Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-22
HARDING TO FINISH
CAMP A|GN IN OHIO
Returns TO Front Porch for Rest
Preparatory TO Wind-Up
in Home State.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

a
Marion. Ohio, Oct 22-With his re-
turn to Marion today from his short
campaign excursion nto New York state,
Senator Harding had before him four days
of freedom from speech making before
beginning the swing around the circle
Of his own state that will wind up hrs
campaign
The speech AZ Buffalo last night com
pIefed the nominees engagements out
side Ohio His front porch program aiso Is
virtually at an end and the only speaking
dates now definitely 10 be filled are the
four next week in Cleveland, Akron,
Cincinnati and Columbus.
Whether Senator Harding viii fill sll
Of these engagements N one trip or VIII
return 10 Marion between sps ectes, has
not been determined Some Of ms advisers
are urging that he make no attempt 70
spend any Of the time after Wednesday
at home. but devote the spare time 20
rear platform speeches
Buffalo. Y. Y. Oct. Charging the
Democratic party had attempted to
blind the voter to domestic ISSUES by
devoting its campaign energies To an al
ready rejected foreign program Senator
Harding told a crowd Of several Thousands
here last night the first real duty OF the
nation in discharging its obligations 70
the world was 70 put its own house IN
order"
In a world readjusting itself after the
trials of war. said the Republican nominee.
the United States could best lend it's and
TO distressed foreign nations by setting an
example Of steadfast democracy and equal
opportunity. Tersely, ne reviewed the
program for domestic rehabilitation pre-
sented by him IN his campaign speeches
and declared the progressive thought OF
the country should turn TO such a program
rather than concern itself longer with the
Versailles league covenant.
Making his second extended speech
of the day, the candidate spoke here
in the Broadway auditorium at meeting
which also was addressed by Judge
Nathan L. Miller, Republican nominee
for governor. Earlier in the day, at a meet
ing in Rochester. the senator had stated
again his position on the league and had
challenged Democratic critics 20 show
wherein he had been inconsistent.
In his references TO the league last
aight the nominee said there was no
difference between him and Governor
Cox Gin our realization that the American
an association of nations which VIII pre-
vent war and interweave all peoples with
bonds of peaceful cooperation
But there are two marked differences
between US" he oDtinued. The firSt
OF these is to be found in the fact that
my opponent is insisting upon the adop-
ton of the unchanged Paris League OF
Nations. The Republican position IS the
ex act opposite of that position The
American people. as well as the Senate
of the United States, long ago rejected
the Presidents plan. which my opponent
is now trying to keep alive.
Even if my oppoent were elected
he would he unable to put his program
into effect and America would have 10
wait many years, perhaps, before she could
be united upon any policy.
ITO me il appears thet it IA the duty
of America and Americans to set good
example to the world. Accordingly.
have eonScientiously suggested measures
for the restoration of constitutional govern
ment of republic to replace the false label
of Democracy which has masked an
unparalleled Capitalization. of power IN
the executive. have been preaching the
gospel of less government In business
and more business IN government. have
been asking Americans to JOIN in q policy
going forward construotively in the eonser-
vation and development of our national
resources, in the upbuilding of our for
eign trade and our merchant marine. 10
the proper measures for maintaining the
health of our American agriculture and in
the immediate solution of the problem
which disturb our industrial peace.