Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-09
THOUSANDS CHEER
HkRD|NG'S SPEECH
Reference to Americarism En-
Enthusiastically. Applauded by
Crowd During Address at Min
nesOta State Fair

state Fair Grounds. Hamline. Mimi,
sent. Shaking his first important CAM
pniyn speech away from horne, Senator
Warren G. Harding outlined his agri-
cultural policy to an applaudlng crowd
here to-day and later was acclaimed
vociferiously by other thousands in
pa-ades and receptions In Minneapolis and
ST. Paul.
Throughout the speech the large audi
enoe In the fair ground gfandstand main
tanned close attention and frequently an
swored the declarations of the Republican
nominee with bursts of handcapping. At
tho close when the speaker turned from
Agricultural subject to make an i'm
promptu plea for preserved nationality
and equal opportunity, the crowd got to
its feet cheering and waved him a
thunderous goodbye as he rodo away.
Both in Minneapolis and st. Paul crowds
lined the down town sidewalks as the
senator and his party passed along in
parade line and wave of cheering swept
about him as he stood in his automobile
and bowed his acknowledgement. In each
of the twin cities the nominee shook
hands with several hundred in a public
reception
Stating in carefully measured words
his agricultural program, the candidate
declared that. among other things the
nation should encourage more CO.
operative marketing. scientifically
study price sterilization, SO administer
the Farm Loan Act as to reduce ten
ancv. avoid prices and give farmers
rrentcr representaton in government
restore railway transportation to its
greatest efficiency and revise the tar
ifr to protect against unfair co-opera-
tion.
The speech was delivered from the
race track judges stand where on Mon
dav Governor Cox addressed state
| fair crowd but the Republican nominee
! made no reference to his opponent. lie
! read from manuscript which he held III
his left hand while with his right he
| kept before him the mouth piece OF a
| telephone device for carrying his voice
| out to the crowd. A blazing sun poured
down on him and he spoke rapidly,
! skipping some portions of his prepared
address and departing in many IN
stances from his manuscript.
| The appeal for Americanism, winch
brought the loudest applause was made
after the nominee had laid his manu-
script aside and was driven home by
| vigorous gestures. He recounted how or
return from Europe some years ago, his
|
of poverty stricken immigrants ISSUING
from under decks and how stranger
| had told him mot to worry about these
people"
He declared It was the greatest day
| of their lives" said Senator Harding
land said he knew whereof he SPOKE
because he himself came over that wa!
six years before. And before my fellow
countrymen, is the story of America
land of guaranteed freedom and oppor
tunity. And I want to go on that way
preserving its independence and point
ing the way to the highest civilization
for the world"
Besides his address at the race track
the candidate made several short talk
during the visit of four hours to the fai
grounds. In n speech to boys who haI
won prizes for crop raising he took occa
sion to reply to reference to the Senat
as a rich mans club. Many of th
present members of that body, he said
had won their way forward by meri
from the lowliest beginnings