New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-06

Senator Harding had to make choice
between his lcgions Of friends and the
Presidency he would cling to his
friends. and they had to cheer again.
He referred to the dead mother Of the
gray haired, busy eyed man who stood
there with his hands clasped behind
his back
you will remember that this good
mother reared him to be Presidents:
nothing was more certain to her and
with her watchful eyes she clearly saw
the next President of the United
States On every Sunday morn this
man Of the world never became so
great or busy that he forgot to take
flowers to that mothers lap"
Then Mr.. Crissingcr referred to Mrs
Florence Harding, the wife, and told
how this daughter of wealthy mer-
chant turned in to help her young hus-
band make a success Of "The Marion
Star" how she marshaled the news
boys that delivered the paper and then
he said:
Like the late Presidents - Grant.
Harrison, Hayes and Mckinley ali
sons of Ohio, the Senator is of Revo-
lutionary stock and of humble but
strong parentage, and reared in his
boyhool days on farm. The illus
trious Garfield, as a barc-footed boy
drove mule on an Ohio canal. Our
distinguished townsman rode a mule
from his country home to school in
town and admonish you, my fellow
citizens, that he will ride the Demo
cratic mule into the White House in
November as proof Of the Republican
victory"
Senator Harding laughed aloud and
there was a shout from some one in the
crowd: That's pretty strong for g
Democrat. Crissngcr"
Thelc was more speech and more
cheers and finally Senator Harding be
gan to speak, but not until he had
walked from one end of his porch to
the other, to satisfy tho ::.sistent de-
mands on tho part Of the crowd in
the background. to let them see him
more closely.
Senator's Address to Ncighbors
Senator Harding's address follows:
Dear friends and neighbors:
There is a conflict of emotions in
responding to your cordial welcome
home. 1t is always good to come
| home, no matter whittier one has gone
or what the revolving fates have
wrought during ones absence
at is a little difficult to make
choice among thoughts impelling. For
thirty eight years we have been friends
and neighbors here in Marion, and only
lew miles away arc the treasured
scenes of birth and boyhood Some
Of them have been recalled and record
ed. very RECENTLY with touch of mag
nation, | fear, because the real story
IS very ordinary one and might
be related concerning any of us, but
that doesn't in any way mar the UNI
Outstanding among home folk.
There can be no mistaken appraisal
Of our relationship. 1t is too extend
cd too intimate, too thoroughly
stamped by community interest. You
and |, all of us Marionitcs, have been
boosting this Marion of ours together
for considerably more than thirty
years, and have shared in varying de-
grees the achievements attending its
DEVELOPMENT
"The thought Of development and
progress, a desire to find our place on
the map of Ohio, inspired us, and there
was common interest in spite of the
seeming seliishness attending rewards
1--WE were all boosters together, be
cause it is an engaging pursuit. Any
distinction which came TO me in that
connection was due to the accident Of
my occupation rs a publisher rather
than any spirit peculiarly my own. We
All prayed tHe game together because 1t
was our game, and we boosted because
the upbuilding, uplifting commencing
pursuits in life are the only ones
worthy of any ones committal If it
| Is becoming to assent to the praise
YOU bestow let it be understood that
any preference ever shown me is
wholly and invariably due to that con-
sideration which have willingly
shown to others, and to an inherited
conviction that it is a waste of Gods
rich endowments to assail and destroy
when all the flowers of life bloom best
IN the soil of sympathy and encourage
mont.
Reluctant to Leave Senate
Marion has been unfaiingly gen
crous toward me. Many of YOU have
stood before this home before ana
voiced your greetings and encourage
ment. There is running through my
r,ind recolectons of seventeen years
ago, when you first wished me we'll re-
state candidate. Seven years late,
YOU came again. though the enterprise