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"HOLD HERITAGE AMERICAN
NATIONALITY UNIMPAIRED”
Advocates Party Responsibility as
Distinguished from Dictatorial and
Autocratic Personal Rule—In Re
ferring to League of Nations, Says
We do Not Mean to Shun a Single
Responsibility of This Republic to
World Civilization—Favors Protec
tive Tariff, Merchant Marine, a
Small Army, Woman Suffrage and
National Budget.
HERMISTON,
OREGON
pass Its declaration for a Republican
executive to sign.
It is better to be the free and disin
terested agent of international justice
and advancing civilization with the
covenant of conscience, than be shack
led by a written compact which sur
renders our freedom of action and
gives to a military alliance the right
to proclaim America's duty to the
world. No surrender of rights to a
world council or its military alliance,
■io assumed mandatory, however ap-
pealing, ever shall summon the sons
f this republic to war. Their supreme
sacrifice shall only be asked for Amer
ica and its call of honor. There is a
sanctity in that right we will not dele
gate.
Disposed as we are. the way is very
simple. Let the failure attending as
sumption, obstinacy, impracticability
and delay be recognized and let us
find the big, practical, unselfish way
to do our part, neither covetous be-
cause of ambition nor hesitant through
fear, but ready to serve ourselves, hu
manity and God. With a Senate advis
ing as the Constitution contemplates,
[ would hopefully approach the nations
of Europe and of the earth, proposing
that understanding which makes us
a willing participant in the consecra
tion of nations to a new relationship
to commit the moral forces of the
world. America included, to peace and
International justice, still leaving
America free, independent and self
reliant, but offering friendship to all
the world.
Humanity Is Restive.
It is folly to close our eyes to out-
standing facts. Humanity is restive,
much of the world is in revolution, the
agents of discord and destruction have
wrought their tragedy in pathetic Rus
sia, have lighted their torches among
other peoples, and hope to see America
as a part of the great red conflagra
tion. Ours is the temple of liberty
under the law, and it is ours to call
the sens of opportunity to its defense.
America must not only save herself,
but ours must be the appealing voice
to sober the world.
Marion, Ohio.— (Special.) — Warren
0. Harding was officially notified here
of his nomination as the Republican
candidate for the Presidency.
His
speech of acceptance is, in part, as
follows:
Chairman Lodge, members of Noti
fication Committee, members of Na
tional Committee, Ladies and Gentle
men: The message which you have
formally conveyed brings to me a
realization of responsibility which Is
not underestimated. -It is a supreme
task to interpret the covenant of a
great political party, the activities of
which are so woven, into the history
of this republic, and a very sacred and
solemn undertaking to utter the faith
and aspirations of the many millions
who adhere to that party. The party
platform has charted the way, yet,
somehow, we have come to expect that
interpretation which voices the faith
of nominees who must assume specific
tasks.
Believes In Party Government
Let me be understood clearly from
the very beginning. I believe in party
sponsorship In government, I believe
in party government as distinguished
from personal government, individual,
dictatorial, autocratic or what not.
No man is big enough to run this
great, republic. There never has been
one. Such domination was never in
tended. Tranquility, stability, depend
ability—all are assured in party spon
sorship, and we mean to renew the
assurances which were rended in the
cataclysmal war.
Our first committal is the restora-
tion of representative popular govern
ment, under the Constitution, through
WARREN. G.
the agency of the Republican party.
HARDING
Our vision includes more than a chief
executive, we believe In a cabinet of
IMSTON
highest capacity, equal to the respon
It must be understood that toil alone
sibilities which our system contem
plates, in whose councils the vice pres makes for accomplishment and ad
ident, second official of the republic, vancement, and righteous possession
shall be asked to participate. The s the reward of toil, and its incentive.
same vision includes a cordial under There is no progress except in the
,
standing and co-ordinated activities stimulus of competition.
