The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-24
EVOIIFIES n
CANDIDATE
AI0R EXPLAINS
REPUBLICAN POSITION
!tain That Harding WIN Be
True to Past Tradition Of the
Party

Marion. July 22.--Addressing mis-
<ooAssks 10 Senator Harding, senator
&eaos sAid: 4E FIf
We Are assembled here as o COM
ult(eo representing the states, terri
eqr1ee aod possessions OF United States
- onako /, TO you al announce
4pot cf your nominah N for tile ONCE
- ,pro6ident Of the republic TN June
19th last at Chicago. by tho Eepubli-
G1n nAtzcnal convention. This duty Is
- - ~ pleasing as II is honorable.
- veiare also deeply conscious of it's
X ~ rotchtng importance. Wa fully
<oDDfeeaase that what YOU say 10 us to-
~ VIII not only be read and PONDER
g ~ ali the American peopls within
a t4o, coutnes Of the United States but
80 by all other civilized nations
Hefe Today you will chart the course
~ b followed by the Republican par
" tn this great electoral contest which
- ocfnre ~ and will declare your
yorpoees and those Of the party you
!. 80 rshen the authority OF govern
nent - once more committed to our
Z. .1sep&ng. "a
ID.
etouo'ed by any doubts and with
~ most entire confidence. All who
eso familiar with your character and
cosoer and most especially those who
heve mksn part with you IN public
SvGs know beyond pers sdventure
i you arc q patriotic american.
o9usd with the spirit OF the great
o@eu Of the past. of Washington,
com and Roosevelt. whose SER
>e 70 the American people have be-
o< FOREVER memorable I'm our his
Xsys Iou viii always. and instinct
x ifa meeting tho dinicult questions
- welehty responsibilities which
ec3nout you, think with oon plete un-
aness OF your country ana your
\ sry's interests nrst, high quail
Stor ror an exalted once not too
nfuer 70 us Of late and therefore
eriy necessary at this moment.
y Yeu en- we are certai,, be ever
11lehfs1 70 the finest traditions os the
WtoA1oan party and at the same
tn1o. ws osro equally sure thar 1von
~ wtsely tolerant ana on ,n- msnded
= Gympathy with the best r,ovements
~ the time. looking forwa rd In the
H.
undfuI OF the great basic pripci-
~ upon which the builders OF tho
1fDuol1c laid the fouudatIo on of our
9overnment -Four public life has
a0own TO ~ and all your fellow citi-
\ soos that you believe IN the system OF
govenment designed by tile trainers
of the constitution. rs !" ~
1he makers Of the cons itution In
- A..
o>oksents Of government and strove
- KuNrd against either uSirpation or
/. efeepass By one branch mt the ex-
psnO Of the other two. In that spirit.
~ AL know well. you Will enter up
en your great responsibility.
IN defense of freedom and civiliza-
4osl and 70 vindicate our own invad-
a rights we entered upsn the war.
vsfn Germany and aithoui;h we were
earpy In taking part In thai. great con-
4l1ct wc camo upon the field of ac-
0oit IN time to- turn the scale for
uoht and liberty. Not content with
qSolng Buruope To bring to pass the
Dee,ee which all desired after victory
VAN won. Mr.. Wilson undertook to
ma'<e us members Of an alliance with
( ferelGm powers indefinite In extent
oAta containing provisions which
threatened the Independence. the
scverefgnty and the safely of the
Uu1ted States This effort on the part
ox the President was arrested by the
action OF the Republicans OF the
eenate who proposed protecting res
eerH1ons which M defeated together
vt1 the treaty itself. I'm that work.
ve1. slr. tooE q conspicuous part and
wS know that you were In full accord
with the belief OF your Republican
colleagues that the league OF nations
~ proposed by Mr.. wilson and upon
which he and his party still insist
ought never to- be accepted by the
American people. We have been and
are quite ready to join In agreement
With other nations. for the extension
Of the Hague Conventions: for the nm
building and codifcation OF interna-
tional law and the abllshment OF
world court OF justice: TO. internation-
ai conferences In regard TO non-,,,s,,
cable questions. and for arrange
nents to bring about o. general re-
auction Of armaments.
All these constructive measures are
ir accord with the traditional policy
OF, the Republican party which has
Gone 90. much I'm the past to forward
toe cause "f international arbitration.
Hut when we are called upon to be-
eome an intregal part OF n permanent
alliance OF foreign powers. TO put our
reives In position where the youth
81 the country can be summoned by
foreign nations 20 fight and die I'm
NuarreIs not their owr,. to entangle
ourselves I'm all the conflicts and dis
putes Of Europe where we hGve no in
tsrest. to permit foreign interference
With our domestic questions and with
tho Monroe doctrine. and to sit In an
assembly where our vote Is not the
equal Of that OF every other country.