The Glenwood post., 1920-07-17
PROGRESSIVE LEADER
FOR HARDING

and Progressive leaders and agricultur-
al experts with whom he discussed la
Dor, transportation, economic and So
cial problems, He also replied to the
announcement of Gov. Cox, the Demo
cratic nominee, that if elected. a ssrcal
dirt farmer would be appointed sec
letary of agriculture.
The senator said if the Republican
policies of practical usefulness under
which the department was created had
been carried forward by the present ad-
ministration,' half our problems of
high cost of living would have been
solved in advance
The principal conference was with
Raymond Robins of Chicago and W. #.
progressives in the 1912 campaign with
whom he discussed labor and economic
problems especially, Later Mr.. Robins
announced that the conference had
been every satisfactory" Matters in
yoiving the part the Progressives would
take, he said, were also discussed.
On the fundamentals surrounding the
general economic situation. Mr.. Rob
ms said he and the senator were in
substantial agreement
Mr.. Robins said he had communicate
ed with several labor leaders to learn
their views on the Republican ticket,
but most of them wished to read the
senator's speech of acceptance before
committing themselves, although some
had already done so. He announced,
he would support the senator
While this was understood to have
been the first extended conference at
which the senator discussed the labor
situation at length, it was understood
ton ght other similar conferences might
be expected Senator Harding is I'M
der TODD to be in close touch with la
Dor leaders recognized as being of the
more conservative stripe and he is cx-
cussing the labor problem in his
speech.
Senator Harding when told that Gov
ernor Clement of Vermont had declin-
ed to call a special session of the leg
isature to consider women suffrage,
refused to comment except to say fI
had hoped that he would
In his statement ON Il secretary of
agriculture, Senator Harding said he
was gratified to know of the acknowl-
edgement ''of at least one mistake Of
the Democratic administration.
s. note,' he added, "that the Dem
ocratic5 candidate announces, as one of
the first reforms he has in mind, to lp-
point Il real dirt farmer-seeretary of
publican party does not need to adopt.
For sixteen years we had real farm
er from q real farm as secretary of ag-
riculture Uncle Jim Wil,on of Iowa,
who made the department the greatest
of its court He had it for the farm
ers.
''When the Democrats came into
power they brought Il university presi-
dentias secretary, and after him pub
lisRdr. The Democratic party certain
ly peeds to be reformed in this regard.
not.
''lt is gratifying to see this early
recognition of at least one mistake of
the Democratic administration, and
purpose to correct it by returning to
Republican methods A lot of others
will be found that can best be correct
ed in the same way; and when the
country comes to pass on the program
it will decide to apply the Republican
method of correction directly-through
a Republican administration.
Another caller today was Senator
Cummins of Iowa, chairman of the
senate interstate commerce committee,
who discussed the transportation stu
alton. In statement, he praised the
ed is "as progressive as any man in
the country, bar nonc.'
To get to work on his speech, tho
senator planned to go into seclusion the
next few days, beginning tomorrow.
Mrs. Frances Berry and son of Fort
Worth, Texas came down from Eagle
where she is visiting and spent We'd
nesday visiting her friend Mrs. Wal
ter Parkison. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Pearl Brown and son Wood
row.
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The cherry crop is good throughout
the country and the harvest is almost
completed. Yes, the cherries are fine,
I,1t mint aa,, mo do Nth them with :