Evening star., 1920-07-06
HARDING GETSB|C
WELCOME HOME AS
HEENTERS MARION
Nominee Tells ToWnsmen of
Both Parties Superman Is
Not Need Of Nation.

| NUl NCCu w NotiOti'
! By the Associated Press.
MARION. Ohio July 6.-Marion yes
terday paid tribute to Senator Hard
! iing,-the republican candidate for the
j; presidency. upon his return, accom-
panied by Mrs. Harding, to his home
here from Washington for the first
time since his nomination.
| 1t was a big day for the little Ohio
city and one that will go down in its
| history.
| The celebration began early in the
| day and lasted until night, when. IN
| the presence of a crowd of homefolk
that crowded the spacious lawn of
the Harding residence and oVerfoWed
to the opposite side of the street,
Senator Harding was officially well
coined by DR.. Crissinger, preslden. OF
the Marion Civic Association. me
senator replied in brief speech.
Don't Need Superman.
Let me say to you, friends and
neighbors," SAID the republican nom
inee, "if l believed in one-man gov
ernment. if / believed the Superman
were necessary to appeal to the sober
sense of the republic and ask our peo-
pie to plant their feet in secure and
forward paths once more. would not
be here in the capacity which mas
inspired our greeting.
Let us pledge ourselves anew. one
and ALL that this heritage handed 10
us through the heroism and sacrihces
of the founding fathers shall be held
sacred unabridged and undimmeo,
and American nationality shall be
the inspiration of the myriads OF
Americans of the future even as it
stirs our hearts today
Pnrtisanism Was Forgotten.
Partisanship took no part in to-
day's celebration and both speakers
carefully avoided any reference to
politics. Mr.. Crissinger, in his speech
paid a tribute to Mrs. Harding, In
connection with the success attained
by the senator. while Senator Haro-
ing in concluding interoduced ms
wife as faithful friend who knows
nv faults, but has stuck to me;
Mrs Harding blushingly acknoWi-
edged the tribute and bowed whlle
the crowd cheered.
Harry NJ Daugherty of Columbus
manager in the pre.eonvendiohh pad nv ca me
senator, as zone of the best scrappers
in the, world.
MIR. HardinE's Address.
Senator Hardings address follows;
Dear friends and neighbors:
There is a conflict of emotions IN
responding to your cordial welconle
home. 1t is always good to come
home, no matter whittier one mas
gone or what the revolving rates
have wrought during ones absence.
1T is a little difficult to make
choicelamong thoughts impelling. For
thirty -eight years we nave oeeH
friends and neighbors here in Marion.
and only a few miles away are the
treasured, and 1 was honored with
commission to the federal Senate,
where any man might we'll prefer to
perform his part in public service IL
is impossible to convey my reluctance
to leave the Senate, and just now
have come to realize that l am leav-
ing, no matter how the elections de-@
eide But the thought | want to em-
tude, is that you have come with
your greetings again, and again. and
vet again, and you come this after
noon with a manifestation of TREND
ship and confidence which must NIL
any human heart TO SoverhoWlng:
am SO truly grateful, | feel II all SO
deeply. that words fail to'convey all
the appreciation which is in my heart
But l must tell you the thing old
Marion county did which is the su-
preme compensation to me. 1t Ism
so expressive to applaud a victorious
but you test the metal OF
real friendship when one is initiating
primary was invoked to bespeak
Ohio's preference. this old county
have ever been accorded by any one.
friendly support which is the nearest
to 100 per. cent loyalty
have ever been faccordede by any one.
I could have but one; If l had to
cboose between that tribute of the
home county and the fnal vote in
the national convention would
choose the home-county expression of
because your knowing me
made it the finest tribute TO Wnich
one may aspire.
Reverence for L. $. Government.
..rrankly. l like your rejoicing over
= more than usual tribute to fellow
townsman. | like it because it is in
consonnance with our Marion policy.
Perhaps it is in the minds OF some OF
vou to wonder that we succeeded, ana
the thought is not exclusively yours,
even if | have guessed correctly. You
view the great institution of federal
government from afar in that rever-
ence which is the chief security of
tho republic. God help US to rivet
that reverence more firmly.
..There can be no mistaken ap-
nraisai of our relationship. 1t is too
rxtended. too intimate. too thoroughly
stamped by community interest. You
Ind / all of US Marionites. have. been
hoosting this Marion of ours together
for considerably more than thirty
Years, and have shared in varying de-
sr,,.s the achievements attending its
The thought of de-
velopment and progress: desire to
find our place on the map OF ONO IN
suired us, and there was common in
terest in spite of the seeming selfish
ness attending rewards. We were all
hoosters together. because 1t is an en-
gngina pursuit. Any distinction which
came to me in that connection was
dlIo TO the accident of my occupatio
as a publisher. rather than any spirit
peculiarly my own. We all played
the game together, because it was our
game. and we boosted because thu
upbuilding. uplifting, commencing
Du-s,Iits in life are the only ones
worthy of any ones committal If ii
is becoming to assent to the praise you
bes,ow. let it be vi TODD that any
preference ever show is wholly ant
r. irVar;ably due to considerable 4
which 1 have willingly shown to other.
and TO AN inherited conviction that il i.
a waste of Gods.rich endowments to
assail and destroy when all the
flowers Of life bloom best in the SOL
Of sympathy and encouragement.
Encouragement Given.