The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-01
PEACE PROSPECTS BRIGHT,
HARDING SAYS

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faith, these United States will carry
on"
In the course Of his speech, Mr..
Harding praised particularly the re-
ligious freedom and other New Eng
land traditions had played in develop
men OF the nation. He also took oc-
casion TO deplore the common ten.
dency 10 concentrated governmental
authority in Washington and TO re-
affirm his faith in religion as an es-
sential element Of good government
The president said in part:
1T is not too much to say that
the three centuries which have passed
since men Of your race came here 10
found new state have been the most
momentous and the most pregnant in
all the progress OF human kind
ITO this. and the Virginia shore
were transplanthed the seeds OF rep.
resentative democracy and the new
ideals through association and rep.
resentation and there has developed
seemingly the most dependable form
Of popular government ever witnessed
in the world.
Influence Colonial Democracy.
Whether we reflect upon the re-
straints upop freedom which the faith
ers imposed. or measure the broader
liberty under the law Of today, here
began the reign of dependable public
opinion. which unfailingly is the law
Of highest civilization one may not
say whether the puritans at home
would have ben able TO work out
such a system If there had been no
American colonies, and the colonial
influence TO act upon the mother
country, Doubtless the English revo.
luton which came soon after the
settlement at Plymouth. would have
came even had there been no settle
ment here, no Massachusetts Bay col
ony. no Virginia plantation. But II
1t easy to believe that in the long
struggle after the restoration. the
fruits OF revolution. the strengthened
parliamentary Utitutions restrictions
OF royal prerogative were helped BY
the influences OF colonial democracy,
No one win ever dispute the large
part New England played in the rear
ing Of new standards Of freedom. The
carly struggles here were contempor'
aneous with the making Of modern
British oonstitutionism and the new
world beacon was an incentive and an
inspiration across the sea. and today
old world and new Join now In re-
joicing at the ends achieved. To the
American revolution may be fairly
traced the larger part OF a century
from the date we commonly fixed fei
IL. to tho great town meeting in Ole
South Church. 10 which was auomittet
the question whether the colony woulC
ascent TO the charter reorganization
the king demanded
IL the idea Of rs,ls ou5 freedom
had little 10 hope FOR frem the efforr
cs INC stern old fathers TO oct Up
thcocracy in New ENGLAND. the idea
Of political freedom found here a par
t.eslarly fsrtil coll IN which TO ser1nin
ate.
"The e;a,h between thesraa'
tyranny on thls side and politiela
tyranny on tho othes resulted in ih'
destruction OF beth, 10 the vast BET
tersnons OF every hruan interest IN
VOWED. The men and vS=en Wit
easne here 10 found in sne Wilderness
eorcss q thousand iesgrs OF eesai
waste, nov state, eame with hisi
and conscious 7urposc OF achieving
great human cnd. OFT Of their voisni
nous icttsrn, r,cmelrs, public record
and historical writings. we constantly
Get the impression of their deep con
vleticn that they had bene called a
divine instruments TO accomplish
work OF supernos, significance,
f AfntH - TR<fE