The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07

talks that seemed exactly to fit the de-
mand. In these brief trains end
speeches, whose clirnaxes were always
at the mercy OF the Erie Railroad 3
schedule or OF the engineers patience,
he crowded laccnically the essentials OF
the cause he is lighting for.
His most interesting and character
istic talk of the days journey from
Marion, which he left at 10 AZ a. NJ.
on a special train, was made ~ tuni-
ington. Ind, where he spoke for f. ~
minutes as he travelled toWald MINIS
apo'is several weeks ago. Tile train
whhit'cd into Hunting oa ~ j. N.
and was swallowed ny wi-i!n a crowd
CT 1000. Senator EJrd ng noted sign
which Soastcd the Huntington section OF
The Erie as the prize section of the
road. He said the desire 10 get ahead
and to excel is one of the most useful
traits of the American character.
~ want to make the United States
the best section on the highway of
human civilization" he added.
Think of America First.
The part Of his speech that seemed TO
reach out and "get" his hearers was
this
Government Is very big business. II
Is the biggest in the world 1t is your
business l am delighted to see you In
terested. for just % long as the Ameri-
can people are alertly interested In their
Government, SO long will IL continue the
best popular Government on the face OF
earth.
when the people are interested, con-
nivance on the one hand and intimida-
ton on the other can never undermine
our great American institutions.
II have a notion you are interested
in bringing about a change In your
Government. (There was an uproar oil
approval over this). You believe the
Republican party has the capacity te
rescue this Government from the very
unfortunate rut in which 1t is running
I promise you that. IL the Republican
party is returned to power In Novem-
her, we will get down to real business
methods in the conduct of this the big
gest business In all the world. More
than that, promise you that when we
| take the reins once more we are going
TO be thinking of America first.
I'VE are going to treasure ideals, ye,
we are going to cling TO American ideals
rather than to the ideals of the old
World.
Our civilization is very much
threatened. The reason you are think
ing Of turning out tho Administra tior
now In power Hes in your common sense
understanding that the Administration
failed you. In the first place. It failed
you in lack of preparation to defend our
rights IN the war In the second place
1t failed you In preparing for the peace
that has followed. These things have
left us in a state Of turmoil"
Cure for II. G. of Il.
| Another bit Of Senator Harding's talks
at Lima. Ohio. Huntington. Ind. ant
| elsewhere that appeared TO strike HON,
| agrceably was his advice to men ant
women oppressed under the high cost o
| living and earnestly seeking relief. III,
warned them to put no trust in takers
in folks going about and promising I,
pull down prices by sort OF sleight o
hand or by the utterance OF a magi,
word.
| Honest work for high wages and tn,
| consequent maintenance and increase o
| productivity was the only cure for tn
II. G. of l.. that Harding knew, and h,
| asked his hearers to think II over. !
word followed about the tariff and tn
protection that now must be had b.
worklngmen II they would have thei
high wages continued. and then the Sen
ator whacked Government ownership
He noted that the line of the Erie Is be
ing double tracked.
Suppose" he said, that the Govern
ment had continued control and Opera
ton OF the railroads.&c. you think yo
would have had a double tracked roa
to-day?"
Fat chance, Senator" replied a cit