The St. Mary banner., 1920-07-31
HARDING NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
He Makes Many Promises In
His Speech Of Accept
ance.

fled of his nomination LOT pFesldenl
on the republican ticket at his home.
The speech of notification was made
by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
A pledge of constitutional govern
ment, administered by party and not
by individual and based on national
rather than world ideals, was given by
Warren G. Harding Thursday in ac-
cepting formally the republican noml-
nation for the presidency.
He welcomed a popular referendum
on the league of nations, advocated
increased production to cut the high
cost of living, pleaded for oblitera-
tion of sectional and class conflicts,
and declared for industrial peace not
forced, but inspired by the common
veal"
Prohibition he gave only passing
notice, saying that despite divided
opinion regarding the eighteenth
amendment and the statutes enacted
to make it operative, there must be no
evasion in their enforcement. He de-
clared it his sincere desire that
ratification of the suffrage amendment
| be completed to permit women to vote
this fall in every state.
Reviewing and commencing briefly
many other planks of the party plat
! form, the candidate declared for col
| lective bargaining for farmers, repres-
sion of the disloyal, generous federal
| cooperation" in rehabilitating the rail-
roads, intelligent deflation OF the cur
! rency, enlargement of government AID
| in reclamation, a genuine expression
! of gratitude to veterans of the world
war. the maintenance of an ample
! navy and small army but the best
| in the world.
In his promise of "a party govern
ment," Senator Harding reiterated MS
! belief that the vice president should
have a part in the affairs Of the chief
executives official family and de-
clared there also should be cordial
understanding and co-ordinated actlvi-
ties" between the executive and con-
gress.
mo man." he said, sis big enough to
run this great republic. Our first
committal is the restoration of repre-
sentative popular government, under
the constitution, through the agency
of the republican party
Promising restoration of peace as
soon as a republican congress should
| send a peace declaration to a republi-
can president for his signature, the
candidate assailed the league covenant
as brought home by President Wilson,
but declared the wars sacrifices would
be "in vain if we can not acclaim
new order, with added security in
civilization and peace maintained"
I'VE republicans of the senate" he
continued, when we saw the struc-
ture of a world supergovernment TAX
ing visionary form, joined in becom-
ing warning Of our devotion to this
republic. The republicans of the sem
ate halted the barter of independent
American eminence and influence.
1--WE do not mean to hold aloof. We
do not mean to shun single re-
sponsibility of this republic. We were
resolved then even as we are today,
and will be tomorrow, to preserve this
free and Independent republic. Let
those now responsible, or seeking re-
sponsibility, propose the surrender,
whether with interpretations, apollo
gies, or reluctant reservations-from
which our rights are to be omitted. We
welcome the referendum for the Amer
lean people on the preservation Of
America.
with a senate advising as the con-
stitution contemplates, | would hope
fully approach the nations of Europe
and of the earth, proposing that un-
derstanding which makes us willing
participant in the conservation OF ma
tions to a new leadership, to commit
the moral forces of the world, Amer.
lea included, to peace and interna-
tional justice, still leaving America
Free independent and self-reliant, but
offering friendship to all the world"
Declaring railway employees ought
to be the best paid in the world, the
candidate emphasized the responsible
| ity of such service and added:
"The government might well stamp
railway employment with the sanctity