Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-16

| night Senator Harding said: We have come, I believe, to the | threshold of new era. ask you and i ask all Americans to look forward to | I a constructive and progressive pro- gram, to a practical program, to pro- gram. which has the Characteristics necessary to any good American pro- gram, namely, that it shall have been made by the advice and the will of the people and shall have united Ameri- ca behind it. l am sure I am right when I say that America is fairly well united against the program and the policies which, for nearly eight years, have been forced upon them, both as to the conduct Of our relations with the rest Of the world and the conduct of those ! affairs at home in which we ought to ! set an example to the rest of the world.
 As to the smismanagement of our domestic affairs, as to neglect, inefd- ] ciency, waste and wild experimenta- ! tion, believe there no longer exists any substantial difference of opinion. It IS plain enough to the people of this country that both their economic and social life, have been allowed in some l places to drift into stagnaney, and in other places have been overturned by l unwarranted interference by an un- wise administrative government, exer- cising unconstitutional and dictatorial | powers. We have had too much gov ernHnent in business and not enough
 business in, government. We have spent an amount equal to the cost of the civil war because of the attempt
 to manage our American railways. Happily We have already turned our backs on government ownership and
 operation of railway, shipping and
 communication lines.
 To the Eve of Disaster.
 We have seen an administration
 bring us to the eve of disaster in
 which we must all share, first in 1914,
 and now We are being led toward an
 i other crisis of stagnancy and unem-
 ployment. Those who are leading us
 toward precipice now ask to be per
 petuated To this plea to remain in
 power I believe that the answer of the
 | American people is already made.
 | I believe that the American people
 hold it as piece of common sense
 that no man shall be allowed to write
 a third chapter of the democratic book
 i of destruction. It is common sense for | a selfish reason, namely, that we do
 not want American business, which is
 mostly small business and everybody's S business, driven onto the rocks. But :, there is another reSlon of common sense which makes every good Ameri- can draw back from the prospect of :. our continuing to set bad example to a perplexed and distracted world. , Americans are practical, and not filmy idealists, and believe I speak for
 them when 1 say that we have in this country of ours more regard for ex- < ample than for preaching, and a high :, CT esteem for performance than for
 mere meddling.
 .I Because that is the situation as we l all if nan ha p,of , our opponents have made a concerted attempt to turn the eyes of the Amer ican people away from the spectacle :, of nismanagement of their own affairs to an extensive discussion of Ameri- ca's obligation to the other nations of
 the world?
 B Sensible men and women will won ) der at the assumption of those who, 5 having no practical program to offer 2 at home, no constructive proposal to r make for America, should be going : the length and breadth Of the land t proposing that the league of nations : as negotiated by the president, should : be adopted. Upon it's face, this pro- r gram is not only tragically unwise. but v from a practical point of view, wholly f impossible. We may as well be utter f ly frank and say that democratic ' president even if he were elected f would not be able to bind the Ameri- Q can people not mortgage their con
 ', science and their honor under Article y X. for the simple reason that he coul( not summon sufficient votes in tn, :, congress of the United States to sup ~ port his program. His attempt would W result in another stalemate, and al ,s unwilling America would find hersel 5lss just where she has been ever since tn 'f bungled negotiations at Paris.
 rE WiIsonian League Rejected. g.E The reason that democratic presi "A dent could do nothing toward puttin !, into effect our membership in tn r- league of nations, just as it stands, to that, behind the representatives i .s1 Washington, the American people hay uc rejected membership of that kint = They rejected it long ago; they wi U continue their refusal to enter tn ., Paris league as ]. stands. The pro oi pesaI of our opponents that the Amer IT ican people shall accept it as it stand i without changes, is an additional ef ,e frontery, and the American people ar 70 ! justified in asking those who nlal-e 1e -'How many times must we say NOi rr I have said repeatedly that, whe re elected, I will immediately summo Id | the best minds in America, represent 1g ing an all American opinion, to eonsu ys and advise as to Americas relation on | ship to the present association of na d- ClonS, to HlOullcdItOHS Dt IL; OF SuDSll t. tutes for it. I have said that 1 wi 'e, consult the peoples representative f- duly elected, just as the censtitutio Ee bids me to do. I repeat now that tn of twill be my course, and t t~ir " ,r- by me because it repr esents the Anel ct ican spirit, because II IS tr.e o-4
 ful and appropriate course that 7i- president should take.
 ,ff One very good reason why our couf
 IT try can not now specify a plan for ol a relationship in an association of ns ~ tions is because the worlds affairs a as in a state of ffuX and a detailed pla -o today may become useless tomorro' ii and embarrass those who have con I .ui mitted themselves to carry it out.
 A |, Would Prevent Wars.
 to Let me say that I am committed
 is a, policy of America doing everythi1 or- that she can, acting either. indepen' lg- ently, or with other nations, to preve m. future wars. I place only two qualif CT. cations upon her contribution. Fir
 it Of all, her contribution should actual as- be something to prevent war. VI ,ho must not involve ourselves n a for rouI
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