The Ordway new era., 1920-07-23

Marion, -(special) July H.,
Warren G. Harding was officially no.
titled here Of Ills nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency,
His speech of acceptance is, In part. as
follows:
Chairman Lodge, members of nott-
f1cation committee, members OF ma
tional committee, ladies and gentle
men: The message which you have
formally conveyed brings to me real
iEation of responsibility which is not
underestimated. 1t is supreme task
to interpret the covenant Of a great
political party, the activities of which
are so woven into the history of this
republic, and very sacred and solemn
undertaking to utter the faith aud as
pirations Of the many millions who ad-
here to that party. The party plat
form has charred the way, yet some
how, we have come to expect that In
terpretatIon which voices the faith OF
nominees who must assume specific
tasks. Let me be understood clearly
from the very beginning. believe in
party sponsorship in government. be-
Iieve in party government as dis
tinguished from personal government.
individual dictatorial, autocratic or
what not
No man is big enough to run this
great republic. There never has been
one. Such domination was never In
tended Tranquility, stability, depend
nbility-all are assured in party spon-
sorship, and we mean to renew the as
surances which were rended in the
cntaclysmal war.
Our first cOnmittal is the restora'
tion or representative popular govern
ment, under the constitution, through
the agency of the Republican party.
Our vision includes more than chief
executive, we believe in cabinet Of
highest capacity, equal to the respon-
sibilities which our system contem-
plates, In whose councils the Vice
President, second official of the repub-
lie shall be asked to participate. The
same vision Includes cordial under
standing and co-Ordinated activities
with house o. Congress, fresh from
the people. voicing the convictions
which members being from direct con-
tact with the electorate, and cordial
operation along with the restored func-
lions of the Senate, fitted to be the
greatest deliberative body In the
world.
Ii IL not difficult, Chairman Lodge.
to make ourselves clesr on the question
of international relationship. We Re
publicans OF the Senate, conscious Of
our rolemn oaths and mindful of our
.!opstitutional obligation when we saw
the .tructure Of world super govern
neut taking visionary form Joined in a
b,.coming warning OF our devotion to
this republic II the torch of consti-
iutionalism had not been dimmed. the
delayed peace of the world and the
traxedy of disappointment and Eu-
ropes Misunderstanding Of America
easily might have been avoided. The
Republicans of the Senate halted the
barter OF Independent American einf
nencs and Influence, which 1t was pro-
posed to exchange for an Obscure and
unequal place in the merged govern
mont OF the world. Our party means
to hold the heritage Of American ma
tionality unimpaired and unsurrend-
cred. t,ri.
TIE world will not misconstrue. We
do not mean to hold aloof; We do not
neon to sAna = single responsibility OF
this republic to world civilization.
Thsrs u no hate in DE American
heart. We have no envy. - suspicion.
- avsrsioo for any people 10 the
world. We holl to eur stghts and
De.a - dsfend, aye, We nseaa 10 sus-
tain sAe r1sAs Of this nation end osr
A.