The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-29
The FairmOnt Speech

Harding Special. Enroute Wheeling.
W. Va. Tuesday. Sept IS. 1920, go a
m.-on arrival here Il good sized crowd
had gathered at the station. Mr.. Pol
lock introduced Senator Harding as:
Our next President"
Address ~ Senaor Harding:
Ladies' and gentlemen. my country
men. all. l am very glad TO have TINS
opportunity to say good morning TO you
and wish you we'll am very glad 10
come as representative "t Il great
party. proposing that We apply sensible
methods To government once more, ana
place America. after period OF Ter
mrnt and fever aud war anxiety. back
again on stable basis. tApplausc.)
Il have been thinking about your won
derful community hs the train pulled In.
We Americans do not stop. IN wo ouEht.
10 realize what makes US what we arc.
Here in your wonderful state OF West
Virginia nature has blessed you with
almost prodigal bounty. but II you do
not apply to II the touch OF genius and
the hand Of industry: /, would not
, amount To anything. our own CITY or
Fairmunt Is Il fine illustration. While
YOU have your hills and your valleys
and their great resources HAY" lain here
for centuries. II has been only by inc
application OF industry. OF the factory.
to- YOUR natural wealth in order for you
To become great industrial center and
real factor In the commerce OF tho
world We in this country arc> all in
t"rrst'd precisely alike. My Application
Of the statement ~ that IL we do not
i have the markets in America. IL VIC d.
not encourage production and exchapEc
and balances of trade. it would nor oc
! worth our while TO develop these. FAC
tories.
J And | understand YOU arc about to
have new brass factory in your city.
| congratulate you on every addition to
! your industrial activities. Have you
| stopped 10 think what makes Il posi-
bic? Not purely natural law. but man
7 must step in with his genius and MS
| industry. You have the fuel for such
an industry as u brass factory. but
nothing else, | take II. You take your
! fuel and mans managerial ability ana
| apply your industry and you bring your
copper from one section and perhaps
! YOU have zinc, or you bring II in, and
, you smelt IL here. and you apply your
ABUNDANCE OF fuel and make articles or
commerce.
The same is true of the glass indus
J try. There is nothing peculiarly favor
! able to West Virginia in the making or
! glass except an abundance OF fuel. 1t Is
the same way with pottery. upon tho
i Ohio river, on your border and mine. 9
! yet our development OF wealth out OF
! the application and genius. in factory.
! field and mine. But suppose you made
: everything needed in the world in Excess
sive abundance and you did not nave
anyone to buy II. what would II amount
to-
so [ come to you preaching the COS
; pei Of american markets Tor american
! products first. (Applausc) Here is a
world parulyzed and Impoverished ny
war Nations must make recovery by
! producing and selling. There Is no otRCr
/ way 70 do II. The nations OF the Old
world must produce and sell IN order TO
: make rrrovrry. And they Will choose 10
! sell. most naturally, to tn. nation ablcst
/ to buy. and that Is our own country. pc
! cause We are solycN people Iho very
| natural inclination Of tho Old World Is
: to turn. in It's anxiety. to production
and to sell its excess products 10 the
! United States. All right, suppose We
! buy" What happens: Why. everything
YOU buy In the Old World you DO not
! produce IN the United States. And to
maintain that high tide Of employment
IN this country which means prosperity
: for every body you must produce III
. America. and IL We adopt the polcy that
! leads us TO do our buying abroad no
! body IL earning here and getting wages.
, but our money is going to other coun-
! tries. Our wage earncrs Will be lett
; without employment and stagnaton ana
. trouble rnsucS. SO l preach the 8oSpeI
! Of favOring our markets to Americans
! first, so that IN this country We snail
/ have an abundance OF employment ana
/ u constant flow OF wages.
And men. you who are workmen IN
; mine factory. on the raj road or on
. the farm. | preach Tor you tue SoHPS' "
maintained high wages, the new order
! in the world. the outgrowth of war But
/ when preach that gospel l caution YOU
that there are only two ways 10 main
/ tain them: Cd BY maintaining condl-
! tons IN America which guarantee con-
! tinucd employment TO everybody; and
! 60 TO hiring pu and maintain efficiency
OF prediction. so that you will be treat
! ing your fellows sQuarely and enable us
! TO bring down thc cost OF living in this
! country. (Applausc.)
At this point the train began 10 move
off and Senator Harding concluded as
! follows:
II wish l Nigh, talk to you longer.
but Just d word in leaving: This Is our
America. We made 1t what 1t IS. We
] knew how to make 1t We knew how TO
! guide its destinieS. Let US go on guld-
! ing It ourselves and not trust our rate
to the dictates Of IA council or Foreign
powers. tApplauseD
| wish you all good luck. some othcr
time 1 hope to come when | may stop a
| little longer with you.
AS the train pulled out tho crowd on
/ Enthusiastically applaudcd.
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