The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-26
SENATOR HARDING, IN STRONG PREDICTION
STATEMENT, SAYS REPUBLICAN PARTY GOES
BEFORE PEOPLE ASSURED OF PUBLIC TRUST

Washington. oct. Ex-senator Hard
ing in i prediction statement TO the
American people mad" pubic her" io'
night. declared the Republican party
goes 10 the people assured that they
will recognize its superiority as an III
strumCntaiity OF administration and that
IN the election now impending they VIII
give It the certificate of th":r confluence
and trust"
The Republican presidential nominee
criticized Democratic administration t.;
governmental. utfHarS, declaring the
nation - dCt"ruIln"d to De- done Win
Democratic forms" Tho Republican
party. he asserted. has proposed in It's
platform and developed in the utter
ances OF its leaders, program whlch
contemplates equal opportunity Tor an
and recognizes the vices Of exploitation
and profIteerlnH."
As 10 the League OF Nations issue
Senator Harding summarized his party
position as follows:
The Republican party purposes
such an association " nations as VIII
most efficiently further the aspiration
Tor Worldwide and permanent peace
dependence OF the American nation. u
believes America can and must bSar us
full part in the Responsibilities OF IN"
world but II always believes that AM
erica alone must decide what that part
shall be-"
Senator HardinG'S statement follows:
In asking the suffrage OF the Amer
lean electorate this year. the Repuot:,,
can party has in mind both the record
OF service from its beginning, whereoi
Il is very proud. and the vision OF OPP
portunity for service IN the 1uturr,
during this campaign, We are asking
that great responsibility be impoSed
upon US. IL Is 4 responsibility thot
must be measured by both the gravity
t,,F MT
and the inca pacity with which the pres
cnt administration has met the problems
OF the last few years Onerous as Is IN?
responsibility we seek. our party mas
no thought Of eyading. for IL never mas
been guilty OF that.
Democratic economic and admins
tration policies had brought thls cou''
try TO the danger OF disaster before the
outbreak Of tho war IN Europe. ing
vast expansion OF our export trade ana
demands upon our producing faculties.
which came with the war. saved US
from immediate precipitation or that
disaster, But that phase has now PISS,
ed and nothing but q return TO tnoSe
constructive and progressive pohctes
which have always characterized thH
Republican administration can save W
from early realization or the Gang
that confronted US 1T the middle OF tsI4.
Democrats D1srsgarded Dangsr.
From the beginning OF me war in
Europe the Democratic administration
steadfastly refused to prepare for tI4
national defense IN cas-" We Shouin o'
involved. In 1916, when II was arpar-
emit 10 most people that our country was
In imminent danger Of being drawn into
the struggle the Democratic party made
It's promise TO continue keeping us oa'.
Thus, when We found ourselves 1T last
in the struggle, We were utterly I'M
ready for Il. and our participation COST
us immcasurably more than II should
have cost.
An administration that. when all tho
world was in confla grafton. refused 20
realize the Importance Of preparedness
Of course could not be expected I" real
ize while We were at war tho necessity
OF preparing for peace. SO We entered
into peace quite as unrcady for It as
were disorRanized. our debt enormous.
our foreign commerce devoted largely
10 supplying the neceSsar!es or war.
Instead Of setting itself TO remcnE-
ing these conditions. the administration
has devoted itself from tho day or the
armisticc to promoting a project or
world reorganization In which America
should bear the largest responsibilities
of guaranteeing q now scheme OF things.
as actual peace had been won. tho Am
erican people alone Of all the warning
nations. were denied by their govern
.ment tho privilege OF return 10 the
legal status Of peace and 70 the enjoy.
rnent Of those rights which they had
temporarily surrendered under the CIR
cumstances Of war.
Faithful IN war.
THE circumstances or war. SO long
as war was on. Republicans Upheld tn
hands Of the administration. forgetting