Evening star., 1920-10-14
HARDING DRIVES IN
ASSAULTS ON PARIS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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the powers of their governments
agents. Neither agent is superior t.
the other. and neither owes any de
gree of responsibility to the other
For either to invade the field o'
action delegated to the other 10 t
usurp the authority Of the other
During the iife Of i,s. the present .s,sh a., ss:
Constitution inhibits, has arises
again and again. Congress. while
under democratic control. was. VILE
rare exception. q mere echo OF tne
| executive. He did not inform them
from time to time respecting the
| state of the Union, as the Constitu-
tion contemplates; he told them wha'
to do.
Quotes 1912 Platform.
| ''The democratic platform OF 1919
Ifor example, declared for single
tterm. and a bill was actually intro
tduced. and I think reported to the
ration into effect. But the President
mot only compelled its abandonment
| but accepted denomination. The
same platform declared in favor OF
exempting American ships passing
through the Panama canal from the
}executive in specific terms during his
first campaign accepted and approved
the declaPation-but democratic
Congress was compelled by the Presi-
dent to violate the pledge.
II do not need to particularize fur
SO long as 1t was controlled by DEM
ocratic majority, exercised no will
| of its own when the President said
go it went, and when he said come
| It came. Under his hand Congress
ceased to function as co-eQual
branch Of the government.
Wnl Reverse TeDaency.
'One Of the things I intend to dc
when / arm President, 10 to reverse
| that tendency. ! shall undertake to
bring the government back to the
Constitution. shall not submit .
! treaty to the Senate with the arro-
| CANT demand that they shall take II
Tor leave It. j shall ask their advice
and consent. I shall not ;undert1ke
| - set aside and refuse to enforce IN
| act Of Congress. Is has 30 recently
! marine act. shall enforce all the
laws, whether personally like them
| or not; and if I think that any law
! is vitality unwfse or improper. I shall
! submit the matter with my views to
| Congress
III, after all. there shall result .
| disagreement between US upon mat
l ter which greatly affects the public
| welfare, shall not hesitate to ap-
| peal to the people themselves. to
| whom both of us are nnally account
| able. to determine between us; and
| shall do this whether Congress- be
democratic or republican.
! WIN "Be PresiAe.t"
Let me add, however. that white
do not intend to be the Congress-. !
do intend to be President. shall
| never attempt to invade the province
or usurp the powers of any other
| department Of the government. and
! shall not permit any other depart
ment, instrumentality. individual or
| group Of individuals to usurp or con-
! under the Constitution Of the United
| States"
Seats All Taken.
| The 5000 seats in the auditorium
all were taken and many were stand
| ing in the aisles when Senator Hard.
ing began his address. Previously he
had spoken to an overflow In the
street outside and both audiences re-
ily applauded. as he delivered his plea
for constitutionalism and preserved
nationality.
The auditorium meeting was opened
with an invocation and the singing
Of America" and the nominee told
the crowd the nation never could &c
liar wrong while public meetings
were begun in that way. The coun-
try. he said. needed more old-fash.
iioned religion"
some one has said that the worlt
war stamped the failure Of the Chris
titan religion" he added. Don't yot
ever believe that. my countrymen
The world war only stamped the fail
ure Of Christians. not the Christian
religion"
Refers to Suffrage.
Referring to the ratification Of the
woman suffrage ame ndment, fer which
Tennessee gave the deciding voice
Senator Harding declared the republic
would be safe as long as women give
their best to citizenship. He urged
that women should not segrsgat'
themselves into party Of their own
The crowd yelled longest and loud
est when the nominee raped the league
and thrust at President Wilson's at
Ititude toward Congress-. They ros.
to their feet and cheered for nearly ,
minute when he declared that 9TH,
trouble was that instead Of breaking
1.-The heart Of the world. we were
breaking the heart d Of i. the creates
The senator also repeated his pla,
to put Europe's debt to America int,
negotiable paper, praised the Cum
lmins- Each railway act. advocated gov
srnment economy and declared tina
e return Of the republican party t,
lpower would mean restoration Of tn,
protective tariff policy.