The Washington herald., 1920-10-28
HARDING SEEKS
IDEALISM THAT
'ISPRACTICAL"
Chooses 7. RS Birthday
Anniversary to Make Plea
for United America.
WINDING UP CAMPAIGN
Convinced He'll Be Next
President, and Tenor of
Speech Reflects 1t.
WINDING UP CAMPAIGN
By SAMUEL w. BELL.

Cleveland, OnlO, OCt- Et.--IciADS4
uely choosing the anniversary or
he birth of Theodore Roosevelt for
he occasion, Senator Harding open
d the last stage Of his campaign
n Cleveland tonight with a plea
br a united America, actuated by
practical idealism." His election,
le said, meant the maintenance Of
ne prosperity Of the United States
10th material and spiritual begun
nder William Mckinley and ad-
ranced by Roosevelt.
The apparent sense Of responsf-
nIity, the obvious solemnity of Sem
Itor Harding, which became SO
marked a week ago at Rochester
md Buffalo, was with. him in Cleye-
and. OF the hub-bub and hurly-
burly, which both political parties
AVE made of the final Ohio struggle
Ind the promise to intensity 1T be-
ore the week is done. the Repub-
lean nominee seemed untouched.
CONFIDENT of Election.
The conviction that he would be
he next President of the United
Itates was uppermOst in his mind
md he gave expression to the
hought in a tail-end speech at
IheIby, Ohio, this afternoon when he
aid:
Il am glad to know you all; I
Yant you all to know me, because l
hink 1 am going to be your Presi-
lent after March T."
Not in twelve years has a Repub-
Hcan Presidential candidate been
received in Cleveland and CUyahoga
County as Senator Harding was re-
seived tonight: The throngs, which
lined the streets from the railroad
station, the 10000 torch lighters who
marched in parade, and he crowd
hat listened to his prepared ad-
lress in Grey's ArmOry more than
bore evidence of the sOundness of
he Republican prediction that Sena-
or Harding will carry what has
been Democratic Cleveland by a
comfortable majority . =
sticks to Manuscript.
Perhaps the most interesting de-
TeIopment of Senator Harding's in
TaisOn of Cleveland was the man
,er in which he insisted upon ap-
pealing to his audience, for he made
.wO speeches, one in the open air
utter reviewing the parade and the
,ther at the armOry. Adhering care
ulIy to his manuscript he spoke as
he were the chief magistrate OF
he United States delivering a mes
age to the people, and from his
set address, in eUlOgy of Roosevelt
md praise Of Mckinley, he deyiated
Dnly restate his views on the
league Of nations and promised d
,eturn to constitutional govern
nent and an end of what he termed
wisconsin"
1T was under the leadership OF
Mckinley" said Senator Harding
that a material prosperity awaited
he spiritual awakening of TheO-
lore Roosevelt. But now the world
anguish, calls to American for a
lew contribution. 1t calls for that
understanding among peoples and
nations which shall draw all to-
sether into harmony and unity;
rhich shall aIIay contentious and
conflict: which shall remove ignor-
InCe and prejudice.
Longs for brotherhood.
Oh. my fellow Americans. surely
ron can see, as 1 see, that our next
opportunity will be in the service
pf this ideal I want my chance to
cad in making America lane
where men and women place the
Welfare of America above their own
IeIfsh interests; where no class
sontentions can arise because mems
minds understand other mems S
hearts and aspirations where the
rtrong serve all of US to the epd
hat all of US may serve the weak,
want in years to come to dedicate
myself to bringing all American
men and women into a brotherhood
u understanding, SO that We may
tct together. free from destroying
.ontentions; so that me may be a
great fabric in which each indiyid-
Ial is a vital thread.
II want to bring about the great
st service that America can give
o the world-the service of an eX-
Imple Of great representative
democracy undivided. l want to
sreserve and foster our united
america
ny opportunity for service to
America as l conceive 1t"
Want. .PracticsI IdeaIism.-
For a second time during the
:ampagn Senator Harding empha-
.Iized his belief that the only ideal
sm with American Hfe was "prac-
ical idealism," with Americans
going forward shoulder to shoulder
lie said. he wanted to create the
,ealization that no civilization is
great unless it is strong as wei as
Ttind."
II want men and women to real
ze," he continued. that the only
dealism that is worth while must
0e an idealism which is practical
md not only capable of being ex-
oressed in protestation, but capable
Il being turned into terms of ac-
nal AchiAYemants and deeds,