Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-29
Harding DenOunces One Man
System OF Government And .
Urges Rule By The People
Greater Care In Federal Al
preparation. For The Gosl
OF The Entire Nation u
Urged By Republican Can
didate AT Ashland. I

Ashland, KY, Sept. ga federal
government conducted under the CO.
ordinated powers of the constitution
and always taking the whole Ameri-
can people into it's confidence was !.
pictured by Senator Harding here to-
day as the ideal toward which his
party would work If returned to-
power.
Assailing "one-man government
the Republican nominee also spoke
for greater care that federal apprp-g
priations be made for the good OF
the whole nation rather than to win
local favor. Pork barrel" river and
harbor legislation he condemned par
tjCularly and he made a plea for 1n-A
land waterway policy that would
make the country's rivers a valuable
communication system in co-ordina-
ton with the railways.
u very much wish the people to
Know my conception of the high
place for which the Republican party
has proposed my name,' he said.
Against One Man System.
1 cannot express myself too strong.
ly against one-man government, with
an untrammeled, centralized power.
am against the spirit of encroachmenr
or assumption which may lead one
of the great departments of our gov
| ernment under the constitution to in
wade or assume the functions of
anotner. washington warned against
1t in his farewell address.
Even though it is very old-fash-
Toned TO believe in Washington. do
believe in the caution he uttered
Our government must express the
will of the people, not the will of the
chiet executive.
Il did not much criticize the en-
larged executive powers in the great
war emergency. In most instances
l voted for them, when congress ba-
slowed. l only object to continuing
these extraordinary war powers after
The war was won.
When I am elected there is going
| to be that regard and respect for con-
gress which the constitution contem-
plates, and congress must, in turn ),
respect the rights and obligations Of
the executive. But I mean to do
more than coordinate and cooperate
with congress. l. am going to con-
suit and converse with the men and
women of America. I would rather
trust the great undercurrent Of Amer
ican thought and conviction than fol-
low the greatest propaganda pro-
/, gram ever inaugurated.
Expert Advice Needed.
! I believe in expert advice in so.v-
ing problems which require 1t I bs-
| lieve in more than one line to the
sounding-board of deliberate pubile
opinion. L believe in the great ship
Of state sailing with skilled crew
az well as captain. and ! am in IA.
vor OF sailing orders originating III
the United States. u 80
! Transportation is the very key 1to
all our Industrial, agricultural and
commercial activities. There are still
some, oxcarts in isolated parts, Dut
We are living in a motor age. Wa
are doing bigger things than of old
ana we do them in q bigger way.
But nothing ought wholly to super
sede the water highway. Our prob
lem is to end expenditures which are
made to rejoice a local community.
and apply them effectively to make
the waterways and the ways Of COM
merce.
IT have witnessed the practice OF
favoring appropriations and know its
Cnworthiness and it's utter lack 81.
adding to our common welfare. /
mean to urge the ending of it. and
seek to apply our federal resources
to proving the utility of improved
rlverways before trying to satisfy
nationwide desire to turn federal
duty into federal favor.
Z, Here on the Ohio there has been
| discouraging decrease Of tonnage.
! Here is the ideal project. here a
river unrivalled in the old world, here
an artery OF trade which ought TO
throb with vitalizing cargoes. We
ought to do more than complete
these dams which are to give the
\ Ohio navigable stage of water, We
ought to develop wharfage, ex-
change of cargoes and completed de-
| liyeries by rail when necessary, TO
make the service answer to modern
! needs And when l express tina.
wish for Ohio, l am thinking also
! OF the fiverwayS fhrou1hOnt the ~.
public. of the waters on which ought
TO ride vast commerce, which Ia
dexes widening trade and common
good fortune"