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Show HARDING DEFINES ELECTION ISSUES Paris League of Nations and Constructive Home Policy Discussed MARION. Ohio. Nov. 1. Jn a final campaign statement las, nieht to tre American people. Senator Harding j declared Tuesday's election would turn on two clearly drawn Lssue-the Paris loasue of nations and a constructive domestic policy. The league issue a? pr l ilted by the Demucrts. said the Republican nominee, could be summed lip simplv in this Question Shall we enter the Paris league1 ..f nations assuming among other obligations ob-ligations he obligation of article ten To this uuery. he said the Demo- ( tints answered Yes." and th Re-j publicans answered Wo." The Republican candidate asserted ; also that ihe country Already had answered. Wo," and that in cons- quencc thr Democrats had sought to deceive.' the people as to ihe real nature of the league Issue by making j ' it appear that the Republicans er. . (opposed to anj international association associa-tion at all DOM IM l AFFAIRS, in domestic affairs be declared, then- wwis a clean-cut issue between the "follies," of the Wilson policies; land a definite coiistruilh e policy ' ; proposed in detail by the Republicans Senatoi Harding also made publii ja telegram lo all Kepublican nominees, (tor the senate, saying thai the people everywhere must understand that choice of a Republican senate "will I be a contribution to a united Amerl-I Amerl-I cu, ready to go forward to new con-1 I fUlence md n w a bleM-ment " The ' andid'atei has made his last I i gpei . ii before election und his sbte- . I ment was Issued as his final word on j the issues of the campaign, its text ' follows : lo i -M s DEI I S l -l. Two issues are made by the volcre i in this campaign One of them Is th foreign p. oi the ."nite.l States. The other Is the domestic policy of j the I nited States. "Between the Democratic opponents i and the American people who are sup- j porting the Republican party thes" i iSMies are clearlj drawn. There has been a steady attempt j , to iii i i-ive the people as to the Issue Of our foreign ptfllcy. There has heon j an attempt by ;he Democratic leaders I to moke ihe American people believe that the RepTipllcan policy Is against America entering into a fraternity of nations lo prevent war a, in: to co-opcr- 1 late for peace. This a deceit, and. of I course, is an attempt to blind the people to the le.igno of nations isue j aa II was framed by the Democratic (lenn'is ami u. in- i.-iniu"v ...h.- . j form. ! The issu'- as presented by i-he I Democratic administration and its rep- I resentatlves in this campaign ij sim-j ply the question: ' Shall we enter the Paris league, of nations assuming among other ob- j ligations the obligation oi article X?" i The answer of the Democratic group Is yea." The answer of tnc Republican Re-publican party and its candidate is si m B S I VI RSI V- "The reason lor answering 'No' to the question drawn by our opponent j Is that America Is not ready to moit- , gage her conscience to the old world t to engage to send her boys to war to carry an old European controversy, or place her resources .t th back and I call of a group of shrewd diplomat., j uCtlns for an armed aniance masked I undo ihe bcnevoie.it title oi the ltaguf of nations 'America 'has already given her ;tn-1 BWer to the pioposal to give i' our nationality and our flag Tin- RUSWe: of No' and N'o Is the ar.sv er of tne Republican iarty. .iy Democratic opponent; hearing that decisive 'Np' would '.ike to change the Issue. They hi'e preach ti'd and j madi an Issue on the question of v hat j our parly Will do about a league of. nations. i '1 have l old them what I wouln do I have told th-m that 1 would do !ljy I best to unite America behind U plan for an association of natioiid, which I we mav join with safet-. nonor ana good conscience but without SelltnS our birthright for a mess Of military pottage. I have said troin first to last j in this campaign that I would consul; the senate ami consult the people because be-cause I am deeply impressed with the utter failure and waste ot an cxeeu-j tlve polio of fabricating a league pfj nations', first, and consulting America I afterwards M l D si I I PERMJSIOX. "1 want to consult America first, and take a course which will unite! America, jind make it .possible to join La world fraternity Of nations, rather! thun a course, which will divide' America and nuike It impossible for lus to do anything. A Democratic vie-; ! tory means u continued deadlock with the senate which has been so fruitless and Will be fruitless forever. '"Our opponents have asked the i American people lo approve their draft of a league. The American pep- 1 pie have said, No This means that j the man who (is elected president j must put his face toward a constructive construc-tive plan J have pointed the way. oi ll HOI si; IN oKDP.it. "The olhi-r Issue in this campaign ! arises from the need of a definite con- l Btructlve policy for putting our own I house in order, and attending to tbc , nfalrs and reconstruction which eight years of Democratic mismanagement mismanage-ment have made necessary. A little I mote of this mismanagement, and ot Its wastes would put our Industry. I business and agriculture on the rocks. "The next administration win have all It can do to make these, repairs. Ceriainl) everyone s atitude towards (America future and America's exam-i exam-i pie to the world requires thoupht. of !a constructive program. It would be madness for us to go on as we have i been aolng For that re.uson I stated the program of the Republican party. "I have said that we must restore constitutional government so that the Will of the people rather than the will i of one man government should control. con-trol. I have said that wc must gather the best abilities among Americans (.- help I have said we must unirc Americans In harmony and In patriotic. 1 Industrious willingness lo play our parte. PROGR M oi PROGRESS. ! hae said we must protect our industry from unfair foreign competition, compe-tition, that we must restore our agri cultural prosperiiythal wc must iviim and maintain our merchant marine and expand our foreign trade. I have said thai we must make our govern-' ment efficient and cut our tuxes by saving in the cost of government must stop the wild wastes which are still going on "I have said we must conserve and develop our natural resources. I have : said we must conserve and develop our human resorces: I have set forth a transportation policy anil asked for reclamation, irrigatlpn, drainage ana for development of waterways and wa-terpowers. wa-terpowers. I have .set forth a social Justice program for our national hi-;illh for the protection of American' I motherhood und our childhood, and to allcviiile human suffering. "To roe M appears nothing short of neglect of America to fall lo set forth a constructive program to repair , I icmof ratlc dam ifT' Our party has announced Its pro-, pi. .in and 1 have spoken it again anil again We must heed Me new order and Ihe call to take the sate paths oi . progress nsui". to ho thiuklnc and not-, InK for America first and continue our rOPUbllC :s the oest place under the shining sin in which to live ami .i mi e." i l l ! kn r . i !' OXGRF.S8 Mr Harding's telegram lo the R- pniiii. in eenaiorini nunniii.-follows nunniii.-follows "The people of your state, lookmr backward toward i-iht years of mis- managi ment of our foreign and domestic do-mestic affairs, win welcomi the return of thi- Kepuhlicin part) and 1 li- res- tpralion of constltutlonel government, to replace over-centralized one-man powers and Inefficiency. 1 urge them to give heed to the fact thai if they are lb call the Republics parly to service In this time of need, they must make decisive their choice of those who. will aid in carrying Republican Re-publican promises into Republican, performance. Your election to the senate by a decisive vote will i- i contribution of tin- people of your state to a united America, ready to go forward to new confidence and new a'c hleyomonta, ' 00 |