The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-22
SENATOR HARDING's SPEECH.
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sentative popular government, under the
constitution, through the agency of the
Republican party.
Promising restoration of peace as
soon as a Republican congress should
send a peace declaration to a Repub-
lean president for his signature, the
candidate assailed the league covenant
as brought home by President Wilson
but declared the wars sacrifices would
bea'in vain if we cannot acclaim new
order, with added security to civiIiza-
ton and peace maintained.
We Republicans of the senate,'' he
continued, when we saw the struc-'
ture of world supergovernment TAX
ing visionary form, joined in becom-
ing warning of our devotion to this re-
public. The Republicans of the
senate halted the barter of independent
American eminence and influence.
We do not mean to hold aloof We
do not mean to shun a single response
bility of this republic We were re-
solved then, even as we are today. and
will be tomorrow, to preserve this free
and Independent republic. Let those
now responsible, or seeking response
bility. propose the surrender. whether
with interpretations, apologies. or re-
luctant reservations from which our
rights are to be omitted. We welcome
the referendum to the American people
on the preservation of America.
With a senate advising as the con-
stitution contemplates, / would hope
fully approach the nations of Europe
and of the earth, proposing that under
standing which makes us a willing par
ticipant in the conservation of nations
to a new leadership, to commit the NOR
al forces of the world, America
included, to peace and international
justice, still leaving America free, in
dependent and self reliant, but offer
ing friendship to all the world
Declaring railway employees ought to
be the best paid in the world, the can
didate emphasized the responsibility
of such service and added:
The government might well stamp
railway employment with the sanctity
of public service and guarantee to the
railway employees that justice which
voices the American conception of
righteousness on the one hand and as
sures continuity of service on the
other
In his reference to prohibition and
law enforcement he said:
''People ever viii differ about the
wisdom of the enactment of law
there is divided opinion regarding the
| eighteenth amendment and the laws
enacted TO make it operative-but there
can be no difference of opinion about
| honest law enforcement Modification
or repeal is the right of free people
whenever the deliberate and intelligent
public sentiment commands, but per.
version and evasion mark the paths tc
the failure of government itself"
ON woman suffrage he said in part
Let Us not share the apprehension.
of many men and women as to the dan
ger of this momentous extension of the
franchise. Women have never beer
without influence in our political life
Enfranchisement will bring to the poll.
the votes of citizens who have beer
born upon our soil, or who have sought
in faith and assurance the freedom ant
Opportunities of our land. It will bring
the women educated in our schools
trained in our customs and habits d
thought. and sharers of our problems
lit will bring the alert mind the awak
ened conscience, the sure intuition. thC
labhorrence of tyranny or oppression
the wide and tender sympathy that dis
tinguish the women of America. Sure
ly there can be no danger there.
i And to the great number of noble
women who have opposed in convie
ton this tremendous change in the an
Gent relation of the sexes as applied
to government, venture to plead that
they will accept the full responsible
fly of enlarged citizenship and give to
the best in. the republic their suffrage
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