Arizona republican., 1920-09-29
CHEERING.CRO GREETS HARDING AT WHEELING IN SECOND DAY TOUR
Harding Denounces One Man Government-Demo Extravaganza and Prom ises Budget for Admins tration to Check Waste
TRepubiioan A. p. Leased wirel

WHEELING. w. Va. Sept. 2s.- Speaking to a tumultuous crowd which packed the Wheeling auditorium while thousands more battled in the streets for admission, Senator Harding laid down here tonight 8 policy of government economy and strict busi- ness administration.
 From the time of his arrival here in the early afternoon the Republican nominee was besieged by bowling throngs and during the auditorium ad- dress his words again and again awakened avalanches of applause.
 So dense and tumultuous was the crowd along the line from the senator s hotel to the auditorium that both his car and that which carried Mrs. Hard ing were lost for a time in traffic jams. Mrs. Harding reached the hall first and was given an ovation as she was pushed through crowded aisles up to the platform.
 When the nominee, arrived the crowd rose and cheered for more than a minute Previously Senator Harding had short talk, denouncing one-man government before a crowd of many thousands who flocked the streets about the hotel, and earlier in the day he had spoken to five crowds that gathered around his private car as it came across 10 W est N1TSlnl3.
 Prefers Front Porch
 Senator Harding told his auditorium audience why he had preferred the front porch campaign.
 Tt wasn't because I didn't desire to come to you and preach the gospel of standpoint" he said I've been doing that all my life. That's why I'm a nominee for president. But I choose to speak from the front porch over at Marion for tie very reason that have encountered in Wheeling today. didn t like to disappoint anyone. When I came to your city find the tide of Republicanism running nigh and there are 30. 900 people in Wlieelin4 who want to hear the gospel of RepubIicanism IS delight to preach it; but only about 5000 of us can crowd in here.
 -One thing I could do in Marion was that I could talk to virtually all of the American people through the medium of the great American press.
 "I think the American people have heard-I know they have heard up in Maine, and I think they have heard everywhere and have resolved we ought to do two things. First, to put our own house in order and then let the world know that we can manage our own affairs
 Assaiis Democratic Waste
 Declaring that Democratic extrava-
 
 brought the nation to the brink of financial disaster. Senator Harding said that the Republican party pro- posed to inaugurate policy of econo- my and efficiency that would put the whole federal government on a sound business basis.
 The nominee quoted treasury depart ment figures to support his charge oi unwarranted expenditures and assert cd that one effect of the administra- tion's proposal for new issue oi treasury certificates would be to fur ther handicap the money market ano to Increase the cost of living. He scored President Wilson for his vets of the budget bill passed by the las Republican congress and promised tha a budget system would be one of the first policies inaugurated by a nev Republican administration
 Unless we check the existing sys tenn of waste and extravagapce," h' continued, we shall run head-on into disaster. We have heard during tn, last few days from the Democratic ad ministration at Washington that needs money, more money, always nor, money And during these same day we have heard from a Democratic can didate that if he is elected to tn presidency he will give to the peopl of this country a budget system sue as tho present president, with whom hc says he is in accord, rejected las Junc."