The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-08-06
HARDING OFF IN
PORCH CAMP Align
Plea For Cooperation And
Neighborly Spirit Of
Fellowship


paign, Senator Harding took for the
theme of his first front-porch speech
today a plea for solidarity of purpose
and mutual good understanding
among all classes and geographical
sections of the country.
Only a spirit of "commingling
friendship" he said, could produce
the full realization OF mutual inter-
dependence necessary to attainment
of the nations highest destinies. lie
pleaded that East, West, North and
south and the jealousies of class and
selfish interest be forgotten in peace
as they had been in war.
In a passing reference to wartime
taxation. the nominee declared the
excess profits tax schedule should be
modified to accord with peace re-
ouirements and that he would not
hesitate to ask Congress for prompt
action to that end. He added. how
ever, that he was mot yet prepared
to suggest an equitable substitute
Serenade With Bands.
The speech was delivered from the
porch of the Harding residence to a
delegation from Mansfield, in neigh
boring Ohio county, which came up in
marching order, and serenaded the
candidate with four brass bands. In
the crowd which filled the lawn and
overlooked into the street were many
known personally to the candidate,
and they cheefed him as he held up
their conception of neighborliness as
a model for the nation.
In a short address of greeting, E..
B. Capeller, of Mansfield, told Senator
Harding many Democrats were in the
delegation and that hundreds more in
Richland County were going to help
the boys and girls of other counties to
carry Ohio and the nation for the Re-
publican ticket in November.
After the nominees response, he
came down the steps with Mrs. Hard
ing, who had stood few feet behind
him during the speech. and they
shook hands for a half hour as the
crowd filed by.
Porch Campaign Opens.
Today's speech marked the formal
opening of the front porch campaign,
which is expected before the summer
is over to bring to Marion many thou
sands of Republican voters. Two more
Ohio delegations are to be received
during the coming week, and two
later dates already have been an
noInced
at is with a keen sense OF delight
that welcome your visit today" said
Senator Harding.
81 am pleased that you come, not
only as Republicans, but as neighbors
and friends. We need to cultivate
friendliness and neighborliness. /
sometimes think in this busy, work-a-
day world we are neglecting those lit
tie acts of neighbOrliness that make
life sweet and worth while. 1t is we'll
enough for one to strive to get ahead
in a material sense, for thru that
ambition human progress is wrought.
To acquire and accumulate honestly
is most laudable, but we should not
forget that life's greatest joys lie in
the social concourse of friends and
neighbors. Out of such relations
grow mutual respect, mutual sympa-
thy and mutual interest, without
which life holds little of real en-
joymcnt1
Americans Interdependent.
1.-The especial thought in my mind
today is the interdependence and the
mutually of interest of all our peo-
pie. One could underwrite the good
fortunes of mankind il he could
guarantee in prosperity that fraterni-
ty-that common interest-which is
born of adversely. The Pilgram
Fathers laid their eternal foundations
of new-world liberty. the same con-
cord, the same mutually followed
every pioneering step in the develop
ment of the republic.
1.-The tendency to class conscious
ness is a product of developing for
tunes and is both a reflex of achieve
ment and a menace to maintained
progress. We must caution against
class distinction and class conflict at
every step.
Here in the Middle West, where
farming is free from tenantry and
holds to the normal way, and manu-
featuring is mainly confined to the
plants of that moderate size which in
doxes the surprising fabrics of AM
erican industry, we have the touch
of intimacy and that closer under
standing which emphasize the
thought have in mind. We can not
promote agriculture alone, because
the factory is necessary TO the making
OF a market. We can not foster the
factOrv and ignore agriculture, be