Evening journal., 1920-09-11
HARDING AGAIN
ON HIS PORCH
G. o. P. Candidate Address
es Delegations of Negroes
at Marion
GIVES ASSURANCE
OF FULL JUSTICE

MARION, Sept. i2.-Back from his
three-day trip in The Northwest dur
ing which he made speeches in In
diane, Illinois, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa Senator Harding fesumed his
front-pOrch schedule Yesterday with
list Of engagements before him ibai
PROMISED TO occupy all OF his atten-
weeks. AoHl
Several delegations Of negroes
came from various parts OF the conn
try To-Day. to hear the nominee dis
cuss public questions Of parlicnlgr
interest 10 them. A delegation OF Raj
itors
A trainload OF Republicans from
Detroit also had been gwen a front
porch date, but it was postponed
until tomorrow.
Gen: John J. Pershing. who came
mere. from Chicago last night on Inc
Harding train, spent the night at the
seniors residence and had another
lalk with him this morning. The
General said there was nothing no.
litical in the conference however as
ne expected 10 take no part i'm the
campaign.
In his speech TO the negro delega-
lions, which represented several relig-
lous and other organizations. The
nominee declared that Service" was
the re1l measure OF citizenship. and
tnat too much announcement had
been given the idea OF a something
ior-nothing government
citizenship, he said. "is not
based upon what one can gel, but
upon what one gives. I say-and I
wish that ! could speak through you
10 all Americans-'lets serve
"fhe American negro has the good
sense to know this truth has The
good sense and clear held and brave
heart 10 live ii, and ! proclaim il TO
an the world that he has met the
test and did not and will not fall
America. / proclaim mOre-America
has not and will not fail the American
negro.
Your very presence in assembly.
coming from great organizations ded-
lcaled to high religious purposes, is
enough 10 cause any man to give rec
OgnitiOn OF his heart to the great
contribution 10 American citizenship
which is found in The capacity for
deep religious filth among The people
Of your blood America needs the
deep religious faith She needs IT,
whether 10 comes from Catholic. Jew
or Protestant. She needs it in her
III you have risen by your merit.
capacity and worth, and not by egita-
tion and violence and revolt against
our institutions, IL is proof that you
have prospered under our instilu-
tons and have loved them. II the
men and women OF your blood have
given, as we all desired 10 give. a
great outpouring OF irosure and
blood upon the eallar of patriotism.
10 is becaus. the truth was i'm your
hearis-America hiss given you her
great blessing Of justice.
You have 10 and you shall have
it. Il will be good American citizen
ship that Will continue TO accord 10
TO your people. II have anything TO
do with IT, it shall also be good
American obedience 10 law. Brutal
and unlawful violence, whether it
proceeds from those who break the
law or from those who take the law
into their Owl hands. can only be
dealt with in one way by true Amer
leans. whether they be Of your blood
or Of mine.'
The first OF the delegations 10 be
received by the Senator was COM
posed OF delegates TO the Negro Bap-
tist convention, in session at COlum-
bus. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Rcpub-
lcan national committeeman for
Georgia, made The address OF greet
ing and after the nominee had re-
spOnded General Pershing made a
short speech praising the part played
By negro soldiers in the war.