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Show GOI ASKS ROOT M CORRECTION Democrat Denies He Insists nn Exact Wilson League as Quoted in Speech BRIDGEPORT, t'onn . ict 21. t a ernor Con Wedm idaj mmii a tele grain i BlihO Root, asking him to' 'correct" what the Democratic candi date declared a "lahc" ..(ateu'ien: in Mi Root's address yestrrduv rO carding the governor's position upon the b-nguo of nation issue. The go-crnor go-crnor denied Mr. Root'.-' Malement that he demands the league "Just as Mr. Wilron negotiated it." and. called upon Mr. Root for n retraction In making public his telegram ' M; Root, Governor 'ox published inlemcni dec'.arlnq that Mr RcQl I nd thirty other prpmlnenl Republicans signing the recont staleUM ni in hi half i senator Harding, the Republican nominee, were "attempting to fleet I th votoi because the) are permitting heir ptrt ieanshlp to rise above their iatrlotism and trusting perhaps thai be (aal wobble ol Senator Harding raj be in their direction." Governor cox restated his proposal to accept any at sr nations, "helpful to the league" and C intended, therefore, thai Mi Uooi bad made statenicni "v. hit h II" n Ci.fil: . Iinvv Is falpe " TZ'AT OF TELEGRAM. Tlx' governor'.-! telegram follows: Klihu Root. New York "I have before me a quotation from our nd'.res-. on the league ot nation delivered in New York City Oi-tobci 10. whit h n ad: : 'Mr n declared that he WllJ insist in-sist upon the treaty Ju.st ns Mr W litem aegotlated It J I am addressing you inn i respectfully whh recognition of your integrity of purpose and :be signal sig-nal nhich you have, rendered ;.s ;; I'jbiic man. m ndiul of the fact you ma have lallcn into error throug;i Ignorance Of the situation owing ow-ing to your absence from the OnltCii Dial b during a pan of the presidential Campaign. Your slaicmrnt, however. ;s not in pine with the facts which you ere assumed to bn w by perusal in i he iJally papers'. I have invarial. I si::io ! in toy aiiun . T -. and restate here, nty a holejhi Hrted deairt t make iho United Str.te a member of Ihe lorfgue i nations, ;.r. thai, to secure f.uit coinaumYantlpn ! the purpose ot A'vjeiica when sfii entered ibe war. I will acdfpi reservall ns thai will c'ari i;. . thai ill i:f ; I bai a ill re-re re-re thl "icri'-an per pie i i'nd thai . Iter of good fsiir). will ciiiirl !,it to o;ir associates ii tin u-:Rf;i thai c ingress and cotiRresw alone ha ihc ri)t to declare war, and th;:t i" constltuticn a'eta up Hint's in leni-la-ilm or treaty mbklnc beyonil which we c.:n net v. I have stated furihei lha.1 l win acpepl .r.-srvaiions from iiirci a iii' ii are offered hi sincer Itj .'in! with n deilre to be helpful. WILLING TO CHANCE PACT. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Oc f2Q I have t'V'.o Vlt' l al ,r j am elected, president, my ilniii'n en b.e con-treed con-treed onlj at a mandate-c-f the Ajnerl- I can people; and that to secure railli-(calicn railli-(calicn ol the treaty and the league, I would all down with Ihe members of ihe United su m. senate; I would eon fer with .Mr Wilson and with you, Mr Root a- well as with Judge Tafi and ! all others who have a sincere purpo: ami whosi eriei- in the past equips them especially as advlaera in thl A-ork. You know and know lull well thai SepStor (larding very recently aald: i am not Interested in clarifies rion I am inn-n-so-d in rejection.' As I have t,it-i! a! ihe beginnlnc I am placing a charitable const nut ion upon your statement, Ihsi perhaps your par llaanahip has prevented your reacing my addreaaea .md your prejudlct ha pl e in J o i i nun n-ahzin v ' liH 'lc BtrUCtionlal attitude of your own can didate. bin ou hai r.ik a state meni conecrriln;; m which Ihe records fully call upi n you to correct this Lully ia i lup"" you to eorreel thi. Lstaletnenl at once, Mr. Root, you have arrived at honorable ptatloo in I1M. Man) people truat you You have no I right lo Ueccive them. They want the truth in this campaign Your con i ii nee will tell ypu that duty to it should b- superior to dutj to your i Pirty. (Sipn d) "JAMES M. COX DECEITFUL AIMS CHARGED (loernor Cox's statement comiuent-(n'g comiuent-(n'g upon the Rom message, said: I am today .-.ddre-sins: a telegram to lilihu Root culling upon him fi: an liiniediate r. Taction f a mi.- tate- meni in his New York address as to my position towards securing ratifi-catipn ratifi-catipn "i tii treaty aud the league "I am doing this because K is now iirppareni t me ai least, IhSt Mr. Root and the thirty eminent Republicans-whd Republicans-whd see tot the league Associated with Mm in a statement issued secure I Support for Senator Jiardim?, whom hey know by his own vordii against the league are attempting to deceive I the voter They are permitting their partisanship to rise above, then- pa-triotiam pa-triotiam and trusting perhaps that the last wobble ol Senator Harding may In m li ir direction, I am trying to ! be charitabre to those men In view of line fact that in their partisanship they may not be reading my public ad dreaseE n which I have invariably raid (hat it would be my purpo?e to ac cop. am helpful resolutions lhai will make eetfalb the ratlficatloj(ii of thr I real) aiul ihe league, and thai my elei urn would be OXpn sfVi I Mm te aite Of the American people for goina. into ihe league; whereas, the election ! of Senator Harding upon his own Man i. ii in . upi .n i he statemenli- of Johnson And Rorah. would be Indorse mi n Ql i aying out o tbi ASKS PUBLICITY. i .an asking ihe newspapers to ear- n this Statemept and a copy of the telegram sent to Mr. Root as a mai tor of fair play because tin association associa-tion of pro league Republicans led by him have not gien ihe tarib and an not giving (he fact to the people. Onij last night Mr i h.irh - Klloi. who has been one of America's foremost educators, edu-cators, for more than fort) r called attention to this very thing to a group of student VOtera at Harvard, in my presence, and poluted out that In the statement signed by thirty one nu n. all of whom he known, and wnn most of whom he has been associated, they have recommended 'their country-jmen country-jmen to put into ihe prealdsney a man who n-Jeets the only league of na lions which ha.- bt n actually brought 1 Into existence and is functioning The) advise votlns for thf- man .-.-!i eied bv the very group of Republican leader.-, w ho h.i v h r on c hi the Vi -on i .1 i .n . upon the republic' OR ELIOT QUOTED "Ir Kliot aljto said that many parts of the statement issued do not conform con-form to the well known (acts, that the;, .ire misleading and that clear ex-prcstiions ex-prcstiions of Senator Harding s stand are suppressed. 'The thirty-one signers i of the staemeni.' Dr KliO' further said, are all honorable men How 'he -icneil -i;eli a paper I; a mvsterv Let all vou voters, women votc-rs. in dependent? and Republican.-, who are m doubt, consider whether this state , men' oT tnlrtyine eminent igrpublic-ans igrpublic-ans Is candid, whether its fundamental premises are true or false, whether Its 1 reasoning Is sound or specious; wheth er its conclusion Is ane and patriotic 'or Injudicious. dangerous for the coun jtry and at the bottom immoral' Noth :lng I can say would Improve upon the expressions of Dr. Kliot. but il would ; ii'etil to me that those eminent Rep llcans recognized as leaden of though' In America, can not afford to rat un der the cloud which tli statement casts upon them " |