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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
2
Warren G. Harding's nomination acceptance outlines party-led government, noninterference with American sovereignty, and opposition to world governance. He pledges a strong yet limited federal role, tariffs, a merchant marine, a small but capable army, and continued woman suffrage while urging production, economy, and anti profiteering.
Representative Carl Riddick accuses the administration of wasteful wartime expenditures. He cites massive costs on port terminals, nitrate plants, tanks, shells, guns, and a Nitro powder plant, arguing many projects yielded no实际 wartime benefit and prices were kept high to protect favored interests. He highlights sugar shortages and sales of France relief stocks as part of the critique.
Senator Harding pledges fidelity to country and God and accepts the Republican nomination. He emphasizes the human element with wage earners’ aspirations and warns against class divisions while supporting collective bargaining and cautious deflation. He calls for quick peace, reduced armaments, and a high capacity cabinet including the vice president.
Executive department heads trumpet reduced staff as a money saving measure citing denied appropriations. Secretary Bainbridge Colby reports total spending cut of 1,968,641 and projects a further 1,002,890 saved versus last year. The move is praised as necessary after reduced funding tightened the budget.
The passage accuses the Democratic platform of hypocrisy for praising Wilson's League of Nations stance while criticizing his Armenian mandate stance. It notes the platform omits Democratic senators who refused to back the Covenant, contrasting with Republican senators' reservations.
The text states that Senator Harding invites diverse Republican views, signaling a leadership style that is not a single man campaign nor a one man presidency. It emphasizes inclusion of other leaders' opinions, regardless of concurrence.
The Caldwell Republican Journal notes President Wilson’s claim that force guarantees peace but asserts the United States will not bind itself to enforce European peace via a Europe-controlled council. It emphasizes focus on U S domestic problems and national energies.
Ida insists she is engaged to marry the man she loves, stating the engagement is real. Madge cautions that the fiancé could back out, expressing doubt about the arrangement.
An old advertisement extols Bayer's aspirin as genuine safe for over twenty years and prescribes it for headaches toothaches and other pains. It mentions affordable 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists, with a note on the Bayer trademark and chemical basis. A separate ad questions vermifuges, touting Dr Peery's De Bhot as effective, followed by a critical line about good faith in public announcements.
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