The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-25
iINDICTS WILSON
FOR WAR WASTE
G. O. P. Nominee Pledges His
Administration to Partner
ship With Business.

Marion, o.. Sept 26.--Before a great
outpouring OF travelling statesmen, who
came from all over the country on
special trains and cars. Senator War
rem q. Harding today pronounced q
sharp Indictment against the Wilson
administration for driving the nation
toward economic chaos, and he pledged
| his administration. II elected, to q
partnership with American business.
| More than 1000 travelling men con-
grcgated about the Harding porch to
hear tho speech. They came from
and midwest, New York and Chicago
| on special trains. as did Cleveland.
Cincinnati. Toledo, Dayton and CO.
| lumbus.
Boston. Philadelphia, Indianapolis,
Springfield. Akron, Canton and Urbana
| came In special cars.
Senator Harding addressed the sales
| men as ambassadors OF business. and
the bearers of ideas. and he asked
| them to take q message to the Ameri-
can people. p
II know" he said. what 10 in your
minds today. You want stability once
more, for American business; you want
that confidence and security which
win put an end to anxiety about pro-
duction; an end to fear about buying;
an end TO uncertainty about delivery
cial edifice was ever builded on the
changing sands Of uncertainty.
VIII Change Foreign Policy.
Everywhere there Ia the opinion
that we have had enough Of autocratic
government unwilling TO heed counsel
and advice. / want II explicitly UNDER
stood that my election means a COM
plete change I'm the one-n1an policy
that has characterized our national
government for the. past seven years
I'VE have been driven toward chaos.
not only by the unsuccessful attempts
to mortgage American rights abroad
and to check American nationality and
honor at the cloakroom OF the presi-
dents league of nations at Geneva. but
We have been driven toward chaos nj
home.
that there are between 100000 and
800, 900 persons on the pay roll OF the
United States who win be kept there
unless we have a new agreement.
"Only an intelligent opposition pre-
vented the present administration from
spending over $1,000. 100000 In a peace
year. Only republican opposition to
this reckless program reduced the ap-
proriations more than one-third and
saved the people an amount greater than
the cost Of the whole Civil war. DEM
ocratic administration OF the railroads
cost the people an amount almost equal
to that spent by us from 1861 20 1885
to preserve the union.
Monstrosity OF Waste.
"a nation which prides itself on its
business sense has been forced 10 see
It's government twisted into mon
strosity OF waste and slipshodness.
IAN administration which could not
attend to It's own business well with
new economic theories. with experi-'
ments, with activities In which Il was
never intended government should par
ticipate and with laws ana executive
orders has failed to curb proflteering
or contribute to our high standard OF
American business, has reached out Its
hindering hands In menace to Ameri-
can business and prosperity.
From that unfortunate picture we
must now turn away. OF one-man
government we have had enough. We
call aloud for tho meeting Of minds OF
an united country.
II like 70 think OF government
friendly TO American business ana un-
willing TO indulge itself in irritating
suspicion, do not want 20 see Amer
can government engaging in American
business. but I do want TO see Amerir |
can government a partner and friend to
American business,
II want to see American business
methods and efficiency In American
government. look forward TO such