The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
G. 0. CONGRESS-
ALSO IS NEEDED,
HARDING WARNS
Advises Against Electing
Him to Office Without
Proper Support.
ANSWERS PRESIDENT
Calls Article X. Steel Heart
Of League Hidden in
Coat Of Mail
CITES RELIEF work
Says America Is Healing
Broken Heart of World
in All Countries.
JITES RELIEF WORK

! Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HERiT.p.
| AKRON, Oct. 2S.-Coming To Akron
in the politically doubtful territory of
| Summit County. n great industrial
centre OF Ohio, Senator Harding car
ried his campaign for the Presidency
to its final stage tonight by taking
direct issue with President Wilson as
to the meaning and effect of Article Y.
of the League of Nations covenant.
Speaking before a great audience in
the armory, the Republican nominee
gave his Interpretation of the role Of
leadership which America ought TO
play at this time. Where the Presi-
IAN assurance of the concert OF all the
free peoples in the world in tho future
as in the recent past, to see justice
dono and humanity protected and vim
dicated," Senator Harding .ook this
stand:
Then, there was Article X, which
Is very simple thing, proclaimed the
heart of the league I know It is the
heart of TIL" league-the steel heart,
hidden beneath n coat of mail.
Article y. creates world govern
ment. puts kmerica in alliance with
four great Powers to rule the world
by force or arms. ana commits America
TO give her sons for all the battleAelds
OF the Old World"
Healing "Heart of the World"
He quoted from q writer in the Lon
don Spectator who told OF the social SER
vice work which Americans have been
doing since the armistice in Europe. and
who said that America has been doing
more for the relief and reconstructlon
Of Europe than all the other Powers put
together"
"This is the soul OF America" said
Senator Harding. Talk about breaking
the heart OF the world. America is heal
ing the heart OF the world. But even
if the heart breaking tragedy were true
would rather break the heart OF the
world than destroy the soul of American
nationality"
'I am not anybody else's candidate -
TdiA NiN t7thhAtA al tt' tpulNt VI iilS
address
"I believe 7 am the freest man that
was ever nominated by any party for
the Presidency Of the United States
can stand before you tonight and tell
you that am unpledged, I'm unowned
I'm unbossed haven't made a prom
Use. save one. which isn't in the Repub-
lican platform. my covenant to the
American people.
'"rhe only additional promise is that
we're going 20 write the conscience of
America into a notable programme for
social justice In America"
In hss speeches In Ohio the Senator
ss making a strong plea for a Republi-
can Congress and for the election OF
Harry l.. Davis to the Governorship and
Frank Il. Willis to succeed him In the
Senate. Davis Is making the plea that
II the Democratic nominee Is elected
Governor he will be in n position to
put a Democrat. possibly the defeated
Democratic nominee for the Presidency.
in the Senate 10 I'LL the place Of Sena-
tor Harding when he resigns after cleo
ton. The facts are, however. that Sena-
tor Harding will not resign while there
Is the least chance Of Democrat being
put in his place, no matter how the
election turns out.