The Washington times., 1920-07-22
Republican Nominee Announces
Willingness to Go Before
Electorate on Issue.
FIRM FOR DRY ENFORCEMENT
Thousands Hear G. 0. P. Leader
Expound Doctrine to Govern
His Campaign.
By GEORGE II. HOLMES.
international News Service.

MARION, Ohio, July 22.-Before
an audience of party leaders and
fellow Ohioans which filled Garfield
Auditorium and overflowed into the
park and fields surrounding it, Sen
ator Warren G.. Harding, formally
accepted the Republican nomination
for the Presidency here this after
noon and. in ringing speech--hi3
first since the Chicago convention.
outlined the course which Republican
policy will pursue in the 1920 can
paign.
OUTLINES G. o. p. POLICY.
Peace first and then an association
of nations for international justice Is
to be the Republican policy, as OUT
lined by Senator Harding. "a
The candidate accepted at every
point the challenge issued by the
Democrats and emphasized by the W.T.
son-Cox conference to make the Pres
ident's League" Of Nations the para
mount issue of the campaign. Sena-
tor Harding announced himself and
his party as ready to go before the
people In a referendum on the ques-
tion.
Senator Harding's speech-ths
opening gun of the campaign--was
in reply to Lodges short speech ci
notification in which the Massachu-
setts Senator warned the candidate
that no campaign in the history of
the republic ever involved graver is
sues than this one.
in the call of the conscience of
America is peace" said Senator Hard
ing, 'peace that closes the gaping
wounds of war and silences the i'm
no aI ,1in -, ,nta
and distrust.
PROMISES EARLY PEACE.
"Heeding this call and knowing as
I do the disposition of Congress, |
promise you formal and effective
peace so quickly as Republican Con-
gress can pass its declaration for a
Republican executive to sign.
disposed as we are, the way is
very simple. Let the failure attend
ing assumption, obstinacy, impracti-
cability. and delay be recognized and
let us find the big, practical, unselfsh
way to do our part, neither covetous
because of ambition nor hesitant
through fear, but ready to serve our
selves, humanity, and God.
with a Senate advising as the
Constitution contemplates. I would
hopefully approach the nations of
lSulOpt anu ot tnc cdith,
that understanding which makes us
a willing participant in the consecra-
tion OF nations to a new Relationship.
to commit the moral forces of the
world, America included, to peace and
international justice, still leaving
America free, Independent, and self
reliant, but offering friendship to all
the world"
CAUsTIC WITH WILSON.
Senator Harding made caustic ref
erence to President Wilson's League
OF Nations and to the whole trend
of Wilsonian policies.
mo surrender of rights to a world
council or it's military alliance" he
said. NO assumed mandatory. how
ever appealing, ever shall summon
the sons Of this republic to war. There
is sanctity in that right we will
not delegate"
Pointed reference also was made to
zone man rule" and "autocratic ten
denotes OF government
an the name of democracy" said
Senator Harding, 1--WE established
autocracy Our first committaI is to
restore popular representative gov
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