Uorren G. Xarding - Warren G. Harding

Uorren G. Xarding
Uorren G Harding-Xarris va Ewing.jpg
Fotosurat muallifi Harris va Ewing, v. 1920
29-chi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Prezidenti
Ofisda
1921 yil 4 mart - 1923 yil 2 avgust
Vitse prezidentKalvin Kulidj
OldingiVudro Uilson
MuvaffaqiyatliKalvin Kulidj
Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari senatori
dan Ogayo shtati
Ofisda
1915 yil 4 mart - 1921 yil 13 yanvar
OldingiTeodor E. Berton
MuvaffaqiyatliFrank B. Uillis
28-chi Ogayo shtati gubernatori
Ofisda
1904 yil 11 yanvar - 1906 yil 8 yanvar
HokimMiron T. Herrik
OldingiGarri L. Gordon
MuvaffaqiyatliEndryu L. Xarris
A'zosi Ogayo shtati Senati
13-okrugdan
Ofisda
1900 yil 1-yanvar - 1904 yil 4-yanvar
OldingiGenri May
MuvaffaqiyatliSamuel H. West
Shaxsiy ma'lumotlar
Tug'ilgan
Uorren Gamaliel Harding

(1865-11-02)1865 yil 2-noyabr
Blooming Grove, Ogayo shtati, BIZ.
O'ldi1923 yil 2-avgust(1923-08-02) (57 yoshda)
San-Fransisko, Kaliforniya, BIZ.
O'lim sababiMiokard infarkti[1]
Dam olish joyiQattiq qabr
Siyosiy partiyaRespublika
Turmush o'rtoqlar
(m. 1891)
BolalarYelizaveta (bilan Nan Britton )
QarindoshlarJorj Tryon Harding (ota)
Ta'limOgayo shtati markaziy kolleji (BA)
ImzoMurakkab imzo

Uorren Gamaliel Harding (1865 yil 2-noyabr - 1923 yil 2-avgust) 29-chi edi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari prezidenti 1921 yildan 1923 yilda vafotigacha. a'zosi Respublika partiyasi, u shu paytgacha AQShning eng mashhur prezidentlaridan biri bo'lgan. Uning o'limidan so'ng, qator janjallar, shu jumladan Choynak gumbazi - uning nikohdan tashqari ishi kabi nurga tushdi Nan Britton; har biri uning mashhur hurmatini pasaytirdi.

Harding qishloqda yashagan Ogayo shtati butun hayoti, faqat siyosiy xizmat uni boshqa joyga olib ketganidan tashqari. Yoshligida u sotib oldi Marion yulduzi va uni muvaffaqiyatli gazetaga aylantirdi. U xizmat qilgan Ogayo shtati senati 1900 yildan 1904 yilgacha, keyin esa leytenant gubernator ikki yil davomida. U 1910 yilda gubernator lavozimida mag'lubiyatga uchragan, ammo saylangan AQSh Senati 1914 yilda. U Respublikachilar partiyasidan prezidentlikka nomzod sifatida 1920 yilda qatnashgan va u qurultoy boshlangunga qadar uzoq o'q deb hisoblangan. Etakchi nomzodlar kerakli ko'pchilikni to'play olmadilar va qurultoy boshi berk ko'chaga kirib qoldi. Hardingning qo'llab-quvvatlashi asta-sekin o'sib bordi, u o'ninchi saylov byulleteniga nomzod ko'rsatilgunga qadar. U o'tkazdi oldingi ayvon kampaniyasi, ko'pincha Marionda qolib, odamlarning unga kelishiga imkon berish va a mavzusida ishlash normal holatga qaytish oldingiBirinchi jahon urushi davr. U Demokrat ustidan g'alaba qozondi Jeyms M. Koks va o'sha paytda qamoqqa olingan Sotsialistik partiyaning nomzodi Evgeniy Debs va prezident etib saylangan birinchi o'tirgan senator bo'ldi.

Harding o'z kabinetiga bir qator taniqli shaxslarni tayinladi, shu jumladan Endryu Mellon G'aznachilikda, Gerbert Guver da Savdo departamenti va Charlz Evans Xyuz Davlat departamentida. Tashqi siyosiy yutuqlarga erishildi Vashington dengiz konferentsiyasi 1921–1922 yillarda dunyoning yirik dengiz kuchlari o'n yil davom etgan dengiz cheklovlari dasturi to'g'risida kelishib oldilar. Harding Birinchi Jahon urushiga qarshi bo'lganligi uchun hibsga olingan siyosiy mahbuslarni ozod qildi. Uning kabinet a'zolari Albert B. Kuz (Ichki ishlar kotibi) va Garri Daugherty (Bosh prokuror) har biri keyinchalik lavozimidagi korruptsiya uchun sud qilingan; Kuzni aybdor deb topdilar, ammo Daugherty yo'q edi. Ushbu va boshqa janjallar Hardingning o'limidan keyingi obro'siga katta zarar etkazdi; u odatda eng yomon prezidentlardan biri sifatida qaraladi. Harding yurak xurujidan vafot etdi San-Fransisko G'arbiy safari paytida va vitse-prezident tomonidan muvaffaqiyat qozondi Kalvin Kulidj.

