Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1920 — SEES IN HARDING BEST TRADITIONS, IDEALS AND HOPES [ARTICLE]

SEES IN HARDING BEST TRADITIONS, IDEALS AND HOPES

Nominee's Former Pastor St* Boosting Man Who Win Bs Leader and Not Dictator. FINDS IN SENATOR NO TRACE OF RADICALISM Declare* Justice, Kindliness and Msrey Stand Out as Foremost Characteristics of Republican Candidate. Included among the Minnesota Republicans working faithfully and industriously In behalf of Senator Harding, to Rev, D. B. Martin, of Winnebago, Minn., formerly pastor of the Marlon, Ohio, Baptist Church and Senator Harding's pastor. The ether day Rev. Martin was asked just why be to so enthusiastic about Senator Harding, and this la what be said: “It to a peculiar pleasure for me to continue the work which I began twenty-five years ago. It was my privilege to stand on the side lines and boost for Senator Harding when he received his first nomination for public office. When he was a candidate for the senate 1 was visiting in Ohio and had the pleasure of boosting for him. It tor, therefore, a peculiar pleasure to join with this bunch of Minnesota boosters In seeking to put Senator Harding .over, In the greatest gift within the power of the people. Being a clergyman, 1 have been constantly asked by my friends at the college commencement In Michigan, In Chicago and in Minnesota why I am such a persistent booster for Mr. Harding, and I have been asked to state In this presence my reasons for doing so. These are three: “The first pertains to certain elements of his character. 1 will give you these as I received them while I was pastor of the Baptist Church la this elty, of which Mr. Harding to a member. 1 asked him and a group of other men to make some Sunday evening addresses. 1 do not remember much that Senator Harding said at that time, but I do remember very distinctly the words with which he closed his address and which have stood all these years as outstanding elements of bis character to me. He closed the address by a quotation from the Prophets, In which he said, 'And what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to do justly and love mercy and walk humbly with thy God.’ Justice, mercy, kindliness and humility have In all these years stood as foremost characteristics of Mr. Hardlng*a lifecharacteristics which are always attractive and make a man's life worth while.

“The second reason to because. I believe that there to focused Id him the best traditions, ideals and purposes of the great Republican party and ss peculiarly fit him to be their leader In this greet crisis es the nation's life. I use the word 'leader 1 advisedly, for It to leadership that we are needing and not arbitrary, dictatorial, autocratic rule. We have had enough of that If a boss to desired there would be no need for making any change, for the boss that we have to the bossiest “The third reason to because I End in him ae trace of radicalism. To ms radlcgltom to the greatest danger that we have to face. Our Interests are toe diverse to admit of anything of that character. We have our agricultural group with Its interests. We have the labor group wlthlts interests. We have eur tnandal interests. We have that other great group known as the public, that has always been made the 'goat,* with its Interests. All of these are es vital Interest to the common weal and I believe that Senator Harding to bread enough and sympathetic enough so that the interests of each am be blended In the common interest at all* and-til will b# perfectly safe under his leadership.’*