Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12
HARDING PLEDGES
return TO ERA Of
SOBER BUSINESS
Senator and Advisers Take
Up Proposal for a Coast
to-Coast Trip.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARION, Ohio. September 11-Ar
end of governmental "meddling and
bungiing" in the financial world and
return to an era of sober business
was promised by Senator Harding to.
day in addresses to several delega-
tions of business men from Indiana
Illinois and Michigan.
Charging the democratic administra.
tion with prodigal waste in the con-
duct of its fiscal affairs and dictatoriaI
intrusion in its relations with private
enterprise, the republican nominee de-
cfared 1t was his purpose TO wipe out
many wartime government restric-
lions and to re-establish cooperation
between government and business.
In reorganization of the govern
ments own financial system. he said,
he would seek the advice of the ma
tons ablest administrators.
Revision of taxation and of the
tarin, curtaiiment of profiteering, es-
Enlistment Of federal budget sys-
TEN. REORGANIZATION of the postal
service and promotion of merchant
marine We're among the remedies he
named specifically. He declared a
conspiracy of perfect accord" be-
tween the administration and the
democratic nominee was seeking to
perpetuate the war powers exercised
by the executive over private BUSH
ness.
~ Touches ON League.
The senator also touched on the
league issue. declaring discrepancy
between the English and French
texts of the covenant would have led
to complications. which in the prac-
icaE-working of the league would
ha nd nf
the Monroe doctrine.
The visiting crowds of business
men who came from Chicago. Detroit
South Bend, Fort Wayne. Hammond
and a number Of other cities cheered
the nominee repeatedly as he hit at
the business conduct of the Wilson
administration and pronounced his
own program of reform. Several
hundred made the pilgrimage by spe-
cial train and automobile, and the
total number who heard the senator's
two speeches marked the high peak of
'front.' porch crowds during any sim
gle day.
Tentative plans for speaking trips
by the candidate to both coasts have
reached the stage, it became known
here today. where an itinerary of
cities is under discussion. AS these
plans now shape up they would carry
the senator into many states and
would keep him away from Marion
most of the time from late September
to election day. -s4f.,
Tnelfned Toward Coast Plan.
Headquarters officials said a definite
decision probably would not be reach
ed for several days. but it was indi-
Gated that both the nominee, and his
mapagers were inclining toward the
coast to coast proposal. The senator
himself has taken the position that
p he a0t Of he
must visit every western state in
which there is a senatorial contest,
and it is understood that his wish in
that regard IS to prevail. -"
The tentative list of cities to be
visited is understood to include New
Indianapolis Louisville, Milwaukee.
or Madisqni Omaha. st. Louis, Sioux
Fails or Pierre. Bismarck or Fargo
Butte, Boise City. Salt Lake City,
Denversas Reno. Tuscen. Oklahoma
City, "a hos .nakngeles; San francisco,
western swing would come first. be-
ginning probably about September 81.
and tina ,Hiai t. TO eastern cities. would
October.
ing seffa tor made two speeches to-
day to the business men. The nrst
the delegation from Chicago, and the
second late in The day to those from
Michigan fsaAd Indiana The speech
ofrREA&e pkation for the Chicago visi.
tors W0nSa made by William Nelson
PefoSEeelAnd' JudgesV. w. Van Fleet
fsH6Atk BEND. and Charles b. War
rem OF Detroit acted as spokesman
for the Indiana and Michigan deleRa-
tons, respectively.
The,ARcEkan crowd. which reached
MaEi00M An hour late, announced their
arrfvaAsdbH firing presidential
saAnfzHOoarwenty-one bombs from q
trsa0RdMaRftar set up at the railway
sta1SotA q i.mile away from the sem
at6tep, home. After the speech they
let OF another series Of bombs and
display of red ire in a farewell
celebration on the Harding lawn,
whsaehas Aii1ed' sextette serenaded the
a HaXophone quartet from South
B&HM 4Esp helped jazz up the program
ana .Nie bart of the ceremonies was
presentation Of a cornet made in
6outk3Hnd to the candidate.
ONA..has to blow his own horn In
the WpHM." said the senator, in q
snAeahNof thanks. but / don't like
thSfnen who blows his horn too bla.
tently. When 1 was a member OF the
bahqoNe always had to stick to the
tune. In the campaign awnt to
stfeap 10 the tune and / want that
tune to be the one that was 30 beauti-
fully rendered just now-America
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