The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-16
HARDING ENDS
Swing AROUND
CIRCLE TODAY
Republican Nominee Takes
Short Rest Before Leaving
for Final Stretch of Trip
Speaks at St. Louis Tonight.
MANY SHORT SPEECHES

l.
ing short rest from the cares of his
strenuous speaking campaign, Senator
Harding spent last night in an Indian
apolis hotel and slept late this morn
ing before leaving for the final stretch
of his trip.
Departing from indianapolis shortly
before noon, his special train was to
reach St. Louis at 7:15 p. m, after
numerous short speeches in Indiana
and Illinois. The final address of his
swing round the circle of the border
states and middle west will be deliver
ed to night meeting in the St. Louis
auditorium.
The longest of the stops on the
days program was at Terre Haute,
where lay-over of an hour permitted
the nominee TO 60 downtown for an
afternoon address. Rear-platform
speeches were arranged at Greencastle
and Brazil. Ind, and at Casey, Green
up, Effingham. Vandalia, Greenville
and East St. Louis, Mo.
AssaiIs League.
Emerging from an atmosphere of
Democracy, Senator Warren G. Hard
ing, Republican candidate for the pres
idency, tonight addressed an audience
In this, the principal city of so-cailed
doubtful Indiana
Senator Harding this morning ad-
dressed large crowds of men and wo-
men in Jeffersonville, New Albany,
Speeds, Scottsburg, Grothersville, Sey
mour, Columbus, Edinburg and Frank
lin
In all his platform talks the nominee
discussed features of the League of
Nations issue, never departing from
ms position that, with Article X includ-
ed, the league was impossible and
never would be accepted by the Amer
ican public
But in Indianapolis, where he ad-
dressed 10000 persons in Monument
place before going to Tomlinson Hall
for the important speech of the day.
he more clearly explained his stand
on the issue, which he has found TO be
vital in every city and hamlet in which
he has spoken.
Position Is Clarified.
senator Harding made such clear
statement of his position that no Re-
puolcan, whatever his views on an
international agreement might be,
could not but find himself to be in
accord. He caught his big audience in
one striking sentence when he de-
clared:
There is no issue drawn between
the Presidents league and no league
nor association. There never has been.
But we are against the league that
was negotiated and interviewer with
the peace treaty, in defiance with
friendly American warning"
The candidate said that few persons
were opposed TO a new relationship for
nations and he outlined the position
of the Republican Senate in what he
called 70
the republic. and asserted that the
Senate's action did raise the issue
between uper-government and free
America
The American voters, saidsthe nomi-
nee, had rejected the covenant nego-
tiated by the President at Versailles.
He said it was an effrontery to the
American public on the part of the
Executive and Governor James NJ
Cox to insist that the plan be accepted
without change, and he added:
How many times must we say
'NO?'"
Program Is Outlined.
Senator Harding then outlined his
program in these words:
Il have said repeatedly that. when
elected. l Immediately will summon
the best minds in America, represent
llS dH dll-<AlNtIlCdI OpIlllOi, u consult
and advise as to Americas relationship
to the present association of nations,
to notifications of it or substitutes
for it, | have said that | will consult
the public's representatives. duly
elected, as the constitution bids me to
co. | repeat that this will be my
course. and It will be taken because 1t
represents the American spirit, and be-
cause it is the one lawful and ap-
propriate course that a President
should take.
rOne good reason why our country
cannot specify now plan for our re-
lationship in IN association OF nations
is because the worlds affairs are in
a state of fiux. and a detailed plan TO,
day may become useless tomorrow and
Cmbarrass those who have committed
themselves TO carry it out"
Senator Harding said he was conf
mitted TO a policy to prevent war, and
he placed but two qualifications upon
Americas contribution. First he said,
the nations contribution should be
something to prevent war. The second
qualification, he explained thus:
america must exercise the right to
retain her own conscience. | will not
he deceived by the argument that we
could. agree TO the Paris league and
then creep ont of our bargain to send
our boys TO Furope at the call Of a
government"
Senator Harding attacked the ad-
ministration. charging nlismanagc-
ment of domestic problems.