New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Harding Ends
Campaign i'm
Cox BailiWick
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promise since the convention except
to the American people.
with still greater pride and with
some fitness for exalted Office, | have
made no appeal to group or class or
section in America. cried against
class. have proclaimed vanishing
sectionaism. have pressed common
interest and mutuality of purpose.
haye talked to groups ana spoke
foreign born J plead for the American
soul To the farmers ! have spoken
with a bigger thought of the America
which the farmer provides with food.
Stresses Public Welfare
"To teachers / have spoken of the
schooling of the youth Of Nnrrlca. 10
industrial America nave preached the
interest Of the worl1men, aud to wage
earners have urged the necessity of a
prosperous business to make for
tunate people. To the railroad men
have proclaimed the transcending in
and to the interior states | have urged
the necessity Of transportation on the
seas. To all | have carried the gospel
of America first. Unfailingly | have
told all our people that our first prob
lem is restoration at home. if we are to
play great nations part in saving
the world
"And there is another report ! want
to make. ! accepted my commission AS
a party standard bearer last July %
and assumed the burden with con
idence, utterly unafraid. | am closing
the campaign tonight and | could re
|, Co.
To every utterance since and guarantee
harmony with our platform and UNI
varying consistency In every utterance.
am not sensitive on this sub ject, but
[ am insiStent.
Rejects perGovernment
"I said then, and I rciterate now,
America rejects the Presidents
plan of super government. ! said then
and I say now we want to translate the
conscience Of the world into a recog-
milton of the new order and do our
part in promoting and in preserving
peace. But we would never do any
thing at the cost OF sacrificing free
America. Our strength is in our free
dom, our greatness is in our indepen-
dence. Our leadership is an example,
our influence is our unselishness.
Strengthen America and you strengthen
the strong to help the weak, and Amer
ica always has and always will accept
that burden. But the bestowal of JUS
tce involved maintained authority, not
its surrender.
Il want responsible America with
a responsible government. We are
calling the party in power to account
ability now, and we charge failure at
home in peace and failure abroad af-
ter the war. We want an America
pushing forward in peace as the sons
of America drove forward in war
Jealous of Constitution
"I want an America clinging to the
Constitution or which we builded to
the wonder of the world, and ! want
preserved popular government. In fact.
want that government to be the best
in the world. | want an end to extrav-
agance and waste. want an end to
lneticiency. halt IN lcapaclty. | want
to stay the dangerous drift in the
world and stabilize America | want
confidence restored the forward march
resumed. | want America on the right
track again, with all its freedom held
secure, and united citizenship re
jolcing in our own republic"
Factories and mills at Mddletown had
been closed to-day so that employees
might hear the speech Of Senator Har-
ding. The railroad yards were massed
with people, needless Of shutting
switch engines, in their anxiety to hear
the Republican candidate. There were
many in the throng that had known
Jimmy Cox all his life. Some had known
him as printers devil; others had be-
come aware Of his existence when he
was country school teacher and
every one there has known him since he
became successfully Representative,
Governor and Presidential candidate.
But their cheers were for Senator Har-
ding.
Refers to Vilification
TO this gathering Senator Harding
contided his suspicion that he is going
to be President after March 4, 1921,
and told them what he has sought to do
in the closing campaign. There was a
sober silence in the crowd when the
Senator. referring to the whispering
campaign of malicious vilihcation that
mas been Waged against him, said:
There isn't anything that has hap
pened III this campaign that the Re-
publican party or its nominee is ever
going to be called upon to apolopi2e
or. That is as near as Senator Hard
ing mas come to complaining against
uHldII ATTACKS.
We are witnessing to day" he said,
practically the close of a great Presi
dental campaign; and as one speak
ing for the Republican party, | rejoice
to say to you that we have tried to
make. our appeal to the confdence Of
the American people. We have tried
to speak TO the intelligence of Amer
ica' because. my countrymen, in popu.
lar government, dependable, intelligent
public opinion is the final authority
We have sought to promote unity and
understanding. We have sought to
bring Americans together. We nave
sought to eliminate all thought of
class. We have sought to ignore every
suggestion of section; aye, more.
there isn't anything that has happened
IN th's campaign that the Republican
party or its nominee is ever going to
be called upon to apologize for.
Home Interest Put First
I'VE want an America of highest
understanding. and We mean to have an
america of intelligence and loyal and
'iigH class citizenship. We have in