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14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923 HARDING IDEALS NATIONS'S GUIDE (Continued from Page 10) kindliness, neighborliness and goodwill, which must solve the problems which vex men and nations. The promise of Bethlehem was that 'peace on earth' shall come 'among men of goodwill. "And to that spirit of self-effacement, oi generous confidence in the better im- pulses of men, of faith in God's way of patience and kindliness, came great achievement. Fostered World Harmony "It summoned to the nation's capital the leaders of the world's governments, and accomplished there that truce of the seas, that banishing of war's menace from the far East, which constitutes the most notable advance toward a world in order and at peace since the heart of humanity was thrilled by tidings of the armistice. "Less dramatic, but of vital impor- tance to the nation's welfare in times of reconstruction, was the work he initiated, and with able help carried to completion, in the reorganization of the government's financial system and the establishing of a budget. Here, again, it was the spirit of goodwill which overcame jealousies and obstructions others had hesitated to face. "In the great steel industry of America an ugly evil is coming to an end. The twelve hour day--a crime against man- hood committed in the name of dividends Z_is on the eve of abolition. It was the insistent voice of Warren Harding, speaking for the goodwill of the Ameri- can people, which brought the reluctant masters of that industry to terms. "Two great purposes were very near to his heart when death intervened. Of one he had talked only to a few who shared his interest; of the other he had spoken openly and earnestly to the American people. "The former was a plan to reach and help the boyhood of America--especially ~ that element of boyhood in our great cities and smaller towns which lacks full opportunity to become the kind of citizen America needs. I trust those who had his confidence in this purpose will not let it fail. "The latter purpose is that which bur- dened his soul as he set forth on the long and taxing journey to Alaska--to bring to the support of law and reason in international affairs the strength of America; to join with other nations in making the permanent court of inter- national justice a means of averting fur- ther recourse to the mad arbitrament of war. "His last message to the American people, the speech unspoken which at San Francisco was given to the country thru the press, was in large part an earnest reassertion of his belief in the world court, of his desire that America " should enter it, and--alas, that it should have been necessary--a defense of his own sincerity against cruel and un- scrupulous misrepresentation. "Goodwill must have its instrument of expression. That was evident to him, as it must be to all men who are not wholly blinded by prejudice. That in- strument he saw in the world court. And yet, before the train which carried his stilled body had reached the Capital, the parochial politicians of the Senate were endeavoring to dissuade his suc- cessor, a man of like simple sincerity and devout faith, from carrying to achieve- ment the cause in which he died. "But that cause has been left in the hands of the American people, and there will be millions of them today who, above the grave of Warren Harding, will pledge themselves in the sight of the God Whom 'he served, and the Master Whom he followed, to see that it shall not fail. "Fellow Americans, thruout the length and kreadth of our country, in everv city, town and hamlet, men and women are gathered today as we are gathered. You and I have come here with common impulse, and yet we are amazed at what we have seen, and at what we arc see- ing of the profound stirring of Ameri- can life. "What does it mean? Surely it means that beneath all the materialism, the seeming spiritual indifference, the cheap surface cynicism which marks our time, there is in the hearts of the American people a belief in the fundamental things, a reverence for the simple but abiding virtues which are the chief elements in the greatness of Warren Harding. "The story of his life is the story of sincerity, of clean-heartedness, of fideli- ty in all his relations with his fellows; it is the story of duty done modestly, of service given gladly, of the final sacrifice bravely made in the cause of honor, decency and goodwill among men. "It 1s the story of a man who feared God and sought in humility of spirit to be a fit instrument for His use. To me there is something very fine and splendid in the {frequently outspoken faith of Warren Harding. He was not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. "Three days before he was inaugu- rated, addressing the members of a fraternal organization in his home town, the town where everybody knew him, where he had lived for years under the observation of his fellow citizens, he said :-- "'I have loved the story of Christ. You can bring it home to every man. Every man has his Gethsemane. Every man has his cross, and the measure of mankind is how he bears it. Some fall under it. Some die upon it; but the man who performs a service in life never fails to live again.' "How simple and vet how noble a testimony was this to be given by a man taking leave of his familiar friends and neighbors to enter upon the great task of administering the affairs of one hun- dred million people. His Creed "And when on March 4, 1921, he stood on the portico of the Capitol and heard the solemn words of the oath of office, he chose to seal his covenant with the nation by pressing his lips upon this significant passage from the prophecy of Micah :(-- "'He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord re- quire of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.' "If I were to choose words to be in- scribed upon such memorial as may be erected to his name, they would be these words; so aptly descriptive of his life. "All that was earthly of Warren Harding has gone home to the towns- folk who loved him. Today in Marion with tears of genuine grief they are bidding farewell to the silent form of the man who once moved happily among them, greeting Tom and Jim and Dick by their first names, as they greeted him, and patting the youngsters on the head or chatting with them as they ran at his side. "But the 'man who performs a ser- vice in life never fails to live again.' And Warren Harding lives today. Ue has become a part of the nation's life in a truer sense than ever, and some- where in God's plan he takes up the work ©. "The place where eating is a pleasure" It takes a good cook tu prepare and serve a meal that appeals to -people in hot weather. Our chel has specialized for years in serving food that pleases. and Lunch Room Cameo Restaurant 551 Lincoln Ave. Under New Management NORTH SHORE Rentals Main Office ] ' / : / ? 4 Tel. Dearborn 6835 | RS I IIIS, TLL LILA ALL AAA AA AA AAA AA ARRAY, E. S. WISDOM & CO. Realtors 8 S. Dearborn St., Chgo. 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