Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-20
Says If Elected, He'll Permit Senators to Have
 Say
AGAINST AUTOCRACYIN
 DEMOCRACY'S GUISE
From Front Porch G. o. P. Nominee Proudly Admits His Admiration for Body of Which He is
 Leading Member

MdIloH, O., Aug. I9.-Reaf1lrmlng his faith in "party sponsorship ir government" Senator Harding said in a speech here today that if elected president he would permit the sen- ate in having some say in determ- ming the policy of the government.
 "The senate saved American na-
 tionality in 1919 and 192O," said the republican nominee, "when the exe- cutive proposed to surrender it." If a republican admin stration is chosen next November, you can be very cer- tain that the senate will have some thing to say about the foreign rela- tion as the consituion contemplated. had rather have the councel of the senate than all the political bosses in any party.
 "I want to have done with per sonal government in this country. l want to put an end to autocracy which has been reared in the name of democracy.
 There isn't very much choice be- tween venomous assault on the in- tegrity of the courts and the momen- tary clamor about eliminating the senate from the responsibility in fed efal government. l do not know whether the idea is one imported from the peace council at Paris, or whether it is reflex of the mob mentality which has broken out in revolution in various places in Flu rope"
 Explaining in detail his concep- ton of party sponsorship, Senator Harding said it meant "govern- ment of laws rather than of men," n which the executive, legislative and judicial branches should each function within it's own constitu- tional limitations. In this division of authority, he declared, the senate was Gin reality the security of sta ble popular government"
 From Front Porch.
 The privilege of extended debate and the rule that two-thirds are re- quired to ratify treaty were cited as senate safeguards against ill-con- sidered action.
 The speech was delivered from the front porch and was cheered bv delegation of members and former members of the Ohio legislature. It was the second the senator had de- [ivered today, group of civil war veterans from Kenton, Ohio, having induced him to make a brief talk when they paid him a noon day visit. In his speech to them he reiterated his belief that it was for American rights that the nation entered the world war and added promise that f he were elected there would be no surrender of American nationality.
 In the course of his discussion of party government, Senator Harding 'iso praised the house of represent .atives and the federal courts and ieclared his opposition to "that new 'uit Tn American politics which pro- 'iaims that everything that is, is
 Dwelling at length on the senate,s 'uie of unlimited debate, the nom. nee said there was "not more help- ul thing in all our popular govern nent." In passing reference to the 'arely invoked cloture rule adopted U the recommendation of President he declared the rule had 'een postponed by Gan executive who ooked on the proceedings of the With more or less contempt"
 The senator also referred to the enate filibuster last year which blocked several big appropriation 'lils in the last days of the demo- ratio congress, and said that while 'e did not approve at the time. the development had saved about q b;l- ron dollars by putting the supply measures, over into the republican congress succeeding.