Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-08
penng Day Republican Harg Keynote Speech

fence and had been dwelling in fam
cied rather than real security and
should heed the warning in bleeding
Europe" Republicans. he said. be-
lieved in adequate national defence.
The Democratic party, he insisted, in
terrupted when the Republicans were
building to high rank among the naval
powers.
For Greater Navy.
II shall not say that it is ours to
have the greatest navy in the world
said the Senator. but noting the
elimination of distance and the pass
ing Of our time isolation, we
ought to have navy that fears none
in the world, and can say anytime
and anvwhere-These are American
rights and must be respected.
There are manifest differences about
our developments for military de-
fence" he continued. The President
made a trip from the coast to the val
ley of the Missouri to tell the American
people the need Of preparedness. 1t
the story to Congress, for that body
was in session and empowered to act.
and seemingly ever ready to testify
obedience. However. Congress under
took to provide an army for defence
and the majority wobbled between pa
cifcation and preparedness until the
Republican minority in the Senate put
h; in o
We Republicans made a rational re-
Spouse to the call Of the land, but
Democratic insufficiency and ineft1-
cheney are recorded in the conference
amended act. and a Federal nitrate
plant to supply powder to the patriots
and pap to the paternalists and FED
eral fertilizer to the farmers in COM
petition with private enterprise. is the
great constructive offering of Demo-
cratic majority"
Not Too Proud to Fight.
America. the senator said, proclaimed
Justice and loved peace, land we are
not too proud to fight for them"
Turning to economics the senator
pleaded for a return to the protective
tariff policy. He chose, he said, the
economic policy which sends the Am
erican workingmen to the savings
banks rather than the soup houses.
NO one" the senator said. dis
putes a temporary prosperity In our
land today. But it is sectional III
its factory aspect, abnormal In It's
feyered rush, fictitious in its essen
tials. and perverting in its tendency
Worse. it is the gold sluiced from the
river of blood, poured out by the nor
rifyine sacrifices of millions or ouf
fellowmen. God forbid that we should
boast a prosperity wrought w sucn
waste of human life. We had rather
rejoice in the prosperity Of peace
Discussing the Democratic party
briefly, the senator said it had pro
claimed the sacredness of its pledges
and then profaned them that II mao
'espoused the freedom of the seas ano
wrought only the freedom Of the Paha-
ma canal" and had 'professed econo'
NV and is staggered by its own ex-
travas ance" He attacked the shipping
bill beAause of it's government owner
ship feature and the attempt OF Dem
ocratic forces to extend INDEPENDENCE
to the Philippines, Ito set adrlft an
island empire, in violation OF our obi
cations to the world, to the Philippine
people and ourselves"
A Free and Fearless People.
Senator Harding concluded with
laudation of Americanism, which ne
said "becins at home and radiates
abroad. The Republican conception
gives the first thought to free peo-
pie and fearless people. and beSpeaks
conditions at home for the highest hu-
man attainment. We believe in Am
erican markets for American products
American wages for American work
men, American opportunity for Am
erican genius and industry. and Am
erican defence for American soil. AM
erican citizenship is the reflex OF Am
erlcan conditions. and we believe oul
policies make for a fortunate people
for whom moral material and educa-
tional advancement is the open way
The glory Of our progress confirms
The answered aspirations of new
world civilization acclaim. We have
taken the ideal form Of popular gov
eminent and applied the policies which
had led continent to the affairs OF
liberty and glorified the Republic. We
have justified pride and fortified hope
We need only to preserve and deTend
and go unfalteringly on. Power is the
guarantor of peace and conscience the
buckler OF everlasting right Verify
it IS good to be an American. AnC
we may rejoice to be Republicans.
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