The chief trouble today is that the
with a house of congress, fresh from
the people, voicing the convictions world war wrought the destruction of
which members bring from direct con healthy competition, left our store
tact with the electorate, and cordial houses empty and there is a minimum
cooperation along with the restored »reduction when our need is maximum.
functions of Senate, fit to be the great Maximums, not minimums, is the call
of America. It Isn’t a new story, be
est deliberative body of the world.
muse war never falls to leave depleted
Republican Senators Conscious of Oath
storehouses and always impairs the
It is not difficult, Chairman Lodge, fficiency of production. War also es-
i to make ourselves clear on the ques ablishes Its higher standards for
tion of international relationship. We wages, and they abide. I wish the
Republicans of the Senate, conscious igher wage to abide, on one explicit
of our solemn oaths and mindful of ondition—that the wage earner will
our constitutional obligations, when we give full return for the wages received.
saw the structure of a world super
Greater Production Necessary.
government taking visionary form,
I want, somehow, to appeal to the
joined in a becoming warning of our
I devotion to this republic. If the torch ons and daughters of the republic, to
I of constitutionalism had not been very producer, to join hand and brain
I dimmed, the delayed peace of the n production, more production, honest
I world and the tragedy of disappoint- 'reduction, patriotic production, be-
I ment and Europe's misunderstanding ause patriotic production is no less a
of America easily might have been lefense of our best civilization than
avoided. The Republicans cf the Sen hat of armed force. Profiteering is a
ate halted the barter of independent crime of commission, under-production
American eminence and influence, is a crime of omission. We must work
which it was proposed to exchange fqr our most and best, else the destructive
an obscure and unequal place in the reaction will come.
The menacing tendency of the pres
merged government of the world. Our
party means to hold the heritage of ent day is not chargeable wholly to the
American nationality unimpaired and unsettled and fevered conditions caus
ed by the war. The manifest weak
unsurrendered.
The world will not misconstrue. We ness in popular government lies in the
do not mean to hold aloof. We do not temptation to appeal to grouped Citi-
mean to shun a single responsibility zenship for political advantage.
It would be the blindness of folly
of this republic to world civilization.
There is no hate in the American to Ignore the activities in our own
heart. We have no envy, no suspicion, country which are aimed Io destroy
no aversion for any people in the our economic system, and to commit
world. We hold to our rights and us to the colossal tragedy which has
mean to defend, aye. we mean to sus- destroyed all freedom and made Rus
tain the rights of this nation and our sta impotent. This movement is not
citizens alike, everywhere under ths to be halted in throttled liberties, We
shining sun. Yet there is the concord must not abridge the freedom of
of amity and sympathy and fraternity speech, the freedom of press, or the
In every resolution. There is a genu freedom of assembly, because there is
ine aspiration In every American no promise in repression. These lib
breast for a tranquil friendship with erties are as sacred as the freedom of
religious belief, as inviolable as the
all the world.
Ono may readily sense the consci- rights of life and the pursuit of happi
enee of our America. I am sure I un ness. We do hold to the right to crush
derstand the purpose of the dominant sedition, to stifle a menacing contempt
I group of the Senate. We were not tor law, to stamp out a peril to the
seeking to defeat a world aspiration, safety of the republic or its people,
we were resolved to safeguard Ameri when emergency calls, because secur
ca. We were resolved then, even as Ity and the majesty of the law are the
I we are today and will be tomorrow, first essentials of liberty. He who
to preserve this free and Independent threatens destruction of the govern
ment by force or flaunts hrs contempt
rep blic.
In the call of the conscience of for lawful authority, ceases io be a
America is peace, peace that closes loyal citizen and forfeits his rights to
the gaping wound of world war. and the freedom of the republic.
No party is Indifferent to
silences the Impassioned voices of in-
ternational envy and distrust. Heed- fare of the wage earner. To us his
ing this call and knowing as I do the geed fortune is of deepest concern and
disposition of the congress, I promise we seek to make that good fortune
o formal and effective peace so e -mane it We do not oppose hut ap
quickly as a Republican congress can prove collective bargaining, because
that is an outstanding right, but we are
unalterably insistent that its exercise
must not destroy the equally sacred
right of the individual, in his necessary
pursuit of livelihood. Any American
has the right to quit his employment,
so has every American the right to
seek employment. The group must
not endanger the individual, and we
must discourage groups preying upon
one another and none shall be allowed
to forget that the government’s obliga
tions are alike to all the people.
