The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-22


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Acceptance Speech Summarized
Marion, Ohio. July ga pledge OF
institutional government, admins
cred by party and not by individual
nd based on national rather than
yorld ideals was given by Warren q
Iarding today in accepting formally
he republican nomination for the
residency.
He welcomed popular referendum
the league of nations, advocated
increased production TO cut the high
ost Of living, pleaded for obliteratlou
( sectional and class conflict, and de
Jared for Industrial peace mot forced
,ut inspired by the common veal"
Prohibition he gave only passing
lotice, saying that despite divided
,pinion regarding the 18th amendment
nd the statutes enacted to make 1t
,perative, there must be no evasion
their enforcement He declared
his sincere desire that ratification
4 the suffrage amendment be com
Dleted to permit women to vote this
all In every state.
Reviewing and commenting briefly
many other planks of the party plat
orm, the candidate declared collective
bargaining for farmers, repression o.
he disloyal, generous federal cooper
.tion in rehabilitating the railroads
intelligent deflation OF the currency,
Enlargement OF government aid in
exclamation, a genuine expression o.
ratiture to veterans OF the world
var, the maintenance of an ample
lavy and small army but the bes'
the world.
Vice President is C0-laborer
In his promise to a party govern
nent, Senator Harding reiterated his
belief that the vice president should
nave part in the affairs of the
thief executives official family and
declared there also should be a cor
iial Understanding and coordinated ac
:ivites between the executive ana
congress. mo man. he said, lis BIG
enough to run this great republic
Dur first commital is the restoraticr
If representative popular government
ander the constitution, through ~
agency of the republican party"
Peace Resolution Promised
Promising restoration Of peace a
soon as a republ."& congress shoult
send a peace de- .a.atlJl I, rcpuh
hcan president for his signature, th'
candidate assalet the league covenant
a. brought hon. " IRE esiGent Wilson
bur declared the wars sacrifices woulC
new order, with added security II
civilization and peac, maintained.
We republicans Of the senate" h
continued, when we saw the struc
ture OF a world super-government talk
ing visionary form. joined in he
coming warning OF our devotion K
this republic The republicans of tn,
senate halted the barter of independ
eDt American eminence and influence
I'VE do not mean to hold aloof. We
DO not mean to shun single respon
sibility of this republic. We were re
solved then even as We are todas
and vii be tomorrow. to preserve thi:
free and Independent republic. Le
those now responsible, or seeking re
sponsibility. propose the surrender
whether with interpretations. apologies
or reluctant decentralization whict
our rights are to be omitted. We wei
come the referendum to the American
people on the preservation OF America
with senate advising as th'
constitution contempates, woulc
hopefully approach the nations Of Eu
rope and OF the earth. proposing
that Understanding wn;ch makes Vi
willing participants in the consecra
ton OF nations to new leadership
70 commit the moral forces of tn,
world, America included to peac
and international justice. still Leaving
America free, Independent and sci
reliant but offering friendship to al
the word.
Favors Rail Wage Hike
Declaring railway employees ought .
be the best paid in the world, tn
candidate emphasized the responsible
ity OF such service and added.
The government might well STAN
railway employment with the san,
tity Of public service and guarante
to the railway employees that justic
which voices the American conceI
ton OF righteousness on the one han
and assures continuity of service o
me other"
Eighteenth Amendment
In his reference to prohibition an
law enforcement he said
People ever win differ about tn
wisdom OF the enactment Of la
there is divided opinion regardn
The eighteenth amendment and tn
laws enacted to make it operative
but there can be no difference {
opinion about honest law enforcement
Modification or repeal is the rigl
of a free people, whenever the deli
crate and Intelligent public sentimei
commands, but perversion and eva
ion mark the paths to the failure
government itself"
Senator Lodge Speaks
Senator Harding:
We are assembled here as a cor
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