Dastlabki hayot va martaba

Bolalik va ta'lim

Hardingning uyi Marion, Ogayo shtati

Uorren Harding 1865 yil 2-noyabrda tug'ilgan Blooming Grove, Ogayo shtati.[2] Kichkina bolaligida "Vinni" laqabini olgan, u tug'ilgan sakkiz farzandning eng kattasi edi Jorj Tryon Harding (1843-1928; odatda Tryon nomi bilan tanilgan) va Fibi Yelizaveta (nikoh Dikerson) Harding (1843-1910).[2] Fib davlat tomonidan litsenziyalangan akusher edi. Tryon fermerlik qildi va maktabga yaqin joyda dars berdi Ogayo shtatidagi Gilad tog'i. Shogirdlik, o'qish va bir yillik tibbiyot maktabi orqali Tryon shifokor bo'ldi va kichik amaliyotni boshladi.[3] Hardingning onasining ba'zi ajdodlari gollandiyaliklar, shu jumladan taniqli Van Kirk oilasi.[4] Hardingning Angliya, Uels va Shotlandiyadan bo'lgan ajdodlari ham bo'lgan.[5]

Blooming Groveda siyosiy raqib tomonidan Hardingning buyuk onalaridan biri bo'lganligi haqida mish-mishlar tarqaldi Afroamerikalik.[6] Uning buyuk bobosi Amos Hardingning ta'kidlashicha, oila tomonidan jinoyat ustida ushlangan o'g'ri mish-mishni tovlamachilik yoki qasos olish maqsadida boshlagan.[7] 2015 yilda, genetik test Hardingning avlodlari 95% aniqlik ehtimoli bilan to'rt avlod ichida unga Saxaradan Afrikalik ajdodlar etishmasligini aniqladilar.[8][9]

1870 yilda Harding oilasi kim bo'lgan bekor qiluvchilar,[9] ko'chib o'tdi Kaledoniya, Ogayo shtati, qaerda Tryon sotib olgan Argus, mahalliy haftalik gazeta. Da Argus, Harding, 11 yoshidan boshlab gazeta biznesining asoslarini o'rgangan.[10] 1879 yil oxirlarida, 14 yoshida Harding otasining yoniga o'qishga kirdi olma materOgayo shtati markaziy kolleji yilda Iberiya - u erda usta talaba ekanligini isbotladi. U va do'sti bilan kichik gazeta chiqarildi Iberia tomoshabinlari, Ogayo shtatidagi so'nggi yil davomida kollejga ham, shaharchaga ham murojaat qilishni maqsad qilgan. Oxirgi yilida Harding oilasi ko'chib o'tdi Marion, Ogayo shtati, Kaledoniyadan 9,7 km uzoqlikda joylashgan va 1882 yilda maktabni tugatgach, u erda ularga qo'shilgan.[11]

Muharrir

Harding, v. 1882 yil

Hardingning yoshligida aholining aksariyati hali ham fermer xo'jaliklarida va kichik shaharlarda yashagan. U umrining ko'p qismini Ogayo shtatidagi qishloqda joylashgan kichik shahar - Marionda o'tkazar va u bilan chambarchas bog'liq bo'lar edi. Harding yuqori lavozimga ko'tarilgach, u Marionga va uning hayot tarziga bo'lgan muhabbatini aniq ko'rsatib, tark etgan va boshqa joylarda muvaffaqiyat qozongan ko'plab yosh marionitlar haqida gapirib berdi, shu bilan birga u bir vaqtlar "maktabning faxri" bo'lgan ortda qolib, a farrosh, "lotlarning eng baxtlisi" edi.[12]

