The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-29
u great moral aucs-

had adopted prohibition ana uoNorhor
Cox had been elected 10 enforce II. Al
though senator ilardinE voted for the
national prohibition amendment ho
had previously proposed an amend-
mont making tho law imperative un-
less II was ratified by the states With
in six years,
Harding voted against prohibition In
tho District ~ Columbia, Ito voted
prohibition In the Philippines lio
voted with thu vets IN the prohibition
tests on tho army reorganization bill,
thu rsplonage act, and the food ana
fuel cantTdf measures Tie voted tu
mako tho prohibition Rrt red 'Hplri-
touH" rather than "intoSicatlng' hqu-
orp Ito voted against an amendment
prohibiting the sale of intoslcanta, Ito
voted against prohibiting the imporla-
ton ~ withdrawal OF Distilled liquors
from bond for beverage purposes, iie
voted Co save heer and liEhi wines
In addition TO oppaslnK the ohly I
means of preventing war now before
the country--the League of Nations
| Senator Harding opposed the farm
| loan act. opposing that act he said
| In the senate on April 90, 1915;
- viii not assume "a sny that conii-
ilona in ohm arr altogether like thosc
of other states of the tni"'s bat be-
Hove I ran state an absolute truth
when I say tliat thcrr IL no moro need
fur measure or this kind for the aEri-
Cuiiuris;s of the state or ohio than for
the government to try Ia step In and
takc ci,Rrgc of all our Industrial and
productive affnlrs IN that STATE"
Harding introduced a statement
from banker ~ ohio branding tho
farm loan ayatem ms an attempt 10 uSe
the crcdt; of the government for q
special clasa of Individuals. meanlna.
OF course. the farmers
II Senator Harding didn't want far
mera 10 receive s3,sg for tholr wheat.
He was ;or dollar wheat. In the SON
ate he said.
.'In Tits inter day farming has be-
! como an occupation Tor profitI and
happcn to kpow that under normal
conditions. dollar wheat makes e q
very profitable occupation"
Opposed labor and Soldiers
Harding voted against labor Tina
after time Ia tho senate. ILe voted
for tho bill including tho anti-strlke
4 provision. Ito voted for compulsory
|, ienRthenIng Of the working day for
, certain government employceH He
voted for the stop.watch time meanur-
lrR devices, IIo voted against fedor-
. al employment bureau, favorinE tho
employers who preferred chaotic en-.
: ploymont conditions. Harding voted
! against raising tho pay OF soldiers nerv-
!, Ing abroad. Tia voted against provid-
Z inR district rent administrator to
prevent rent profiteering In tho plH-
triet OF Columbia.
Itcscrve Bank Threatened
Although senator HARDING was not
IN the senate when the federal reserve
law was created. tho mon 60 whom he
: owes his nomination. and who. like
himself. arc reactionarica. opposed Ii
smoot and BrandcEcc Hpoke and voted
against tho federal reserve system.
! Penroso voted against u. Lodge was
/ paired against IL. Senator Harding
says those men should he consulted by
: tho executive Of the nation In performs
| ing the duties of hia office. Are they
, To bc consulted M 10 whether tho fed
erni reserve bank IN to bo continued
or In TO be wrecked?
iTig business Friends
Among tho men who contributed IL
nancinlly 10 tho "book OF faith."
book written By Roas i3arnes setting
forth rNaaona why the Democratic
party should be shorn Of power. and
endorsed In n letter by Senator Hard
Ing. are tho two nockefeiiera. Tenale
OF Standard oh. and William Wood of
tho American Wooden Company. What
interest have these men In tho candi-
dacy OF Harding. and what interest
have they in oregonY
Az senator
In describing Senator Harding, his
fitness for the presidency, and his po-
aition, the Washington, u. C. Search
tight. n non-poiltIcat publication main
talncd to report tho official records OF
senators and congressman, sums up:
Harding probably ranks below
every other senator IN initiative. Actt-
witty and accomplishment"
Neither his friends nor his enen.
los can connect his name with sin
gle outstanding issue. good or bad"
"He neither introduced nor cham
pioned even one big constructive mea-
| sure"
| He was absent or lodged 1853 roll
calls or quorum calls
"All the bills and resolutions he In
trQduced wero local or private In char.
actcr. except eight
None Of these eight exceptions was
OF big Importance"
Fills senate speeches were haitlng.
inconsistent, and generally illogicni.
with always a rcactionary point or
View"
,'As n follower. politically and ocon-
omically, he stood with HIS party
bosses--Penrose, Smoot and LODGE
I'm all matters OF spoiis and organi-
zatipn, he was with tho Old Guard"
"on issues Mt all important. no
voted with the progressive group only
nine times In six years"
"He favored woman suffrage after
much reluctance and indecislon."
"He stood consistently against con- :
servation."
"On every important test between
caDtiln and labor ho voted with the