The Monte Vista journal., 1920-09-18
Nominees Former Pastor stu
Ooostlne Man VINO win Be-
Leader and Not Dictator.
FINDS IN SENATOR NO
TRACE OF RAOlCAliSM
o.eis,ss Jvetlss. klN6,lWses snS Mercy
stand ovt - eeee@est chssse.
tssisties - Republican
Candidate.

Included among the Minnesota He.
.sIliesus working faithfully aud In.
aus,riously in behalf sf senator Hard.
~. 10 Rev. b. =. Martin. VI Whine.
oaso, Mimi. formerly pastor Of tn.
Marion. Ohio. baptist Church aud
senator Harding's pastor. The other
lay Rev. Martin was asked Just Why
se 10 - enthusiastic shout senator
Harding. and this l. what lie said:
1T 10 q peculiar pleasure for me to
esatiuue the worn which I begun
twenty .nvs years ago. Il was my
privilege 10 stand on the side lines
sd boost for 8esstov Harding when
~ received his arst nomination for
public once. when be WAS y csndl.
lste for the senate I was visiting In
OAIo and had the pleasure u boost.
nc for him. II b, therefore. n pccu.
liar pleasure - Join with this bunch
Il Minnesota boosters In seeking to
pu, senator Harding over, In the
greatest sift within the power Of the
people. Being Q clergyman. I have
Ssss constantly asked By my friends
st he college eommencement 10 Mich.
itap. In ChicaSs and II Minnesota why
en- such . persistent booster for
~ Harding. snd ] have been asked
to state u this presence my reasons
fof doing -. Thsss are three:
The arst pertains . certain ele-
.sots Of bic character. will give You
These - I received them while I was
oaaor 4 the Baptist Church In this
city. Of which Mr.. Harding II = men,
ses. asked him and . group Of other
uen 70 make some Sunday evening
Addresses. - aot remember much
that Senator Harding said a. that
time. but d rsnsmber very distinct
y the words With which he closed
his address and which have stood all
these yesrs - outstanding elements
u his character 70 me. He closed the
address By . quotation from the Pro
phets, II which he said. And what
toth The Lerd thy God require Of thee
bst 10 d Justly and love mercy and
walk humbly with thy God Justice,
Asrcy. kindliness and humility have
y oil tAsss years stood a. foremost
eAaractsristics Of Mr.. Harding's life
eAaf1cteristics which are always at
tractivs and make Q mans life worth
shils.
The second reason IL because be-
usvs that there Il focused In him the
bsst traditions, ideals aud purposes Of
he great Republican party and 80 pc
eullarly dt him to b. their leader In
dis great crisis Of the nations life. !
uss the word leader advisedly. for 1t
10 leadership that we are needing and
sot arbitrary. dictstOrial. autocratic
rsle. We have had enough Of that. II
boss 70 desired there would be no
seed for making any change. for the
bess that We have Ii the bossies'
The third reason Is because l lind
10 him no trace Of radicalism. To me
radicalisu II the greatest danger that
va have to face. Our interests are too
diverse to admit Of anything of that
character. We have our agricultural
group with it, interests. We have tie
labor group withits interests. We have
eur financial intereats. We have that
ether great group known rs the pub
lie. that has always been made the
goat with it, interests. All Of these
are Of vital interest to the common
veal and ! believe that Senator Hard
Ing % broad enough and sympathetic
enough % that the Interests OF esch
will b blended In the common Interest
It oil, and all will bs perfectly safe
sndsr bis leadership"