Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-23
HARDING ACCEPTING
PROMISES COUNTRY
REPUBLICAN PEACE
Republican Executive Will
Sign When Republican
Congress Ratifies.
Is
SPEECH REPLETE WITH
ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT
Great Crowd Cheers His As
saults on League of Nations
and Its Sponsor. 4
FOR GOVERNMENT BY PARTY
Announces Solcmnly That Increased
Production Is Key to Lower
Cost OF Living.
FOR GOVERNMENT By PARTY
SolcmnIy That Increased
Production Is Key to Lower
Cost OF Living.

MARION. OHIO, July 22-Poace
by a resolution of Congress, and afterS
that an effort to form an associat tion i
of nations that would not impair
American sovereignty, were promised
today by Warren G. Harding in his
speech accepting the Republican
nomination for the presidency.
Senator Harding declared the time
had come TO recognize tho failure
attending assumption. obstiracy. i'm
practicability and delay" in President
Wilson's attempt to form a league of
nations. and that new pathway
must he found to peace and world
concert.
In receiving formally his party's
mandate the nominee also declared
for government by party. rather
than by individuals. asserted railway
employees might we'll be accorded a
status of public servants, indorsed
cooperative marketing for farmers,
and pronounced increased production
tho key to lower cost OF living.
Great Crowd mt Marion.
The address constituting the can
didate's personal platform In the
campaign was delivered here at tho
climax of n day of celebration. which
brought to Marion a notable COM
pany of party chiefs and 4 crowd of
many thousands. ~
Their plaudits and scrcnading kent
the nominee the center OF a scven-
hour reception as delegations from
many States paraded past tho Hard
ing residence In clamorinE caval-
cadc.
Soon after sunup. the march of the
first delegations brought the Senator
to his front doorstep. and after that
there scarcely was n letup until he
left for the notification ceremonies
on the outskirts of the city at
o'clock. Old friends from nearby
counties, including the village band,
In which Harding once played tho
trombone. mixed with the representa-
tives of powerful Republican clubs
OF distant cities in the procession,
gay with decorations and blatant
with noise.
AT the ChautauQua Pavilion In GAR
field Park where the notification took
place. seats had been provided for
1000. and many times that number
surged about the park aud surround
ing fields. unable to get within ear
shot of the speakers. Tho pro-
nouncements OF the candidate were
received with tumult OF applause,
and he was cheered back to his home
through crowded streets, a tired, but
smiling man.
Will Fl. Hays. the national chair
man. presided at tho ceremonies, and
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,,
who was chairman of the Chicago
convention, formally notified the can
didate of his nomination in a speech
rapping President Wilson's league OF
nations and praising the part SEN
ator Harding had taken in preventing
its unreserved acceptance.
Hammered with CIinched Fist.
Speaking slowly and with charac-
teristic gravity. the nominee deliy-
cred his declaration OF policy in
clear. full voice that penetrated far
into the crowded outskirts of the pa
vilion. Points he wished to drive
home with particular force, he en-
phasizcd by aggressive gestures and
several times he got the crowd on its
feet cheering as he hammered with
ciinched fist to emphasize his points
His thrusts at the league OF ma
thunder claps OF cheering. but tho
passage the crowd seemed to like
ecSt came almost at the end OF the
hour and half OF speaking when
he voiced his humility in the presence
of the responsibilities OF the presi-
dency and then, squarins his broad
shoulders. added that his confidence
in support OF his feilow-citizens made
him wholly unafraid."
In his discussion OF the league no
made no direct recommendation for
rejection Of the peace treaty and did
not take up in detail the league
covenant. Confronting himself with
the declaration that the league as
conceived by tho President was un-
thinkable. he passed on to state his
own view OF what should be done.
His Views on Peace.
I'm the call OF tho conscience OF
that closes tho gaping wound OF
world war and slences the !mpas-
stoned voices OF International envy
and distrust. Heeding as do this
call and knowing as / do the dlsposl-
tion OF Congress. promise you
formal and effective peace so quickly
as n Republican Congress can pass
it's declaration for Republican ex-
ecutive to sign.
simple. Let tho failure attending as- !.
sumption. obstinacy impracticabiiity
and delay be recognized, and let US 8