The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-19

New Orleans, Nov. 18.-Plain liv-
ing and square dealing were invoked
by Rresident-elect Harding, in q
speech here today, as the nations
strongest reliances during the coming
period of after-war readjustment.
SANITY, clear-thinking, common sense
honesty, and cooperation" were a.
mong the qualities he named as
prime necessities in meeting the de-
mands of the new world order, and
he declared material interests and ma
tional happiness both would benefit
if the United States became "a SIM
ple-living people once again." What
ever Encouragement and reverses
there have been, he declared, would
be only temporary in character.
He predicted that confident
America" would solve its problems
on the simple basis of the old time
virtues and would come through the
reconstruction period stronger and
more dependable than ever before.
Senator Harding's speech, deliver
ed at luncheon of the New Orleans
Association of Commerce, also con-
tanned a message of assurance for the
Industrial development of the south
and expression of hope that the ties
of the commercial cooperation with
Latin-America would be strengthened
by every possible means.
Five Hours Visit.
The address was a part of five
hour visit to New Orleans by the
president-elect, who came from his
vacation in Texas to take ship for a
voyage to the Panama Canal zone.
He said in part:
81 believe the American people have
come to realize that we must face
momentous problems and must face
them with resolute courage and prac-
tical wisdom and patriotic determina-
tion. There must be no reason for
pause nor excuse for despair, nor
place for pessimism. If we are effec-
I've in solving our problems at home,
we shall be the better able to help
solve those Of the world as BELTS our
art in modern civilization.
"The big thing for all America to
'ealze now and always is the digni-
y Of productive labor. No matter how
rumble, the producers are the max
RS of the essentials of civilization
md we must, each and all of us, ac-
.pt and discharge our duty of pro-
ducing for the world or of minister
u: to the needs of comfort or pro-
-ess of mankind.
There are certain fundamentals
(which are everlasting. Neither our
w. nor the worlds salvation is to
be worked out through any patent
lostrum, through any miracle OF
.5csmanship, through any govern
ment panacea. Government is but the
agency to administer the collective
.:..nlzed public service. The great
,r task is that of the American peo-
4e themselves. 1t is for them, under
.,vernmental leadership, to meet the
'ceat test.
ours are millions of broad acres
.lger to respond to mans cultivation
UGH. We have an empire and mil
ons are awaiting reclamation. We
ave not half revealed our
/ nas or developed our wa
er power. We are unmatch-
i in genius and unexcelled in indus
~. We are progressive in educa-
ON. We are free in religion and
aean to stay free; and mean ever to
10. free in press, especially. We have
more than the beginning of an ade-
'uate transport system. We are
awakened to the possibilities of in
and waterways and tardily alert to
the imperative need of a merchant
marine to widen commerce, world
influence and national safety.
"We have been talking about the