Bitirgandan so'ng, Harding o'qituvchi va sug'urta xodimi sifatida ishlagan va huquqni o'rganishga qisqa vaqt ichida harakat qilgan. Keyin u boshqalar bilan hamkorlikda ishlamay qolgan gazeta sotib olish uchun 300 AQSh dollarini (2019 yilda 8232 AQSh dollariga teng) yig'di, Marion yulduzi, o'sib borayotgan shaharning uchta qog'ozidan eng kuchsizi va faqat kundalik. 18 yoshli Xarding qog'ozda qatnashgan temir yo'l o'tishidan foydalangan 1884 yil respublikachilarning milliy anjumani, u erda u taniqli jurnalistlar bilan xobnbbed va prezidentlikka nomzodni qo'llab-quvvatlagan, sobiq Davlat kotibi Jeyms G. Bleyn. Harding Chikagodan qaytib, qog'ozni sherif tomonidan qaytarib olinganligini aniqladi.[13] Saylov kampaniyasi paytida Harding Marionda ishlagan Demokratik oyna va Demokratik partiyadan prezidentlikka nomzod, Nyu-York gubernatorini maqtashga majbur bo'lganidan g'azablandi Grover Klivlend, kim g'olib bo'ldi saylov.[14] Keyinchalik, otasining moliyaviy yordami bilan yangi paydo bo'lgan gazetachi qog'ozni sotib oldi.[13]

1880-yillarning keyingi yillarida Harding qurdi Yulduz. Marion shahri respublikachilarga (Ogayo singari) ovoz berishga moyil edi, ammo Marion okrugi Demokratik edi. Shunga ko'ra, Harding kundalikni e'lon qilib, mo''tadil tahririyat pozitsiyasini qabul qildi Yulduz partiyasiz va o'rtacha respublikachilik bo'lgan haftalik nashr. Ushbu siyosat reklama beruvchilarni jalb qildi va shaharning respublika haftaliklarini ishdan bo'shatdi. Uning biografi Endryu Sinklerning so'zlariga ko'ra:

Hardingning muvaffaqiyati Yulduz albatta modelida edi Horatio Alger. U hech narsadan boshlamadi va ishlash, to'xtash, puflash, to'lovlarni ushlab qolish, ish haqini qaytarib olish, maqtanish va manipulyatsiya qilish orqali u o'layotgan lattani qudratli kichik shahar gazetasiga aylantirdi. Uning muvaffaqiyatining aksariyati uning tashqi qiyofasi, xushchaqchaqligi, g'ayratliligi va qat'iyatliligi bilan bog'liq edi, lekin u ham omadli edi. Sifatida Makiavelli bir marta ta'kidlaganidek, zukkolik odamni uzoqqa olib boradi, ammo u omadsiz qilolmaydi.[15]

Marion aholisi 1880 yilda 4000 dan 1890 yilga nisbatan ikki baravarga o'sdi va 1900 yilga kelib 12000 ga etdi. Yulduzva Harding ko'plab mahalliy korxonalarda aktsiyalarni sotib olib, shaharni targ'ib qilish uchun qo'lidan kelganicha harakat qildi. Garchi ulardan bir nechtasi yomon chiqqan bo'lsa-da, u umuman investor sifatida muvaffaqiyatga erishdi va 1923 yilda 850 ming dollarlik mulkni qoldirdi (2019 yilda 12,75 million dollarga teng).[16] Harding biografi va avvalgi so'zlariga ko'ra Oq uy maslahatchisi Jon Din, Hardingning "fuqarolik ta'siri, uning tahririyat sahifasidan shaharning barcha jamoat ishlarida samarali ravishda burun va mard ovozini saqlab qolish uchun foydalangan faolga ta'sir ko'rsatdi".[17] Bugungi kunga kelib, Harding AQShning to'la vaqtli ishlagan yagona prezidentidir jurnalistika tajriba.[13] U Gubernatorning ashaddiy tarafdoriga aylandi Jozef B. Foraker, respublikachi.[18]

Harding birinchi bo'lib bildi Florens Kling, o'zidan besh yosh katta, mahalliy bankir va ishlab chiquvchining qizi sifatida. Amos Kling uning yo'lini tutishga odatlangan odam edi, lekin Xarding qog'ozda unga tinimsiz hujum qildi. Amos Florensni barcha ishlariga aralashtirar, uni yurishi mumkin bo'lgan vaqtdan boshlab ishga olib borar edi. Otasi singari qattiqqo'l, Florentsiya musiqa kollejidan qaytgach, u bilan to'qnashdi.[a] U Pit deWolfe bilan yurib, deWolfe holda Marionga qaytib kelganidan keyin, lekin chaqalog'ini chaqirdi Marshal, Amos bolani tarbiyalashga rozi bo'ldi, ammo pianino o'qituvchisi sifatida hayot kechirgan Florensiyani qo'llab-quvvatlamadi. Uning talabalaridan biri Hardingning singlisi Xayri edi. 1886 yilga kelib, Florens Kling ajrashdi va u va Harding o'zaro ishqiy munosabatda bo'lishdi, garchi kim kimni ta'qib qilayotgan bo'lsa, kim keyinchalik ularning romantikasi haqida hikoya qilganiga qarab.[19][20]

