Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
PEACE FIRST,
THEN ALLIANCE,
HARDING SAYS
Republican Nominee Outlines
Policies in Speech at
Notification Fete.
LODGE TENDERS HONOR
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.
international News Service Stan
Correspondent.

international News Service Staff
Correspondent.
MARION, O., July 22.-Peace first
and then an association of nations
for international justice is to be the
republican policy, as outlined by
Senator Warren G. Harding today
before an audience Of party leaders
and fellow Ohioans which filled Gar
field auditorium and overfowed
thousands strong into the park and
fields surrounding it.
Senator Harding's speech, his first
public utterance since the Chicago
convention, was his formal accept
ance Of the republican nomination
for the presidency and in it he out
lined the course that republican
policy will pursue in the 1920 cam
paign.
The candidate accepted the challenge
issued by the democrats, which he said
was emphasized by the WilsOn-COx con
ference, to make the league Of nations
the paramount issue Of the campaign
Senator Harding announced himself
and his party as ready to go before
the people in a referendum on the ques-
tion.
Senator Harding's spech-the opening
gun OF the campaign-was in reply 10
Senator Lodges short speech OF noti-
fcation in which the Massachusetts, SEN
ator warned the candidate that no cam
? AFsa "a slEn
involved graver issues than this one.
PROMISES SPEEDY
"REPUBLICAN PEACE"
"In the call Of the conscience Of Amer
lea is peace" said Senator Harding
} peace that closes the gaping wounds
of war and silences the tmpassioued
voices of international envy and distrust.
.'Heeding this call and knowing as
do the disposition of congress. I prom
ise you formal and effective peace so
quickly as a republican congress can
rass its declaration for a republican
executive to sign.
Disposed as it were, the way is yer7
simple. Let the failure attending as
sumption, Obstinacy, impracticability
and delay be recognized and let US hnd
the big. practical, unselfsh way to 40
our part. neither covetOus because or
ambition nor hesitant through fear, but
ready to serve ourselves, humanity and
God.
with a senate advising as the con-
stitution cOntemplates, I wOuld hOpeTuIy
approach the nations of Europe and OF
the earth, processing that understanding
which makes US 4 willing participant In
the conservation of nations TO a new
relationship. 10 commit the moral forces
OF the world, America included, to peace
ana international justice still leaving
America free. independent and self-Teh-
ant. but Offering friendship to all the
world"
Senator Harding made caustic refer
ence to President Wilson's league o.
nations and to the whole trend OF Will
sonian policies.
mo SURRENDER TO
WORLD COUNCIL"
s'No surrender of rights to a world
council OF its military alliance" he said,
mo assumed mandatory, however appeal
ing. ever shall summon the sons OF this
repubIic to war. There is a sanctity In
that right we will not delegate
Pointed reference also was made TO
"one-man rule" and "autoeratic tenden-
eies Of government"
IN the name of democracy" said Sen
ator Harding, I'VE establish autOcracy.
Our first cOmmittal is to restore popular
representative government. No one man
is big enough to run this great republic.
There never has been one"
The republican vision, the senator said,
included a cabinet Of highest capacity, In
which a seat would be provided for the
vice president.
Senator Harding held forth slight hope
70 those who favor a modification of the
voIstead and eighteenth amendment pro-
hibition measures, although declaring the
right of modification and repeal is inner
ent in a free people
IF I am elected" he warned, 4 mean
to be a constitutional president, and 1t is
impossible to ignore the constitution, un-
thinkabIe 70 evade the law.
people ever will differ about the wis
dom OF n law-there is a divided opinion
respecting the eighteenth amendment and
the laws enacted to make 1t operative
hut there can be no difference Of opinion
about honest law enforcement"
STANDS SQUARE on
g. o. T. PLATFORM.
I'VE can not nullify because of di-
Weed opinion, we can not jeopardize
orderly government with criticism for
law enforcement. Modification or repcai
is the right oe & free people, whenever
the deliberate and intelligent public SEN
tlment commands, but perverslOn and
evasion mark the paths Of failure OF
government Itself
On other issues of the campaign Sena-
to1 Harding followed the tenor Of the
republican platform as adopted at Chi
cago, standing four square on its pro-
visions.
He earnestly advocated the final rati-
acation and operation of the federal SUI
Trage amendment; he declared that both
labor and capital owed a duty to the
public. warning the latter that It must
be more sympathetic for the welfare Of
labor and warning labor that 1t must
give a full days work for full days
ray.
He reiterated the republican party's
opposition to governmental ownership or
railroads; declared for governmental en-
couragement Of agricultural interests
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