East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-27

though Senator Harding voted for the
national prohibition amendment he
had previously proposed an amend-
ment making the law inoperatlye un.
less It was ratified BY the states With
In six years.
Harding voted against prohibition in
tho District of Columbia. He voted
prohibition in the Philippines He
voted with the vets In the prohibition
tests ON the army reorganization bill,
the espionage act, and the food and
! fuel control measures lie voted to
make the prohibition act red "spirl-
tous" rather than Intoxicating" liqu-
ors. He voted against an amendment
prohibiting the sale OF lntoxlcants. He
voted against prohibiting the lmporta-
1 tlon Of withdrawal OF distilled liquors
I from bond for beverage purposes He
voted to save beer and light wines
In addition to opposing the only
means OF preventing war now before
the country-the League OF Nations
Senator Harding opposed the farm
loan act. Opposing that act. he said
in the senate on April 2G. 1915;
II will not assume To say that condl-
tiOns In Ohio are altogether like those
of other states Of the Union, hut / bee
licvc / can state an absolute truth
when say that there Is no more need
for measure Of this kind for the agri-
cllturists of the state OF Ohio than for
the government 10 try to step In and
take charge of all our Industrial and
productive affairs In that state"
Harding introduced statement
from banker OF Ohio branding tho
farm loan system as an attempt TO use
the credit OF the government for
special class OF individuals, meaning.
OF course, the farmers
} Senator Harding didn't want far-
mers TO receive s2.26 for their wheat.
He was Tor dollar wheat. In the sem
ate he said
''In this latter day farming has bc-
come AN occupation for profit; aud I
happen to know that under normal
conditions, dollar wheat makes It a
very profitable occupation"
Opposed labor and Soldiers
Harding voted against labor time
after time In the senate. He voted
for the bill including the anti-strike
1 provision. He voted for compulsory
lengthenng OF the working day for
I certain government employees. Ho
voted for the stop-watch time measur-
ing devices. He voted against feder-
, al employment bureau, fayoring the
employers who preferred chaotic en-
Z ployment conditions. Harding voted
r against raising the pay Of soldiers serv-
!, ing abroad. He voted against provid-
: ing a district rent administrator to
prevent rent profiteering In the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Reserve Bank Threatened
Although Senator Harding was not
IN the senate when the federal reserve
: law was created, the men to whom he
7 owes his nomination, and who, like
himself are reactlonaries, opposed Il.
Smoot and Brandegee spoke and voted
against the federal reserve system.
: Penrose voted against II. Lodge was
paired against it. Senator Harding
says these men should be consulted by
the executive Of the nation in perform.
ing the duties Of his office. Are thew
Z to be consulted as to whether the fed
eral reserve bank Is to be continued
or Is to be wrecked?
iBg Business Friends
Among the men who contributed H.
nancially to the book Of faith.'' n
book written by Ross Barnes setting
forth reasons why tho Democratic
party should be shorn OF power. and
endorsed In a letter by Senator Hard
ing, are the two Rockefellers. Teaele
OF Standard Oil, and William Wood Of
the American Wooden Company. What
interest have these men In the candi.
dacy of Harding, and what interest
have they in Oregon?
As Senator
In describing senator Harding. his
fitness for the presidency, and his no.
sltlon. the Washington, ID. C. Search
light. a non-political publication maln-
tanned to report the official records of
senator's and congressman, sums up:
Harding probably ranks below
every other senator in initiative, acti-
witty and accomplishment"
Neither his friends nor his enem-
les can connect his name with n sim
gle outstanding issue, good or bad"
HE neither introduced nor cham
pioned even one big constructive mea-
sure.f
HE was absent or lodged 116s roll
calls or quorum calls"
"All the bills and resolutions he in
troduced were local or private In char
aeter. except eight"
None of these eight exceptions was
of big Importance"
Ills senate speeches were hating.
inconsistent, and generally Illogical.
with always reactionary point OF
view"
AS follower, politically and econ
omically, he stood with his party
posses-Penrose, Smoot and Lodge"
In all matters Of spoils and organt.
zation, he was with the Old Guard"
ION issues at all important. he
voted with the progressive group only
nine times in six years"
He favored woman suffrage after
much reluctance and indecislon.p
He stood consistently against con-
servation"
"On every important test between
capita and labor, he voted with the
former"
on revenue measures, he voted
against every amendment to increase
the tax upon profiteering and large
Incomes"
"He opposed the appointment of
Louis d. Brandeis great progressive,
% the Supreme Court"
"He opposed tax on campaign
HE opposed adequate approprIa.