Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1920-10-01
Nominees Former Pastor StiIl
Boosting Man Who viii Be
Leader and Not Dictator.
FINDS m SENATOR NO
TRACE OF RADlCALlSM
Declares Justice, Kindness and Mercy
Stand Out as Foremost charae-
teristies Of Republican
Candidate.

Included among the Minnesota Re-
pubiicans working faithfully and In
du~striOnsly In behalf Of Senator Hard
Ing, Is Rev. d. B. Martin, Of Winnie
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 Ia so enthusiastic about Senator
Harding, and this Is what he said:
ut Is a peculiar pleasure for me to
continue the work which l began
twenty-five years ago. 1t was my
privilege to stand on the side lines
and boost for Senator Harding when
he received his first nomination for
public Office. When he was a candl-
date for the senate ! was visiting In
Ohio and had the pleasure OF boost
ing for him. 1t Is, 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 q clergyman, l have
been constantly asked by my friends
at the college commencement In Mich
igan, in Chicago and In Minnesota why
l 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:
4.The first pertains to certain ele-
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 men,
Der. asked him and a 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.
ly the words with which he closed
his address and which have stood all
these years as outstanding elements
of his character to me. He closed the
address by a quotation from the FRO
phets. In which he said, And wha'
doth the Lord thy God require OF the
but to do justly and love mercy ant
walk humbly with thy God Justice
mercy, kindness and humility have
In all these years stood as foremos
characteristics " Mr.. H%arding's life
characteristics which are always ut
tractive and make a mans life WORT
while.
1.-THE second reason Is because be
lieve that there is focused In him tn
best traditions, ideals and purposes o
the great Republican party and so pc
: culiarly fit him to be their leader Il
this great crisis of the nations life.
use the word leader adrisedly, for
, ia leadership that we are needing an
not arbitrary, diCtatorial, autocratI
rule. We have had enough OF thai.
q boss is desired there would be n
need for making any change, for tn
y boss that we have is the bossles
( 1.-The third reason is because I'm
+ In him no trace of radtcaliSm. TO III
radicalism is the greatest danger the
/ we have to face. Our interests are TO
diverse to admit OF anything OF tha
s character. We have our agriculture
+ proup with its interests, We have III
labor group withits interests. We hay
our financial interests. We have thf
=, other great group known as the pu'
lie, that has always been made tn
:. goat with its interests. All OF the>
% are of vital interest to the commo
= veal and | believe that Senator Har'
II ing Is broad enough and sympathet
enough so that the interests OF ea'
q will be blended in the common intere
"a of all, and all will be perfectly sal
q under his leadership"