Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-22
HARDING Tells HIS
VIEWS ON ISSUES
In Accepting Republican Nomina-
ton For President-Wants a
Republican" Peace
(By Associated Press)

Marion, ~, July IA pledge
of constitutional government, ad-
ministered by party and not by in
dividaul and based on nationa
rather than world ideals, was Civ
en- by Warren O. Harding today
III accepting formally the republi-
can nomination for the presiden-
Cy.
He welcomes a popular refer
endum on the League of Nations
advocated increased production to
cut the cost of living, pleaded for
obliteration of sectional and class
conflict. and declared for indus
trial peace mot forced but inspir-
ed by the common veal"
Prohibition he gave only pass
ing notice. saying that despite di-
vided opinion regarding the eigh-
teenth amendment and that sta
tutes enacted to make it operative
there must be no evasion of their
enforcement He declared it his
sincere desire" that ratification
of the suffrage amendment be
completed to permit women to
vote this fall in every state.
Reviewing and commencing
briefly many other planks of the
party platform, the candidate de
clared for collective bargaining
for farmers, repression of the dis
loyal, generous federal cooper
alton in rehabilitating the rail
roads. intelligent dehation of the
currency. enlargement of govern
ment aid in reclamation. genu-
inc expression of gratitude to vet
erans of the world war, the main
tenance of an ample navy and d
small army but the best in the
world
In his promise of party gov
crnment." Senator Harding reit-
Grated his belief that the Vice
President should have a part in
the affairs of the chief executives
official family and declared there
also should be a cordial under
standing and coordinate activi-
ties" between the executive and
Congress. "No man." he said, "is
big enough to run this great re
public. Our first cotnmittal is
the restoration of representative
popular government, Under the
constitution. through the agency
OF the republican party"
Promising restoration,of peace
as soon as republican Congress
should send peace declaration to
a republican president for his sig
nature, the candidate assailed the
League covenant as brought
home bv President Wilson but de
clared the wars sacrifices would
be Gin vain if we cannot acclaim
a new order. with added security
to civilization and peace main
tanned
eve republicans Of the Senate"
he continued. "when we saw the
structure of a world supergovern-
ment taking visionary form. Join
ed in a becoming warning of our
devotion to this republic. The re-
publicans of the Senate halted the
barter of Independent Americana
eminence and influence.
eve do not mean to hold aloof
We do not mean to shun a single
responsibility of this republic. We
were resolved then as we are to-
day, and will be tomorrow, to pre-
serve this free and independent
republic. Let those now respon-
sible. or seeking possibility,
proprose the surrender, whether
with interpretations, apologies, or
reluctant reservations from
which our rights are to be omit
ted. We welcome the referen-
dunn to the American people on
the preservation of America. ***
with a Senate advising as the
Constitution contemplates, |
would hopefully approach the ma
tions of Europe and of the earth,
proposing that understanding
which makes us willing partici-
pant in the conservation of ma
tions to a new leadership, to com
nit the moral forces of the
world, America included, to peace
and international justice, still
leaving America free, independent
and self-reliant, but offering
friendship to all the world"
Declaring railway employees
ought to be the best paid in the
world. the candidate emphasized
the responsibility of such service
and added:
"The government might well
stamp railway employment with
the sanctity of public service and
guarantee to the railway employ
es that justice which voices the