New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-12
Must Get Back on Main
Track, He Declares; a
Rough Motor Trip Com
pared to Life Problems
Attends Brothers
Birthday Party
Crosses Cox's Trail While
Opponent Visits Column
bus, but No Calls Made


The trails of Senator Warren G. Har-
ding and Governor James M. Cox
crossed to-day at Columbus, Ohio, with
the Democratic Presidential nominee
in his office in the State House and the
Republican candidate playing golf at
the Scioto Country Club Although
Governor Cox knew Senator Harding
was near and the Senator knew the
Governor was somewhere around, the
rivals did not meet. There was, how
ever, some fraternizing among their
encourages in one of the Columbus
hotels.
After an early luncheon at Marion
Senator and Mrs. Harding motored to
Ohio roads caused a reaction in the
nominees mind that took form in a
speech he delivered here in the late
afternoon.
This address was made at picnic
on the grounds of the Columbus Rural
Rest Home, Worthington sanatorium
conducted by DR.. George r. Harding
jr, brother of the nominee. 1t was
the doctors birthday, and he had in
vited some 600 members of the. Column
bus Kiwanis Club and the Worthington
Chamber of Commerce to help him cele-
bratc. Worthington is about ten miles
from Columbus.
Among those who attended the birth
day party were DR.. George T. Harding
ST., the nominees father, and Miss Abb
gail Harding, his eldest sister, who is
teacher Of English in the Marion
High School.
Introduces Big Brother
"My big brother" said DR.. Harding,
gathering from the front porch of the
sanatorium.
"Pd rather be che brother of the
doctor to-day and forget that Pm a
candidate for Office" the Senator re-
piled in acknowledgement of the cheers
that greeted him. "Mrs. Harding and
have been motoring to-day, and in
the reflections of motor ride I found
myself likening modern travel to some
Of the problems of life. l discovered
that when the going is smoothest we
went along speedily and comfortably
and then occasionally we found spots
so rough, so thoroughly out of repair,
that We had to detour. But I observed
got back to the main highway again.
and | likened that to the very recent
experiment of government. The
troublous conditions of the world took
us temporarily off the main forward
track, and | think it the business of
the people of the United States Of
America to get back on the main
road again.
Then thought of another some
what similar parallel that when you
build road that you expect humanity
TO travel over you must not only build
for future use, but you must commit
yourself to the upkeep of the road, and
| liken that to the experience of gov
eminent. You must not only build on
q foundation for the future, but it is
perfectly futile to build if you do not
give some attention to the upkeep, and
the biggest problem in life to day is
the upkeep Of modern civilization
Need of Perfect Foundation
"Then l noted one otker. A high
way for modern travel is not any good
if it does not have perfect founda-
ton, and there has never been per
feet highway builded since modern
civilization began if it did not have
a good foundation. And my mind ran
back to some sections in our county
where we builded the old corduroy
roads, and they were always passablc
because underneath the surface were
the lumber and logs that made the
foundation, and you could always get
across.
make the application again: If you
have firm foundation you can always
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surface conditions, and again l make
the application for governmental the
United States of America must hold
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