East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-10-27
M NARY LAUDS HARDING
AND PLEADS FOR PARTY
LOYALTY IN ELECTION
Senior Senator Devotes Most
of Time to Accomplishments
of Present Administration.

Eulogy of the administration OF
President Harding, a plea that party
solidarity be not impaired by voting a
democratic governor into office and a
recital of what he hopes to see accom-
plished in the field of reclamation
were some of the high spots in the
speech of Senator Charles McNary,
which was delivered to q comfortably
filled house last night at the Alta
theater There was no applause en-
ccpt when the speaker appeared.
The name of Governor Olcott, in
whose behalf Senator McNary osten-
sibly came to oregon to make speech
cS, was mentioned only two or three
times by the speaker during the hour
he spent on the platform after he was
introduced by Fred Steiwer. The Sem
ator referred to Waiter Pierce as an
able man and a good organizer
"Ben Olcott is all right said the
senior senator. "lc made "A good sec
retnry of state, and he is sound as n
governor"
Speaking of tax reduction efforts, he
declared that he has little confidence
III any plan to lower them except by
creating new wealth which may be
assessed for its share of the expense
of government The way this ideal
reclamation work and turn present
waste land into producing areas, Scna-
tor McNary said.
The Mckay Creek dam Is on the
government program now and will be
built as soon as funds are available,
and there is "A strong possibility that
the Umatilln Rapids may become n
reality as soon as the Smith McNary
bill becomes law, the senator said in
speaking of reclamation.
The report that he Is considering
rcsignng from the senate to accept a
place on the federal bench was brand
ed as the work of those who would
place him in an embarrassing position,
the speaker told his audience, An
swering this report he said: II have
no intention whatsoever of resigning
from the United States senate /
expect to remain there until the people
let me understand that they don't
want me any more"
In the past party organization has
not been so vital, but in this day of
great complexities it Is very necessary
that the republican organization he
kept intact from the least important
place in the machine up to the COVER
nor of the state, the speaker argued IN
his plea for support for Olcott.
In his culogy of the Harding ad'
ministration Senator McNary called
attention to the difficulties that have
been overcome since President Hard
ing became president. The country
had been drifting into chaos for two
years before President Wilson's term
expired and Harding found factories
cold and agriculture in the most criti-
cal stage 1t has ever known, the speak
er stated TO face these appalling con-
ditions and to solve the problems pro-
scented entities President Harding TO
n place of one of the greatest states
men i'm the history of the United
states. The problems of peace. when
craftsmanship is rampant and no n'ea
can be made about loyalty and patrio-
tism as aids to secure the ends ur-
sired. are much more difficult to solve
than the problems Of war when patrio-
tism Is uppermost and partisanshlp Is
forgotten. the speaker stated.
Some of the constructive legislation
Of the Harding administration discuss
cd by Senator McNary included the
emergency tariff measure which ne
stated saved agriculture from the
riinous competition Of pauperized
foreign governments. The war IL
nance corporation made loans of
sI00. 600 .O00 to farmers and livestock
men. he stated, and tine cooperative
I marketing act helped to clarity the
/ position Of cooperative selling organi-
/ .ations. Praise for the Harding adj
/ ministration for the good accomplish
! ed ~ the conference at Washington
last November was given.
President Harding expects freight
| rates on agricultural products from
the west to be much lower within
another year. and the rural credit bill
which will assist agricultural interest
10 secure long time loans may be cN
pectcd 10 become law. Senator McNgr,
said