Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-29
HARDING AND WIFE
SHAKEN Up AS HIS
TRAINS WRECKED
Trucks of Car Break Down
While Going Thirty-FiNe
Miles an Hour.

| By the Associated Press.
WILDWOOD. w. Va, September 2e.
Senator Warren G. Harding's spe-
cial train narrowly escaped serious
| wreck near here today, when the
trucks of the Harding car broke
| down. The car was derailed, but no
lone was injured. although both the
senator and Mrs. Harding were
shaken up. The train, which was run
ming at thirty five miles an hour
when the accident occurred. was
brought to halt. after crossing a
deep gully.
breaches L. s. Doctrine.
ON BOARD SENATOR HARDINGS
SPECIAL TRAIN, September Pa
doctrine of "Americanism and repre-
sentative government" was preached
by Senator Harding today in several
more speeches in West Virginia.
Despite his strenuous program OF
speeches. including three in Wheeling.
the nominee was up early, and at
o'clock spoke to a crowd at Sisters
vile. condemning "one-man govern
ment," and declaring his opposition to
any surrender of American SOW
ereignty.
At Parkersburg. where his train
stopped for a half hour he made a
speech at a downtown theater, and
then yielded to the demands of
cheering crowd collected outside that
he address them. too. In both speeches
he reiterated his opposition to one
man rule" and promised new era of
constitutional government if the re-
publicans win in November.
To the theater audience he also re-
ferred to Gov. Cox's recent statement
comparing the slogan, America
First" with Deutschland Uber AL
les" 1t was Germany's slogan and
the industrious spirit behind it, he
said, which made that nation great.
and it was one mans ambition that
ruined the constructive work of years.
Il want to take lesson from Ger
many" he said. Il never want to see
a one-man dictatorship in these
United States of America"
Pictures Co-Ordinated Rule.
federal government conducted under
| the co-ordinated powers of the Con-
stitution and always taking the whole
American people into its confidence
was pictured by Senator Harding here
today as the ideal toward which his
party would work if returned to
power.
I Assailing "one-man government"
the republican nominee also spoke for
greater care that federal appropria-
tions be made for the good of the
whole nation rather than to win local
favor. Pork barrel river and harbor
Legislation. he condemned partieu-
larly and made a plea for an inland
waterway policy that would make of
the country's rivers valuable COM
munication system in coordination
with the railways.
l. srtx vHN@ ~ 81
know my conception of the high
place for which the republican party
has proposed my name" he said.
II cannot express myself too strong
ly against one-man government. with
an untrammeled, centralized power.
! am against the spirit of encroach-
ment or assumption which may lead
one of the great departments of our
government under the Constitution to
invade or assume the functions of
| another. Washington warned against
it in his farewell address.
Even though it is very old-fash-
ioned to believe in Washington, I do
| believe in the caution he uttered.
Our government must express the
will of the people, not the will of
the chief executive.
Voted for War Powers.
"I did not much criticise the en-
| larged executive powers in the great
| war emergency. In most instances
voted for them, when Congress be-
slowed I only objected to continuing
| these extraordinary war powers after
! the war was won.
when l am elected there is going
! to be that regard and respect for
Congress which the Constitution con-
! templates. and Congress must. in turn,
! respect the rights and obligations of
| the executive. But l mean to do more
a d wi n
Congress. l am going to consult
and converse with the men and wom-
| en- of America. I would rather trust
| the great undercurrent of American
thought and conviction than follow
the greatest propagandist program
ever inaugurated.
'I believe in expert advice in solv-
ing problems which require it. I be-
lieve in more than one line to the
| sounding board of deliberate public
! of state sailing with skilled crew,
| as well as a captain. and I am in
| favor of sailing orders originating
! in the United States.
Transportation is the very key to
| all our Industrial. agricultural and
| commercial activities. There are
| still some ox-carts and isolated sec
| tions, but we are living in a motor
age. We are doing bigger things
| than of old and we do them in a big
to supersede the water highways Our
problem is to end expenditures which
! are made to rejoice a local COM
munity. and apply them effectively to
make the waterways the ways Of
| commerce.
Decrease in Tonnage.
! 81 have witnessed the practice of
favoring appropriations and know its
unworthinesS and it's utter lack of
| adding to our common welfare.
mean to urge the ending of it. and
seek to apply our federal resources
to proving the utility of improved
! riverways before trying to satisfy
a nation wide desire to turn a fed
eral duty into federal favor.
d; Here on the Ohio there has haep a
! discouraging decrease of tonnage
Here is the ideal project here a
! river unrivalled in the old world
/, here an artery of trade which ought
to throb with vitaliZing cargoes. we
ought to do more than comnIete the
dams which are to give the Ohio a
nayigable stage of water. We ought
/ to develop wharfage, exchange of
cargoes. and completed deliveries by
rail- when necessary. to make the
service answer the modern needs And
when l express that wish for Ohio. /
am thinking also of the riyerways
throughout the republic. on fhe
waters of which ought to ride a va at
commerce, which indexes widening
trade and common good fortune"
Given Ovation mt Wheeling.
WHEELING, W. Va, September 90