New-York tribune., 1920-10-30

newspaper career on ittie country
weekly, to-day proved it's loyalty to
Jimmy. There We're not more than
thirty persons at the station when the
Nanublican candidates train halted
thsra. and while these cheered as loud
lY ss they could, the rest of the town
kept we'll out of sight 1t was the only
place where the train halted to-day
where there was not really large
gathering
Grcencamp is town that is not
found on all the maps of Ohio. 1t is
Just beyond Marion, on the line of the
Erie Railroad toward Cincinnati II
the truth be told 1t is merely a village.
enc of those communities tho suM of
which is America and which are q ways
places of intense interest to Senator
Harding because they recall wish un-
failing eXactitudc the details of his
misunderstanding years
The VILLAGERS We're waiting at The
weather beaten, gabled rectangle that
they call the stat on when the Erie
train to which the two cars Of the
Harding party were attached paused
there. There was only time for a kind
ly word from the candidate and a wave
of the hand and q smile rom Mrs.
Harding, but the villagers couldn't
have approached more eagerly II they
had known they werc to hear the most
important utterance Of the campaign.
There were several score Of women,
many wearing boudoir caps and with
their hands mufflcd in tho folds OF
their calico aprons. The children were
bundled UP IN sweaters and woclcn
ST ck'ng caps, as if it were rcaiQ .o'a
instead Of only raw and damp. %he
men clumped along in rubber boots
because Of the heavy rains of the last
few days and uniformly displayed
~hiskers that had been growing freely
since last Saturday.
All these people moved toward the
rear platform of the last car Of The
train, not actually marching ~ icra,a-
tion, but lifting their feet to the
cadence Of music from cornet. TINS
@,ittering instrument was played by a
solemn individual who walked in the
center of the crowd and wore a cap
with ear tabs, shabby brown coat
with ragged lining fringing the bot
tom. and blue jeans that b&gged Just
above the boet tops, 'nto vi. ch f.eN
had been tucked HIS checks were
putfod cut from his mus cal efforts so
that with n covering Of reddish,
straight whiskers they rcscmbled ripe
chestnut barrs., The tune he played
was "Hatdug, You're the Man for Us
which was first sung by Al J0lson when
that parsonage left br adway and came
to the front porch with delegation
of theatrical folks in August.
Ckecred at Dozen Towns
Then Senator Harding appeared, fol
lowed by Mrs. Harding. breathless from
q run through tWo cars, and " co''3e'-
lists work was lost IN shrll cheer
to which every one contributed except
the musician, whose swol on cAeeFs
collapsed into lines OF ind gnation.
Then Senator Harding sad:
q want to thank YOU for coming
down to greet us. You know We are
friends sort OF home folk. lou
know me and know you'
Then The engineer pulled his whistle
cord five times and a second Ia cr the
train began to move.
"Goodby. thank goa s.rcer0'r.'
shouted thc candidate in farewell
There was another cheer from tie VIII
layers. the comet made i-seii heard
once more. and Greoncemp faded into
the background as the train gathered
headway
A dozcn meetings ike thai marked
Senator Harding's journey from Akron
to CINCINNATI At several oil the larser
towns he made longer talks, dealing
with the League OF Natl is end the
dome tic issues OF the c.r 9aien.
Al Crbana there were about 1000
persons waiting to hear the Senator.
A speaking stand. covered wi il rcd,
white and blue bunting. Fad bocn erect
ed on the landing p ~ orm OF the
mincc meat facto Y heslae the railroad
station and nounting it, the candidate
said:
"One of the truly grca. services
which America may render the world
just now To steady the human pro-
cession Here in the interior. free
from the strife of the gteat ccutcra Of
population one finds taat fmth in our
insti utions. Z AZ reverence or gov rn-
, ment, that unfaling current Of scnti-
mont wh ch aro the gus 90'y c
America Here tNe storms Of pc ssion
arc stili and On. rreatr'r +er'ir',N nd
serenity We find our Faith jn Anne ica
reassur,d, We find our confidence re-
newed
Promote Peace Among alen
Turning then to contemplate d
world in unrest. noting the Guia state
Of civilization and observing the
tendency to destro goVelnmctt and
the institutions Of our present cIVll1a-
tion, have a very earnest com. .c'l1n
that America has a great service TO
render mankind. Il is not service
: limited to promoting peace among ma
tions. il is the promotion Of peace
among men.
Il have over preached the gosnel Of
understanding. want 1T extended so
that We shall bring understan alnr to
those who come to embrace our free
dom and then turn to DESTROY " {
nave rcVoa ed the fuiluess oG freedom
1t is ours now to impress the right
ness and righteousness of American in.
stitut ors
Il want somehow to bring the revo-
lutionist in America 10 understanding
] want am t. rcalze that nothing car
be accomplished by dostruc ion, thai
his service is the lawful particinatt OF
in freedom and appeal 10 reason. Our
is indeed the peop Is rule, for they
make the statutory laws and ma,
change the fundamental laws. Wher,
freedom abides and Intelligence pre-
walls the great majority never remains
Swrong. | want the dissatisfied and de
sstructively inclined to come into fel
iowshlp. and understanding and Join ),
making the American temple Of liberty
not to waste energies upon it's destruc
ton. Understanding VIII tranquiliz
md harmonize and the American eN
ample Will steady the world.
we stand to-day the worlds stronn
est defenders of present dav civii7a
ton. Our supreme task is to make
soldlngy secure. ! think its strenpt
hes IN understanding and in honolabl
methods. While we boast popular go1
ernment, we must have honest and nor
orable government, and we can't hav
these without honest or3 ho,,orot -,