Klinglar o'rtasidagi sulh yangi boshlangan gugurt tomonidan buzilgan. Amos Xardingsda afroamerikalik qon bor deb ishongan va Xardingning tahririyat pozitsiyasidan xafa bo'lgan. U Hardingning qora merosi haqida mish-mishlar tarqatishni boshladi va mahalliy ishbilarmonlarni Hardingning biznes manfaatlarini boykot qilishga undadi.[9] Harding Klingning nima qilayotganini bilib, Klingni "agar u to'xtamasa, kichkina odamning qatronini urishini" ogohlantirdi.[b][21]

Xardings 1891 yil 8-iyulda turmushga chiqdi,[22] ular birgalikda loyihalashtirgan Mariondagi Vernon prospektidagi yangi uyida Qirolicha Anne uslubi.[23] Nikoh farzand ko'rmadi.[24] Harding o'z xotinini serialdagi personaj uchun "Düşes" deb chaqirdi Nyu-York Quyoshi kim "Dyuk" va ularning pullarini diqqat bilan kuzatgan.[25]

Florens Xarding erining martabasiga chuqur qo'shildi, ikkalasi ham Yulduz va u siyosatga kirgandan keyin.[19] U otasining qat'iyatliligi va ishbilarmonligini namoyish etib, vaziyatni o'zgartirishga yordam berdi Yulduz qog'oz muomalasi bo'limini qattiq boshqarish orqali foydali korxonaga aylantirildi.[26] U Hardingga yolg'iz o'zi erishishi mumkin bo'lgan narsadan ko'proq narsaga erishishda yordam berganligi uchun ishongan; ba'zilar uni Oq uyga qadar itarib yuborgan deb taxmin qilishmoqda.[27]

Siyosatdan boshlang

10 dollarlik tilla buyumda (qismining bir qismi) ko'rsatilgan Prezidentlik $ 1 tanga dasturi ), Florens Xarding eri Uorrenni karerasida oldinga surdi.

Sotib olganidan ko'p o'tmay Yulduz, Harding o'z e'tiborini siyosatga qaratdi va 1885 yilda gubernatorlik uchun birinchi muvaffaqiyatli taklifida Forakerni qo'llab-quvvatladi. Foraker uning tarkibiga kirdi urush keksa Ogayo respublikachilariga qarshi chiqqan avlod, masalan senator Jon Sherman, davlat siyosatini boshqarish uchun. Harding, har doim partiyaga sodiq bo'lib, Ogayo respublikachilari siyosati bo'lgan murakkab ichki urushda Forakerni qo'llab-quvvatladi. Harding demokratiyaga toqat qilishga tayyor edi ikki partiyali tizim, lekin Respublikachilar partiyasini uchinchi tomon harakatlariga qo'shilishga majbur qilganlarga nisbatan faqat nafrat bor edi.[28] U respublikachiga delegat bo'lgan davlat konvensiyasi 1888 yilda, 22 yoshida, Marion okrugining vakili va prezident bo'lgunga qadar ko'p yillar davomida delegat etib saylanadi.[29]

Hardingning muharrirlikdagi muvaffaqiyati uning sog'lig'iga zarar etkazdi. 1889 (23 yoshida) va 1901 yillarda besh marta u vaqt o'tkazdi Battle Creek sanatoriyasi Sinkler "charchoq, haddan tashqari kuchlanish va asab kasalliklari" deb ta'riflagan sabablarga ko'ra.[30] Dekan bu tashriflarni 1923 yilda Hardingni o'ldiradigan yurak xastaligining dastlabki paydo bo'lishi bilan bog'laydi. Marionda bo'lmaganida, 1894 yilda Yulduz'biznes menejeri ishdan chiqdi. Uning o'rnini Florens Xarding egalladi. U erining eng yaxshi yordamchisiga aylandi Yulduz 1915 yilda Xardings Vashingtonga ko'chib o'tguncha o'z rolini saqlab qoldi. Uning vakolati Hardingga nutq so'zlash uchun sayohat qilishga imkon berdi - uning bepul temir yo'ldan foydalanish uning turmushidan keyin juda ko'paydi.[31] Florens Harding qat'iy iqtisod bilan shug'ullanar edi[26] va Harding haqida yozgan edi: "u meni tinglaganda yaxshi ishlaydi, eshitmasa yomon ishlaydi".[32]

