New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Harding Aims
To Represent
Whole People
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black with humanity, and even before
the train came to q halt the swarm OF
people had closed in on the Superb
the private car in which Senator and
Mrs. Harding are travelling.
at is very gratifying thing to have
so many Of you come down to greet us
as we pass through on much needed
vacation trip" said the Senator. IL had
rather thought I was not going to be
called upon to speak while travelling
because some Of you will bear me wit
ness I have been speaking frequently
for something like four months, but
evidently l did not speak wholly in
VAIN
"You tell 'em, Uncle Warren" shouted
an overalled figure from nearby mill
"While we have had our political cam
paign and we have fought our fight in
the good fellowship of popular govern
ment''--
"A clean fight, too," called out WON
an in the crowd.
eyes, you arc right" agreed the
President-elect, stern lines appearing in
his face. "And one for which we need
make no apologies, madam"
The cheer given by the crowd then
was only to be compared with some of
the demonstrations given the Senator
during the campaign, but this time it
was an expression Of dsapproval di-
rected against those responsible for the
slanderous attack on the Harding an
Cestry.
And after it is won," continued Sen
ator Harding, "and majority of Amer
leans have spoken in favor of well
defined program for our common coun-
try, then we cease to be in general
sense Republicans and Democrats, but
we are all Americans for America.
Wants Party to Serve America
"While I have preached the gospel
of party government, that is, govern
ment through the sponsorship Of party
| may tell you now in the reflection
and sober thought of the aftermath
that l do not want my party to be
serving to keep itself in power nor TO
perpctuate the place holding of any
members, but | want my party to serve
America for the American people.
And | like to say to you this after
noon that there is one thing about
the result III which you can all re-
joice and that is that our United States
is to 90 along under American ideals
II hope that we can put our country
on the right track at home. l know
we'll that the heart of America is right
and we are going to steady the senses
of the American mind and put our face
to the front and go on in these United
States and make it the finest place un-
der the shining sun"
The train got under way and the
crowd yelled its farewell and the
Pres sident~elect cupping one hand about
his lips, called out "Goodby."
Tnnro +o1
at Charleston, H., where Senator Hard
ing said:
II can understand why you come
like the America whose people are in
terested in the government, because
when the people are interested in their
government you can be sure we will
maintain popular government.
II hope that the great party for
which | have spoken will not be a dis
appointment to the people of America
when we come into power next March 4
We won our victory for Republican,
policies and Republican candidates, but
from this time on it is going to be a
victory for American policies and the
American people.
1--WE are partisan in our campaigns
happily not hurtful, as a rulcSand
after our campaigns we are all alike,
citizens of the Republic, interested in
the common welfare Of the American
people. And like to tell you, because
you know l am speaking from the heart
and without selfish interest in the
world, it is going to be the AIM Of the
incoming administration to strive al
ways to understand the aspirations and
conscience of the American people and
to put it into effect in this Republic"
In the Harding car, in addition to the
Senator and Mrs. Harding, there arc
DR.. and Mrs. c. Z. Sawyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Jennings, Senator Fred
Hale, of Maine; George B. Christian jr
and Jimmy Sloan, former secret service
man, in charge of Senator Harding's
body guard during the campaign. Mr.
Christian is Senator Hardings secre.
tary and is going to be Secretary tc
President Harding.
Travelling in the Berwick, the pri
vate car of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nc
Lean. of Washington, D. c., friends o.
the Hardings, who are accompanying
them on this vacation, are Harry NJ
Daugherty, Senator Davis Elkins, O.
West Virginia, and Jess Smith, o.
Washington Court House, Ohio. Be
sides there are three stenographcr
and dozen correspondents.