New-York tribune., 1920-09-30
Autocracy
Denounced
By Harding g 9
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cheering introduced the Senator to
The gathering as the next President.
Il have been riding along the Ohio
RIVER this morning" Senator Harding
said, "noting the small towns and the
activities of the agricultural communi. nm e
ties, and have been thinking all the
way home, how from the village and
the farm we call the boys and girls
INTO the great responsibilities in our
city life.
1T is up to US from the wholesome
rural sections, with all our freedom
and inspiration, to influence the grea
cities and make it possible for all of
the men, women and children to enjoy
the rights and privileges that God AL
mighty intended them to enjoy. in spite
of their determination to crowd to-
Gether in the great cities. l wish we
could invite them to the country, and,
God helping me, | mean to do some
thing toward improving agricultural
conditions in this country"
In Huntington, w. Va, the candidate
referred to President Wilson's failure
to carry out the will of Congress with
regard to abrogating the commercial
in the Jones Shipping bill He said
the President had failed to act because
some jealous nation across the sea OBJ
jected'
The other day." he said, in the Con-
gress was established new law pro-
vldlng for favoring conditions in be-
half of American shipping. Congress
was ambitious to take 100000 tons
of shipping that we inherited from our
war activities and turn that shipping
into great American merchant ma
rine. And Congress provided a very
simple device to that end. 1t said that
there should be a discriminating duty
in favor of goods shipped to this coun-
try in American bottoms. That was a
natural thing to do But somebody
rangement for furthering American in
terest, and then the President said he
would not carry out the will of Con-
gress. When | am President the will
of Congress is going to be the law of
the land.
-Abjures Foreign Domination
Il do not intend that any foreign
nation, no matter how big or how jeal-
Gus, shall ever tell America what con
ditions we must trade under in order
to do business with the world"
There was crowd of $4,000 in a
park in the town of Ashland, Ky, on
the Ohio River, twelve miles beyond
the west Virginia line when Senate,
Harding arrived Many there had come
from the back woods of Kentucky
There were mountaineers of a type
known in Ashland as "Gooks," bearded
roughly dressed men and sun bonnetec
women, carrying basket luncheons or
their arms.
Mrs. Hardin sped couple of these
women. looking rather dazed, in the
vast throng. Stepping up to them, she
said:
I'm Mrs. Harding. want YOU te
come with me and meet my husband
Hes your kind Of folks"
The women went to the platform
where the candidate stood and one OF
them, throwing her thin shoulder.
back, said:
I'VE all are gwine to vote for you
That's what l like to hear people
say" replied the Senator with ar
amiabie smile
Discusses Inland Waterways
In his speech at Ashland delivered
from fag-covered platform in a grov.
OF huge beech and walnut trees. Sen
ator Harding spoke of the part inlano
waterway transportation may play II
tee future development of the United
States and recalled the traffic that hae
nearly disappeared from the Ohio. HI
found time there also to give his con
ception Of the job of being Presiden
of the United States.
The Senator and his party were
driven in automobiles from the park j,
Ashland to an Ohio River ferr>' abou
sixty miles from the spot where Eliza
the slave ~irl of "Uncle Toms Cabin,
was said to have crossed on the ice
pursued by bloodhounds. The nominee
the enthusiastic farewels of what ap
peared to be large part of Ken
tucky's population.
At Ironton, Ohio. opposite Ashland
he delivered an address to crowd o
5000 from a gallery over the verand;
Of the Elks Club. Governor Ed Nor
row Of Kentucky introduced him.
The next big crowd was at ,Ports
mouth, Ohio. There were fully 10000
and after talking to them for fftee.
minutes Senator Harding passed
weary hand over his gray head, smilet
happily and went into the dining ca
for the last meal of what unquestion
ably has been wonderfully successful
campaign tour. But he said he woul,
be glad to Get back to his front porch
Text of Address at Ashland
The full text of Senator Harding
speech at Ashland follows:
+ "Fe!low Americans: Travelling as W
have to-day along the banks of tn
Ohio, and meeting together as VIC hav
met within sight Of the river, l find m
thoughts directed to inland waterwa
transportation and the part it ha
+ played in our development. More,
am thinking, too, Of the part it ma
play in our greater achievements.
at is NJ. possible 10 forget tha- til
early settlers Of southern OHIO and G
Kentucky came by the river route T
find their new homes, to fo~tiiy thei
new hopes and light the first car' pdrc
around which gathered the makers O
This wonderful Middle West.
at was a new advent rometime
inspired by glowing promises tha
could not always be realized. Me
sometimes refer to the rugged honest
g: century or more ego, but II
the simple truth that in the prescr
+ day Of publicity the Turing promises c
early settlement days could not be eve
attempted. Happily, :hera vas n
underlying truth Of possibilities whic
even the prospectus writer's could nc
know, and the pioneers who can'
turned wilderness into f-2rdc7S. IA'