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Show f f The text of the notification ; speech by Senator Lodge and the text of the acceptance ad- Jfl dress by Candidate Harding H - - j will be found upon the inside v, pages of th., issue. fef 11E5ETS I FORTH POLICIES I QFGOVERNMEUT I I Candidate Pleads for Obliteration Oblitera-tion of Section?! and Class : Conflict j. PROHIBTION GIVEN f RUT LITTLE MENTION Party Rather Than Individual I Administration Promised If by Senator Harding MARION. Ohio, 2:. A pledge Ol littllvilliUllllllttl so., lllijitin, " pppH Ls tared by parti and not by individual and based on national rather than TlLsLa world Ideals, was given by Warren U. l''Ls Harding today In accepting formv'.ly riiLsl the Republican nomination for tho . presidency. jH He welcomed a popular referendum on the league of nations, advocated jB increased production to cut the high lilH COSt of lhing. pleaded for obliteration 6f sectional and class conflict, and de- iTH clared for Industrial peace, 'not rB forced but inspired by the common Prohibition he gave only a passing notice, saying that despite divided opinion regarding the eighteenth j amendment and tho statutes enacted I lo make it operative, there must, bo no evasion in their enforcement. gH FAVORfi SI IT RAGK j He declared It his "sincere desire," 1 that ratification of the suffrage, amendment be completed to permit .H women to vote this fall In every state Rei icwing and commending briefly many other plunks of the party plat-form plat-form th'- candidate declared for cot- ' lective Virgninlng for faimers, re- f pres8lon of the disloyal, "generous federal co-operation," in rehabllltat- j ing the railroads, intelligent deflation of tho currency, enlargement of government gov-ernment aid in reclamation, a genuine expression Of gratitude to veterans of the world war and maintenance of an ample nav v and 'a small army but tho best in the world" In his promise of ij a party gov ernment. ' Senator Hard- II lng reiterated his belief that the vice- I president Should have a part In the affairs of the chief executives official ! famllj and declared there also should j be a cordial understanding and co- i ordinated activities' between the ex- iH ecutlve and congress. ifiH POPULAR GOVERNMENT "No man," he said. "Is big enough to run this great republic. Our first committal is the restoration of representative repre-sentative popular government, undof the constitution, through the agency of the Republican party." Promising restoration of peace ( s soon as a Republican congress ehould send peace declaration to a Repub- j ilcan president for his signature, the candidate assailed the leaKue covenant coven-ant as brought home b President Presi-dent Wilson, but declared the war's sacrifices would be lnvaln If n an not acclaim a now order, with added security to civilization and peace maintained." pfpfpfpfJ '- Republicans of the senate.' 1 I ; ' ti.' li r-n iSff the , structure of a world super government govern-ment taking visionary form, joined In , be lomlng warning of our devotion , to this republic The Republicans o. the senate halted the barter of lnde-pendent lnde-pendent American eminence and In- ' i fluence. pfpl We do not mean to hold aloof, vv c I do not mean to shun a single respon- . slblllty of this republic. We wero re-solvi re-solvi d then, even as we are today, ana j will be tomorrow, to preserve this free and independent republic. Let those now responsible, or seeking re- I sponslblllty, propose the surrender whether with Interpretation, apologies or reluctant reservations fromwhlca our rights are to be omitted. We wee come the refundum to the American people on tho preservation of Amerl- LpV WORLD FRIENDSHIP 'With B senate advising as the con-itltution con-itltution contemplates, I would hopefully hope-fully approach the nations of Europo nnd of the earth, proposing that un-derst un-derst Hiding which makes us a wlll-i,,K- p;,i 'i. loarit In the consecration oi nations to a new leadership, to commit com-mit the moral forces of the world. America Included, to peace and lnter-natlonal lnter-natlonal justice, still leaving America fret Independent and self reliant, but offering friendship to all the world" D taring railway employes ought to he the host paid in the world, the candidate emphasised the responsi- bllitv of such service and added- 'The government might well stamp railway employment with the sanclty of public service and gura-mtee gura-mtee to the railway employes that Justice which voices tho American conception of righteousness on the one hand and assures continuity of service on the other." ABOUT PROHIBITION In his referonco to prohibition and law enforcement he said "People ever will differ about tho wisdom of the enactment of a law there Is divided opinion regarding the eighteenth amendment and the laws . n.u tod io make it operative - bui th( re can be no difference of opinion about honest law enforcement. Modification or repeal is the right or a free people, Whenever the deliberate l and Intcllliieiit public sentiment com-in, com-in, nets, hut perversion jind evasion mark the paths to the failure of gov-ernment gov-ernment itself." I sfl |