The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-16
SEES IN HARDINc
BEST TRADITIONS,
IDEALS and HOPES
Nominees Former Pastor Stin
Boosting Man Who win Be
Leader and Not Dictator.
FUNDS IN SENATOR NO
TRACE OF RADlCALlSN
0os'arss Justice. kirdiinsss and Mercy
Stand Out a. Foremost chsrae
tsristies Of Republican
Candidate.

s1S'uue' uhohs tHe MlnuesOtu I've
nublicans working faithfully and In
dustriously In behalf Of Senator Hard
ing, Is Rev. d. B. Martin, Of Whine.
bago. Mimi, formerly pastor OF the
Marion. Ohio. Baptist Church and
Senator Harding's pastor. The other
day Rev. Martin was asked just why
he b 20 enthusiastic about Senator
Harding. and this 10 what he said:
1T = peculiar pleasure for me 70
continue the work which began
twenty-five years ago. Il ives my
privilege TO stand on the side lines
and boost for Senator Harding when
- received his arst nomination for
public once. When he was Q candi-
date for the senate was visiting In
Ohio and had the pleasure Of boost
ing for him. II II, therefore, q pecu.
liar pleasure TO join with this bunch
Of Minnesota boosters In seeking to
put Senator Harding over, In the
greatest gift within the power Of the
people. Being clergyman, / have
been constantly asked by my friends
at the college commencement In Mich.
igan, In Chicago and In Minnesota why
| am such a persistent booster for
Mr.. Harding. and | have been asked
to state In this presence my reasons
for doing so. These are three:
"The first pertains to certain Gle
ments OF his character. | will give you
these as | received them while was
pastor Of the Baptist Church In this
city, OF which Mr.. Harding is a mem
Der. asked him and d group OF other
men to make some Sunday evening
addresses. do not remember much
that Senator Harding said at that
time, but do remember very distinct.
~ tie words with which he closed
his address and which have stood all
these years as outstanding elements
Of his character to me. lie closed the
address by a quotation from the Pro
phets, 10 which he said. And what
doth the Lord thy God require Of thet
bot to do justly and love mercy ant
walk humbly with thy God Justice
mercy, kindlIness and humility hav'
In all these years stood rs foremos
chara cteristics Of Mr.. Harding's life
characteristics which are always ut
tractive and make q mans life wortl
while.
"The second reason IL because | be
lieve that there 10 focused In him tn
best traditions, ideals and purposes o
the great Republican party and SO pc
euliarly At him to be their leader Ii
this great crisis Of the nations life.
use the word leader advisedly, for
d leadership that we are needing an
not arbitrary, dictatorial, autocrsti
rule. We have had enough Of that.
boss Ia desired there would be q
need for making any change, for tn
boss that We have u the bossies
'Ths third reason 10 because ] I'm
TN hin ~ trace Of radiealism. To n
radIcalism h Tie greatest danger ths
We have 70 face. Our Interests are to
liverss 70 ADMIT sf anything Of ths
character. We have our agriculture
group With tn Interests. We have IL
labor group withits interests We hav
sur financial interests. We have ths
ether great group known a. the pull
Ne, that has always been made n
'Roat' with its interests All Of thes
are Of vital interest to the commo
veal and I believe that Senator Har'
ing Is broad enough and sympathet
enough 20 that the interests Of eas
will be blended In the common intere
Of all, and all will be perfectly sal
under his leadership"