Evening star., 1920-10-31
Senator Rests His
Cause With
People.
eTERMS LEAGUE
TALK OBSCURING
Says Party Owes No
Apologies for Its
Actions.
By the Associated Press.

~
COLUMBUS, Ohio. October 30
: appeal to dependable. intelligent
public opinion" Senator Harding told
the voters Of the nation in his final
+. campaign speeches today and tonight
=: that his party wanted calm, sober
! verdict at the polls. based on good
) faith and attained by honest political
methods.
Coming to Columbus after day Of
}campaigning over the stamping
: Gov. Cox. the republican nominee de-
livered to a big meeting in Memorial
; Hall here his last campaign message
4 from the stump. He was greeted at
! the railway station by a cheering
crowd, and later was acclaimed by
thousands as he drove through the
/ streets.
In all of his speeches, Mr.. Harding
+, emphasized his stand on domestic is
II sues, which. he declared, the DEM
ocratic managers had sought to OBJ
seurs by a fog of debate about the
/ league Of nations. He also asserted
over and over that it was the CON
fidence" of the nation to which he
was appealing, and that the methods
! of his party in the campaign had been
! free from sectional or class appeal.
No Apology Necessary.
~There isn't anything that has hap
/, psned in this campaign, he said.
!. that the republican party or it's nom
fnee is ever going to be called upon
J to apologize for
On the way here from Cincinnati,
; where he spent last night. the SEN
!. ator spoke at Middletown. the boy
, hood home Of Gov. Cox; at Dayton.
where he now Lives. and at Springfield,
! the home Of the Cox newspapers. IN
!. none Of his speeches did he mention
/. his opponent by name, but he made
/, many references to the democratic
:. nominees campaign utterances and
| voiced in pointed terms his own reply
to them.
At Middietown. where many steel
workers were in the crowd. Mr.. Har-
s ding argued for the protective tariff
{ policy to preserve the American steel
/ industry and repeated his declaration
.-..,,,..,. n,hI;. or;n;or ,nr,t
! -. th. suave at the polls next Tues-
: day. :
I'VE are witnessing today" he said,
r.practioally the close of great
political campaign. and as one speak
ing for thu republican party. I re-
io;ce tn say TO Won that we have tried
to make our appeal to the confidence
~ The American peop1e. We have
tried to sneak to the intelligence Of
: America because in popular govern
. ment dependable. Intelligent public
opinion. is the final authority.
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Dayton turned ouI cfo"o oo sfeae
the rear platform of his train in a
dense mass of humanity, many could
not get close enough to hear the short
speech. They cheered his hits at one
man government and bade him good
bve in a great roar of applause when
sh. train nu,,ed ont.
n WAS the republican nominees first
c.mna,,n visit to- the home town of his
,,ror.n+ and In his talk he declared
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