Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-16
HARDING RESTING
BEFORE GOING WEST
/ ON FINAL STRETCH
Discusses Covenant Before
Crowds at Indianalopis.
Defends HeckIer.
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. october 10
Taking a short rest from the cares
of his strenuous speaking campaign
Senator Harding spent last night a,
an Indianapolis hotel and slept late
this morning before leaving for the
final stretch of his trip.
Departing from Indianapolis short
ly before noon. his special train was
to reach ST. Louis at IT'S pm, after
numerous short speeches in Indiana
and Illinois. The final address of his
swing round the circle of the border
states and middle west will be deliv-
cred to a night meeting in the St
Louis auditorium.
The longest of the stops on the
days program was at Terre Haute,
where a lay-over of an hour per-
mitted the nominee to go downtown
Tor an afternoon address. Rear-plat-
form speeches were arranged at
Greencastle and Brazil, Ind. and at
casey. Greenup. bingham. Vandalia,
Greenville and East st. Louis, Ill.
TemlInsen Hall Packed.
Tomlinson Hall was packed to the
outside steps for the senator's last
night meeting. The cheering lasted
nearly five minutes before Senator
New introduced Senator Harding. As
the candidate began speaking a man
in the gallery shouted. "Hurrah for
Cox" and a chorus of protests in
which many demanded that the inter-
rupter be thrown out was quoted by
the nominee.
No. don't throw him out" said Mr.
Harding. This isn't campaign of
throwing anybody out. This is cam
paigu of appeal to reason. The only
people were going to throw out is the
accumulation at Washington. The
incident. however, recalls to my mind
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campaign as originated in Indiana by
one OF the great statesmen of his time
hen1amin Harrison. In our America
there ought to be respect for the as
pirations it not for the person of a
candidate for President There ought
TO be respect for the office if not for
the candidate And every untoward
incident leads to misrepresentation
1916 League Pla.s.
In his discussion of the league of
nations the nominee referred to the
provision in the naval bill Of 1915 re-
questing the President to appoint a
commission to inaugurate an associa-
ton of nations for peace.
Nothing was ever DONE" he con-
tfnued. Il think I know now what the
trouble was. The Senate was foolish
enough to ask for the appointment Of
nine leading Americans
That was too many" yelled some
one and the crowd cheered.
Saving that "a former Secretary of
the Treasury had quoted him as ia
Vor1nS transcription" the nominee
said he presumed the quotation was
time.
believe in military training" he
continued. but such military training
as we have in the United States must
be voluntary. I do believe in uni
versal compulsory service in time of
war"
AdministFati0n Assailed.
He also assailed the administration
for failure to prepare for the world
war. saying he had been told that re-
placements had been fed into the
fighting lines in France without hay-
ing been taught to fire a gun
That's a betrayal Of American man
hood" he declared. That's a sacri-
flee of the sons of the republic 1 hone
the time will never come again when
we will sacrifice the manhood and the
safety of the republic to the winning
Text Of Address.
Mr.. Harding said in the course of his
speech at Indianapolis
we have come, believe, to the
threshold Of a new era. ask you
and ask all Americans to look for
ward to constructive and progressive
program. to q practical program, to a
program which has the characteristics
necessary to any good American pro-
gram, namely, that it shall have been
made by the advice and the will of
the people and shall have a united
America behind it.
7 am sure I am right when say
that America is fairly well united
against the program and the policies
which. for nearly eight years, have
been forced upon them, both as to the
conduct Of our relations with the rest
of the world and the conduct of those
affairs at home in which we ought to
set An example to the. rest of the
world
las to the mismanagement of our
domestic affairs. as to neglect, in
efficiency. waste and wild experiment
tation. believe there no longer ex-
lists any substantial difference of
opinion 1t is plain enough to the
people Of this country that both their
economic and social life have been
allowed IN some places to drift into
stagnancy. and in other places have
been overturned by unWarranted in
reference by an unwise administra-
tive government, exercising unconsti-
tutional and dictatoria1 powers. We
have had too much government in
business and not enough business In
government. We have spent an
amount equal to the cost of the civil
war because of the attempt to man
age our American railways. Happily
we have already turned our backs on
government ownership and operation
Of railway, shipping and communica-
tion lines.
At Eve Of Disaster.
We have seen an administration
bring US to the eve of disaster in
which we must all share, first in 1914
and now we are being led toward an
other crisis of stagnancy and unem-
pioyment- Those who are leading Us
toward a precipice now ask to be per.
petuated. To this plea to remain in
power l believe that the answer OF
the American people is already made.
II believe that the American people
hold il as piece Of common sense
that no man shall be allowed to write
third chapter of the democratic
book of destruction. 1t is common
we do not want American business
which is mostly small business ant
everybody's business. driven onto thu
rocks. But there is another reason Of
common sense which makes every
good American draw back from the
prospect of our continuing to set {
bad example to perplexed and dis
tracted world. Americans are prac'
tral, and not flmy idealists, and
believe / speak for them when / say
that we have in this country of our:
more regard for example than fol
preaching, and a higher esteem FOL
performance than for mere meddling
Sensible men and women will won
der at the assumption of those who
having no practical program to offel
make for America. should be COINS
the length and breadth of the lane
proposing that the league of nations
as negotiated by the President, shoult
be adopted. Upon its face. this pro
gram is not only tragically unwise
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