Evening journal., 1920-10-19
$4,000 VOTERS
VISIT HARDING
Marion Swamped by Dele
cations of First Bal
loterS
PATRIOTISM is
CANDIDATES. THEME

MARION, O-Oct. i9.-From sunup
10 sundoNn brass bands. iifiy-seven
an glttering and gorgeous, and ilfe
and drum corps. twenty, an stepping
high and proud TO the hump, bang.
lNeetle Of their resOundlng toys
marched up and down on the streets
~ Marion yesterday making a grand
uproar 20 celebrate the coming of 2a.-
600 new vOieH-men and Women--to
pledge their votes 10 senator Hard
ing.
Il was by fsr the biggest, nolsess
day OF the front porch campaign. Al
most every considerable delegation
had its own band. footing experts
who dazzlCd the eye with their red
and gold, and green and silver, and
peacock blue uniforms and trapplnes.
Every band, spurred by a human
desire 10 make more noise and get
more cheers than every other band,
went into action Immediately after
setting foot upon Marion soil and the
clang and clash and blare OF good old
tunes meeting head-On In the tor
lured air had better be left 10 the
Imagination. Fifers and drummers,
several corps OF them made up OF
Grand Army veterans, paralleled and
cut the courses OF these parading
bands. humping and shrieklng old
army QuickstepS- Turkey In the
Straw" 'Marching Through Georgia, "
John Browns Body and other spir-
tied airs dear 10 Republican tradi-
ti0n and sacred 90 Republican rallies.
In his address 20 the enthusiastic
ilrst voters Senator Harding said. "lt
Is time that America, and indeed the
whole world. should recognize that
10 has had an overdose OF preaching
about the rights OF mankind. We have
forgotten too much, In the midst or
world anxiety and OF discomfort that
the rights OF mankind can have no
existence unless they are founded
upon the obligations OF mankind our
party means 20 do better than has
been done for a long time 20 protect
the rights OF American citizenship,
and we mean unceaslngly TO insist
upon the performance Of The obhga-
lions OF American citizenship.
"0ne OF the obligations OF citizen
ship Is 10 exercise a privilege, pre-
ciOus indeed 90 every man and W0-
man 10 is the privilege OF our fran
chise ! like 90 think OF an America
where every woman and every man
so values that fundamental right OF
Americans HAT there Is no Sinking
OF obligations 90 exercise That right
] refer not only 10 The gOlng 90 the
polls upon election day; ! refer also
20 the exercise OF that conscientious
and studlous attention 90 our public
affairs which will result In the in
diVidual's expression at The polls pre-
enilng the thought and The waichful-
ness which has occupied a part In
his daily life. Let US never have that
vaichfulness relaxed. Rather let 10
be Increased. Conscientious as we
mean 10 be. W. cannot do our best
Walchfulness and the expression OF
Judgment which all Americans will
1owe 10 use.
Any good American viii say. as
now say, that the man or woman
who falls 70 vote az all, who casls
aside his or her right and obligation
whether wilfully or carelessly, hG
done injury 90 his or her country anl
u his or her counirymen Such q
person has done something TO lowel
The esleem OF the franchise OF Amcrl-
can democracy. and 20 iniure the
ideals OF our country To that extent
such a man or woman has been dis.
loyal Ia America.
Al say this to you. and lhrouch you
60 all new sOlers everywhere, so thai
You may carry that message, and
e>eryvhere awaken those individual,
whose appreciation or American clll
genship whenever li Is delinquent
and ! shall have faith in your sue.
cess 70 rs for ihis reason OF faith
STAT 7 am instinctNely opposed TO IN,
mau7 proposals. which have beer
made 20 make votlng compulsory.
tr ii lni1E ~ aH Awcrire Whor
NE otura,icns uf citizenship are per
fCmct ~ lh9 frco VIII of people
IN ia fti. no'at. senator Hardin.
SO spoken without pGrtisGnship
N0w De proceeded to state reason.
why ire believes Young voters shOull
turn ic thc Republican rather thar
10 lho Democratic party.
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