The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-15

Louisviile's blazing and unroarious re-
ception to the nominee. for the fact
that the demonstration was the fruit
or special effort on the part of the
lively. energetic Republican leaders
IN Kentucky-'robe" Hert. Morrow.
the Governor; Richard Stoll Of Lex
inston. who covered the State, with
chains OF Republican clubs; Dick
Ernst OF Covtnston. Roscoe searcy and
the fghting women of the party, Mrs.
casss-izs bradley South. Mrs. Marvin
". Lewis and mary S.hers who are
putting a new spirit into Republican
campaign work in the Blue Grass
state.
Kentucky Women Dfligent.
They say here that Mrs. South
hailed all along the line tonight. has
won thousands OF Democratic votes for
Senator Harding and that Mrs. Lewis
has been whiriwind of energy for the
Republic cause. All summer the
hopeful Republicans had been trying
to get Senator Harding down here. de-
manding his presence as their Ken
lucky right. sub; insisting that his
coming would absolutely oinch the
state. Now they had him. and they
proceeded TO take out the old Ken
lucky welkin and make 1t ring and
ring and ring. But even with a big
discount the news points to Republican
victory here.
Senator Harding arrived here at 6
r M, after making a dozen speeches
slong the line OF the Southern Railway
from Chattanooga. At Danyiile he was
Joined by Mr.. Ernest Gov Morrow. Dick
stoll of Lexington. Representative Lang
ley, Lieut-0ov. Ballard anA Frank b.
Russell, and the chiefs of the State or
ganizatfon escorted him when he was
saluted by cheers OF thousands at the
station. Fourth and G. streets The Sem
ator dined with Mrs. Harding, Mr.. Ernst,
Senator New and a few friends at the
seelbach, and resumed his triumphal
procession Immediately afterward
escorted b. throngs of enthusiastic fol-
lowers TO he armory. Although 1000
chairs had been TANNED into this great
auditorium. and although 1000 person
managed to wedge into the aisles the
building could not accommodate the
thousands who literally demanded a
speech. The result was an overflow
meeting and second speech. as was the
case at Chattanooga last night.
The meeting In the armory. humming
with enthusiasm even In the heat of the
closely packed place. began with the
singing Of the "Star Spangled Banner"
and as the strains OF the national air
led ~lt oh &c
from groups OF the over-eager: "Har-
ding !" Harding :" Harding" 1--WE want
Harding
A Crash of Applause.
At s:15 o'clock the Senator and Mrs.
Harding found a difficult way through
tn~ stage crowd to their places upon the
platform, and then the armory rocked to
the crash of applause. This applause
lad in II the high and leaping note In
stantly recognizable as spontaneous. the
note pitched to a peculiar key one heard
OF ly occasionally.
Gov. Morrow, himself great popular
figure in Kentucky, victor at the last
election by a majority of 10000 and
winner OF Louisville itself by more than
10000. was the chairman OF the meeting.
and ono of the hardest jobs that Ed
Morrow ever tackled was to keep the
TX 600 quiet long enough to get his own
talk done with and TO present Mrs.
Marvin II. Lewis for her brief. effective
Introduction Of Senator Harding.
Probably the most important thing
Senator Harding said was that which
touched upon the assurance" he had
received from the other great nations
that new kind OF world association for
prevention OF war, such as he fayors
and will work for, has their approval
" this means. as many took II TO mean
trat Senator Harding has been assured
privately that the nations OF Europe do
net insist on the ratification Of the
League of Nations that was made at
Paris. but will take any plan of CO.
operative association the United States
IL willing to go into. II may be taken to
answer one OF the main pro-league con-
tentions that II must be the Wilson
itague or no league at all
He took up the subject OF a world as
ISOLATION Of nations In its relation to
trade Having rejected tho betrayal of
America as expressed In Article X. of
the League Of Nations. our frst duty, he
said, is to set our faces toward an as
sociation with the other nations OF the
world under which each may be free 10
express Its own nationalism but in
which The mutual commercial and trade
problems may be worked out.
Must Upbuud Foreign Trade.
''I regard such a policy as perhaps
the greatest contribution that can be
made to create bonds for the rnainte-
nance Of the worlds peace. regard such
an arrangement. to which I have assur-
snce the other great nations would be
willing parties. as one step in n policy
OF upbuilding our foreign trade"
n. a'scussing the development OF
foreign trade, the Senator pictured u az
standing upon a tripod. The legs Of the
tripod are International finance, mer-
chant marine. and production coupled
with salesmanship. Government. he
said. could aid or obstruct these three
processes. and he intended TO aid. He
declared that high standards OF Ameri-
can commercial practices have always
been maintained by Republican policies.
while the Democratic policies have OBJ
structed and cast blight upon trade
He emphasized the part which credit
and finance play in foreign trade He
encouraged the study Of credit conditions
in foreign countries. presenting the opin-
ion that IL was not the part Of a wise
government 10 support foreign trade by
loans and credits. but that the taxpay-
ers must do this for themselves.
I'VE cannot compete upon equal basis
with country whose people are willing
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