The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-11
HARDING SEES
VICTORY SIGNS
! IN OKLAHOMA
Nominee Is Welcomed With
Enthusiasm Recalling
Days of Blaine.
TEXAS JOINS GREETING
Missouri Also Is Viewed as
Reasonably Safe for
Senator.
MEETS RACE QUESTION
Equality Before Law Does
Not Mean Enjoying Such
7 Rights Together.
MEETS RACE QUESTION
By staff Correspondent of THE Herald.

~ u otOJJ Correspondents OF LIE HERALD
ON BOARD SENATOR HARDrNG's TRAIN,
ST LOUIS. Oct 10.-Returning home
ward to-day after many speeches and
an incontestably successful reception in
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma, the Republican candidate
the middle West the same determine
ton to turn to the Republican party for
international guidance and Democratic
reconstruction leadership that he per-
ceived in the East and in the Central
States.
So far as the probable electoral vote
Of these States is concerned, he feels
positive that he has won Iowa. Ne
braska and Kansas. is reasonably certain
that he will carry Missouri and is hope
full about Oklahoma.
Perhaps his happiest recollection of "a
crowded tour is of the most enthusiastic
welcome he received anywhere This
was in a Democratic State, in a Demo-
cratic city, in community without
Republican Observation-Disclosures City.
There was from his Oklahoma City audi
ence that swift and vibrant response
which can never be mistaken once the
real thing has been heard.
Such demonstrations as leaped from
the apparent approval of many thou
sands of men and women of Oklahoma
may fairly be regarded as having been
remarkable in a State with a supposedly
fixed Democratic cast of opinion. Such
ringing applause in Iowa or Pennsyl-
vania for the Republican candidate
would have been not especially impress
sive. In Oklahoma it was astonishing.
Recall Blaine Enthusinsm.
The demonstration of friendly feeling
and of respect was not confined to the
people of Oklahoma City. for that city
was seething with thousands from every
part of the State and even from Texas.
They came together in rally of red fire
and torchlights and cheering, marching
men that had many of the picturesque
features of the rallies of Blaines day.
One of the positions he took in Okla
homa was especially pleasing to Repub-
leans, who are hopeful of carrying the
State. The Oklahomdn, a Democratic
newspaper. asked him where he stood
on the question of segregating the races,
meaning the negroes, of course. 1t was
n troublesome question, meant to make
trouble. Harding met 1t squarely.
81 cannot assume" he said, ito settle
your race questions for you. 1 believe
in equality before the law. but that does
not mean that white men and black men
must be made to experience the enjoy
ments of their rights in each others
company"
It seems probable that Senator Har-
ding, after visiting Chattanooga, Louis
VILE, Indianapolis and st. Louis, Will
devote the remainder of his time to the
front porch and to occasional excursions
into the Ohio battle-ground. A tenta-
tive schedule had been arranged for an
Eastern trip, to begin on October II at
Buffalo and to include a speech in New
York city.
The Senator is in favor Of cancelling
this proposed Eastern trip until the Ma
tional Committee and the New York
leaders especially insist that it is i'm
perative He does believe that ii is nee
essary. This matter will be threshed
out and settled in the final counsel of
national leaders in New York city this
week Most of the national committee
men will attend. Harry NJ. Daugherty
will go directly TO New York from Ohio
tomorrow.
Coming through Missouri to-day. Sena-
tor Harding found many crowds waiting
for him along the line of the Katy road
From early in the morning until dark
he shook hands with such crowds. and
here and there he made non-political
talks saying:
"Of course you to not expect me to
make speech this morning. We in
America are very insistent apout the
observance of the proprieties and the in
creased reverence with which we keep
the Sabbath Day. But II would not be
ungodly and It would be patriotic If l
talked to you about one or two things l
think desirable for our common country.
] had rather be on the safe side. with
people inclined TO piety and religion. be-
cause those are the things we need a
little more pronouncedly in our national
life. / remember that Washington said
in his farewell address that we must
never forget that morality and religion
are the handmaidens so essential In the
cultivation of the highest citizenship I'm
the Republic.
No Religious Dictntion.
'T would be happy IL | could say to
YOU to-day something that should add to
American devotion, TO religion and NOR
atty, and the wonderful thing about II
IS that while the Government guarantees
20 us religious freedom and encourages
81. vet the Government does not tell us
what our religious devotion shall be.
This Is free America. my countrymen.
and I will venture to shy just one thing
that may have the SAVIOR of politics
want TO keep IL free America"
In western Missouri this afternoon
Senator and Mrs. Harding accepted an
Aviation 20 ride in the locomotive cab.
'Shoy didn't bother 10 change clothes.
AMI they were pretty dusty and sooty
wlt'n they left the cab after an eighteen
min ride eastward from New Franklin.
Haiting handled the throttle under the
eve VI the engineer. and Mrs. Harding.
too. had a turn az this.
The trip across Missouri was made
I'm connection with regular train Of
the katy" railroad. but after two hours
at st. Louis the Harding party resumed
the journey to Marion on special
train. Marion will be reached early to
morrow morning.
DON'T LOOK At OTHER GIRLS. THE
rue YOU have has everything In the world
'l'be proof OF this ~ In way Down East
af the 4tth street Theatre.--idr.