The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-07-31
HARDING NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
He Makes Many Promises In
His Speech of Accept
ance.

Harding Thursday was officially mott
fled of his nomination for president
on the republican ticket at his home
| The speech of notification was made
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
A pledge of constitutional govern
ment, administered by party and not
by individual and based on national
rather than world ideals, was given by
Warren G. Harding Thursday in ac-
cepting formally the republican pomi-
nation for the presidency.
He welcomed q popular referendum
on the league of nations, advocated
increased production to cut the high
cost of living, pleaded for oblitera-
ton of sectional and class conflicts,
and declared for industrial peace mot
forced but inspired by the common
veal"
Prohibition he gave only a passing
notice, saying that despite divided
opinion regarding the eighteenth
amendment and the statutes enacted
to make it operative, there must be no
evasion in their enforcement. He de-
clared it his sincere desire that
ratification of the suffrage amendment
be completed to permit women to vote
fhie fall in every state
Reviewing and commenting briefly
many other planks of the party plat
form, the candidate declared for col
lective bargaining for farmers, repres-
sion of the disloyal, generous federal
co-opera ton" in rehabilitating the rail-
roads, intelligent deflation OF the cur
rency, enlargement of government aid
in reclamation, a genuine expression
of gratitude, to veterans of the world
war, the maintenance of an ample
navy and a small army but the best
in the world"
In his promise of "a party govern
ment,p Senator Harding reiterated his
belief that the vice president should
have a part in the affairs of the chief
executives official family and de-
clared there also should be cordial
understanding and co-ordinated activi-
ties" between the executive and con-
gress.
mo man." he said, sis big enough to
run this great republic. Our first
committal is the restoration of repre-
sentative popular government, under
the constitution, through the agency
of the republican party.
Promising restoration of peace as
soon as a republican congress should
send a peace declaration to republi-
can president for his signature, the
candidate assailed the league covenant
as brought home by President Wilson,
but declared the wars sacrifices would
be lin vain if we can not acclaim
new order, with added security in
civilization and peace maintained"
1--WE republicans of the senate" he
continued, when we saw the struc-
ture of world supergovernment TAX
ing visionary form, joined in a becom-
ing warming of our devotion to this
republic The republicans of the sem
ate halted the barter of Independent
American eminence and influence.
1--WE do not mean to hold aloof. We
do not mean to shun single re-
sponsibility of this republic. We were
resolved then even as we are today,
and will be tomorrow, to preserve this
free and independent republic. Let
those now responsible, or seeking re-
sponsibility, propose the surrender,
whether with interpretations, apollo
gies, or reluctant reservations-from
which our rights. are to be omitted. We
welcome the referendum for the Amer
lean people on the preservation OF
America.
with a senate advising as the con-
contemplates, / would hope
fully approach the nations of Europe
and of the earth, proposing that I'M
which makes US a willing
participant in the conservation of ma
tons to a new leadership, to commit
the moral forces of the world, Amer.
lea included, to peace and interna-
tional justice, still leaving America
free, Independent and self-reliant, but
friendship to all the world"
Declaring railway employees ought
to be the best paid in the world, the
candidate emphasized the responsible
ity of such service and added:
"The government might well stamp
employment with the sanctity
of public service and guarantee to
the railway employees that justice
which voices the American conception
of Righteousness on one hand and as
sures continuity of service on the
other"
In his reference to prohibition and
law enforcement he said:
People ever will differ about the
wisdom of the enactment of law
there is divided opinion regarding the
eighteenth amendment and the laws
enacted to make it operative - but
there can be no difference of opinion
about honest law enforcement. Modi-
fication or repeal is the right of
free people, whenever the deliberate
and intelligent public sentiment COM