New-York tribune., 1920-10-07
Senator Tells Audience in
Overalls Present Stand
ard Cannot Continue
if Bars Are Let Down
Begins His Longest
Trip of Campaign
indiana Voters Urged to
Elect Watson; Speaks
in Des Moines To-day
FROM q Stn1 CorrcSroa,de,.

ator Harding's train Greeted bv
! large and cheering crowds at every
stop, Senator Warren G. HARDING
passed the first day of what will be his
longest campaign trip preaching the
gospel of America First in rear plat-
form speeches as he crossed Ohio and
Indiana and entered Illinois.
Senator Harding, upon his arrival in
Chicago tonight, was driven to the
Congress Hotel and had dinner there;
also conferences with VIII H. Hays.
chairman of the Republican National
committee, and other political leaders.
tie then retired for several hours rest
before departing for Des Moines.
ne Republican candidate is schcd-
uled to speak tomorrow forenoon at
Des Moines and in the evening at
Omaha. The following day he will de-
ilVer prepared addresses in st. Joseph
and Kansas City, Mo. On Saturday he
VIII speak In Oklahoma City. He will
be back in Marion by Monday noon.
The day after that he is scheduled to
invade the South, going to Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Leaving Marion this morning, Sen
ator Harding was convinced that he
was departing on the most difficult
trip OF his campaign Mrs. Harding,
former Senator Sutherland, of Utah,
and Harry Daughterty are travelling
with him. His party also includes, in
addition to newspaper correspondents.
Dr.. and Mrs. c. 4. Sawyer. Of Marion.
Ihere are three cars attached to regu-
lar trains for most of the tour The
candidate is travelling in the private
car Superb, which replaces the Ideal,
wrecked at Millwood on the last trip.
Talks to Workers in Overalls
The presence of many workmen in
overalls in a crowd of 800 that pressed
about the rear platform Of Senator
Harding's car in Lima, Ohio, when the
train stopped there at noon, suggested
the candidate's s theme. He said to them:
political parties mean to serve us
all to the best advantage. 1t is only
& question OF difference as to the policy
which will best serve our common good.
Let me say to you men that l want to
bring to you the readjustment after
the World War which will maintain
for the millions of American wage
earners the high standard Of pay which
is theirs now. [ caution you men that
that can never happen under the policy
of a party which believes in opening
The doors Of America TO foreign-madc
prOGucts.'
The workmen applauded.
And if am elected President, as
expect to be-" continued the candidate,
pausing with appraised arm for the ap-
plause to cease, 81 am going to stand
for the policy that furnishes American
markets first for American products.
81 know what is in your hearts. You
rejoice i'll the new standard of com
pensation, and | rejoice with you but
you arc grieved about the high cost of
living. and you have right to be
grleved about it. While men may talk
to you about reducing the high cost
Of living, yet it can be effectively re-
duced only in one way, and that is BY
your giving the best efficiency that is
in you, SO as to reduce cost Of pro-
duction''
School Children Hail Candidate
At Decatur, Ind, an hour and a quar-
ter later, Senator Harding came out on
the platform aad found that about
LOCO persons had contributed to the
thlllderouS yell that had welcomed MS
train. There was d fife and drum corps
of boys IN white duck uniforms and
groups OF school children were lined
up or both sides of the tracks A party
OF hlgh school girls took up a position
Just behind the candidates car and
caused him to smile happily when they
chanted; "We're for Harding! He's
all right"
II do not mean to find fault with
my fellow countrymen of the opposite
political faith,' began the Senator,
after a few pleasantries. 81 only mean
to say to you, as men and women and
boy. and girls of America, that for
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