Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08
HARDING IS AGAINST.
general AMNESTY
Tells Omaha Audience He Does
Not Differentiate Between
Criminals
SPEAKS IN MISSOURI TODAY
BY the Associated Press

Of Hepublicanism again along the 20
htical border land. Senator Harding
hended into Missouri today to preach
his gospel Of representative party gov
eminent and foreign policy free from
embarrassing entanglements.
An afternoon meeting at st. Joseph
and night address in the Kansas City
convention hall were the high spots
OF the days program. Besides there
were q number of short stops scheduled
af smaller cities along the way,
The nominees voice showed today the
strain of yesterdays vigorous campaign
ing. when he made sixteen speeches In
Iowa and Nebraska. Aside from the
h1arseness, however, he seemed in fine
tfim, and declared he was ready to meet
NJ many audiences as could be reached
hy fast train schedule.
With Mrs. Harding and the other
members of his party the presidential
nonninee spent the night at an Omaha
Motel. retiring Immediately after his
speech here last night. and resting until
later than his usual rising hour in the
morning. Leaving Omaha shortly after
y o'clock. his train was due in st. Jo-
seph at 2 :45 p. m. and Kansas City at
0:sO p. m.
The big Omaha Auditorium was
packed to the rafters for the senator's s
night meeting. Mrs. Harding sat on
the stage and was cheered when she was
presented by the chairman as ''the next
lady of the White House."
The senator's discussion of law and
order was interrupted frequently with
hand -clapping and when he passed on
to the league issue and condemnation
Of "one- man government" he was in
terrupted repeatedly by resounding
cheers. Among other things he praised
the Cummins Esch law and charged
that there has been "almost con-
spiracy' during the war to put the rail-
ways permanently under government
operation. He said the railway law was
Q long step toward industrial peace and
added:
I'D rather be the gnarantor OF in
dustrial peace in the United States than
the promoter of international peace
throughout the world"
To Repeal Canal Tolls
Again assailing President Wilson for
his insistence on repeal of the Panama
canal tolls law, which gave free pas
sage to American ships, Senator Hard
ing declared he wanted to see the nation
decide its own commercial course with
out dictation from abroad.
sgt"When I'm President" he said,
VIC re ROluS 10 see II we ttU SenU
our ships through the Panama canal
without charging them for II"
VTurning to the league issue. the nom
inee said. Somebody has been saying
] don't know where stand on the Paris
League Of Nations. Well. I'm not for
IT,. The Democratic nominee says he's
in favor Of going in. I'm not.
Somebody wants to know whether
TIM in accord with Senator Rorah and
,hether I've agreed with Senator Hiram
n. johnson to scrap the. league. 1t
sn'tf matter whether I'm in accord
III Senator Borah or not. AS mat
ter of fact. I'm not precisely in accord
with him, but as President of the United
StHtes I'll be in one position and as a
senator. he II be in another, and l don't
try TO control any senator.
"Senator Johnson and l haven't
spoken about 'scrapping' the league. It's
already been scrapped' by President
Wilson and his chief agent was your
NJ. Hitchcock.
''Somebody says, Are YOU going to
submit this league to the Senator
Never, my countrymen. with Article Y
in IL. l know that America Is in n
position where they lead the way to
revision or whatever is necessary to
form an association that will preserve
American freedom and nationality"
In his speech Senator Harding in part
said:
II believe that no man can be a
candidate for the highest executive Office
in the service of the American pcople
without giving consideration to the pub
lie sentiment of his couItrymPn as to
the enforcement of law and order.
propose upon this occasion to state. as
frankly and as definitely as / can. that
which I believe to be the true American
principles which we must all safeguard
In maintaining the security of our ma
tion.
No General Amnesty
''No true American will argue that
our laws should not be enforced. | refer
20 laws, no matter of what nature
whether they be those which deal with
ordinary criminals and miSdemPanOrs,
or those which deal with acts Of treason
TO the United States. threatening TO tho
constitution and the fabric Of our SOC al
organization. I wish no one to misun-
derstand me and. therefore. | will say
as plainly as | can that for my part I
can sec no essential differences between
ordinary crimes and ordi nary criminals
on the one hand. and political crimes
and political prisoners on the other
hand.
Il nave nPcn nSKCu many times our
ing this campaign whether ! would G. ant
general amnesty, az it Is called. to po-
litical prisoners. My answer. trust.
a clear. would not. A general grant
of amnesty to political prisoners is no
more justified than a general grant of
amnesty to yeggmen. II there is any
distinction between the danger Of yegg-
men and political cOnspiratOrs | believe
that most Americans will uphold me
when say it is the political conspiI ator
who Is the greater menace to the United
States.
Share Resentment
ssWe must all surely share resent
uent, sometimes intense, against the
alien who seeks hospitality and the op-
portunities of America, only TO turn
y about and sting the bosom which has
warmed him. Granted the facts of that
treachery, my position is clear, and let
NJ one misunderstood it, The treach
Srous alien within our borders must
i. led to our gateways and told to go.
s.These are the principles in regard
IN POLITICAL amnesty and deportation
anon which we must act. Unless we
aet upon them our foundations become
a. swaying quicksands beneath the
structure of our national life.
Banquet for N. J. Legion Chief
8ridgctOn, n. j., Oct. S.-The Amer
,-.r, I,egion posts of Cumberland county
wilI give testimonial banquet next
Vednesday for the newly elected state
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