The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-15
WILLING TO LET THE
PEOPLE DECIDE
As to Whether the American People
Shall Go Back to the Conditions
Before the War, or Wheth-
er We Shall Go
Forward.

Hyde Park, y Y, July l5.-Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, replying at his home
here yesterday TO the charge Of Sena
tor Harding that President Wilson had
forced the Democratic presidential and
vice presidential nominees to accept
his view that the league OF nations
should become the dominant campaign
issue, declared he was quite willing,
ar | know Governor Cox is, to let
the American. people decide whether
they will go back to the conditions Of
1914 or whether they will Join with
civilization and humanity in this great
step forward
The attempt by Senator Harding
yesterday" said Mr. Roosevelt. "to be
fog the true league Of nations issue by
dragging in the name of President vii.
son is merely further evidence of the
historical fact that certain type OF
senatorial mind cares more about
squaring an ancient grudge against an
individual than 1t docs TO consider the
true welfare of the nation. II is, OF
course, well known that seven -eighths
OF the opposition Of these senators is
not to the league Of nations but 10 the
person OF the president Of the United
States himself
History will take care Of the great
part Woodrow Wilson has PLAYED But
the Democratic party enters the cam
paign with the clear cut purpose Of
proving that the World war has not
been fought in vain Senator Hard
ing saws, should the Democrats win.
the treaty and the league of nations
will be ratified He Is right. No one.
probably not even Senator Harding
himself. knows what would happen
should the Republicans win One
branch Of his supporters, such as Sen
ator Hiram Johnson. assures the ma
ton that a Republican victory means
no league Of nations, Another branch,
led by such men a former President
Taft, assures the nation that a Re
publican victory means the acceptance I
OF the league with certain underlined |
reservations
The rest Of Senator Harding's state |
ment Is the usual vague summoning |
forth Of bogies and imaginary ghosts. 1
Of horrible pictures Of American sol
der boys wHging war in Poland, Rus
sia and Turkey, and a. the end he
talks in glittering terms about the
charge Of surrender of the Repub-
.ic
Il yield nothing IN my devotion TO
The nited States 10 Senator Harding
10 Senator Penrpse. to Senator John
.on or to any 81 their followers Rath-
r believe they are the ones who fail to
lisualisa the great future and the in
dependent future II this nation.
One Of the prominent issues j. thus
early and clearly drawn A
Democratic victory means ratification
II the treaty and the league of ns-
ions. which. as the world knows. j.
,lready constituted. A Republican Viz.
.ory means that the United States
With Russia. Mexico and Turkev. shall
emsin outside The election Fl Hard
NJ means thar in case of future var
De nIted State SSH enter the war
.fter the conflict has begun The elec
ion of Cox means that tire United
states in rtieiration ulth the other
iriIized nations % the uorid win.
through TIE league 81 usfions. -eife 10
srnztiora diH5euitiss and Grpssnt
eeurrenee 10 the heIarsust ID 1919
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