The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-10-29
STATEMENT
AS TO HIS VIEWS ON
NATIONAL QUESTIONS.

have declared that Senator Harding
was lodging issues and webbing In
his stand upon the questions OF the
hour. On the other hand in his public
speeches and his statements to the
press Senator Harding has like the
gentleman that he is, refrained from
slum abuse and has stated just where
he does stand upon questions OF vital
Importance to the people. If there has
been any webbing or lodging IL has
been Gov. Cox who has INDUCED in
those tactics. What could be more con
else and to the point as to his stand
on important public questions than the
following given out to the press ITO
the American People" by Senator
Harding:
81 believe that the men and women
of this country are entitled to receive
from any political party seeking their
dominant issues which affect the flu
ture course Of America.
Seldom in the history of our coun-
try has there been such an avoidance
of this duty upon the part of any can
didates as has been evident among our
opponents.
"The American people are satisfied
that the conduct of our domestic af-
fairs has been grossly msmanaged.
They hunger for a constructive Amer
lean policy. 1t has been my sense If
obligation to treat with clarity and
definition the republican plan for put
ting our house in order.
81 call upon the democratic party
to answer the charges that its man.
agement of domestic affairs had
| brought us to the brink of an indus
trial crisis in 1914 from which only
the world war saved us and Is even
now leading us toward another preci-
pice
There has been no answer TO the
well known fact that they have cost
America untold billions of dollars and
the precious lives of our sons by I'M
preparedness for war, persisted in Cor
| political expediency.
"They have made no answer to the
charge that they were equally nnpre-
pared for peace and reconstruction.
"They have made no answer to the
charge that their experiment with the
American railways, their industrial
policy and their maintaining in the
employ of the federal government hun
tI eds of tiio1 sns of unnece jsary en-
plOyees has Cosi the tax payers fear
| full burden V itch our men and women,
and even then children, viii have to
pay.
They have made no answer to the
charge hat their rule has been one OF
g-Otesque 'refeicency
"They hAva made no answer TO the
charge that during the CONTROL which
they now sena to perpetuate, they have
perverted the form of government 0;
our republic ind overriden the purpose
of our Cone tuition by maintaining ex-
treme and undemocratic GENERALIZATION
of executive power which would have
been an offense to Thomas Jefferson
and to Grover Cleveland as much as
it would have been to Washington
Lincoln and Roosevelt.
have spent this campaign in set
ting forth constructive republican
policy. l have demanded the restOra-
ton of the constitutional government
of representative democracy which
shall represent the will of the people
rather than the will of one man gov.
eminent descending toward the people
81 have stood for more business il
government and less government II
business. l have demanded a reorgani
cation of administrative government
SO that Is shall become source O
pride to the American spirit of eff
cheney and will remove the drain from
the tax payers.
Il have set forth a plan for the con.
servatiOn of our human resources.
have suggested means for the protec.
ton of motherhood and childhood ant
for the alienation of human sufferinf
at home. have discussed in detail {
policy of reclamation, irrigation anC
} the development of our natural resour.
ces, and | have stated clearly a plar
FOR the wholesome expansion of Oul
foreign trade and for the protection oil
our industries and for the upbuilding
| UAAN oNASoooAuii5 VI Jul d6
and for merchant marine.
"As to our foreign policy and Amer.
ica's full expectation of becoming a
member of wise association of ma
tons, with the preservation of our own
independence and national spirit.
have given a conscientious and prac
teal proposal
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against the proposal to approve our
membership in the league of nations
as our opponents insist that it should
be written. Even in the hands of our
opponents that program is impossible.
Even in the hands of our opponents it
would result in hopeless blockade.
Il have endeavored to serve in this
campaign. not merely to be elected but
to set before the American people,
sincerely and clearly definite policy
for the administration of the United
States to bring our people out of the
jungle of mismanagementa and into the
light OF stable good fortune. l have
endeavored to serve by doing what !
could to harmonic public opinion and
unite America behind foreign policy
which shall be wise, generous and
humane, though it refuses to mortgage
America to the old world
We do not know what our oppon-
ents stand for. stand for a united
America; humane America; an eff
cient America; America first"
|
| Messrs. Fleming and Tunstn made
fatal mistake by devoting their
speeches Saturday evening to the
/ q hue Of tho Ii L