Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-08
PARTY UNITY IS
URGED BY SEN.
v. c. HARDING
G. o. P. Temporary Chairman
Asks the Delegates 10 Forget
1912,
WORK TOGETHER
FOR UNITED STATES
Attacks Administration Shipping
Bill and Boosts High
Tariff.

Chicago, JuIe i.-"fu piea io'
party reunion, for reconsecratloh
rather than recrimination, United
States Senator Warren G. Harding, OF
Ohio, in his address as temporary
chairman opened the Republican Ma
fional convention here today. Assert
ing that the country was wearled
afresh by a disappointing and dis
tressing Democratic administration,
and was calling for Republican RELIEF
the speaker, before undertaking 10
discuss politica! issues, appealed 20
the delegates TO forget the differences
which divided the party in 1912.
Referring to the administration
foreign policy in the European war,
Senator Harding declared that it had
spoken with more rhetoric than reso-
luton. Mexican negotiations he de-
scribed as the greatest fiasco IN
American foreign relations. He paid
tribute to Americanism OF foreign
birth reference to the few Zealots
who would impugn the nations neu-
trality and urged fraternity or
American Republic under the Monroe
Doctrine. Advocating adequate ma
tional defense he charged the Demo
cratic party with having interrupted
Republican naval construction and he
criticized the army reorganization
bill. He also attacked the administra-
ton shipping bill, the effort made to
extend independence to the Philip
pines, and made a plea for a return
TO the protective tariff.
I'VE did not do very well in max
ing for harmony the last time we
met" the chairman said in his appeal
for harmony. 1.-The country has re-
GREETED, let us forget-and make
amends to our country. We did not
divide over fundamental principles,
we did not disagree over a national
policy. We split over methods OF
party procedure and preferred per-
sonalities. Let us forget the differ
ences,, and find new inspiration and
new compensation in an united en-
deavor to restore the country
Republicans In Majority.
Republican principles are in a
vast majority in this country-When
the banners of harmony are unfurled
We have Witnessed the comeback OF
our party in various states We have
seen the re-enlistment of those who
believe in Republican doctrines, and
victory has followed and rejoicing has
attended. No apology has been ask
ed, no foreswearing required. This
is not the time for recrimination, II
is the day OF recOnsecratiOn,
"Rededicating here and now the
Republican party to the progress and
glory OF the republic, let us bury
party prefixes with the administration
which our differences put in power
/ do not believe there is really re-
dictionary Republican bearing creden
tials to this convention. If there is
he will depart, after our deliberations
solely and proudly Republican,, with
heart aglow with the party spirit OF
1916. And the welcome delegate who
emphasizes his progressivism, is ex
pected to do his part in making oul
party reflex of the best thought and
best intent OF sincere cOmmittal tC
the uplift and progress of the Ameri
can people, thereby Strengthening
party purpose instead of magnifying
individual belief and he, too, will find
new rejoicing in being Republican
No party can endure which is not
progressive "
Preparedness Discussed.
The world at war, preparedness and
Americas foreign relations served as
the basis for the Senator's first dis
cussiOn Of the issues. The enormity
Of the war in Europe, the tidal wave
of distress and disaster, new wonders
and new hindrances in commerce had
utterly changed economic conditions
and ''these have attended embarrass
ments in American foreign relations, >
he said, cas- difficult as those which
the individual citizen experiences
whose every neighbor is involved in
deadly quarrel"
Everything is abnormal except the
depleted condition Of the federal
treasury, which is characteristic of
Democratic control" he said, land the
facility of the administration for writ
ing varied notes without effective no.
tice." Amid these conditions, Ameri-
ca, he asserted, had been singled out
for leadership among the neutral
powers but the administration at
Washington spoke with more rhetoric
than resolution, and we. came to real
1ze that the warning powers soon
came to know that the officialAmeri-
can voice lacked the volume of deter
mined expression that once demand
ed international heed, and we lacked