1892 yilda Harding Vashingtonga yo'l oldi va u erda Demokratik Nebraska kongressmeniga duch keldi Uilyam Jennings Bryan va Vakillar Palatasida "Platator Boy Orator" nutqini tingladi. Harding Chikagoga sayohat qildi Kolumbiya ko'rgazmasi 1893 yilda. Ikkala tashrif ham Florensiyasiz bo'lib o'tdi. Demokratlar umuman Marion okrugining ofislarida g'olib bo'lishdi; Xarding 1895 yilda auditorlik uchun nomzodini qo'yganida, u yutqazdi, ammo kutilganidan ham yaxshiroq ishladi. Keyingi yili Xarding Ogayo bo'ylab bir qismi sifatida nutq so'zlagan ko'plab notiqlardan biri edi aksiya Respublikachilar partiyasidan prezidentlikka nomzod, o'sha shtatning sobiq gubernatori, Uilyam Makkinli. Dinning so'zlariga ko'ra, "McKinley-da ishlayotganda [Harding] Ogayo shtati orqali nom chiqarishni boshladi".[31]

Ko'tarilayotgan siyosatchi (1897–1919)

Shtat senatori

Harding saylanadigan ofis uchun yana bir bor urinib ko'rishni xohladi. U uzoq vaqtdan beri Forakerning muxlisi bo'lsa-da (o'sha paytda AQSh senatori), u shtatning boshqa AQSh senatori boshchiligidagi partiya fraktsiyasi bilan yaxshi munosabatlarni saqlashga harakat qilgan. Mark Xanna, Makkinlining siyosiy menejeri va raisi Respublika milliy qo'mitasi (RNC). Foraker ham, Xanna ham 1899 yilda shtat senati uchun Hardingni qo'llab-quvvatladilar; u respublikachilar nomzodini qo'lga kiritdi va ikki yillik muddatga bemalol saylandi.[33]

Harding shtat senatori bo'lgan to'rt yilini siyosiy noma'lum sifatida boshladi; u ularni Ogayo respublikachilar partiyasining eng mashhurlaridan biri sifatida yakunladi. U har doim xotirjam bo'lib namoyon bo'ldi va kamtarlikni namoyon etdi, bu xususiyatlar uning siyosiy yuksalishi paytida ham respublikachilarga yoqdi. Qonun chiqaruvchi rahbarlar unga qiyin muammolar bo'yicha maslahat berishdi.[34] O'sha paytda Ogayo shtatidagi senatorlar faqat bir muddat xizmat qilishlari odatiy hol edi, ammo Xarding 1901 yilda nomzodini oldi. Makkinlining o'ldirilishi sentyabrda (uning o'rnini vitse-prezident egalladi Teodor Ruzvelt ), siyosatga bo'lgan ishtahaning aksariyati Ogayo shtatida vaqtincha yo'qolgan. Noyabr oyida Harding ikkinchi muddatga g'alaba qozondi va g'alabasini ikki baravar ko'paytirib, 3563 ovozga erishdi.[35]

O'z davrining aksariyat siyosatchilari singari, Harding ham homiylik va payvand siyosiy foydalarni qoplash uchun ishlatilishini qabul qildi. U singlisi Meri (yuridik jihatdan ko'r bo'lgan) ni o'qituvchi etib tayinlashni tashkil qildi Ogayo shtati ko'rlar uchun maktab, ammo malakali nomzodlar bor edi. Boshqa savdo-sotiqda u o'zi va oilasi uchun bepul temir yo'l yo'llari evaziga o'z gazetasida reklama qilishni taklif qildi. Sinklerning so'zlariga ko'ra, "Harding hech qachon lavozim yoki lavozim perkizitlarini qabul qilishda vijdonsiz narsa bor deb o'ylaganligi shubhali. Patronaj va ma'qullash Hanna davridagi partiya xizmati uchun odatiy mukofot bo'lib tuyulgan".[36]

Harding dastlabki senator etib saylanganidan ko'p o'tmay, u uchrashdi Garri M. Daugherty, uning siyosiy karerasida kim katta rol o'ynaydi. 1890-yillarning boshlarida shtat Vakillar palatasida ikki muddat ishlagan ko'p yillik nomzod Daugherty Kolumb shtati poytaxtida siyosiy fiksator va lobbistga aylandi. Harding bilan birinchi uchrashuvdan va suhbatdan so'ng Daugherty: "Gee, u qanday ajoyib ko'rinishga ega Prezident bo'lgan edi", - deb izoh berdi.[37]

