Evening journal., 1920-06-14
Sen. HARDING
HAS fine RECORD
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ant-governor In 1903 and served until
Although he obtained the nomina-
uon easily, he was defeated in a race
Tor governor on the Republican ticket
in 1910. The Ohio voters sent him
% the United States Senate in 1914
with a majority OF more than i02 900
despite the fact that in the same year
Ohio passed to The Democratic col
umn.
In the Senate Harding was an active
worker for the preparedness pro-
gram. He was a member of the fOr-s
Ieign relations committee of The SEN
ate.
Harding was popular with both
factions OF Republicans in The treaty
hight. He voted for all OF the textual
amendments proposed by the foreign
relations committee, and thereby won
favor with the irrecOncilahles who
wanted the threaty sent back TO the
Peace Conference. When IL came to
question Of ratification with the
Lodge reservations he left the irrec-
concilables and voted TO ratify .he
treaty.
His position on the League Of Ma
tiOns as covered in the party plai-
form adopted at Chicago on Thurs
day is satisfactory 10 both mild
reservationisis' and "bittbr-enders q"
Senator Brandegee. Of Connecticut.
one OF the irrecOncilables. said SEN
ator William e. Borah was no less
satisfied.
Harding Is a strong advocate OF the
principle OF collective bargaining As
an employer he has never had a con-
| troversy.
Senator Hardngs views on labor
problems were outlined recently in
his letter % r. j. llller, secretary OF
the B. and o. federation at Newark,
o. He said.
I'm my private pursuits as a news
paper publisher, ! am an employer OF
organized labor; having never known
a controversy and believe most cor
daily in rational uniOnism Organi-
zation and collective bargaining under
wise leadership. have done more Ia
advance the cause OF labor .han all
iother agencies combined, and any one
who thinks TO destroy sane unionism
lby legislation or otherwise. Is blind
to conditions, firmly established. anf
is insensible TO a public sentiment
which Is deliberate and abiding But
the advancement OF unionishm is on,
thing and the domination Of organ.
lied labor Is quite another. I subscrib,
10 the first and oppose the latter
do not believe in any class DONNA.
tion, and the long fight TO remove IN,
domination Of capital, now fairlywon
Is lost, II labor domination is sub
stituted in Its stead.
Senator Harding favored the con
stitutional prohibition amendment
voted TO sustain tho chair when
declared out Of order the Wartime
prohibition rider OH the Agriculture
bill, voted 30 override the presidentl
veto OF the Nolstcad Enforcement act
There was no record vote on the Vol
stead act itself.
The Ohio nominee supported womai
, suffrage on the several occasions
' was before the Senate, either votinl
or being paired In its favor.
Except on comparatively mino
measures, Senator Harding's recor
on war legislation was one OF con
sistent support OF all measures neces
|, sary 10 carry on the war. Beginnin
with his vote for the severance O
diplomatic relations with Germany
IN February, 1917. Senator Hardin
. approved the war program. Since th
, armistice, however, he has been
critic OF continued war control owe
industry.
While a great deal OF Hardln's busi
, ness experience was as publisher q
the Star, he is identified with a nun
Der Of large business enterprisef an
, a member OF the board OF directors q
several OF them. lie Is a bank dire,
tor. and a trustee OF the Trinity Bar
Z tist Church Of which he is a regula
! attendant