Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
HARDING WAS $3.50
ON PROH|B|T|ON,I
BOTH DRY AND WET
Voted for Amendment and Vol
stead Act, But to Keep Wash
ington Wet.
WAS FIRM SUPPORTER
OF ALL WAR MEASURES
Correspondence Baltimore sun

Correspondence Baltimore sun
Washington, June l4.-The nornina-
tion Of Senator Warren G.. Harding as the |
Republican standard bearer means there |
will he an immediate close scrutiny Of
the votes he has cast in the Senate during
the past five yenrs.
An examination Of that record yes-
terday-in advance of the more minute
inspection the Democratic party will give
to it-reveals the following high lights
Senator Harding hns cast several
votes against labor, and is already on
Mr.. Gomper- blacklist This was further
evidenced today by Mr. Gompers' state
ment in Montreal.
Harding voted for the Cummns-Esch
Railroad bill with the Senate's anti
strike clause in il. When attacked by
labor for this he declared that if capital
is TO be regulated labor should be regi-
lated
II the government representing all
the people, said Harding, cannot guar
antee transportation under any and all
conditions it fails utterly If that same
government cannot provide Just con-
sideration for the workmen operating
the transportation systems IL fails again.
II ought TO do and must do both
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On prohibition Senator Harding has
sort Of $3.50 record. lie voted against
prohibition for the District Of Columbia,
favored the constitutional prohibition
amendment voted to sustain the chair
when il declared out Of order the war
time prohibition rider on the Agricul-
tural bill, voted mo" on the Sheppard
amendment to extend the Reed bone dry
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and voted to override the President
veto OF the VoIstead Enforcement act.
There was no record vote on the Vol
stead act itself
Senator Harding was paired when
there came a vote on Senator Pheian's
motion 70 lift the wartime prohibition
ban SO far as light wines and beer were
concerned On the motion to table The
Phelan proposal Senator Harding said
II NJ liberty 10 vote he would vote ave.
The Ohio nominee supported woman
suffrage on the several occasions u was
before the Senate. either voting or being
paired in lts favor,
FOR ALL VAR MEASURES.
Except on comparatively minor
measures, Senator Hardinp's record on
war legislation was one Of consistent
support Of all measures necessary TO
carry on the war Beginning With MS
vote for the severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany IN February, 1917,
Senator Harding approved the war pro-
gram. Since he arnlstlce, however, ne
has been a critic Of continued war con-
troll over industry.
In the treaty fight Senator Harding
stood squarelv with the Lodge reserva-
| tionlsts. He voted for each one Of the
II Lodge reservations and against the
| Hitchcock substitutes.
There are many members of the Sen
ate who talk more than Senator Harding
| He has not been steady debater. but
when the Republican organization need
cd the vote, the Ohio Senator could be
counted upon.
RAILROAD Bull VOTES.
Supported amendments 10 the Rail-
road Control bill 10 limit Federal con-
troll of the carriers either or IL months
after the war Voted fer the Curnrnins
amendment limltir the President power
70 prescribe transportation rate. so that
| this power would extend only 70 trans
portation Of soldiers and government
supplies, and not general transport alton.
Voted no on amendments limiting net
income of carriers 70 hve or six per cent
on par value of capital stock. Supported
proposal for a seven per cent return.
Railroad Control bill passed without
record vote.
HERE HE OFFENDED LABOR.
Voted for Gallinger motion TO strike
from the naval budget the prohioitlor
| against expending any none fol
| bonuses and stop-watch devices IN nava
1 l. e. As1 1E
organized labor has so strongly objected
Opposed bill prohibiting rent prohteer
ing in District OF Columbia.
Voted for the vocational rehabilitation
bill for soldiers and sailors.
Voted against King motion that nC
soldier inmate of soldiers home or NJ
soldier with an income OF 81 900 a yea
should receive a pension.
Voted 10 sustain the chair when !
ruled that wartime prohibition was ou
of order on the Agricultural BILL Th
chair WAS overruled on the vote OF tn
Senate.
RECORD ON SUFFRAGE.
Voted for woman suffrage on inal pas
sage, after il had twice been defeated il
the Senate Harding. however, was
suffrage advocate throughout.
Opposed the Harrison amendment d
limit the suffrage amendment TO white
voters.
Voted against the Underwood amend
ment to submit the suffrage question I
a convention in the several States, in
stead of to ratification by the Legisls
lures thereof.
Paired. but announced he would vot
ave. on motion 20 table the Phela
resolution lifting the wartime ban o
light wines and beers.
+ Supported amendment IN the arm
/ bill to discontinue stop watch systems !
arsenals.
5 Voted to pass the daylight savings r.
5 peal bill over the veto of the President
, Voted 10 pass the Prohibition Enforce
: ment bill over the President $ veto.
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