The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-22
Wants party Government. "

In his promise OF "a party govern
ment,' Senator Harding reiterated his
belief that the vice president should
nave a part in the affairs OF the chief
executives official family and declared
tnere also should be "a cordial under
standing and co-ordinated activities
between the executive and congress.
2 mo man." he said, lis big enough to
run this great republic. Our first COM
mltal is the restoration of representa-
tive popular government, under the
Republican party"
Promising restoration of peace as soon
as Republican congress should send
peace declaration to a Republican
president for his signature, the candi-
date assaied the league covenant as
brought home by President Wilson. but
declared the wars sacrifices would be
in vain If we can not acclaim a new
order, with added security to ciVlliza-
ton and peace maintained"
we Republicans OF the senate" he
continued, when we saw the structure
of a world supergoVernment taking WIS.,
ionary form, Joined In a becoming warn
ing Of our devotion to this republic. The
Republicans of the senate halted the
barter Of independent American en-
inence and influence.
1--WE do not mean to hold aloof. We
do not mean to shun single RESPONSE
bility of this republic. We were re-
solved then, even as we are today, and
will be tomorrow, to preserve this free
and Independent republic. Let those
now responsible, or seeking RESPONSE
bility. propose the surrender, whether
with interpretations, apologies, or re-
luctant reservations--from which our
rights are to be omitted. We welcome
the referendum to the American peo-
pie on the preservation of America.
Promises Senate Role.
with a senate advising as the con-
stitution contemplates. would hope
fully approach the nations of Europe
and of the earth, proposing that under
standing which makes us a willing par
ticipant in the conservation of nations
to a new leadership, to commit the
moral forces Of the world, America in
tice.. still leaving America free, indie
pendent and self-rellant, but offering
friendship to ali the world"
Declaring railway employees ought to
be the best paid in the world, the can
ddate emphasized the responsibility Of
such service and added:
The government might well
stamp railway employment with the
sanctity of public service and guaran-
tee to the railway employees that JUS
tice which voices the American concep-
ton of righteousness on the ore hand
anu dsSuI tS COhllHulLy Vi SeTNlCt on
the other"
In his reference to prohibition and
law enforcement, he said:
People ever will differ about the
wisdom of the enactment of a law
there is divided opinion regarding the
Eighteenth amendment and the laws
enacted to make II operative-but there
can be no difference OF opinion about
honest law enforcement. Modih-
cation or repeal is the right of free
people. whenever the deliberate and in
teiligeLt public sentiment commands.
but perversion and evasion mark the
paths to the failure of government it.
self"
The acceptance speech came at the
end Of a long program in which high
pitched enthusiasm ruled the day as
the visiting delegations marched on the
Harding residence in unbrOken success
sion to be received by the candidate
and to pay their respects
At o'clock in the morning n noisy
aggregation OF Marion citizens that
looked like half the town, led off with
a demonstration that set a mark for
the out -of-tOwn folks to shoot II. To
their bowling acclaim the senator
played the leading part in flag rails
ing, pulling the Stars and Stripes to
the top of the weatherbeaten Mckinley
flagpole, sent here few days ago from
Canton