Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-22
HARD|NG IS WILLING
TO UPHOLD SOUTH
WANTS TO UNITE BOTH FACTIONS
CIVIL WAR MIST BE
FORGOTTEN.
ny Associated Press.

ny Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan 2i.--A new spir.
II ~ United Americaninn. holding Itself
2bcve sectional and partisan divisions
and making secure the industries of the
whole nation alike was bespoken by
President Elect Harding tonight In q
message 10 the people of the South.
The message. written nj the request ~
CLARK Howell. editor ~ the Atlanta
Constitution. and democratic national
committeeman for Georgia. was made
public on the arrival of the train which
In tDking the president elect to Florida
as follows:
"of course. have no message TO
the ne0plc ~ the south that would
not gladly utter to all the United States
Perhaps the South would he Interested
10 know, however. Of one ambition
which cherish. want 10 be the In.
strnmentailty In establishing that coin.
pi.te concord of union which hold TO
De e~~ential to the American fuifiilment.
] realize how the political solidarity of
the south followed the unfortunate days
% the civil war. know how that
solidarity has been encouraged on the
one hand and I think I understand the
desire to break u on the other hand.
1T is no, specifically n republican
ambiticn. II II rather to be accredited
to 4 desire to establish complete mutual.
ity of purpose and oneness of ambition
In An erica.
"Therc II little left of the old time
hostility and there isn't any occasion
fcr any section ~ America to pin its
apirations 20 the fortunes ~ one party
I think II IT. fair 10 assume that all
political parties mean to he hes, for our
common country. AZ republican. Z
believe that many of the republican
policies are calculated 10 best serve al,
1f America. For instance. 7 believe
there II a great significance In the com.
Ing tariff congress 10 l.c held In Atlanta.
] believe most cordially In prosperlng
American first. ! do not see how No
can retain our home markets. upon
which American good fortune must
be founded and NJ the same time main.
tain American standards n production
and American standards ~ living unless
We make other peoples with lower stan.
dsrd- nay for the privilege of trading In
Tho American market Ours IN tho best
market In tho wcrid because we ars
largest In consumption and tho ablest
10 huv. The application lies In n per.
f''ciiy justifiable ambition 60 mai. the
South land as industrially eminent as
tho states ~ the North and East. There
ought to be the Tame of industry here
"a exceptional significance because ~
yorr natural resources Your pcopic
wan: precisely the same things which
are found In the natural ambitions ~
the North and West There isn't the
slightest excuse for q sectional line in
America. We are one people. with onr
flag. and Il II folly to allow long time
prciudlccs 10 stand In the wav ~ the
fullness ~ understanding and the at.
most ccrdiaiity ~ relationship.
"rhe pcoplc of the South are irst
~ much interested rs any other gcngr,
phical location In the development -
m American merchant marine out ~
the abundance of resources. out e our
greater ability 10 produce. and out 10
our boasted American efficiency ought N
come American cminencc IN worldwide
trade. We ought Ia send our cargocs
. from Southland ports lust as numer.
cusiy as We do from Northern and West
crn parts Of course. as n general rule
We canno, sell where We do not buy.
hu. with rational economic policy SAFE
/ guarded IN protective tariffs We can
huy the things. the production of which
= not essential to our own good fur'
I iuns. and cxInnd our trade with thOse
~ whom we buy To supply our own
ne, lis which cannot he supplied hcra
at home.
n am sure the incoming adminis,gN'
! tlon wishes TO srr. flgurativcly speaF'
ing. every southern port whitcncd hy
the @ils f commerce and know thai
our carriers are taking messages ri
Rood viii ana smlty along with our
cergo"s TO all I,arts of the earth"