Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-10-21
CANDIDATE TELLS
THE PEOPLE WHY
UNCLE TED GLAD HE HEARD
SENATOR TALK AND TELLS
CHILDREN ABOUT 1T

Gee! l wish l could have been
there" Jack was talking to his
sister about Senator Harding's speech
in Baltimore.
ooh! Goodie," exclaimed Ruth,
"here he comes now"
Hello, kiddiess," called Uncle
Ted, as he jumped out of his car
and started up the front walk. 81
know what you want. Just give me
chance to get the train of dirt off
and I'll tell you something about a
great speech"
Uncle Ted was soon down stairs
again and our three friends were
comfortably seated for another story.
"Kiddies," began Uncle Ted, 'it
was a great sight in Baltimore and
our next President showed mighty
ern city in which to give his address
on the business situation in this
country today. / have heard a lot
of speeches on this subject but l have
never heard one that so clearly
showed how closely the interests Of
the government and private business
are linked. He showed so clearly
how the present administration has
failed to get ready for the new con-
ditions in industry which have result
ed from the war. Before l tell you
about that part of the speech l want
to show you what he said to a man
who called out in the beginning of
his speech to ask about the world club.
The man asked this:T want to ask
whether you have scrapped the
league? OF course, children we
know what that means. The aud
fence didn't like this interruption and
called out, put him out Senator
Harding wasn't disturbed by the
question, but refused to change his
speech to please one man when
thousands waited to hear what he had
come to say. Later on, Senator
Harding made this answer which
again shows us and everyone that no
Wilsonian league of nations will ever
exist so long as he is President:
1.-The Democratic nominee for
President says he's in favor Of
going into the league as it was
fashioned at Versailles. I'm not
in favor of going into that
league. When I'm elected Pres
ident the first thing I'll do is
to try to find a plan for an as
sociation Of nations behind which
all America will stand.
81 guess that is plain enough"
said Jack.
"You bet it is, Jack. Senator
Harding said that the work Of get
ting business in line since the war
was Just as hard and harder than
Iyy hA sIf hos
been a task he said, made harder
and costlier by the unconcern and in
eptitude of governmental practice
He also mentioned that as much as
the present administration has to
answer for the unprepared condition
we were in before the war, they are
even more to blame for the DELHI
crate unpreparedness' for peace.
at is not hard, children, to know
just what is the sound American
policy which Senator Harding will
follow as our next President. No
thing he said in Baltimore shows that
point more clearly than when he de-
clared: Without neglecting our part
in the worlds progress, our concern
shall hereafter be America First
This is said in no selfish, provincial
spirit, in no thought of aloofness,
but in the firm intent that only by
making this land of ours great and
it's people prosperous shall we render
the largest service to civilization and
to humanity There you have it in
nutshell. That statement is safe
guide for us to follow and il it is fol-
lowed this country need not fear the
future"
"Why?" asked Jack.
"Why, Jack" answered Uncle Ted.
Simply this. II we Joined the world
club and thought of Europe and all
other countries first and America
last, what would happen? We would
neglect to build up our trade. We
would neglect to maintain a merchant
marine in which to carry our goods.
Our business would go down, our
money lose its value and we would
be in such a condition that we could
not possibly help other nations.
"Now do you see why Senator Har-
ding's slogan, America First is not
selfish? How much better can we
help the nations of the world il we
first do not build up our own country
and make the people prosperous and
send our goods to every corner of the
globe with the full value of the
American dollar before us. That is
what Senator Harding means.
"If we think of America First
then il won't be so easy for foreign
nations to dump the goods made by
cheap labor on our market. If labor
will think of this same policy they
will quickly see that it means real
protection for them and not the kind
which ends with a cheap political
speech. Certainly America First
means just the opposite of America
last, and America last means for
labor, no Jobs, or at best, jobs with
wages that mean starvation"