The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-22
NATIONAL, NOT
WORLD, IDEALS
SAYS HARDING
Republican Candidate Formally
Accepts Nomination
HOPES WOMEN MAY VOTE
Though Opinion 10 Divided, Nominee
Declares There Must Be No
Evasion of 18th Amendment.
HOPES WOMEN MAY VOTE

Marion, o., July pa pledge OF
constitutional government administer
ed by party and not by individual and
based on national rather than world
ideals, was given by Warren G. Hard
ing to day in formally accepting the
Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency.
He welcomed a popular referendum
on the League OF Nations, advocated
I increased production to cut the high
cost Of living, pleaded for obilteration
of sectional and class conflict, and de-
clared for industrial peace mot forced
but inspired by the common veal.
Prohibition he gave only a passing
notice. saying that despite divided op-
| inion regarding the Eighteenth amend
ment and the statutes enacted to make
it operative, there must be no evasion
in their enforcement. He declared it
his sincere desire" that ratification
OF the suffrage amendment be complet
ed to permit women to vote this fall
in every state.
Reviewing and commencing briefly
many other planks of the party plat
form. the candidate declared for col
lective bargaining for farmers, repres
sion of the disloyal, generous FEEDER
al cooperation" in rehabilitatlng the
railroads, intelligent defiation OF the
currency. enlargement OF government
aid in reclamation, genuine express
lien of gratitude to veterans Of the
World War and maintenance Of an
lampie navy and "a small army but the
best in the world.
In his promise of "a party govern
ment Senator Harding reitera ed his
belief that the Vice President should
! have a part in the affairs OF the chief
executives official family and declared
there also shonld be "a cordial under
Istanding and co-ordinated activities
between the executive and Congress
NO man." he said. is big enough
to run this great Republic Our first
Ie0mmittal is the restoration OF repre-
sen ative popular government, under
the constitution through the agency
of the Republican party
Promising restoration of peace as
soon as Republican Congress should
send a peace declaration to a Repub
llican President for his signature, the
candida e assalad the league covenant
as brought home by President Wilson
| but declared the war's' sacrifices
would be lin vain if we cannot ac
claim a new order, with added securt
ty to civilization and peace maintain
led"
we Republicans of the Senate he
continued, when we saw the struc
lture of a world supergovernment tax
ing visionary form, joined in a becom
ing warning of our devotion to this
Republic. The Republicans cf the
Senate halted the barter Of indepen
dent American eminence and in
fuence,
I'VE do not mean TO hold aloof We
do not mean to shun a responsible
lty of this Republic We were re
solved then, even as we are today and
will be tomorrow, to preserve this
free and independent republic Let
those now responsible, or seeking re
sponsiblity, propose the surrender
with interpretations, apologies
or reluctant reservation from which
our rights are to be omitted. We wei
come the referendum to the American
people on The preservation of Ameri
ca.
with Senate advising as Nt
hopefully approach the nations o
the earth, proposing that understand
ing which makes us a willing partici
Ipant in the conservation of nations tC
new leadership, to commit the mora
forces OF the world, America includ
ed. to peace and international justice
still leaving America free, independ
en- and self reliant, but offering
friendship to all the world"
Declaring railway employees ough
to be the best paid in the world, the
candidate emphasized the responsi
biity of such service and added.
The government might we'll stamI
railway employment with the sancti
Ity of public service and guarantee t
the railway employees that justice
which voices the American conception
of righteousness on the one hand ant
assures continuity of service on thu
other"
In his reference to prohibition ant
law enforcement he said
People ever will differ about tn,
wisdom of the enac ment OF law
there is divided opinion regarding tht
Eighteenth amendment and the law
p enacted to make it operative-bu
there can be no difference of opinion
= about homes law enforcement Mod
lication or repeal is the right of
free people, whenever the deliberat
b and intelligent public sentiment CON
mands, but perversion and exvasiol
mark the paths to the failure goveri