New-York tribune., 1920-10-29
and Freest Man
Ever Nominated, He Says
as He Maintains Stand
on the League Issue
Sane Way Sought
TO Aid Humanity
Defes Democrats to Find
Contradictions i'm His
Words on Covenant
From Stor Correspondent

T'o"t II DtdU 1 correspondent
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 28-In an ad.
dress to an overflow crowd outside the
Akron Armory tonight Senator Har-
ding told a crowd huddled beneath
dripping umbrellas that he believed he
was the frcest man ever nominated
by any party for the Presidency.
Il am not anybody clse's candidate"
said he. Il am unpledged I am un-
owned; I am Embossed. haven't made
promise save one which isn't in the
Republican platform, which is my
covenant to the American people.
Social Justice for America
The only additional promise is that
we're going to write the conscience
of America into a notable program for
social justice in America
Above the applause of The crowd
sounded the voice of man in the
crowd, shouting:
'Rally round the fiag, boys,"
u want to say to my friend,' said
the Senator, Indicating the man, that's
mighty good sentiment for America" >"
In the arnory Senator Harding told
an enthusiastic crowd that America
does not intend to accept the League Of
Nations ss negotiated at Versailles.
The Republican candidate again dehed
any Democrat IN America to find a
contradiction IN his statements on the
covenant.
Leaving Cleveland in a pouring rain,
after night at hotel and morning
spent at the Country Club. Senator
Harding arrived in Akron, the center
.of the rubber industry of the United
States, in the middle of the afternoon
The candidate will leave here to-mor-
row morning for Cincinnati, safely
Republican this year.
steady downpour or rain failed to
dampen the ardor of crowds that stood
about the depot and hotel waiting for
a glimpse of the Ohio Senator.
There is a very unusual situation a
the world" the candidate said in his
speech tonight. Humanity is trying
to find itself once more Civilization
has been in state Of hux, and no man
or woman knows what the crystallza-
tion is going TO be on the morrow If
VIC are to have a preserved civilization
if the world is going to face about on
the forward right track again, there
4 great sponsiblity on our Republic
where We have proved representative
democracy, to point safe and ~ane
way for aspiring mankind"
L. S. Seeks Worlds Conscience
Telling of his plan for an associa-
tion of nations that will not infringe
the Constitution, but will yet satisfy
the aspirations Of the world for a So
prevent wars, Senator Harding said:
"Amerca wants to bring the world
conscience to common understanding
America wants to turn the light of
world opinion on probable controversies
or causes of conflict. America wants
to Join the nations of the world in
promoting and preserving peace. l have
said ! favor that sort of thing. | say
it now. But | will never have it at the
cost Of surrendering American free
dom. or American honor, or American
pride in accompl plishment, or American
independence OF action.
ana ! KNOW, my 1eliOW cOunIrymen, i,
that the world, noting the failure Of
the Paris league which IS existing hut
not functioning- g-the world, recognizing
that American leadership is essential
and must be had if we are 70 nave a
workable association amongst nations
to be directed by the light of justice
rather than the sword of force, expects
America to take the lead, and we are
willing to do it,"
Explaining his reasons for not Civ
ing details of specific plan, Senator
Harding declared that he was not the
sort OF candidate who believed he
could run the world.
81 have said repeatedly and l say
now that after am elected am going
to consult the leading minds Of all
America-I am going to consult the
women as well as the men"
Senator Hardings speech in Part
follows:
How he Stands on League
"They say: You cannot tell where
Harding stands on the league Well,
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