Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-01
0NE-MAN SWAY.
To Give Way to Party
Government

oenator HardIng's Campaign AS
suranee Made After Talk with
CSoIdse-vice President to BE
More Than Substitute in Wait
ins' - Coolidge Says Observance,
Rather Than enforcement, Of Laws
Must Be Sought
Washington, June so-The Repub-
lican presidential campaign will be
based ION an appeal to restore party
government as a constitutional SUBJ
stitute for personal government"
Senator Harding, the party presiden-
tial candidate announced today after
a conference with Calvin Coolidge,
his running mate, and National
Chairman Will H. Hays.
At the same time Governor Cool
idge in a formal statement declared
that there must be "a return of pub
lie opinion toward a self-c ontroi by
the people. toward and overmastering
desire to observe the law"
Senator Harding's statement said:
Governor Coolidge breakfasted
with me this morning and we have
agreed that we will base the cam
.paign on an appeal to restore party
government as constitutional sub
stitute for personal government.
1.-THE governor and I have each
served as lieutenant governor in our
states, and we both have learned
from experience how possible it is for
a second official in a state to pa a
helpful part in a party administra-
ton. I think the vice president
should be more than a mere Vubsti-
tute in waiting. In re-establishing
coordination between the executive
office and the Senate, the vice presi-
dent can and ought to play a big part
and have been telling Governor
Coolidge how much I wish him to
be not only a participant in the cam
paign, but helpful part of a Re
publican administration. The ccun-
try needs the counsel and the becor1-
ing participation in government Of
such men as Governor Coolidge
Governor Coolidge's statement fol-
lows:
II am here to cooperate with my
associate. We have many problems
| ahead. Many men have many rem
edies. The best remedy is the observe
| ance of the constitution and the laws,
not their enforcement, mind you I
am not now speaking of that. OF
course, the government will enforce
the laws. That is far from enough
There must be a return of public
opinion toward a self-control by the
people, toward a great and over
mastering desire to observe the law
| When that is done the other prob.
lens will fall away, there will be
peace, prosperity and progress"
Governor Coolidge and Chairman
Hays attended the regular daily con.
ference of Senator Harding with the
newspaper correspondents. Senator
Hardings attention was. allied to a
| statement attributed to Senator Pen
| rose of Pennsylvania, opposing the
proposed plan for a front porch
campaign.
ut is not surprising that there
should be difference of opinion as tc
the most effective methods of cam
paigning," said Senator Harding.
While recognizing the merits Of
Senator Penrose's proposal for a mod
| crate campaign trip. the Presidential
candidate said, the country was call.
ing for deliberate utterance, and fol-
this reason the porch campaign propo.
sition appeals to me- He added, how.
ever. that no unalterable plan had
been made.
Governor Coolidge said that thus fal
he had made no plans for tour OF
the country.
Mr.. Hays said he had no statement
to make except that he wanted to keen
congratulating the country upon the
Republican nominees"