We are so confident that much of
the present day insufficiency and in
efficiency of transportation are due to
the withering hand of government op
eration that we emphasize anew our
opposition to government ownership,
we want to expedite the reparation
and make sure the mistake is not re
peated.
A state of inadequate transportation
facilities, mainly chargeable to the
failure of governmental experiment, is
losing millions to agriculture, It is hin
dering industry, it Is menacing the
American people with a fuel shortage
little less than a peril. It emphasizes
the present day problem and suggests
that spirit of encouragement and as
sistance which commits all America
to relieve such an emergency.
Gross expansion of currency and
credit have depreciated the dollar just
as expansion and inflation have dis
credited the coins of the world. We
Inflated in haste, we must deflate in
deliberation. We debased the dollar
in reckless finance, we must restore
in honesty.
Will Prevent Unreasonable Profits.
In all sincerity we promise the pre
vention of unreasonable profits, we
challenge profiteering with all the
moral force and the legal powers of
government and people, but it is fair,
aye, it is timely, to give reminder that
law is not the sole corrective of our
economie ills.
Let us call to all the people for
thrift and economy, for denial and sac
rifice If need be, for a nation-wide
drive against extravagance and luxury,
to a recommittal to simplicity of liv
ing, to that prudeni and normal plan
of life which is the health of the re
public.
New conditions, which attend amaz
ing growth and extraordinary indus-
trial development, call for a new and
forward looking program. The Ameri
can farmer had a hundred and twenty
millions to feed in the home market,
ind heard the cry of the world for
"ood and answered it, though he faced
tn appalling task amid handicaps nev-
r encountered before.
Contemplating the defenselessness of
he individual farmer to meet the or
ganized buyers of his products and the
distributors of the things the farmer
buys, I hold that farmers should not
only be permitted but encouraged to
join in cooperative association to reap
the just measure of reward merited by
their arduous toil.
Aid to Farmer Pledged.
Our platform is an earnest pledge
of renewed concern for thia most es
sential and elemental industry and in
both appreciation and Interest we
pledge effective expression in law and
practice. We will hail that coopera
tion which again will make profitable
and desirable the ownership and op
eration of comparatively small farms
intensively cultivated, and which will
facilitate the caring for the products
of farm and orchard without the la
mentable waste under present condi
tions,
America would look with anxiety on
the discouragement of farming activity
either through the government's neg
lect or its paralysis of socialistic prac
tices. A Republican administration
will be committed to renewed regard
for agriculture and seek the partici
pation of farmers in curing the ills
justly complained of, and aim to place
the American farm where it ought to
he—highly ranked in American activ
ities and fully sharing the highest good
fortunes of American life.
Becomingly associated with this sub
ject are the policies of irrigation and
reclamation, so essential to agricul
tural expansion, and the continued de
velopment of the great and wonderful
West. It is our purpose to continue
and enlarge federal aid and not in sec
tional partiality, but for the good of all
America.
Budget System Favored.
I believe the budget system will ef
fect a necessary, helpful reformation,
and reveal business methods to govern
ment business. I believe federal de
partments should be made more busi
ness like and send back to productive
effort thousands of federal employes,
who are either duplicating work or
not essential at all.
I believe in the protective tariff poi
Icy and know we will be calling for
its saving Americanism again.
I believe in a great merchant marine.
I would have this republic the leading
maritime nation of the world. I be
lieve In a navy ample to protect it and
able to assure us dependable defense.
I believe In a small army, but the best
In the world, with a mindfulness for
preparedness which will avoid the un
utterable coat of our previous neglect.
I believe in our eminence in trade
abroad, which the government should
aid In expanding, both in revealing
marbkets and speeding cargoes. I be
lieve in establishing standards for im-
migration, which are concerned with
the future citizenship of the republic,
not with mere manpower in industry.
I believe that every man who dons the
garb of American citizenship and
walks in the light of American oppor
tunity. must become American in heart
I and soul.
I believe in holding fast to every for
ward step in unshackling child labor
and elevating conditions of woman's
employment. 1 believe the federal gov-
ernment should stamp out lynching
•nd remove the stain from the face of
America. I believe the federal gov-
SALIENT POINTS IN SPEECH
OF ACCEPTANCE.
