The Monte Vista journal., 1920-07-31
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|0F ACCEPTANCE
| ANEW KEYNOTE

.rea. ohlo-tspeciaD July @-
.,n q Harding was officially no
!, Asr, Of his nomination - The 8''
Ia candidate for the Presidency,
,s,,h u acceptance 10. IN part ~
o;
.l,usu Lodge. nsu,bsrs of aoti'
,0p eomhittrs. members VI "s
Al ssminittsr. isiiss aud gentle
IN, message which ,ou have
..lb conveyed brings to me a real
.sa Of responsibility which In not
.t,,tlnint-d. II Ii = supreme tnsG
lsisrpr,, M, covenant Of a great
Mini psrty. the activities Of which
~ woven into the history II ,his
..ll. and y very sacred aud solemn
r,.slns d. utter the faith snd as-
lnoc. Of the many millions who ad.
10 that party. The party plat
tss cliarrcd the way. yet. some
~ have come to expect that In
r,,,tlou which voices the faith Of
s,s.,. who must assun,e specific
I-, me he understood clearly
. the very beginning. l believe In
\, sponsorship in government. I he.
In party government as dis.
.si,hsd from personal government.
k,tiusl dictatoriai. autocrntic Or
}, pot,
~ usn Il bigc enough to run this
\, republic. There never has been
such domination was never In
Is-d tranquility. stability. depend.
klu-sll are assured In party spOn.
,sIp aud We mean to renew the as-
suess which were r~nded iu the
sd,smal war.
bur first conmittal In the restOra.
or representative popular govern
n,. under the constitution. through
agency of the Republican party,
vislou includes more than \ chief
sstiSe, We believe In \ cabinet of
best capacity. equal to the respon
lliiies which our system cOntein.
Sies, ia whose councils the Vice
.s!dent, second official Of the repub.
shall be asked TO participate. The
y vision Includes \ cordial under.
bding and co.ordlnated activities
b 4 house Of Congress, fresh from
people. yoiclny the convictions
ieh members being from direct con
\ with the electorate, and cOrdia
\ with the electorate, and cordial
hs Of the Senate, fitted to he the
slest deliberative body In the
nd.
Is not difficult, Chairman Lodge.
make ourselves clear on the question
International relationship. We Re.
bl!csns "f the Senate, conscious Of
solemn oaths and mindful OF our
hs'ltutlonal obligation when we saw
structure Of II world super govern.
ri iakins visionary form Joined In u
lOmlng warning Of our devotion to
republic. II the torch OF cOnsti.
ionall>m had not been dlmmed, the
aged peace Of the world and the
sedy OF disappointment and Eu.
ss misunderstanding OF America
aly might have been avoided. The
publicans OF the Senate halted the
tsF OF Independent American emi.
les and influence, which 1t was pro.
w To exchange for al obscure and
Equal place in the merged govern.
Pa' Of the world. Our party means
aold the heritage OF American na.
al'ty nnimpalred and unsurrend.
h.
me world will not miscOnstrue. We
not mean to hold alOOf: we do not
:" 10 shuh single responsibility Of
republic to world civilization
F"s Is no hate In the American
!" We have no envy. no suspicion
version for any people In the
"a' We hold to our rights and
al 10 defend. aye, we mean to sus.
:" "e rights Of this nation and our
1en' alike, everywhere under the
u'hs sun. Yet there il the concord
4m''y and sympathy and fraternity
very resolution. There Is genu
separation In every American
the world WV"
ue may readily sense the conscience
nS S america. am sure 1 under.
u mn 'he purpose Of the dominant
Etirnoi vi the Senate. We were not
s ~a 10 defeat q world aspiration,
"e.e W resolved to safeguard Amer.
I we We're resolved then. even nj