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 SHOULD BE GIVEN PROTECTION SAYS
 SENATOR HARDIN
Tariff Question Will Be Big Issue in Campaign; Cam didate Subscribes to Poli- cy of Protection
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MARION, Ohio, Aug. 12-A trip by Senator Harding to St. Paul and Min neapolis in September, to speak on agricultural issues at the state fair, is under serious consideration by the nominee and his advisers.
 After a conference today with Min nesota Republican and agricultural leaders, the senator said he felt strong ly inclined toward acceptance. He add ed that should he go he did not intend to speak at any other western and northwestern state fairs to which he has been invited.
 That the candidate also is thinking of the tariff issue as feature of his campaign was revealed by him in mak- | ing public a message to California re- gardfng the fruit industry. It said the Republican party would stand for pro- tective schedules to prevent injury of American interests by after-war com petition and Senator Harding added that he felt the tariff question was bound to come more and more to the l front.
 .'The wool situation is even more dis dressing than the fruit situation In California" he said.
 Cox Sends Greetings While the senator was working on the speech he will deliver tomorrow to the Ohio Republican Editorial associa- tion, the Democratic presidential
 
 Marion on his way to Camp Perry. O., and sent a message of greeting to his Republican opponent
 Alighting few minutes the gover- nor said to newspaper correspondents assigned to Harding headquarters:
 "Tell Senator Harding that I wish him good health and good luck ir everything but one"
 I When the message was delivered, the senator smilinxiy replied:
 That is generous enough of the gov ernor, I'm sure.''
 Besides the Minnesota delegation Senator Harding talked during the day with c. B. Miller, secretary of the Re publican national committee, and Ar thur l.. Garford who in 1912 was the Progressive nominee for governor ol Il Ohio. !
 The outcome of the Ohio primaries was discussed by Senator Harding ana MT. Garford. and the senator expressed satisfaction with the Republican noms. 1 antions. Win Speak On Labor Day
 September 6, Labor day, was tn date suggested by party leaders fo Senator Harding's address in Mime. sota- In choosing the setting for tn, agricultural speech, they also are un derstood to have given consideration to the state fair of Iowa and those O other states.
 In his telegram on tariff, sent for mer Senator F. F. Flint of California ' Senator Harding said: Your telegram describing the de pressed condition of the California lemon industry suggests several things s feel an especial concern for the Cali y fornia fruit industries because the
 have given the country a splendid il illustration of the beneficient results O y highly organized. well managed co = operation.
 d American Industries First 5, Tt is especially necessary that tn It great industry should not be permitte e to suffer because of a maladjustmen
 of tariff rates. American markets ca 1T not be systematically surrendered t h foreign producers, however kindly W = feel toward our allies; and the condi n tions your industry faces are thos Is that many others do now or will late 1t confront unless proper protection -- given in view of the extraordinar l. conditions in the commercial world.
 The Republican policy of givin ' first attention to American interest ct rather than to those of other cont '- nents, will insure against disaster
 industries situated as is this one. I
 such policy, I gladly subscribe" Ig The nominee indicated today that m might have some comment to mah h soon regarding the European situatio