Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
HARDING IN HEART
/. OF "S0L|D SOUTH
Republican Nominee Promises
to Safeguard Interests Of
People in Dixie
0LD.TIME TARIFF URGED


was on his way today to Louisville
Ky, where he Is to spsak tonight
The Republican nominee left Chat
tanooga late last night after delivering
addresses in the Municipal Auditorium
and to an overflow crowd in the street
outside.
The senator spent most Of today trav
cling through section Of Kentucky that
normally belongs to the "Solid South:
AT numerous stops he made brief talks
from the rear platform of his train, urg
ing southern voters to support the Re-
publican tickets at the coming election.
The Republican nominees train was
scheduled to make five and ten minute
stops at Oakdale, Tenn, and Somer-
set, Danville, Harrodsburg, Lawrence
burg and Shelbyville. Ky. lie was to
reach Louisville at 5 :26 p. m.
In his speeches Mt Chattanooga last
night, Senator Harding assured his
audiences that a Republican victory this
fall would mean ''thc same policy of
helpful protection to all American pro
duction, North or South He declared
that sectional misunderstanding could
be removed by "diversioned policies. "
The Republican party. the senator
added, has no policy for one section that
II does not preach for all sections alike.
Senator Harding will 90 from Louis
Vile to indianapolis, where he will de-
liver an address tomorrow night. Be
fore returning TO his home in Marion
he will speak Saturday evening in St.
Louis.
Senator Harding's address last night
was thoroughgoing campaign effort,
and 1t got across with the 1000 per-
sons; first, because of the serious and
sincere manner in which he pointed out
the dangers of the new International
ism and the shortcomings of the Will
son government and second, because
moro than one half of his audience
was composed Of Republican stalwqrts
from Fast Tennessee who had invaded
essentially Democratic Chattanooga.
Tariff Talk Appeals to Auditors
Strangely enough, it was the doctrine
of the ld-fashione,l Republican tariff
that had the greatest appeal for the
throng gathered in the Chattanooga
tabernacle, Democrat as well as Re-
publican. Senator Hardings now
familiar advocacy of protection for
American agriculture touched a re-
sponsive chord. Tho reflection of the
hame OF excitement in the South over
Is easily discernible in CHATTANOOGA.
"If Republicanism is good for the
North" said Senator Harding, at
deserves earnest consideration in the
South. Diversified agriculture has been
our salvation in the North; it brought
new dawn to the South. Maybe d.
yersified politics would be equally help
ful.
THE old Mason and Dixon line is
only historical! memory. Your COM
merce is American commerce. Your in
dustry American industry. Your farm
products and our farm products are
essential to American life. The Re-
publican party proclaims the same Soc.
the South as 1t does to the North. 1t
breaches the same policy of finance.
Nay, more. it breaches the same policy
OF helpful protection to all American
production. North and South.
Inc residents of this city stayed in
doors during the little auto trip the
candidate took through the heart of the
city because they didn't think it was
good Democratic form to get excited
even over the novelty of the appearance
of Republican presidential nominee
In their midst.
Thrust at Wilson Crowd Applauded
The demonstration for Senator Hard
ing came Mt the evening meeting. Not
only did the candidate receive a hand
for his advocacy of the tariff, but his
thrusts at the Wilson lot also brought
him applause. The sentiments against
the league has been heightened in Ten
nessee by Senator Shields, who split
with the President, voted for the Lodge
reservations and now has become an
out and out irreconcilable.
In discussing the league issue Senator
r. Ia ono1n1,y hot, =, L.
present situation and the one imnedi-
.ately preceding the Civil War. An
ambiguity in the constitution, he said,
caused the Civil War. The covenant Of
the League Of Nations, he asserted, is
full of antiquities.
president Wilson would not tolerate
their Qualification by reservations" he
said. zone related TO withdrawal. The
covenant said a nation might withdraw
on two years notice, provided it had
fulfilled all its obligations. Put it didn t
say who decided on the fulfllment. We
want to decide in American conscience
whether we have met our obligations
like a free nation. We do not want TO
have to fight our way out It Is safer
to make sure before going i'm
Assails Wilson's Attitude
"Not content" Senator Harding
continued, with settling the issue OF
the war, the President undertook to set q
tie the affairs Of the world for all time
md 10 ""vStalliZo in DerN"tmitv its cX
listing boundaries and divisions Of SOW
rreiguty. Impatient at any suggestion
which challenged his omnisccnce, he
met the objections of his senatorial as-
sociatcs in the treaty making power,
not with argument, but with the
.yuicol rntnrt that he NOuld SEQ tO il
that the covenant Of the league and the
treaty Of peace were 80 interviewer that
they could not be disSeCtcd apart with
out destroying the whole structure, Th'
effect Of this would be, and actually
was. to deprive the Senate Of its powe,
under the constitution, bv which h
was bound equally with the humblPs
citizen in the land to advise with th'
Senate in the making Of a treaty.
And so We have witnessed the per
sistept effort Of the executive depart
meut to dominate the legislative depart
ment and the treaty advising Senate IL
: violation OF all that is explicit in TIL
letter and implicit in the spirit OF tn
constitution. 8,
.'One of the things ] intend to d
when / am President is to reverse tina
tendency-I shall undertake. to brin
the government back to the Constitu
tion, | shall not submit treaty Il
the Senate with the arrogant demen,
that they shall take II or leave II.
shall ask their advice and consent,
'L,Ct me add, however, that while
do not intend TO be the Congress, | d
intend to be President. ! shall neve
attempt to invade the province or usur
the powers of any other department o
the government And l promise go