South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-02
HARDING PREDICTS
EARLY RETURN OF
PROSPERITY ERA
President Praises Spirit of
Pilgrim Fathers in Plym-
outh Address.

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Aissn0wer and sailing the same
CORE which Miles StaElish and has
feifw pioneers followed In the his
torIc Mayhower. entered the sunlit
cape Code 0ay amidst a great pa
trioric display.
The old New England town was ~
aaR array awaiting 90 DO honor -
he nations chief when ne landed
Chin a stones throw OF the famed
Plymouth Rock. where the Pilgrims
rfLuted 10 have first set foot
Priest HardinEs fret act upon
sndine was 70 urge the children or
America 10 carry on those principles
which brought success 20 the PHI
grims In their long struggle againB,
great odds 20 found Plymouth CO.
onV Thirty-fve nervOusly excited
~ mol girls OF New Bedford wers
waiting upon the docks for the presi-
dent who was 20 present medals 90
them for having made the creates.
advances in study Of the Englis1
language in New Bedford schools.
Pres't Harding was not the lone
iSinguished American here. for
ANH hehnNAAN SC f1H' N Va " ga
Weeks. Sens Lodge Frelinghuyser
90 tNew Jersey and many members
Of congress were here.
Gov. Cox or Msssa chUsetts headed
In the delegation of New England
governors.
Tells Of Achievement
The president declared that the
aes' syemsnts or the past 800 years
ave been the most significant in
history. He said
sThough they seem comparative
- fneasureless 20 us. three centur-
iesl are little moro than a mo-nent in
the chronicle OF human history.
Christianity II now rounding out its
z0th century and there IL no com
prehensible measure 20 the human
armament which went before Our
actual national life - lees than hair
the period OF marvellous new world
development the tercen tenary OF
which beginning we celebrate. Du
in that little the achievement is me
most significant OF all the centuries.
IL - not too much 20 say that three
csnturies which have passed since
the leaders or our race came here
90 found a new state have been the
most mOmentous and the most preg
uant in all the progress OF human
kiad. They were more swiftly NOV
ing and seemingly more vital than
the much longer periods Of Egyt-
tian, Greek or Roman civilizations
with which We are familiar q il not
impossible that the commanding po-
- "A
sessions may turn the significant be
ginning at Plymouth into surprising
Influence in the making or human
history.
ITO this and the Virginia shore
were trsnsplanted these heads OF
nc resentative democracy tho now
idkels Of nationality through asso-
dHion and representation and there
hss developed seemingly the most
dependable form OF popular govern
ment ever existing in the world. Per
maps this larger achievement was not
Intended by the heroes Of the colon
ization. They were seeking freedom
and found nationality essential TO it,
preservation. Destiny pointed the
way and the hand OF Divinity traced
The course OF Goo intended human
advancement.
There came tho sturdy English
middle class or yeomanry, burgheise
ard squires who Clung 90 their idea s
or representative government. A.
home they might have been crushed
under the burdens which reaction
vac seeking 20 impose
~Here they coul6 have free. play
ard begin a new fashion the tenn
re OF freedom In a new land and
they began what we call republican
Institutions. These institutions are
tha agencies OF highest freedom
Which embOdy at once the Centra-
nd authority strong enough 10 hold
together q great community AMI
those essentials OF democracy which
insure dominance 10 the intelligent
WI % a free people.
PFest Harding left Plymouth
Monday night for Portland. Ne. The
submarine chaser 4OS. with the pres
Dental party aboard showed of at
I Is17 and went down tho harbor 70
tasnsfer them 10 che Mayfiower.