The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23
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When my conscience and my 1udg-
ment convince me that one side OF
proposition Is right and that the other
side is wrong, know upon which side
to take my stand. The Issue OF the
league of nations faces America. Should
America 20 In, or should she stay outy
II ia my settled conviction that this
question of a league Of nations Is
transcendently the greatest question
ever presented to the American people
and the world. save only the one
greater question OF the acceptance or
rejection Of God, Jesus Christ. the BIZ
bic and the church.
Jefferson, the craftsman or our dec
laration Of independence. was attacked
terms. Opponents assailed and sought
the rejection of the Constitution OF the
United States. Washington had the
bitterest Of enemies, who heaped cal
umny upon him. Lincoln was harshly
criticised, and had; to night h,s way
Every great issue has had its obstrucs
tionists. Every moral question has had
to meet it's adversaries; and the league
AZ nations II no exception TO this RUE;
On Nov. 2, 1920. how should voter
Flow should you vote?
The Republican Platform.
It repudiates the league OF nations,
and It approves the senators VINO OBJ
saws: 1--WE approve their conduct and
honor their courage and fidelity"
This IL an express approval OF the
speeches and the vote OF senators 30
Knox and the others. Senator Borah
asserted that he would oppose tne
league of nations even though Jesus
Himself were here and favored 1t. and
Senator Sherman said: "a more God
less document and a more Goddess pooV
- Nt,lm VA than
vened themselves at Paris" And ye,
Senator Sherman admitted that he had
never prayed In his life.
The Democratic Platform.
1t favors the league of nations, and
condemns the senators who opposed
its ratification. The platform says:
1.-THE democratic party favors the
league OF nations as the surest, II no.
the only, practicable means OF main
tanning the permanent peace OF the
world, and terminating the insuneraple
burden of great military and naval es-
Establishments. It was for this thai
America broke away from. traditional
isolation and spent her. blood and treas
ure TO crush a colossal scheme OF con-
s The Two Candidates.
The republican candidate Is standing
on his partyss platform; ana the d eIaf
"scrap" the league OF nations; and ht
has turned his back upon It. Gov. Coz
wants America to enter the league ane
to stand with the other nations OF ths
world.
senator johnson, who has AWAY;
nations, and who IL supporting Senator
Hardlng, said this at Hoboken. N. y.
on Oct. 20: 1.-THE issue today Is tht
| league OF nations, which Cox says NJ
will take the country into, and which
Harding says he won't"
In his acceptance speech. Senator
Harding stated that he stood to safe.
guard America" to "hold to our rights.
| 10 defend and sustain our rights. ano
for "a tranquil friendship with all the
Gov. Cox. In his acceptance speech
stated that 4he gpeace treaty is tnt
supreme isslsa,sof The Gentu rsSp,bl ia
candidate for the presidency. proposes
in plain words that We remain out o.
| it. AS the democratic candidate
favor going In"
| have an abiding faith in my Eel.
low countrymen. believe tho great
body of our voters are genuinely anx'
| ious to do right as American citizens
I do not believe that any large mum
Der of Americans are selfish. or tina
they wish alone to safeguard themselves
or hold unto their own rights, or con,
slider their own selfish interests. ant
| forget the interests of the wide, wide
| world about them. believe that Amer,
lea wants to be Of service to the world
Our country was true, to her nigh ldeal'
I in the World war. 4 tlosnot believe tina
Americans want to- break faith witt
those who died on the battlefields o
Europe. believe Americans want e
be true to their country and the world
| The League Of Nations.
| 7 would not, and could not. support
any man who stands In these tremend-