The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-26
G. @. P. SUCCESS
VITAL TO NATION
SAYS HARDING
Republican Party Asks for
: Responsibility Because
of It's Superiority.
TRUE TO TRADITIONS
Wilson Administration Ar
raigned for. Unprepared-
ness in War and Peace.
RECONSTRUCTION URGENT
Presidents Pursuit Of Chimera
Criticised as Unjust to
American Welfare.
RECONSTRUCTION URGENT

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New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., Oct. %.
The Republican party goes before
the voters of the country assured
that they will recognize it's superiority
as an instrumentality of administra-
ton. and tina, in the election now i'm
pencing they will give it their trust
and confidence" Senator Harding said
in signed statement written for the
National Republican and made public
here to-day.
Grave in tone, the statement recites
tempered but nevertheless con-
yinclng arr..ignment of the Wilson Ad-
miristration for It's hesitancy. ineffl-
CLERGY and autocracy.
"This. in q word, is the record of
the Administration now about to retire
from power which seeks to have It's
policies perpetuated." said the Senator.
summing up his arraignment.
Senator Harding shows how Demo-
cratic policies brought the country near
disaster when the European war brought
about expansion OF export trade; how
the Administration refused to prepare
for the national defence. and how. fin
ally it refused to prepare for peace, with
the result that the end of the war found
the country unready for reconstruction
Then Senator Harding said the Admins
tration suddenly conceived its idea Of
world reorganization. leaving untouched
pressing domestic problems.
The Republican party, Senator Har-
ding repeats, is the prepayment of an as
ISOLATION to meet the aspiration Of
world peace without endangering Ameri-
can independence
Responsibility Welcomed.
Senator Harding's statement follows ::
"In asking the suffrage of the Ameri-
can electorate this year the Republican
party has in mind both the record Of
service from its beginning. whereof 1t
Ii very proud, and the vision OF oppor-
tunity for service in the future, which
its spokeemen have presented during
this campaign.
"W-e are asking that a great RESPONSE
bility be imposed upon us. 1t Is re-
sponsibiity that must be measured by
both the gravity of the crisis that con-
fronts the world and the incapacty with
which the present Administration has
met the problems Of the last few years
Onerous as is the responsibility we seek.
our party has no thought of evading, for
1t never has been guilty Of that
Democratic economic and administra-
Al. -. - y trx, ~
the danger OF disaster before the out
break of the war in Europe. The vast
expansion OF Our export trade and de-
mands upon our producing facilities
which came with the war saved us from
immediate precipitation of that disaster
But that phase has now passed. and
nothing but a return to those constrlic-
tive and progressive policies which have
always characterized the Republican Adj
ministration can save us from early
realization of the danger that confronted
US at the middle Of 1914.
Democratic slogan of 1919.
From the beginning Of the war in
Europe the Democratic Administration
steadfastly refused 20 prepare for tho
national defence IN case we should be
involved. In 1916, when 10 was apparent
to most people that our country was In
imminent danger OF being drawn into
the struggle. the Democratic party made
It's campaign on the boast that IL had
kept us out Of war and the promise TO
continue keeping It's out. Thus. when we
found ourselves at last In the struggle
we we're utterly unready for It. and our
participation cost US UNNECESSARILY
more than II should have cost.
IAN Administration that. when all the
world was In connasration. refused 20
realize the Importance Of preparedness
of course could not be expected to realize
while we were nj war tho necessity Of
prepa ring for pence. So we entered into
peace quite as unready for IL as we had