Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-21

Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 20.-Governor
Cox of Ohio, Wednesday sent telegram
TO Elihu Root asking him to correct
what the Democratic candidate declared
was a false" statement in Mr.. Root S
address Tuesday regarding the COVER
nors position on the League of Nations
issue. The governor denied Mr.. Roots
statement that he demands the league
Just as Mr. Wilson negotiated it." and
called on Mr. Root for correction.
In making public his telegram to Mr..
Root. Governor Cox issued statment
declaring that Mr.. Root and 80 other
prominent Republicans signing the recent
statement in behalf of Senator Hard
ing the Republican nominee, We're at
tempting to deceive the voters because
they are permitting their partisanship to
rise above their patriotism. and trusting
perhaps, that the last wobbie of Senator
Harding may be in their direction"
Governor Cox reiterated his proposal
to accept any reservations helpful to
the league and contended, therefore, that
Mr. Root had made a statement which
the records shaw is false
The governors telegram follows:
'I have before me a quotation from
your address on the League of Nations
delivered in New York City. on October
10. which reads: Mr. Cox declared that
he will insist upon the treaty just as air.
Wilson negotiated it. / am addressing
you most respectfully with recognition
of your integrity of purpose and the sig
nal service which you have rendered as
public man. mindful of the fact that
you may have failed into error through
ignorance of the situation. owing to your
absence from the United States during
part of the presidential campaign
viii Accept Reservations.
"Your statement. however. is not in
keeping with the facts which you are as
sumed to know by perusal of the daily
paners. | have invariably stated IN my
addresses. and re-stafe here. my whole
hearted desire to make the United States
a member of the League of Nations. ana
that, to secure that consummatlon or the
purpose of America when she entered the
war / will accept reservations that
will clarity, that will be helpful. that
will reassure the American people; and
that, as a matter of good faith, will
clearly state to our associates in the
league that congress and congress alone
has the right to declare war. and that
our constitution sets up limits in legisla-
ton or treaty making beyond which we
cannot go. | have stated further that
will accept reservations from any source
which are offered in sincerity ana WIN
q desire to be helpful
II have also stated that if | am elect
ed president, my election can be con-
strued only as mandate of the Ameri-
can people; and that to secure ratlfica-
ton of the treaty and the league. l would
sit down with the memoirs of the Unit
ID States senate I would confer with
Mr.. Wilson and with you, Mr.. Root. as
we'll as with Judge Taft and all others
who have sincere purpose and whose
service in the past equips them especially
Is advisers in this work.
Harding's Statement.
"You know. and know full well. that
Senator Harding very recently said:
am not interested in clarification: | am
Interested in rejection AS have stat
ID at the beginning. am placing char
table construction upon your statement,
hat perhaps your partisanship has pre-
rented your reading my addresses and
rour prejudices has prevented YOU from
.ealizing the destructionist attitude OF
our candidate; but you have made a
statement concerning me which the rec
,rds show is false. and / firmly, but |
call upon you to correct this |
statement ut once,
Mr. Root. YOU have arrived at an |
station in life. Many people |
rust you. You have no right to deceive |
hem. They want the truth is this cam |,