'I pledge fidelity to our
try and to God, and accept the *
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< • nomination of the Repúblicas
i ; party for the Presidency cf the
1 • United States.”
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"The human element comes ♦
J first, and .1 want the employers 7
; in industry to understand the %
; aspirations, the conviction«, the 1
, yearnings of millions of Amer), y
1 can wage earners.”
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"The Constitution contem. ♦
; plates no class and recognizes 1
, no group. It broadly includes Ï
; all the people, with specific rec 1
, ognition for none.”
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"We approve collective bar. 2
> gaining.”
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"Gross expansion of currency 2
: and credits has depreciated the I
; dollar. We will attempt intelli. $
> gent and courageous deflation." 1
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“When competition—natural, 1
> fair impelling competition is 1
’ suppressed, whether by law, 1
. compact or conspiracy, we halt 2
, the march of progress, silence *
> the voice of aspiration and par- !
J alyze the will for achievement.” ♦
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“I promise you effective peace 1
J as quickly as a Republican con- •
> gress can pass its declaration 1
; for a Republican executive to T
> sign.”
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"I can hear the call of con- f
> science an insistent voice for Î
J largely reduced armamenta T
> throughout the world.”
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“Our vision includes more than t
> a chief executive. We believe in I
, a cabinet of highest capacity, J
> equal to the responsibilities 2
, which our system contemplates, f
• in whose councils the vice-presi- 1
, dent, second official of the re- J
1 public, shall be asked to parti- 7
, cipate.”
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eminent should give its effective aid
in solving the problem of ample and
becoming housing of its citizenship.
Government Should Protect Bonds.
I believe this government should
make its liberty and victory bonds
worth all that its patriotic citizens
paid in purchasing them. I believe
the tax burden imposed for war emer
gency must be revised to the needs of
peace and in the interest of equity in
distribution of the burden.
I believe the negro citizens of Amer
lea should be guaranteed the enjoy-
ment of alltheir rights, that they have
earned the full measure of citizenship
bestowed, that their sacrifices in blood
on the battlefields of the republic have
entitled ' them to all of freedom and
opportunity, all of sympathy and aid
that the, American spirit of fairness
and justice demands. I believe there
is an easy and open path to righteous
relationship with Mexico. It has Seom.
ed to me, that our undeveloped and
uncertain land infirm policy has made
us a culpable party to the government
al misfortunes in that land. Our re
lations ought to be both friendly and
sympathetic. We would like to ac
claim a jetable government there ani
offer a neighborly hand in pointingout
the way. to greater progress. I be
lieve* in law enforcement. If elected
I moan to be a constitutional president
and it is‘impossible to ignore the con-
stitution, unthinkable to evade the
law, when our every commital is to
orderly stw ernment.
The four million defenders on land
and sen ware worthy of the best tradì-
tiens lof a people never warlike in
peace-and neer’pacifist in war. They
commanded our pride, They have our
gratitude which must have genuine ei
pression. It is not only a duty, it is
a privilege, to see that the sacrifices
madesshall be irequttted and that these
still suffering from casualties and dis
abilities shall te abundantly aided and
restored tothe highest capabilities cf
citizenship and its enjoyment.
American Womanhood Praised.
spiration and ths P.
in its social and spirit
uplifting force------
ual development, is about to be «
franchised. Insofar as congress can
go I the fact is already accomplishe"
Myipart y edict, by my Recorded vote
by (personal conviction, I sm comm,
tedyto this measure of jus ice. "1
my: earnest hope, my sincere desire
that the one needed state vote w
quickly recorded in the affirmation, 9
the right of equal suffrage and tm
the vote »of every citizen shall be f”
and counted on the approaching eie
.
tion.
And! to) the great number of nop
women who have opposed in cony,
tion this tremendous change in
ancient relation of the sexes as 4
plied to government I venture to pl*
that they’will accept the full resPC
sibility of enlarged citizenship a
give to the best In the republic the,
suffrage and support This is not °n
a fortunate people butia very comm,
sense people with vision high but I
feet on, the earth, with belief in then
selves and faith In God. whether ear
ten from without or menace
from with In. there is some indefina"
“Have confidence
voice any I
republic; America will go on.
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