Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-18

salute fred by two cutters anchored
in the Potomac.
Honesty Among Nations
Without mentioning directly the
pressing problems incident to inter-
national financial obligations. Mr..
Harding dwelt particularly on the
value of HamiltonS service in putt
ing the seal of sanctity upon the
financial honor" of the American
republic. He stressed the rugged
honesty of this patriot statesman,
because honesty will cure 10000 ills
of today and asserted that honesty
among nations will dissolve their
differences so that new and lasting
friendships may be bound by the
ties of fraternity and mutual trust -"
Honesty of leadership will spare
us the popular mis- conceptions
which are ever menacing TO democ-
racy," he continued Honesty in
statecraft will point The way to I'M
prognahle heights. .. Honesty in
politics will reveal unerring public
opinion and honesty in public SER
vice everywhere will diminish public
waste and extravaganza. Honesty
of manhood and womanhood will
abolish the sources of discomfort
which threaten the worlds civiliza-
ton. and will bring us to conviction
regarding the fundamentals of the
social fabric, without which funda-
mentals there can be no human
progress"
Deplores FactionaIism
The President deplorcd the display
of factionalism and pointed to the
seemingly inspired fear of faction
alism' held by Hamilton who, he
saic. fought it in the making and
warned us of today against its de-
vclopment."
Despite this warning. Mr.. Harding
said. factions lave arisen which
would invade the constitutional nights
of others or subvert the constitution
itself.
I'VE have our factions which seek
to promote this or that interest. with
ouAregard to the relationship to
others, and without regard 70" the
common veal said Mr.. Harding
we have the factions of hatred and
prejudice and violence. We have our
coalitions which would invade the
constitutional rights of others and
81 bvert the constitution itself. We
have our factions challenging both
evil and religious liberty and with
out them both made everlastingly Sc
cure there can e no real human lib
crty. We have the fatal factiondlism
Y hlch contemplates obstruction t. the
execution of the laws.
NO nation will survive where this
f3ctlona!ism is endured. Hamilton
warned us that however, such ttm-
hlnations or associations may now
ard then answer popular ends, they
aye likel" themselves to usuro the
rcins of government, destroying aft
EDWARDS the very engines which have
lifted Them 70 unjust dor nion'
washington uttered the same eau
ton. 1t was Hamilton conception
that the Federal influence would
crush out the factions. taking reed,
of course. whenever call to real JUS
tice had in any way inspired
If we will carry on, visualizinE the
ration of which he dreamed; if we
Will maintain the national viewpoint
and emphasize the interviewer :nti-
macy of all activities, interdepeudent,
where none may permanently prosper
without prosperous whole; if we
will throttle the false cry of class
where none need exist in the beck
oning Of American opportunity; if we
vii be as hopefully American and as
whole heartedy American as they
were in the immortal days, the future
will be secure. These we must do no
matter what political sacrifices are
!. ade in the recommitment"