The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-06-07
SENATOR HARDING
SOUNDS KEYNOTE
Address to G. O. P. Convention
by Temporary Chairman.
EARNEST PLEA FOR HARMONY
National Defense, Protective Tariff,
Square Deal for Business and
Straight Americanism Set
Forth as country's Needs.

Forth as Country's Needs
Chicago, June Senator Warren
G. Harding of Ohio as temporary chair.
man OF the Republican national conven-
tion today sounded the keynote OF the
partys campaign. His address was
in part as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: II
is good to greet this representative
body OF that American Republican
ism on which are centered the high
hopes of the republic. | can believe
nay, | know-that a vast majority OF
the people of our United States is eN'
pecting the party sponsors here assem-
bled to write anew the sacred cove
nAnt OF Republicanism, and reconse-
crate the party to the nations service
and the peoples advancement That
same majority expects you to select
standard bearer who shall not only
typify our expression OF faith. but
shall 30 enlist the confidence and trust
OF our American citizenship that the
work of this convention will be con
tirmed Overwhelmingly at the ballot
box next November
The country, wearied afresh by
disappointing and distressing Demo
cratic administration. is calling for
Republican relief, and there is every
inspiration. every encouragement. ey-
cry confidence that the light OF Repub-
lican conscience. set afiame In this
convention. will illumine the way to
the country's restoration.
We did not do very well in making
for harmony the last time we met.
The country has regretted. let us for
get-and make amends to our country.
We did not divide over fundamental
principles, we did not disagree over a
national policy. We split over meth
DDS OF party procedure and preferred
personalities. Let us forget the diff
ferences, and find new inspiration and
new compensation in an united en-
deavor to restore the country.
The essential principles Of Repub-
licanism are unchanged and unchang-
ing: the lofty intent. the indestructi-
BILE soul and the undying spirit of Re
publicanism are as dominant today as
in the destined beginning so years
ago, or at any time during the inter
vening years. and they are empha-
sized today by the proof recorded to
Republican credit in the matchless
chapters OF American progress.
Tho World at War.
Much of the discussion Of the hour
is hinged upon a world at war. We
need not wonder thereat, because the
enormity OF the conflict and the infiu-
ences OF its upheaval have set man
kind in upheaval The traditions Of
civilization have been broken and in
ternational laws have been ignored
There is a tidal wave of distress and
disaster. there are violent emotions
and magnifled fears. There are the
extremes of incalculable sacrifices
and measureless new fortunes-not
ali American. There are new won
ders and new hindrances in com
merce. changed balances OF trade,
new marvels in finance and utterly
changed economic conditions. These
have attended embarrassments in our
foreign relations as difficult as those
which the individual citizen expert
ences whose every neIghbor is In
volved in deadly quarrel Everything
is abnormal except the depleted con
dition OF the federal treasury. which
Is characteristic Of Democratic con
troll and the facility OF the admins
tration in writing varied notes with
our effective notice.
Amid these conditions has stood
this u7armed giant, typifying the
Americ, b. republic. neutral and sane
to VIII N the neutral nations have
turne, fos- leadership. Our national
unsel1shness had been proven our
devotion 10 humanity had been es-
tnblisbed ,our oommittal to interna-
tional justl lice had long been pro.
claimed. TIhe world had previously
heard the vofsoe OF American fearless
ness. and all tthe conditions single US
out for leadership among the neutral
powers. but t he administration az
Washington spdpke with more rhetoric
than resolution and we came to re
sltxa what the lwarring powers soon