Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
PARIS LEAGUE IS DEAD,
DECLARES HARDING
Accuses Democrats Of Attempting
to Show He Opposes Any
Association

Marion, Ohio, Or. 81 In a final np-
/ peal. IN tho form ~ statement issued
Iaat night. Senator Harding declared that
the election Tuesday turned on two clear
| ly drawn ss'lns the League ~ Nations
and constructive domestic poliov lir
/ contanded that tho country has ALREADY
/ answered No on the league az ~ pres
ent constituted, and this meant he said
that tho man who r elected irrsidcnt
must set his face toward a constructive
plan
The league ssue aa presented by he
Democrats, ho asserted could bo summed
up in these words
shall we enter The PARIS League ~
Nations. assuming among other Dbliga-
tinns the obligation ~ Article
The Democrats Ind answered Irq
he declared. and the Reputlicans ~
He charged an attempt by the Demo
c.rata ~ deceive the people hy making
II appear that the Republicans vere ap-
posed 70 any international ass0eiatron
On q constructive police Senator Har-
ding delnred thsf there vas direrf
lssne bet ween the "follles" of The vii
son administration and The policies he
had outlined from the front porch
At the same time senator Harding
sent a message to each Republican ran
didate for the senate. declaring that the
people must understand" that thelr
election would be a contribution ~
united America ready n 70 forward
n new confidence
senator Hardlng's appeal T. a. fol-
lows
Two issues are made bv the voters
n this campaign One IF them s The
foreign policy of the United States The
other is the domestic policy of the InIted
States
between our Democratic opponent
and the American people who are slp-
porting The Rspubtcan party these -
sues are clearly drawn.
There has been a steady attempt 70
deceive the people as To he lsslLe of our
foreign policy. There has been an At
tempt by the Democratic leaders 70
make he American people believe hat
the Republican policy Il gar - Amer
ca entering INTO fraternity 81 NATIONS
TO prevent war and - cooperate f0r
peace This Is a deceie and 1f COURSE
i an attempt 70 blind tne people 70 he
League Of Nations lssue as IL xas framed
by he Democratic leaders and hv he
Democratic platform
The issus as presented by he Demo
cratic administration and fs repre-
sentativcs IN his campaign j SIMPLY
the QUESTION Shall Ne enter he Paris
League ii Nations assuming. among other
obligations. the obligation II Artlcie N'
The answer II he Democratic group
IS Yes The answer u the Republican
party and it, candidate i No
The reason for answering No 70
he question drawn by otT opponents :
that America X not ready 70 mortgage
her conscience 70 The old world Or en-
gage to send her boys 20 var 20 carry
on an old European controversy. pr
place her resources at the becS and ca!l
OF group u shrrwd diplomats 4cting
for an armed alliance masked Inaer he
benevolent title of the League 9t Va
tIons
America has already gwen her answer
70 the proposal 10 give up our nationality s
and our flag That n swer : No. and
No IS the answer OF The Republican,
party
that decisive EO, would ike - char e
the issue. They have presented and
make an lssue on the question Of What our
party viii do about League of Nstlors,
Il have told them what I wot ii 10.
I have told them that I would o my
best to unite America behind p.an o
An association of nations which We may
JON with safety, honor and good con
science, but without selling our birth
right for 8 mess oI military DCttage.
have said from first u last in : cam
paign that I would consult the Senate
and consult the people becaIl Ilse ] am
deeply impressed with the utter failure
and waste OF an executive policy of
fabrlcating . League ot Nations tir>,
and consulting America afterwards
Il want - consult America first s.u
u l.
and make il DoSSlbl 10 jolp 3 world fra
ternity of nations. rather than a course
which NIL divide America and make Il
impossible for Us to do anything \ Dem-
ocratic victory means = continued dead
lock with the Senate which has been So
frmtless and viii be fruitleSS forever
Our opponents have asked the Amey-
can people to approve their draft 81 =
league The American people have SAID
No This means that the man who i
! elected President must set his face toward
! a constructive plan. | have pointed the
: way.
| THE other issue in this campaign
arises from the need Of 4 definite con
: structve policy for putting our own
house IN order and attending 70 the re-
, pairs and reconstruction which eight
years Of Democratic mismanagement
| i4aNo Nlst'tN iCttSSstAN u - lAlblt uAOKc VI
this mlsmanagemeut and Of its wastes.
folhes, spendthrift policy and vacillatlng
conduct would put uur industry, business
and agriculture Oh the rocks
The next administration Viii have
. all il can do to make these repairs Ger
tainly, every one attitude toward Amer-
icas future and Americas example IL
the world requires thought Of con
structlve program Ii would be madness
for Us to 70 on ~ We have been dong For
that reason | have stated the program Of
the Republican party
Il have said we must restore con
stitutional government that the VIII
of the people rather than the will Of
one-man government should control.
have said that We must gather the best
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