Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-29
HARDING PORTRAyS
ideal GOVERNMENT
Promises to Follow Constitution
and Take People Into His
Confidence
URGES FINER WATERWAYS

government eonduetea Ms,,,r,;nn Mnoer n and
oroinated powers OF ,ns cpns, s,nan nao'
always taking ths whole hmei,tan ,,,n,arsS SeSS Nv
&c 1nIo w c"Inueuvo ns.. as ths
nenator na,uinE ne'v .'.a .rtv yoniS
lueal ,tsoMara Sn,sn ns pay '-'
WORK IL returneo 10 po"er' ),
Assailing "one man government.
the Republican nominee also sp9ke no.
greater care that fedora! APPROPRIATIONS
BE- made for the good Of the whole ma
tion rather than to win local tsVor.
"Pork. barrel" river and harbor legis.
lation he condemned particularly, and
maze p,ca ~, IT. an ,ns &c ~ "n',n,sst,
r;vers ] a valuable communication sys-
fem IN 60 ordination with the railways.
az very much wish the people to
know nv conception Of the high place for
which the Republican party has pro.
posed my name" he said.
..
strongly opposes Usurpation
az cannot exnress mrself too strongly
against ono man royernment. with nm
untrammcled centralized mower. I am
against tho spirit OF epcroa achment or
assumption which may lead one OF the
vrcat departments Of our government
Under the con tuition TO invade or as
sumc tbf flnctions of another Wash
inaton warned against n In his farewell
address.
Even though Il IA very old fashioned
to believe In WASHINGTON. I do believe
in the caution he uttered. Our govern.
mcnt must express the will of the people,
not the will Of the chief executive.
~ did not much criticize the enlarged
executive powers in the great war
emergency. In most instances I voted
for them when Congress bestowed. I
only object to continuing these extra.
ordinary war powers after the war
was won.
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Niiuhs " ITust tne Tuphc
"When am elected there Ia going to
be that regard and respect for Congress
M Wnicn une eonSsu" ,st ~ tu.n n'h, rosnnn. no
riohts and ob,ipations Of the executive.
''Rut I moan 4, do more than 60 ordi-
nate and 90 operate with Congress, [
on going to consult md converse with
thc non and women az America. | would
,ather trust the great updercurrcnt OF
American Thought and conviction than
foIion. Tho greatest nropayapdist pro .
cram cram ever inauguratcd.
II believe in expert advice in solving
problems which require It; ! believe in
more thar one line to the sounding ooaru
of deliberate public opinion; ! believe
in the great ship OF state sailing win q
| skilled crew. as well rs captaln. ana
am in favor Of sailing orders originat-
| ed in the United states,
Transportation is the very Key 10
all our industrial. AGRICULTURAL ana com
mercial activities. Thcre are still some
OK carts in isolated sections' pu. we
are living IN u n,otor aS'. w a'e uo'Is
bigger things than OF OLD, ana We 90
them in bigger way.
But nothing ought "hon! 10 super
sede the water highwaEs; our Proolem 10
end expenditures which are made 10
rejoice a local community. ana Apply
the ways of commerce.
yyou,d A;d Comn,erc.
'u 49," l.,
Il have Withessed .ns practice OF
favored appropria,ioh, anu Know i.s un :
worthiness anu i's u.ter 'aek OIL auu'ns
to our conhon wunarc, .t'au ~
urge the endins vi u anu sceh 70 Apply
our federa' resources 10 proving tnC
uunty OF nipro'eo l!tc."ais gMci9re M
trying 10 sh,lSts na,ior H,ue aesIre
to turn iedera' au'! INTO ieuerai ia'or'
Here on the Ohio there has been q
discouraging decrease OF tonnage.
"Hcre Is the ideal project. here a
river unriyaled in the old world. here
ar artery Of trade which ought to throt
with yitnlizing cargoes. We ought tc
do more than complete the dams which
are to give the Ohio navigable stage