once. Mr. Root, you have arrived at
honorable station In life, Many people
trust you. You have no right to de-
ceive them. They want the truth in
thlS campaign Your conscience will
teu YOU that duty to II should be SUI
pGrior to duty to your party.
JAMES NJ cox"
Would Deceive Public.
Gov. CoXs statement commenting
hpon the Root message, said
Il am today addressing n telegram TO
Elihu Root. calling upon him for an Inn
mediate retraction OF mlsstntcment In
his New York address as to my position
towards securing ratification OF the
treaty ana the league.
Il am doing this because II Ia now
and the thirty eminent republicans who
are for tho league associated with him
In statement issued to secure support
for Senator H1rding-whom they know
by his own records Is against the league
are attempting 10 deceive tho voters,
they are permitting their partisanship
TO rise above their patriotism and trust
ing. perhaps, that the last wobble or
Senator Harding may be In their dIrec-
ticn. ] am trying TO be charitable to
these men in view OF the fact that IN
their portisonship they may not he
rending my public addresses. In which
have Invariably said that II would be
my purpose 10 accept any helpful reser-
vatlons that will make certain the rati-
fcation OF the treaty and of the league,
and that my election would be express
sive OF the desire OF the American peo-
pie for going into the league; whereas,
the election of Senator Harding, upon
his own statement. upon the statements
OF Johnson and Bornh. would be in
dorsement for staying out OF the
league"