Ogayo shtati rahbari

1903 yil boshida Harding nomzodini qo'yishini e'lon qildi Ogayo shtati gubernatori, etakchi nomzod, Kongress a'zosining chekinishi bilan bog'liq Charlz V. F. Dik. Xanna va Jorj Koks, Harding Foraker bilan bo'lgan ishi tufayli saylanishga yaroqsiz deb o'ylashdi Progressive Era boshlandi, jamoatchilik siyosiy foydalar va Koks kabi xo'jayinlarning savdosiga nisbatan xiralashgan qarashni boshladi. Shunga ko'ra, ular Klivlend bankirini ishontirdilar Miron T. Herrik, Makkinlining do'sti, qochish uchun. Shuningdek, Xerrik Klivlend meri islohotini o'tkazishi mumkin bo'lgan Demokratik nomzoddan ovozlarni olish uchun yaxshiroq joylashtirilgan edi Tom L. Jonson. Gubernatorlik nominatsiyasida ozgina imkoniyatga ega bo'lgan Xarding leytenant-gubernator lavozimiga nomzod bo'lishga intildi va Herrik ham, Harding ham akkreditatsiya bilan nomzod bo'lishdi.[38] Foraker va Xanna (vafot etgan tifo isitmasi 1904 yil fevralda) ikkalasi ham to'rt-H chiptasi deb nomlangan kampaniya olib borishdi. Herrik va Harding katta ustunlik bilan g'alaba qozonishdi.[39]

Senator Jozef B. Foraker 1908 yilda, qayta saylanishda mag'lub bo'lishidan oldin uning senator sifatida so'nggi to'liq yili

U va Harding inauguratsiyasiga kirishganidan so'ng, Herrik beparvo qarorlar qabul qildi, bu esa hal qiluvchi respublika saylov okruglarini unga qarshi qo'ydi va qishloq xo'jaligi kollejini tashkil etishga qarshi chiqish bilan fermerlarni chetlashtirdi.[39] Boshqa tomondan, Sinklerning so'zlariga ko'ra, "Hardingda ozgina ish bor edi va u buni juda yaxshi bajargan".[40] Uning shtat Senatiga rahbarlik qilish mas'uliyati unga tobora ortib borayotgan siyosiy aloqalar tarmog'ini ko'paytirishga imkon berdi.[40] Harding va boshqalar 1905 yilda muvaffaqiyatli gubernatorlik yugurishini tasavvur qilishgan, ammo Xerrik chetda turishdan bosh tortgan. 1905 yil boshida Xarding taklif qilinsa gubernatorlikka nomzodni qabul qilishini e'lon qildi, ammo Koks, Foraker va Dik kabi rahbarlarning g'azabiga duchor bo'ldi (Xannaning Senatda almashtirilishi), 1905 yilda hech qanday lavozimga murojaat qilmasligini e'lon qildi. Herrik mag'lub bo'ldi, lekin uning yangi ishlaydigan sherigi, Endryu L. Xarris, saylandi va Demokratning vafoti munosabati bilan besh oy ishlaganidan so'ng gubernator sifatida muvaffaqiyat qozondi Jon M. Pattison. Respublikachi amaldorlardan biri Hardingga shunday yozgan: "Dik sizni leytenant-gubernator lavozimiga nomzod qilib qo'yganingizga afsuslanmaysizmi?"[41]

1908 yilda Ogayo shtatidagi saylovchilar prezidentni tanlashda yordam berishdan tashqari Forakerni qayta saylash to'g'risida qaror qabul qiladigan qonun chiqaruvchilarni tanlashlari kerak edi. Senator prezident Ruzvelt bilan janjallashgan Brownsville ishi. Forakerda g'alaba qozonish uchun ozgina imkoniyat bo'lsa-da, u respublikachilar partiyasidan prezidentlikka nomzodini o'zining harbiy hamkori Tsinsinnatianga qarshi o'tkazishga intildi. Uilyam Xovard Taft Ruzveltning tanlangan vorisi bo'lgan.[42] 1908 yil 6-yanvarda Hardingniki Yulduz Forakerni qo'llab-quvvatladi va Ruzveltni vijdon masalasida senatorning karerasini yo'q qilishga urinishi uchun qo'llab-quvvatladi. 22 yanvar kuni Harding Yulduz yo'nalishni o'zgartirib, Forakerni mag'lub bo'lgan deb hisoblab, Taftga e'lon qildi.[43] Sinklerning fikriga ko'ra, Hardingning Taftga o'zgarishi "... u yorug'likni ko'rgani uchun emas, balki issiqlikni his qilgani uchun" bo'lgan.[44] Taftga sakrash bandwagon Xardinga homiysi ofatidan omon qolish uchun ruxsat berdi - Foraker prezidentlikka nomzodni qo'lga kirita olmadi va senator sifatida uchinchi muddatga mag'lub bo'ldi. Xardingning karerasini saqlab qolishda, shuningdek, uning Ogayo Respublikachilar partiyasini boshqargan yanada ilg'or kuchlar tomonidan tanilgani va ularga yaxshilik qilgani ham foydalandi.[45]

