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HARDING SPURNS
WILSON LEAGUE
Declares For Government by
PdrTRather Than Individual.
PLEDGES A REAL PEACE

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Ready to Befriend World and De-
/ fend Her Rights, He Says in Ac.
! ceptance Speech.
Marion, o., July pa pledge of
constitutional government, admins
| tered by party and not by individual
| and based on national rather than
world ideals, was given by Warren
G.. Harden in formally accepting the
Republican nomination for the preSi-
dency
He welcomed Il popular referendum
on the league of nations, advocated
Increased production to cut the high
cost of living, pleaded for ObliteratiOn
| of sectional and class conflict. and
declared for industrial peace mot
forced but inspired by the common
| veal"
Prohibition he gave only passing
notice, saying that despite divided
opinion regarding the eighteenth
amendment and the statutes enacted
to make it operative, there must be
no evasion in their enforcement. He
declared it his "Sincere desire" that
ratification of the suffrage amend
! ment he completed to permit women
to vote this fall in every state
Reviewing and commencing briefly
many other planks of the party plat
fern, the candidate declared for col
loctive bargaining for farmers. repres-
Sion of the dislOyal, generous federal
cooperation" in rehabilitating the rail
! roads, intelligent defidtiOn of the cur
rency. enlargement of government aid
in reclamation, Il genuine expression
of gratitude to veterans of the world
war and maintenance of an ample
navy and "small army, but the best
in the world"
In his promise of "a party govern
ment," Senator Harding reiterated his
belief the vice president should have
part in the affairs of the chief eX-
ecutive's official family and declared
there also should be a cordial UNDER
standing and coordinated activities
between the executive and congress.
to run this great republic Our first
| cOnImittal is the restoration of rep
resentative popular government under
the constitution through the agency of
the Republican party
Promising restoration OF peace as
soon as a Republican congress should
send peace declaration to a Republi-
can president for his signature. the
candidate assailed the league cove
nant as brought home by President
Wilson. but declared the wars Sacri-
fees would be "in vain if we cannot
acclaim new order, with added Sc
curity to civilization and peace main
taiEed."
I'VE Republicans of the senate" he
continued, "when we saw the struc-
ture of world super government TAX
ing visionary form, Joined in becom-
ing warning of our devotion to the
republic The Republicans of the SEN
ate halted the barter of independent
American eminence and Influence.
'We do not mean to held aloof. We
| do not mean to shun a single respon7
sibilitv of this republic. We were re-
solved. then, even as we are today,
and viii be tomorrow, to preserve this
free and Independent republic. Let
| those now responsible, or seeking re
sponsibility, propose the surrender,
whether with interpretations, apollo
gies or reluctant reservatiOns-from
which our rights are to be omitted.
We welcome the referendum TO the
American people on the preservation
| of America.
with the senate advising, as the
constitution contemplates, l would
hopefully approach the nations of Eu-
rope and of the earth, proposing that
understanding which makes us Will
ing participant in the conservation of
nations to new leadership, to COM
NIT the moral forces of the world,
America included, to peace and inter
national justice, still leaving America
free, independent and self-reliant, but
| offering friendship to all the world"
Declaring railway employees ought
to be the best paid in the world, the
Tic IOSpOAioIpAA-
ity of such service and added:
"The government might well stamp
railway employment with the sanctity
of public service and guarantee to the
| railway employees that justice which
voices the American conception OF
| righteousness on the one hand and as
sures continuity of service on the
| other"
In his reference TO prohibition and
law enforcement he said:
people ever will differ about the
wisdom of the enactment of a law
| there is divided opinion regarding the
eighteenth amendment and the laws
enacted to make it operative = but
there can be no difference of opinion
about honest law enforcement. Modi-
| fication or repeal is the right of free
people. whenever the deliberate and
intelligent public sentiment com
mands, but perversion and evasion
maxi the paths TO the failure of gov
| ernment itself.'