Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-11

comfort when he pinned them down with
this statement:
THE Republican party has indeed
pledged itself against the unmoditied
covenant and those who support the
party are indeed voting against some
of the methods of the covenant in putting
this great principle into action.
But this position of the party is as
far as daylight from dark from the atti-
tude of those who wish no league or no
association for those purposes.
IF there be persons supporting the
Republican party today on the belief or
hope that this party is the avenue to
destruction of this great principle, that
the party will not with sincerity and
statesmanshir carry out their pledges
counting on the insincerity and the in
fidelity of the Republican party and It's
nominee for the presidency.
HE'S CERTAIN 1T
WILL NOT FAIL.
II do not believe 1t would fail, or l
would not be here at this moment
''If by chance. 1t should fail, 1t will
have made a deeper wound in the Amer
lean people than the temporary delay in
our adherence to a League of Nations.
ut will have destroyed the confidence
of our people in party government, If
will have projected us into the dangerous
path of party realignment.
"Out of these paths grow radicalism,
reaction and the domination of extremists
In government"
This body blow at the ideas OF the
radical Republicans who oppose any asso-
citation whatever with foreign powers to
prevent war, brought forth comment from
q q leaderR such as this.
81 wonder what HI johnson viii think
Of thatf"
Mr.. Hoover's plans for reconstruction
legislation, which are very close to the
ideas expressed by Governor Cox, but
far, far in advance OF anything Senator
Harding has suggested, according to neu-
tral thinkers. did not bring their full
measure Of Joy to the Republican camp
for that very reason.
There was fear expressed that the
very large body of Independent voters
which has believed from the start Of the
campaign that Hoover was tho greatest
man within the Republican party, viii
recall the manner in which he was "sat
upon" by the reactionary forces which
controlled the Chicago convention when
they realize how far his present position
is from that OF the Republican nominee
and swing to support the Democratic
party out of sheer disgust with the sell
ashness Of the present Republican party
rulers.
NOT ALL DIsGRUNTLED
by SPEAKER's REMARKS.
Not all OF the auditors at the Colum-
bia Club were dlsgruntled with the
Hoover address.
1t was noticeable that Judge A. b.
Anderson Of Federal Court and u. A.
Worthiugton. president OF the c.. I. &
W. Railroad. known as forward looking
men. who sat on the left of the speaker,
gave the closest attention TO his words
and frequently expressed their approval
both by their general demeanor and by
claiming of their hands
Analysed in a few words, Mr. Hoover's
address was not. generally speaking, an
arraignment OF the Democrats and praise
Of Senator Harding and his platform. but
solemn warning to the Republican party
and it's candidate that II elected 70 power
It viii have TO carry out the will Of the
people as IL has never carried IL out be-
fore
Aud from the reactionary Republican
viewpoint, as expressed by the party man
quoted above, THAT was a better speech
after the election than before"