Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Declares Senate VIII Have
Some Way in Determining
Foreign Relations If G. 4. P.
Administration Is Chosen.
FAVORS RULE REQUIRING
MAJORITY TREATY VOTE
Says Article 10 Of League Of
Nations Would Break DoWn
Orderly Process of the Fed
eraI Government.
BY The Associated Press.

Marion, o., Aug. l9.-7Reattirnling
his faith IN "rarty sponsorship in
government" Senator Harding said
N a speech today that His democrats
ic critics were correct in supposing
that, if elected. Re would permit
the senate to have some say in de-
termining the policy of the governs
ment." 1
"The senate saved American ma.
tionality in 1919 and 1920" he said.
when the executive proposed to SUR
render it. If a republican admins
tration is chosen. you can be certain
tha; the senate will have something
to say about the foreign relations.
as the constitution contemplates.
hal rather have the counsel of the
senate than all the political bosses.
II want to have done with per-
sonal government. | want to put
an end to autocracy reared in the
name OF democracy"
The senator also referred to the
senate filibustcr, which blocked sew
erai big appropriation bills in the
last days of the democratic congress,
and said that. while he did not ap-
prove at that time. the development
Rad saved about $l,000,000,000 bv
putting the supply measures over
into the republican congress.
Suggestions Correct.
an cartoon, in solemn editorial,
in many utterances from the plat
forn," he said, 1T has been suggest
oI that ~ ~ ros,,,l,t,ean
tory, the incoming president pro-
poses to permit the senate to have
some say i'll determining the policy
CT the government. I gladly pro-
clam all these suggestions to be lit
orally correct. | rejoice that the
United States senate is functioning
again. We need it to save America.
"If a republican administration is
chosen next November you can be
very certain that thk senate. tlleoret-
ica.ly, if not actually, composed of
96 leading men of the republic. will
have something to say about the
foreign relations, as the constitution
contemplatcs.
1T has become quite the fashion
for unheeding partisans of demo-
cratic fait'i to cry out against the
senate and the part it plays in ti1s
federal government. One might as
well proclaim. the constitution a
fraud. Tie senate is in reality the
security OF stable, popular govern
ment."
Praises Past Record.
Praising the record of the present
senate, the nominee declared it had
saved American nationality" when
the executive branch had proposed
to surrender It. He dissented from
arrogation of unconstitutional pow
ers by the president, and said it was
the purpose Of the republicans 10
have dore with personal govern
ment" and to PITT an end to- au-
tocracy." The rule requiring two
thirds vote i'll the senate to ratify
treaties he characterized as one of
the wlsest provisions in the consti-
tuition. ....
The league of nations was touched
on briefly, Senator Harding declar-
ing article 10 would break down the
orderly processes of the federal gov
ernment by transferring from con-
gress to foreign council the pow
er to decide when the nations should
60 to war.
1T would be a sorry thing" said
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