The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-07
DECLARES COUNTRY
'WEARIED AFRESH"
BY DEMOCRATS
Senator Harding of Ohio, Temporary
Chairman, Said the Nation Is Calling
for Republican Relief-Appealed to
Convention to Forget 1912 Feud.

Chicago, June with a plea, for
party reunion, for reconsecration rather
than recrimination, United States Sem
ator Warren g. Harding of Ohio, in his
address as temporary chairman, opened
the Republican national convention here
lto-day. Asserting that the country was
l"wearied afresh by disappointing and
distressing, Democratic administrator"
and was calling for Republican relief, the
speaker, before undertaking to discuss
political issues, appealed to the delegates
to forget the differences which divided
the party in 1912.
| Referring to the administration for
eign policy in the European war, Senator
Harding declared that it had spoken with
more rhetoric than resolution. Mexican
negotiations he described as the great
est fiasco in American foreign relations
He paid tribute to Americanism OF for
| eign birth with brief reference to the few
zealots who would impugn the nations
neutrality and urged fraternity of
American republics under the Monroe
doctrine. Advocating adequate national
defense he charged the Democratic party |
with having interrupted Republican ma
val construction and he criticized the |
army reorganization bill. He also at |
tackled the administration shipping bill, |
the effort made to extend independence |
to the Philippines, and made plea for a /
return to the protective tariff. !
eve did not do very we'll in making |
for harmony the last time we met" the
chairman said in his appeal for harmony |
The country has regretted, let us forget I
md .,,lS IL, Z n
did not divide over fundamental prin-
ciples, we did not disagree over a ma
tional policy, We split over methods OF
party procedure and preferred personali-
ties. Let us forget the differences, and
find new inspiration and new compensa-
tion in an united endeavor to restore the
Republican principles are in vast
in this country-when the ban
ners of harmony are unfurled We have
the comeback of our party in
various states. We have seen the re-en- {
listment of those who believe in Repub-
lican doctrines, and victory has followed
and rejoicing has attended. No apology {
has been asked, no foreswearing required. {
This is not the time for recrimination, |
it is the day of reconsecration.
"Rededicating here and now the Re |
publican party to the progress and glory )
ot the republic, let MS bury party prefixes 9
with the administration which our diff t
ferences put in power | do not believe 4
there is really reactiomry Republican v
bearing credentials to this convention. If d
there is, he viii depart, after our delib- il
srations solely and proudly Republican, c
With heart aglow with the party spirit e
If 1916. And the welcome delegate who | j
Emphasizes his progressivism Is expected t
o do his part in making our party re-
lex of the best thought and best intent
If sincere committal to the uplift and
progress of the American people, thereby n
strengthening party purpose instead of
nagnifying individual belief, and he, too,
will find new rejoicing in being a Re
'ublican. No party can endure which is b
lot progressive n
The world at war, preparedness and q
americas foreign relations served as the Il
asis for the senator's first discussion of st
he issues. The enormity OF the war in n
.urope, the tidal wave of distress and N
isaster, new wonders and new hind d.
ances in commerce had utterly changed &
conditions, and these have at a
ended embarrassments in American for N
ign relations he said ~as difficult as t.
hose which the individual citizen ex- tC
eriences whose every neighbor is in p
olved in deadly quarrel ss
Everything Is abnormal except the de- 20
leted condition Of the federal treasury. I'll
'hich Is characteristic OF Democratic
1ntrol,' he said. "and the facility Of the nj
administration for writing varied notes hi
-ithout effective notice Amid these fr
America he asserted. had been AT
ngled out for leadership among the neu. al
al powers but the administration at to
Tashington spoke with more rhetoric DR.
ian resolution. and We came to realize III
at the warring powers soon came 70 eli
now that the oficial American voice
cked the volume of determined expires iu
on that once demanded international sb
ed, and We lacked the strength and az
nidence in our own defenses IL
In the discussion Of foreign relations ser
e temporary chairman made particular 70
ference to Americsnism. % the course ab
Ith Mexico and with Europe. Begin b
ng with Amerioznism be traced it back 70
independence days when there were