New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
More Business in Govern.
ment and Less Gov
ernment in Business
Demanded by Senator
Politics Dictated
Unpreparedness
Policy Cost Billions in
Money Besides Lives
of Soldiers, He Says
From q star corr,snonasrs

From, stag Correspondent
MARION, Ohio. Oct. 24.-With
the Presidential election only few
days away, Senator Warren G. Har-
ding issued statement to-day in
which he charged that the Demo
cratic party had failed to give the
voters clear answer upon the pre-
dominant issues of the campaign.
The candidates statement was
viewed in Marion as move to force
Governor Cox to shoulder the fun
load of responsibility for the mis-
management of the affairs of the
government under two terms of
Woodrow Wilson.
Senator Harding, addressing him.
self ito the American people, saids
in his statement that there had been
no answer from the Democratic
party to the substantiated charge
that the Democratic administration
had cost the Republic billions Of dol
lars and the lives OF thousands Of
soldiers by 'unpreparedness for war
persisted in for political expedi-
ency"
While he has been at pains to
clarity and define the Republican
plan for putting the American
house in order, Senator Harding
said there has been no word from
the Democratic candidate upon these
matters of vital Importance to the
economic wellbeing Of the people of
the United States.
Democratic Errors Reviewed
All the sins of the Democrats
during the last eight years, from
the expensive experiment in gov
ernment ownership of railroads to
waste that goes recklessly on in
Washington even to-day, we're re-
viewed one by one in Senator Har-
ding's statement. On the other
hand, the Republican candidate re-
viewed his own campaign utter
ances to show that he had set before
the American people clearly and
definitely policy that would bring
the nation out Of "jungle Of mis-
management and into the light Of
stable good fortune
Senator Harding said that seldom IN
the history Of this country had there
been such an avoidance Of the duty
Of political party to make clear its
stand on important issues as had been
evident among the Democrats in this
campaign.
Constructive Measures Outlined
The Senator reviewed the policy he
had set forth in his campaign speeches.
Constructive measures. which he sad
he had advocated were the restoration
Of constitutional government. which
should represent the VIII of the people
rather than the VIII OF one man gov
ernment; more business IN govern
nent and less government IN busi-
ness" efficient reorganization OF ad-
nlnlstrative government to relieve tbs
drain on the taxpayers; conservation
Of human resources and development
motherhood and childhood and allevia-
.lon OF suffering and misery expan-
- sion Of foreign trade. protection OF
american Industries and upbflding
ard safeguarding of American agricui-
ture.
The Senator reiterated his statement
that he was wholly against the pro-
rosal to approve our membership IN
the League Of Nations as the Demo-
Gratis insisted that IL should be writ-
ten. He SAID that even Democrat :
i victory IN the election would leave
n cnIy blockade IN which the fulall-
: ment OF their Program would be I'M
= possible
: Senator Harding said he had tried to
harmonic public opinion behind for
: elgn poiicy which would be wise. gen
e erous and humane without mortgaglng
e America to the Old World
o Il stand for united America. the
+ statement concluded, "a humane Amer
:. lca, an efficient America. America first"
n Senator Harding passed quiet day
: preparatory 10 last nard week OF
: campaigning il nearby cities Of his
n nome state. In the morning he went
J. TO he services at the Baptist Church
with Mrs. Harding. He passed the
afternoon receiving callers vino con
ferred with hun on final details OF the
campaign and discussed the prepara-
llohs ior MS nnal speaking tour one
OF TIE Senator'S visitors WAS Gifore
/ Pinchot. who had been "a guest at din.
te ner at the Harding home.
e, Works on Speeches To-day
r Every available minute tomorrow
r and Tuesday morning Senator Hardin.
,e Will spend on the four speeches whici
r he Will deliver to close his campaign
ID The first OF them is TO be delivered il
3. Cleveland Wednesday night. where th.
Y. candidate viii remain until Thursds,
le morning. He Will then 60 10 Akron
where he speaks that evening Fri
70 day morning he starts for Cincinnati
L where he will speak Friday evening
1e and on Saturday he closes the speech
ne making tour at Columbus Senate
I'd Harding will return home SaturIA.
O. night TO await the results of next Tue.
E. days balloting.
OF The last week OF the campaign AnS
Senator Harding full Of viror urh.