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Show ROOSEVELT ASKS VOTE OF WEST Stands Solidly Behind League Issue in Talk at Pueblo PL'KbLo, Colo.. Oct. 7. Support for the national Democratic ticket because be-cause it favors goto? Into 'he league of nations and affords the best opportune oppor-tune for the development of the wonderful won-derful resources of the west, was asked i.v Franklin i' r.oosevelt. Democratic Demo-cratic vie presidential nor.ihiee, In an address hen last n;cht refore an audience which filled the municipal auditorium. "As the campaign progresses, he twild, l becomes increasingly cleav ;ha Mi. Hanrhg I" appealing more and more to the (ears of the countrj and Icfcs and less to th..- faith of the country. The .io-chIIci! Republican leaders ruiw no leadrshlp not even if common purpose except the purpose of criticism and complaint f anything suggested or accomplished by any one clue. Xvst l:MI- I "The position ot Governor Cox and niy:clf Is clear and can be understood by every cltlacn. vTe are in favor of having tl.e I nlted States .'Oin the H civilised nations now In the league and of giving up our association as outsiders outsid-ers with Hf 'sia. Turkey and Mexico, .xt ih aainc :.iv-.- we 'ish to m' I? dear tha: not on single constitutional constitution-al or congressional right aha 11 be given giv-en up by our entering the -lettgUC. are wholly willing that this be made plain, if we ?i In, as Governor 'ox has atd, i can sssurc the American Ameri-can people tha1 not o ie single soldier shall leave iu'- shores without the full approval nf the American people and the consent of the cOngress of the United States. I.IK Tl N X II I I I I I . ' I c.n not make it too clear thai this issue of the league of natlona 13 above party, im tlmt unfortunately a ii.is been Injected Into the mpaign anT thai the ejection mi November 2 will, with absolute truth, be a referendum refer-endum on th- question of whether we shall take our place among the other peoples of the world. V vol,- for "'.i Is u ott to so into the leRue: a vote for Harding Is a vote to remain out." |