The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-01
HARDING MAKES FIRST
SPEECH IN THE 'FRONT
PORCH' CAMPAIGN OUT
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neighbors grow mutual respect, mu-
tual sympathy and mutual interes'.
without which life holds little of real |
enjoyment.
Plays to Pilgrim Fathers"
"The especial thought in my mind
today is the interdependence and mu-
tuality Of interest of all our people.
One could underwrite the good for
tunes of mankind, if he guarantee in
prosperity that fraternity-that COM
mon interest-which is born OF ad-
versity. The pilgrim fathers laid their
eternal foundations of new world lib
erty in gri mnecessity, and the same
spirit, the same concord the same mu-
tuality followed every pioneering step
in the development of the republic.
OF the tendency to class consciousness
is a product of developing fortunes ana
is both reflex of development and
menace to maintained progress. We
must caution against class distinction
and class conflict at every step.
Factory and Agriculture.
Here in the middle west where
farming is free from tenantry and
holds to the normal way, and that fol-
lowing is mainly confined to the plants
of that moderate size which indexes
the surprising fabric of American
industry.
I'VE have the touch Of intimacy
and that close understanding which
emphasizes the thought l have m
mind We cannot promote agriculture
alone. The factory is necessary 20
the making of a market. We cannot
foster the factory and ignore agri-
culture because the farm is our base
of food supply.
"I can readily recall forty cent wheat
flayed from the fields Of Richland
and Morrow. That was before indus
try developed the home consumer;
thtt was before railways and i'm
proved highways opened the way 20
markets. That was when farming was
fight for subsistence, instead of the
present day pursuit of attainment
that was before luxury became the
byproduct of farm and factory; that
machinery; that was when we Graded
the wheat and toiled from sunrise
to sunset; that was before wealth had
been taken from the earth to alter that
way Of our civilization.
Don't Want to BE MisquOted.
81 trust no one will misquote me as
saying l believe in forty-cent wheat,
because l have INDUCED my memory.
Sometimes We are very unfair in
handling the utterances Of public men.
l remembered, when the senate was
discussing the wartime guarantee on
wheat, when we felt we ought to give
the American farmer that assurance
which would encourage feeling to
guard against war famine, a western
senator was arguing that wheat could
not be raised for less than $3.50
per bushel. l interrupted him to say
that / we'll recalled that Ohio farmers
in pre-war days had rejoiced to get
dollar for their wheat. l was speak
ing Of normal days prior to the war.
You will bear me witness that l spoke
correctly, and fairly. Yet there are
those who seek to convey that i said
am not so annoyed at the silly un.
truth as / am distressed at the af-
front to ordinary justice.
l am recalling the old time low level
of prices, to recall at the same time
the peoples inability to buy, and 4
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mounting wages, mounting expendi-
tures-these are inseparably linked and
grim mutually will ultimately as.
sert itself, no matter what We do. But
q mindfulness of this mutually will
spare us the fine qualities and the
grievances which come of forced ad-
justment.
Cannot Live by Past Standards.
There is no living today or tomor-
row, according to the standards of
yesterday. Every normal being is look
ing forward We collect more federal
wealth of the republic a century
ago. Only a little while ago, our
grievances about taxes were wholly
local, because a half century of re-
publican control of the federal gov
ernment held us free from direct
| the domestic scent Of freedom from
trade which is international rather
than national and mounting cost d
government and finally, war burdens,
turned federal taxation to a colossal
| burden.
Readujstment
mo one seriously complained while
the national crisis hung over us,
but We must work for readjustment
for stabilized and prosperous peace.
We ought to make wealth bear its
| full share Of tax burdens and we
ever will. Having this thought in
mind and also thinking Of the exces.
sive cost Of living, l doubt if the
excess profits tax for war precisely
accomplishes the worthy interest. Its
operations have been disappointing, its
costs multiplied and pyramided, and
righteous changes and notifications
ought to be sought at an early day.
I would gladly recommend a
change, but ] am not yet prepared
TO suggest an equitable substitute,
though | should have no hesitancy
in asking congress to seek the earli-
est possible solution. The radical
cost Of government is already pledged,
and reduced appropriation by con
gress is already recorded. We must
not paralyze American production by
taxation at home or destructive conf
petition from abroad. because oui
mutual interest in productivity has
made us what We are.
A Great Democracy
Despite all the depreciation, l can
not BRING myself to accept the notion
that the inter-relation among oui
men and women has departed. We
ure a democratic people. Our state