Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
CANDIDATE DEALS IN MANY
PLEASING GENERALITlES
Glad to Recommend Tax
Change, but Can't Think
What 1t Ought to Be.
CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS IS BAD
senator Urges That America Show
World Example OF National
Unity.
IRy A.sorla,cd PC, /,


Harding's front porch campaign be-
gan today with pilgrimage to
Marion by = delegation from Mans
heid ana the surrounding country In
iHchland County. Ohio. TO pay their
respects 20 the Republican nominee
anu near him discuss nationa! issues
me hrst Uf the many groups OF
voters that are to come here during
the summer on similar missions. the
oeieSat!on marched on the Harding
Iesidence with flags and banners ny
Ing and with bands sounding a
sohorous message OF greeting. ~ on
notification day "a week ago, Marion
was In holiday dress and spirit TO
welcome them and TO give the front
porch campaign rousing send-oG.
Forming in marching order near
the downtown section tho delegation
showed on It's holiday attire through
the business streets on It's way TO tho
Senator's home. Various civic and
political organizations were repre-
scented by separate platoons. wo-
mans Harding club had a promincn,
place and one section OF the parad.
was given TO u negro Republican
club.
After Il sercnade on the Harding
dress OF greeting BY Y. -. Cape!le-
preceding Senator IIarding's speech.
Tho candidate had prepared before
hand hls response. to be delivered
from the porch selected AS his prln-
cipal forum In the campaign
Cinss Lcvcling Demanded.
In the opening speech OF hia front
porch campaign, Senator Harding told
the delegation that the creates; use
fulness of the nation demanded a
lcvcilng OF class and sectional bar
| riers and Il realization OF the inter
dependence and mutually OF interest
OF all our people"
The great war. he said. had helped
toward such realization. Closer CO.
operation in industry and complete
assimilation OF the foreign born. he
suggested as pointing the way to a
fuller national accord,
Urging also readjustmcnt o. taxa
tion. he expressed doubt whether the
wartime excess profits levy was in har-
mony with peace requirements, bu,
added he had not yet worked out the
details of a revised tax system.
|. we ought to make wealth bear It's
full share of taxation" he said. and
we ever Will. Having this thought in
mind and also thinking o: the ex-
ccssive cost OF living. l doubt /. the
excess profits tax for war precisely
accomplishcs the end we seek in
peace. would gladly recommend
change, but i am not yet prepared
To suggest an equitable substitute,
though ! should have no hesitancy In
asking Congress 10 seek the earliest
possible solution
ceiling TO Fundamentals"
The league Of nations he did not
refer TO directly. but he declared the
nations highest. duty Is to cling TO
the fundamentals on which we build
cd 10 world establishment and hold
fas, to the nationality which in
sp!rcd our onward march"
1T is with a keen sense OF delight
that I welcome your visit today
said Senator Harding. II am plea scd
that you come not only as Republi-
cans, but as neiShbons and friends
We need to cultivate friendship and
neigh5orliness. I sometimes think In
this busy workaday world we are
neglccting those little acts of neigh
borliness that make life sweet and
worth while.
1T is well enough for one to strive
to get ahead in n material sense
Through that ambition human prog
ress Is wrought. To acquire and &C
cumulate honestly is most iaudable
but we should not forget that LIES
greatest joys lie In the social con-
course OF friends and neishbors. Out
oil Huch relations grow mutual re-
spect, mutual sympathy and mutual
interest. without which life holds
little OF real enjoyment.
1.-THE especial thought In my mind
today is the interdependence and the
mutually of interest OF all our peo-
pie.
Warns OF Class Consciousness.
Tho tendency to class conscious
ness is n product of developing for
tunes. and is both reflex OF achieve
ment and menace to maintained
progress. We must caution against
class distinction and class conflict at
every step.
Hero in the Middle West, where
farming is free from tenantry and
holds to the normal way, and manu-
featuring is mainly confined to the
plants OF that moderate size which
indexes the surprising fabric of
American industry. we have the touch
OF intimacy and that closer under
standing which EN- n h n ize the
thought I have in mind. We cannot
promote agriculture alone. because
tho factory is necessary to tho max
ing of market We cannot foster
tho factory dnd ignore agriculture.
a because the farm is our base of food
3supply.
nv II can recall readily Accent wheat,
1ayed from the fields OF Richland
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