South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-30
HARDING DELIVERS
FIRST ADDRESS TO
TALKING MACHINE
G.. o. p. Nominees Opening
Campaign Speech Will Be
Heard on Phonograph.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, June 29.-De-
claring the nation requires no
council OF foreign powers to point
the way Of American duty" Sen.
Harding. republican nominee for
president. in his first campaign
speech Tuesday, urged the preserva-
ton OF Americanism as the first
and highest endeavor Of all citizens
Of the republic.
The candidates first utterance of
the campaign was heard by an audi
ence Tuesday being made for
photographic record TO be released
on the Fourth of July and to be
used throughout the campaign.
A copy Of the senator's address
was made public at his office and
with it a speech made last week by
Gov. Coolidge, of asSachusettS the
party's vice presidential nominee,
for n similar purpose.
Harding Speech.
Sen. Harding chose american
ism" as his subject, while Gov COOL
idge spoke on Law and Order"
America, Mr.. Harding said. does
not mean TO hold alOof, chooses no
isolation and shuns no duty but, he
continued. I'VE arrogate TO ourselves
the keeping of the American coni-
nent and every concept Of our moral
obligation"
The presidential candidate added
that it is very practical TO make
sure our own house is in perfect
order before we attempt the miracle
OF old world stabiliZation."
In urging maintenance OF law and
order, Gov. Coolidge defined the
needs OF America, as a broader
firmer. deeper faith in peoI le-a
faith that men desire TO do right
that the government is founded
upon righteousness which viii en-
dure."
Torch Lighted i'm 1887.
THE first flaming torch Of Ameri-
canism," said Sen. Harding, was
lighted in framing the federal con-
stitution in 1877 The Pilgrims
signed their simple and majestic
covenant a full century and n half
before and set afiame their beacon
Of liberty on the coast of Massachu-
sets. Other pioneers OF new world
freedom were rearing their new
standards Of liberty from James
town and Plymouth for FIVE genera
tions before Lexington and Concord
heralded a new era. IL was all
Americanism in the destined result,
yet all OF IL lacked the soul Of na-
tionality. In simple truth, there
was no thought OF nationality in the
revolution for American indepen-
dence The colonists were received
a wrong, and freedom was their
solace. Once il was achieved, ma
tionality was the only agency suited
10 its preservation.
"Americanism really began when
rObed in nationality. The American
republic began the blazed trail Of
representative popular government
Representative democracy was pro-
claimed the safest agency Of high
est human freedom. America head
ed the forward procession OF civil.
human and religious liberty which
ultimately will effect the liberation
OF all mankind The federal consti-
tuition is the best base OF all Ameri-
Canism. the ark OF the covenant Of
American liberty. the very temple Of
equal rights The constitution does
abide. and ever Will so long as the
republic survives.
Let Us Hesitate.
Let US hesitate before we sur
render the nationality which IS the
very soul of highest AmericanisTn.
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