South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-01
HARDING FAYORS
DEVELOPMENT OF
WESTERN COUNTRY
g. o. P. Presidential Nominee
Delivers Speech to Group
of Governors.
By Associated Press

AlARAO4Nt O.t Aug Of. - 4 AllC
! Roosevelt policy Of conservation 70
develop the west and insure an ade-
quate food supply was advocated BY
Sen. Harding here Tuesday in a
speech to a delegation OF republican
governors. The republican presi-
dental nominee also suggested that
many soldiers Of the great war might
be provided homes in the undevel-
oped western country and declared
the duties of reclamation and devel-
opment rested both on federal and
state authorities and on public as
well as private financing.
Gov Frank O. Lowden, OF Illi-
nois. who was a leading candidate
for the presidential nomination at
the Chicago convention. was spokes-
man of the delegation of governors
and IN a short speech praised the
. dignity and the self respect" with
which the senator had conducted his
campaign.
Fuller Cooperation.
He also voiced a hope that repub-
/ lican victory would insure a fuller
measure Of cooperation between the
federal and state governments, and
in response, Sen Harding pledged
! himself TO exert his influence 10
prevent encrOachments on the sew
! eral states Of the Union.
Drawing an analogy between pres
! ent conditions and those following
/ the Civil war. the nominee declar-
| ed his conviction that many former
| soldiers would be glad TO help open
| the unsettled regions OF the west as
\ a reward for their service to their
! country. He asserted that peril 10
the nation would result unless there
/ Or
riculture. in comparison to the
/ growth Of the city population.
1T was against profhgacy," he
said that Roosevelt raised his voice
and exercised the veto power. He
started the great reclamation move
ment. Roosevelt performed a great
service TO the nation and what he
/ did for his time we must carry for
ward 10 the future"
Guard Against Monopoly.
Sen. Harding alaO declared that in
! its conservation policy the govern
/ ment must guard against private
/ monopoly but said he had no par
| ticular preference" between the em1
ployment Of private capital and pub
/ lie funds 10 attain the highest pro-
\ ductivity Of natural resources. He
/ asserted that the country needed a
! resumption Of the republican con-
! servation program inaugurated by
! Roosevelt but neglected since
! 1913"
Eight republican governors and
! several gubernatorial nominees were
| in the delegation which included be-
sides Gov. Lowden. Governors
! Sproul, Pennsylvania; Goodrich. In
! diana; Beeckman. Rhode Island.
I Stephens. California; Campbell, Ari-
4
/ Townsend, Delaware. After the
nominees address at the Harding
I front porch the entire party were
/ guests az a G. A r. picnic at a Mar
ion park and most Of the visitors
made short speeches on patriotic
themes
To the old soldiers Sen. Harding
made only n two sentence talk, say
/ ing his appointments made it i'm
/ possible for him 70 indulge in a more
/ extended address The meeting at
/ the park was closed by a fife and
I drum serenade, in which the NOM
! inee's father. DR.. George T. Hard
ing, a Civil War veteran. played the
snare drum.
Joe Cannon Present.
Besides the state chief executives,
those who saw the candidate during
the day included Joseph G. Cannon.
/ former SPEAKER OF the house; Sen
/ Charles Z. Townsend, OF Michigan.
and Col Dan VI. Hall. Of ColumbU
/ commander-in-ch chief OF the G. A r.
I Gov. Stephens OF California, also
( talked 20 Sen Harding and after
ward said that the senator might
be expected 20 make a public eX-
| preston on the Japanese question
lin the near future" The governor
added that he could only say that
Il am going away extremely well
satisfied with his attitude and un-
/ derstanding OF the whole situation"
IN his address Gov. Lowden prais-
ed Sen. Harding's ability and his
/ method OF conducting his campaign.
I,Owdcn's Statement.
We admire you" said the Illi-
I nois governor. for the dignity and
self restraint with which you discuss
3 public questions. We approve most
/ heartily o. the devotion you have
10 the constitutional go-ernm ent.
which you 50 strongly manifested
/ in your utterances. and we not only
/ admire your public utteranCes, but
we applaud the fact that you DO not
/ resort 10 charges against the Oppo-
sition, and it is entirely beyond me.
and out OF my power 20 express the
regard We feel for you because YOU
DO not hold out false promises 20 the
Feople.
we are glad. thoroughly glad.
I that you do not believe that there is
any alchemy in government The
/ republican party is progressive. but
/ Il believes in that progress that
comes along the line OF evolution
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