The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-25

HARDING ASKS
FOR REPLIESTO
FINAL CHARGES

SsesSs 0S1huSo ] VOl"
ton on Questions and
Puts Queries.
Marion, Ohio, Oct 25.-Senator
Harding began the last full week
Of the campaign with another day
spent at his desk at work on the
nnal public utterances with which
he will rest his candidacy.
The speech to be delivered Satur-
day night at Columbus. Ohio, oc-
cupied the nominees major atten-
ton. though it was said that some
cata still remained to be prepared
for the three he will deliver during
the week At Cleveland, Akron and
Cincinnati. In all OF these ad-
dresses he is expected to enunciate
again his position on the League Of
Nations and also to sum up the do
mestic policies he has advocated
In the course Of the campaign.
1t is expected that manuscript
for all Of the four meetings will be
ready by the time the senator
leaves here Wednesday, but that
any points which come to the front
during the week will be discussed
BY him in extemporaneous addi-
lions to what he has prepared.
Marion. Oct. 25.-In a statement
opening the final weeks campaign,
Senator Harding today accused the
Democrats Of evading the para
mount issues and again outlining
his own stand on major questions.
He called upon the Democrats to
answer the following charges which
he said they had declined to reply to
thus far In the campaign:
The Democratic mismanagement
brought us to the brink Of an in
dustrial crisis in 1914 and is now
leading us toward another preci-
pice.
That unpreparedness for war
persisted in for political expedi-
ency. cost US untold billions of dol
lars and many precious lives.
That the Democratic adninistra-
tion was equally unprepared for
peace and reconstruction
That it created a fearful finan-
cial burden which this and the fu-
ture generation will have to pay
through its experiments with the
railways, its industrial policy and
the retention OF hundreds of thou
sands Of unnecessary government
employees. !
That the Democratic administra-
tion had been one Of grotesque inef.
ficiency.
That it has perverted the form OF
I, government and overridden the con-
! stitution by maintaining extreme
and undemocratic Capitalization ol
power.
Footing up these indictments
Harding said he purposed to lead
the American people out of this
Jungle of mismanagement into the
light Of stable good fortune"
/ Enumerates Policies.
He enumerated briefly the poll
cies he has espoused during the
campaign as follows:
Restoration of constitutional gov
ernment and representative democ'
racy. -
| More business in government ant
less government in business.
| Reorganization of the admins.
/ trative departments to remove tht
drain from taxpayers.
| Conservation of human resources
and development Of mutual re
sources, including reclamation ant
| irrigation developments.
Protection Of motherhood ant
childhood and alleviation of suffer
ing at home.
Wholesome expansion Of foreign
trade.
Protection of industries and up
building and safeguarding of agri
culture and the merchants marine
Taking up the League Of Nations
| Harding reviewed his attitude al
wholly against" entering it as writ
ten, but endeavoring to harmonic,
| American opinion in favor OF
wise. generous and humane foreign
policy.