The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-12
DECLARES OHIOAN
TYPICAL LEADER
Willis Says Senator
Harding Combines All
Essentials.
FRAMES PARTY STAND
Part in Shaping Reservations
and Pushing Legislation
Fits Him for Place.

CHICAGO, June II. 49, Assailing
the present administration as an oil
garChy In which the few rule the
many and telling his hearers that
the country faces a problem more
serious than those faced by either
Washington or Lincoln. Frank u.
Wills, former governor Of Ohio, to-
day placed the name of Senator
Warren G.. Harding in nomination
for the presidency at the republican
natioual convention.
Former Governor Willis recitod
! briefly senator Harding's record in
| the senate and promised that II nom
mated he would be elected.
He charged that production had
| been hamperod by so-called govern.
ment regulations and announced
| that the republican party had been
| called upon to rescue the country
| and save American institutions. Mr.
Willis said
Republican success is always de-
| sirable--in 1920 IL is imperative.
| Called into being by Abraham Lin.
| coin TO save the union, the republi-
| can party merted its long years OF
| triumphs through its valiant service
| to the republic and its promotion OF
| the peoples progress. IL battled for
]
nance under the leadership OF Ohio's
| knightliest son. William Mckinley;
/ II raised the victorious standard OF
| the square deal and obedience to
] the law at the call of that sialwart.
| red blooded American, Theodore
/ Roosevelt. But vast as are It's
| achievements and brilliant as has
| been its leadership, the man nom
/ mated here today must be OF type
big enough to enable him TO look
with level gaze to the leadership of
other years, and to face. undaun;ea,
problems more serious than those
which confronted Washington or
Lincoln. We have emerged from n
world war victorious and unafraid,
in that great struggle to maintain
the national honor and preserve free
government among men, republicans
on battlefield, in congress and in
private life did their full share as
Americans regardless of the re-
peated insults Of the most bitterly
partisan administration in the his
tory of the republic and the official
pronouncement that the only way to
sustain the republic and be patriotic
was to vote the tiket OF the party
that won In 1916 because he kept
us out Of war and seek to win in
1920 because he kept us out OF
peace
"In the fcvered atmosphere that
settled about n world, war-worn
weary, pestilentisl vapors have
sprung up periling the peace of the
world and the perpetuity of our own
republic.
BoIshcyism Present.
"Bolshevism and anarchy stalk
ficry-eyed and militant across the
planet and even dare to shake their
bristly hair in our own country un-
dismayed by an administration that
furnishes by its own autocratic un-
constitutional acts the very soil in
which l. W. w ism flourishes and
which eliminates against radica lism
through one department OF tho gov
ernment and encourages IL by i'm
portant executive and Diplomatic ap-
rointments In others. Instead OF or
derby liberty regulated hy law. un-
der democratic mis- this govern
ment has become an oligarchy in
which the few rule the many by in
timidation; government by threat
must cease.
The necessities OF our country,
unprepared for war, furnished ex-
cuse for expenditures Of unparal-
ieied extravaganza; this wastefulnes
was endured without murmur
while tho war lasted; but now the
people demand and will have re
trenchment-eNtr must give
way 10 economy IL the country would
avoid bankruptcy.
Production Hampcrcd,
production Is hampered and
hamstrung by so-called govern
mental regulation OF business by
! Al.
moss nor government. To add 10
these domestic woes, those In au-
thority by a self-assumed mandate"
soized In the face ~ flat repudla
tion by tho American people at the
, ballot box. haven undertaken to sign
! away by stroke of the pen, the In
dependence won by the sword OF
Washington. The spirit OF unswerv-
ing loyalty 10 American tradition and
institutions upheld by every presi-
! dent from Washington TO Roosevelt
has been superseded nv n vague
misty polvgamous. patriotism that
would scatter Its affections lndis-
criminately among Bengalese and
bolsheviki and which would prove as
, unsatisfactory and trouble breedinp
, in international as In domestic az,
fairs From this hopeless tanGlo oi
; unparalleled inefficiency, unheard OF
. cNtravagance. unconstitutional usur-
4 patton of power and un-Americar
I bartering away Of national inde
. pendence, the democratic party II
[ impotent to solve these problems he.
y cause II has grown and fattened or
5 the very evil policies and practices
which must now be wiped out for,
ever II the republic Is TO 1--we.
I THE republican party here Assem-
I bled, with the faces of the heroic
: dead looking down upon US and com
= mandlng us with mute lips 10 stant
& by the principles OF the party and
Q defend to the uttermost every Amer
I lean ideal, will go forth to victory
. on platform pronouncing unequiv
ocally in favor of constitutional gov
ernment and obedience TO law; n
favor of repeal of wartime leRisIa
tion not needed in times Of peace bu
seized upon hv power-graspini
autocratic administration TO perpct
uate itself; IN favor Of legislation q
| promote industrial peace, not b.
! protecting p rich man because he 4
I rich nor n poor man because he 4