Harding 1910 yilgi respublika gubernatorlik nominatsiyasini izlab topdi. O'sha paytda partiya progressiv va konservativ qanotlar o'rtasida chuqur bo'linib ketgan va birlashgan demokratlarni mag'lub eta olmagan; u amaldagi prezidentga saylovda yutqazdi Judson Xarmon.[46] Garri Daugherty Hardingning saylovoldi kampaniyasini boshqargan, ammo mag'lub bo'lgan nomzod unga qarshi ziyonni ushlab turmagan. Ularning orasidagi ziddiyat kuchayib borayotganiga qaramay, Prezident Taft ham, sobiq prezident Ruzvelt ham Ogayo shtatiga Harding uchun saylov kampaniyasini o'tkazish uchun kelishdi, ammo ularning janjallari Respublikachilar partiyasini ikkiga bo'lib yubordi va Hardingning mag'lubiyatini ta'minlashga yordam berdi.[47]

Partiya bo'linishi kuchayib ketdi va 1912 yilda Taft va Ruzvelt respublikachilar nomzodiga raqib bo'lishdi. The 1912 yilgi respublikachilarning milliy anjumani achchiq bo'lindi. Taftning iltimosiga binoan, Harding prezident nomzodini ko'rsatgan nutq so'zladi, ammo g'azablangan delegatlar Hardingning notiqligini qabul qilmadilar. Taft nomini qayta nomlashdi, ammo Ruzvelt tarafdorlari partiyani mahkamlashdi. Harding, sodiq respublikachi sifatida Taftni qo'llab-quvvatladi. Respublikachilarning ovozi partiyaning rasmiy nomzodi Taft va Ruzvelt o'rtasida bo'linib, yorliq ostida qatnashdi Progressive Party. Bu demokrat nomzodga, Nyu-Jersi gubernatoriga imkon berdi Vudro Uilson, saylanish uchun.[48]

AQSh senatori

1914 yilgi saylov

Kongressmen Teodor Berton 1909 yilda Forakerning o'rniga senator etib saylangan va 1914 yilgi saylovlarda ikkinchi muddatga saylanishini e'lon qilgan. Bu vaqtga kelib Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Konstitutsiyasiga o'n ettinchi o'zgartirish Xalqqa senatorlarni saylash huquqini berib, ratifikatsiya qilingan edi va Ogayo shtati bu lavozimga asosiy saylovlarni o'tkazdi. Foraker va sobiq kongressmen Ralf D. Koul respublika boshlang'ich bosqichiga ham kirdi. Berton orqaga chekingach, Foraker favoritga aylandi, ammo uning eski gvardiya respublikachiligi eskirgan deb topildi va Hardingni musobaqaga kirishga undashdi. Daugherty Hardingni yugurishga ishontirgani uchun: "Men uni o'zini daraxtga quyosh botgan toshbaqa singari topdim va uni suvga itarib yubordim".[49] Xarding biografi Randolf Dounsning so'zlariga ko'ra, "u farishtalar plauditlarida g'olib chiqadigan darajada shirinlik va yorug'lik kampaniyasini o'tkazdi. Demokratlardan boshqa hech kimni xafa qilmaslik uchun hisoblab chiqilgan."[50] Garchi Harding Forakerga hujum qilmagan bo'lsa-da, uning tarafdorlarida bunday tartibsizliklar bo'lmagan. Harding 12 ming ovoz bilan Foraker ustidan g'olib chiqdi.[51]

O'qing Xavf va doping oling,
Saylov uchastkalariga borib, Papani mag'lub eting.

Ogayo shtati devorlari va devorlariga yozilgan shior, 1914 yil[52]

Harding umumiy saylov raqibi Ogayo shtati Bosh prokurori edi Timoti Xogan, qishloq joylarida Rim katoliklariga qarshi keng tarqalgan xurofotga qaramay, shtat bo'ylab lavozimga ko'tarilgan. 1914 yilda, boshlanishi Birinchi jahon urushi va Ogayo shtatidan katolik senatorning istiqboli oshdi nativist tuyg'u. Kabi nomlar bilan targ'ibot varaqalari Xavf va Himoyachi Xogan Papa boshchiligidagi fitnada avangard bo'lganligi to'g'risida ogohlantirishlarni o'z ichiga olgan Benedikt XV orqali Kolumbning ritsarlari Ogayo shtatini boshqarish. Harding bu yoki boshqa ko'plab masalalarda Xoganga (eski do'stiga) hujum qilmagan, ammo u raqibiga nisbatan nativistik nafratni qoralamagan.[53][54]

