Arizona republican., 1920-08-26
WitIh HIardin@
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirel


 MARION, Aug. 25.-At the close of 8 speech today Senator Harding turned from his audience to two visiting sol diers, both blinded in the Argonne, and soIemnly made a public pledge that "there never shall be a substitute for the Stars and Stripes they last beheld.p
 The personal touch which brought a momentary hush over the gathering and then a roaring avalanche of cheers followed broader promise to the world that in its efforts for concord America would never surrender its na- tionality and suggestion that it would be better to ''cultivate waiting oppor tunities in friendly soil of the new world than chase phantom amid the envies and rivalries of the old"
 The Republican nominee also asked for governmental and individual econ omy as the primary step to reduce the cost of living, declared for a policy of federal maintenance of public high ways and appealed to the new women voters not to segregate themselves in a new party based on sex prejudice. The Democratic administration he ac- cused of ''premeditated" neglect in pre- pairing for the great war and of tardi 'n making provision for a return fp ce status.
 EuIogizes Roosevelt | He also paid tribute to Theodore Roosevelt and declared his conviction II ing for him at this moment as your candidate for president The greater part of the speech, delivered from the front porch to a delegation of Wyan- dotte county, Ohio, was devoted to gov ernment economy. The Republican congress, Senator Harding said, had saved nearly a billion dollars by par l ing down Democratic appropriat ton 1 proposals and thus had applied the one available remedy toward a reduc- l tion in the cost of living. He sug- gested it would be difficult to suggest | Nany particular remedy for living costs but declared the government at EIeast 'sshouId stop it's extravaganza as an example to individual thrift
 Asserting that the administration never could explain why it did not prepare sooner for the war, the can didate charged that administration of fficials sknew we could not escape in volvement." That neglect was pre- meditated" he continued, and the 1 American people who now are forced to meet the overwhelming costs of that I neglect have just reason to hold the 4 administration to account.
 l Tn espousing span American comlty, much dreamed about. but so little real ized" the nominee asserted that mo- body has a thought of American aloofness' or of any failure to make full contribution to world progress. By
 
 among the nations of this hemisphere he said. the United States could ac- complish good in a field where trade interests and political aspirations are mutual.
 The two blind soldiers were Elmer Stevens and Joseph Hulin, who had come with the Wyandotte delegation had been seated behind the senator as he talked.
 Tribute to American Heroes
 "They were blinded under the
 fIao. our flag in the Arsonre,
 s,;d the nominee after he had
 turred attention to them. |" l want
 to publicly pledge to them and to
 +h.ir comrades who suffered i'm na;rment the republics unfailins |, and grateful consideration. And want to pledge them something wore. | know what inspired their
 h.roisr. They were fighting tor
 Aoerica and American rights f } ;t had been for democracy alone th.v would have gone when Bel o;,,1, was invaded. if it had been S.r bun,anity alone they would hsv. answered the lusitania's
 s;nkino. Their hearts were stirred, +he;r Supreme offering was made when America was irnperiied. 6They never again can see Old GIorv. sublime at home and sig nsI;no our concept of freedom of | justice throughout the world. 6ut i pledqe to them an assurance in
 their hearts which blind eyes can ! not eonvev there never shall
 be substitute for the Stars ana Stripes they last behe'o'