The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-22
HARDING HAS COME
SOUTH TO REST.
President.Elect VIII Attend No Pub
lie Functions During His
Stay i'm Florida
tAssociated Press,


Of recreation calculated to insure i'm
munity from the worries of the presi-
dency awaited Mr.. Harding upon his
arrival here today. He will spend the
afternoon on the golf links and leave
q few hours later on houseboat for
cruise down the East Coast as far
as Miami.
It was announced today that during
the stay of the president-elect in the
South he intends to accept no invita-
tions to public functions.
Harding's Message to the South
Atlanta, Jan. ga new spirit of
united Americanism, holding itself
above sectional and partisan divisions
and making secure the interest of the
whole nation alike, was bespoken by
Pcesident-elect Harding last night in
a message to the people of the South.
"Of course, / have no message to
the people of the South that / would
not gladly utter to all the United
States. Perhaps the South would be
interested to know, however, of one
ambition which cherish. / want to
be the instrumentality in establishing
that complete concord of union which
I hold to be essential to the American
fulfillment. I realize how the politi-
cal solidarity of the South followed
the unfortunate days of the civil war.
know how that solidarity has been
encouraged on the one hand, and I
think i understand the desire to break
it on the other hand.
"It is not specifically republican
ambition. 1t is rather to be accredit-
ed to a desire to establish complete
niutuality of purpose and oneness of
ambition in America.
"There is little left of the old-time
hostility and there isn't any occasion
for any section of America to pin its
aspirations to the fortunes of one
party. / think it is fair to assume
that all political parties mean to be
best for our common country. AS q
republican believe that many of the
republican policies are calculated to
best serve all of America. For in
stance, I believe there is great sig
nificance in the coming tariff congress
to be held in Atlanta. believe most
cordially in prospering America first
| do not see how we can retain oul
home markets, upon which American
good fortune must be founded and a!
the same time maintain American
standards of production and Ameri:
can standards of living unless we
make other peoples with lower stand
ards pay for the privilege of trading
in the American markets. Ours is the
best market in the world, because wt
are largest in consumption and tn.
abiest to buy. The application lies il
q perfectly justiiable ambition t.
make the Southland as Industrial.
eminent as the states of the north ant
east. There. ought to be the fame O.
industry here in exceptional signifi
canoe, because of your vast natura
resources. Your people want precise
ly the same things which are found il
the natural ambitions of the nortl
and west. There isn't the slightes
excuse for a sectional line in Amer
lea. We are one people, with on
flag, and it is folly to allow long-tim
prejudiees to stand in the way of tn
fullness of understanding and the ut
most of cordiality of relationship.
"The people of the South are jus
as much interested as any other geo
graphical location in the development
of an American merchant marine. Gu
of our abundance of resources, out O
cur greater ability to produce, an
out of our boasted American efficienc
eught to come American eminence i
worldwide trade. We ought to sen
cur cargoes from Southland port
jus. as numerously as we do fror
Torthern and western ports. OF cours,
sas a general rule, we cannot Sc
where we do not buy, but with a rs
: tional economic policy safeguarded i
protective tariffs we can buy til
things, the production of which
not essential to our own good fortun
and expand out trade with those {
whom we buy to supply our ow
needs which cannot be supplied hel
at home.
81 am sure the incoming admins
. tration wishes to see, fgurativel
speaking, every Southern port whi
ened by the sails of commerce ar
know that our carriers are takir
messages of good will and amii
along with our cargoes to all Il
marts of the earth"
SUGAR SATURDAY AND MONDA
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