Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-30
HARDING HAS MADE
| 1853 TALKS TO DATE
Spends. Day Preparing for
His Last Speech at CoIum-
bus Tonight.

CINCINNATI, October 30 (by the AS
sociated Pfess).-On the last lap of
his. campaign travels. Senator Hard
| ing conferred with Ohio republican
leaders here today as he completed
preparation of his last speech before
election. TO be delivered tonight in
Colunl bus.
Leaving'her at noon, the republican
nominee was to make several stops at
smaller cities on his way to the
state capital, He planned TO conserve
! his voice, however. for the night ad-
| dress. IN which he will sum up his
campaign and rest his plea for sup
{ port with the American people.
Among those with the senator as
/ ne Went over data for use in his CO.
iumbus speech was Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty, The Harding pre-conventfon
| manager. and a member of the repub-
| Ecan campaign committee. Several
other state leaders also joined in the
conferences
With his speech tonight Senator
Harding will have made more than
| l1o addresses. long and short. since
| he was nominated in Chicago He
statement outlining once more the
policies for which he stands.
Blaine Club Leads.
Thu Young Mems Blaine Club of Gin
! clhnatl. a famous old marching club.
was Senator Harding's escort at the
mead of the parade last night to the
music hail. Behind it were representa-
tiveS of many other republican organi-
cations. including many women, and
after reviewing the paraders outside the
hall the nominee made short speech
to them and to the large crowd gathered
III the street about the doors of the big
auditorium. Inside the hall every one
of the seats was taken and many of
those in the parade were permitted to
file into the asles. Several bands came
in with them and helped keep the great
crowd singing and cheering for nearly
Il half hour after Mr.. Harding arrived.
Mayor Calvin. who presided over the
meeting. first introduced Mrs. Harding
and she was cheercd for nearly min
ute. There was another crash of cheer
ing when the nominee was presented
and many times during his speech he
was answered by prolonged applause
Tribute to Foraker.
Mr.. Harding prefaced his prepared
speech by a tribute to the late Sem
ator Joseph 3. Foraker as ''one of the
outstanding leaders of republicanism in
America Repledging his faith in party
government, he asked for the election
of republican senator and republican
members of the House from Ohio.
When Senator Harding declared he
favored expressing the nations graft
tude to it's soldiers in the world war
a man in the gallery asked whether a.
republican Congress would pass q
bonus bill.
why. the House of Congress pass
ed the bonus bill last session." the
the Senate, and I have no doubt it
will pass there. ! myself think it
ought to pass. But surely the serv-
ice men wouldn't have had it passed
last summer, when American govern
ment securities were 10 to Is per cent
below par.
I want a practical expression Of
American gratitude to service men.
and l know you're going to get it, but
you can't get it until you have estab-
liShed the confidence necessary in
America in order to get it."
Asks of Article Y.
Later another man asked the sena-
tor question about article y. and
Mr.. Harding replied:
Il can make that SO clear that you
can understand it. If 1 am elected
President of the United States there
will never be covenant submitted to
the Senate with article X in it"
The crowd got up and cheered the
reply, the questioner himself leaning
over the balcony and appla uding
You've made a republican of that
fellow" yelled a man up by the
TdIteTS, ana announcer shouted. : GU re
"a hundred to one.'' while the crowd
again broke into cheering.
Text of Speech.
Fellow Americans: While there
has been great deal said in this
campaign. especially in certain cir
Giles. which proclaim and boast an
atmosphere of ethereal ideality about
the heart of the world and the soul
of humanity, surely something is due
to be said about the heart Of Amer
lea. and even. if we are to be at all
practical, about the material welfare
of Americans.
From the beginning of this cam
paign there has been persistent
effort upon the part of our opponents
to divert attention from the most
important issues Of the campaign,
voters upon speculative propositions
with reference to our foreign rela-
tons rather than to have any dis
cussion of our deplorable domestic
relations under the present govern
mental adm niStrat ton.
But we do not propose that they
shall evade this discussion or ignore
their responsibility for the condi-
tions which confront us.
I'VE have, for the past eight years.
had an administration which has
been more concerned with theory
than with performance, more inter-
ested in Internationally than in ma
tionality.
always Abroad Mt HOme.''
1--WE have had an administration
always abroad at home and never at
home abroad.
I'VE have had an administration
which despised facts as puerile, ig-
nored cases as negligible and sought
results by proclamation.
THE administration placed in pow
err by the democratic party in 1912
stewardship. 1t is again seeking for
ia renewal of it's commission of au-
thority, and a vote of confidence.
I'VE are asking for the return of
the republican party to power be-
cause of the desperate need of the
country, because of the perils into
which incapacity, heedlessness. false
principles and loose practices have
plunged US.
I'VE realize that we are undertake
ing a herculanean task in proposing
to clean our own house of the debris
and wreckage of eight years of reck-
i less. unbusiness-like, impractical and
laundering operation. We realize
that it may take years to undo the
evil that has been done. We realize
| that the work before us involves ex-
| hausting labor and sacrifice upon the
| part of all in responsibility, and
| that we shall have to fight unremit-
! tingly to bring about the reforms
| needed.
| Matter Of Self-Defense.
But it is a matter of elf-defense
and self-preservation for the people
of the United States. Their govern
ment is not functioning effectively.
| their public revenues are being vast
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