The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-09-17
Declares Justice, kirdilnese and Mercy
Stand Out az Foremost ChArao.
teristics o. Republican
~ Candidate.

Included among the Minnesota Re.
p%ublicans working faithfully and in
dustriously in behalf Of Senator Hard
Ing, Is Rev. .. B. Martin, Of Winnie
bago, Mimi, formerly pastor Of the
Marion, Ohio. Baptist Church and
Senator H%arding's pastor. The other
day Rev. Martin was asked just why
he Is 10 enthusiastic about Senator
Harding, and this 10 what he said:
ut Is a peculiar pleasure for me to
continue the work which / begaa
twenty-five years ago. It was my
privilege to stand on the side lines
and boost for Senator Harding when
he received his nrst nomination for
public Office. When he was a canhi-
date for the senate ! was visiting IN
Ohio and had he pleasure OF boost
ing for him. X Is. therefore. q pecu-
liar pleasure TO join with this bunch
OF Minnesota boosters In seeking 10
put Senator Harding over, In tia
greatest gift within the power OF tho
people. Being a clergyman, have
pf0h constantly dSkfN ny NY IFipHHS
at the college commencement In Mich
igan, In Chicago and in Minnesota why
! am such a persistent booster for
Mr.. Harding. and | have been asked
70 state In this presence my reasons
for doing so. These are three.
1.-THE first pertains to certain ele-
ments OF his character. | will give you
these as | received them while | was
pastor of the Baptist Church In this
city, OF which Mr.. Harding is q menu
Der. ! asked him and a group OF other
men TO make some Sunday evening
addresses. | do not remember much
that Senator Harding said at that
time, but ! do remember very distinct
~ the words with which he closed
his address and which have stood all
these years as outstanding elements
OF his character to me. He closed the
address by a quotation from the Pro-
phets, In which he said, And what
doth the Lord thy God require OF Thea
but to do Justly and love mercy aud
walk humhly with thy God Justice,
mercy. kindness and humility have
In all these years stood as foremost
chara cteristics OF Mr.. Harding's life
chara cteristics which are always at
tractfv@ and make 4 mans life worth
while.
1.-The second reason 10 because 10
lievs that there IL focused in him tho
best traditions. ideals and purposes Of
the great Republican party and 70 pc
culiarly nt him to be their leader In
this great crisis Of the nations life. I
use the word leader ~advisediy. for Il
u leadership that we are needing and
not arbitrary. dictatOrfai, a~utocratic
rule. We have had enough Of that. r.
. boss 10 desired there would be 40
need for making any change. for the
boss that We have 10 the bossiesk
1.-THE third reason IL because ! and
in him no trace Of radicaiix,n. To me
radicalism 10 the greatest danger that
We have to face. Our Interests are too
diverse to admit OF anything Of that
character. We have our agricultural
group with Its interests. We have the
labor group withits tnteresta. We have
our financial interests. We have that
other great group known as the pub
tic. that has always been made the
goat with Its interests. All OF these
are Of vital interest TO the common
veal and | believe that Senator Hard
Ing u broad enough and sympathetic
enough 20 that the interests Of each
will be blended In the commou ln1erese
Of al, and all viii he psftectly aafs
under his leadership"