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HARDING OUTLINES.
CAMP A|GN BASIS.
Party Government Not Personal
One, He Demands.
COOLIDGE FOR LAW FOR ALI.
Republican Candidate Declares He
Will Appeal For Return to consti
tutionaI Principles.

Washington, July 1.-The Republic
can presidential campaign will be
based 'on an appeal to restore party
government as d constitutional subSti-
tute for personal government" Sena.
tor Harding announced after con.
ference with Calvin Coolidge, his run,
ming mate, and National Chairman
Will H. Hays.
At the same time Governor Cool
idge in formal statement declared
that there must be return of public
opinion toward a self-control by the
people, toward great and overmast
ering desire to observe the law
Senator Harding's statement said:
Governor Coolidge breakfasted
with me and we have agreed that we
will base the campaign on an appeal
to restore party government as con.
stitutional substitute for personal
government
THE governor and have each serv.
ed as lieutenant governor in our state,
and we both have learned from ex-
perience how possible it is for a sec.
Ond official in q state to be a helpful
part in a party administration.
think the vice president should be
more than a mere substitute in wait
ing.
'In re-establishing coordination be-
tween the executive Office and the
senate, the vice president can and
ought to play big part, and | have
been telling Governor Coolidge how
much wish him to he not only par
ticipant in the campaign, but also
how much / wish him to be helpful
part of a Republican administration.
THE country needs the counsel and
the becoming participation in govern
ment of such men as Governor Cool
idge."
Governor Coolidge's statement fol-
lows:
Il am here to cooperate with my
associate. We have many problems
ahead. Many men have many rene
dies. The best remedy is the OBJ
servance of the constitution and the
laws, not their enforcement, mind
you. I am not speaking of that.
"Of course, the government will en-
force the laws. That is far from
enough. There must be return of
public opinion toward a seIf-centrol
by the people. toward great and
overinastering desire to observe the
law. When that is done the other
problems viii fail away there w
be ~ sslls So -
Governor Coolidge and Chairman
Hays attended the regular daily con-
ference of Senator Harding with the
newspaper correspondents. Senntor
Harding's attention was called TO a
statement of Senator Penrose, oppos-
ing the proposed plan for front
porch" campaign.
"It is not surprising that there
should be difference of opinion as
to the most effective methods of
campaigning" said Senator Harding.
While recognizing the merits of
Senator Penrose's proposal for mod
crate campaign trip, the presidential
candidate said the country was "call-
ing IOF ueADerdte uIteidHCS anu AOi
this reason the front porch campaign
proposition appeals to me-"
He added, however, that no unalt-
cradle plan had been made.
Governor Coolidge said that thus
far he had made no plans for a tour
of the country.
Mr.. Hays said he had no statement
to make except that he wanted to
keep congratulating the country upon
the Republican nominees"
During the day Senator Harding de-
voted some time to the preparation
of his coming speech of acceptance,
discussing financial and business con-
ditions with George NJ. Reynolds, a
Chicago banker.