Harding murosaga keltiruvchi saylovoldi tashviqoti unga yordam berdi;[54] Harding do'stlaridan biri nomzodning do'sti deb bildi gapirish 1914 yilgi kuzgi kampaniya paytida "beparvolik, vatanparvarlik va sof bema'nilikning bema'ni, baland ovozli aralashmasi" sifatida.[55] Dekanning ta'kidlashicha, "Harding o'zining notiqlik san'atidan samarali foydalangan; bu uning saylanishiga olib keldi va bu jarayonda iloji boricha kamroq dushmanlar paydo bo'ldi."[55] Harding 100 mingdan ortiq ovoz bilan g'olib bo'lib, respublika gubernatori lavozimiga kirdi, Frank B. Uillis.[55]

Kichik senator

Harding AQSh Senatiga a'zo bo'lganida, demokratlar Kongressning ikkala palatasini boshqargan va ularni prezident Uilson boshqargan. Kichik senator sifatida Harding oz sonli qo'mita topshiriqlarini oldi, ammo bu vazifalarni astoydil bajardi.[56] U xavfsiz, konservativ, respublikachilarning ovozi edi.[57] Ogayo shtatidagi Senatda bo'lgan davrida bo'lgani kabi, Harding ham keng miqyosda yoqdi.[58]

Ikki masala bo'yicha, ayollarning saylov huquqi va alkogolni taqiqlash, bu erda noto'g'ri tomonni tanlash uning prezidentlik istiqbollariga 1920 yilda zarar etkazishi mumkin edi, u nuansli pozitsiyalarni egallab, gullab-yashnadi. Saylangan senator sifatida u Ogayo shtati ovoz bermaguncha ayollarga ovoz berishni qo'llab-quvvatlay olmasligini ko'rsatdi. U erda va Senat respublikachilari o'rtasida saylov huquqini qo'llab-quvvatlashning kuchayishi, Kongress bu masalada ovoz bergan paytga kelib Harding qat'iy tarafdor bo'lganligini anglatardi. Harding, kim ichdi,[59] dastlab spirtli ichimliklarni taqiqlashga qarshi ovoz bergan. U ovoz berdi O'n sakkizinchi o'zgartirish, bu tayinlangan Taqiq, uni o'ldirishi kutilgan ratifikatsiya qilish uchun vaqt chegarasi qo'yib, uni o'zgartirish uchun muvaffaqiyatli harakat qilgandan keyin. U baribir tasdiqlangandan so'ng, Harding Uilsonning vetosini bekor qilishga ovoz berdi Volstid Bill qo'llab-quvvatlanishiga kafolat berib, tuzatishni amalga oshirgan Salonga qarshi liga.[60]

Harding, ham respublikachilar, ham Progressivlar tomonidan hurmatga sazovor bo'lgan siyosatchi sifatida vaqtincha rais bo'lishini so'radi 1916 yilgi respublikachilarning milliy anjumani va etkazib berish asosiy manzil. U delegatlarni birlashgan partiya sifatida turishga chaqirdi. Qurultoy Adolat nomzodini ko'rsatdi Charlz Evans Xyuz.[61] Xarding bir paytlar sobiq prezident Ruzveltga murojaat qilgan 1916 yilgi "Progressive" nominatsiyasini rad etdi, ushbu partiyani samarali ravishda rad etgan rad etish. In 1916 yil noyabrda prezident saylovi, Respublikachilar birligining kuchayishiga qaramay, Xyuz Uilson tomonidan tor-mor keltirildi.[62]

Harding 1917 yil aprel oyida AQShni Birinchi Jahon urushiga olib borgan Uilson tomonidan talab qilingan urush qarorini qo'llab-quvvatladi va ovoz berdi.[63] Avgust oyida Harding Uilsonga deyarli diktatura vakolatlarini berishini ta'kidlab, urush davrida demokratiya kam joy egallaganini aytdi.[64] Harding ko'pgina urush qonunchiligi, shu jumladan 1917 yilgi josuslik to'g'risidagi qonun, fuqarolik erkinliklarini cheklagan, garchi u qarshi bo'lgan bo'lsa ortiqcha foyda solig'i biznesga qarshi. 1918 yil may oyida Uilsonga unchalik qiziqmaydigan Xarding prezident vakolatlarini kengaytirish to'g'risidagi qonun loyihasiga qarshi chiqdi.[65]

1918 yilgi sulh arafasida bo'lib o'tgan oraliq Kongress saylovlarida respublikachilar Senatni ozgina nazoratga olishdi.[66] Harding tayinlandi Senatning tashqi aloqalar qo'mitasi.[67] Uilson senatorlarni o'zi bilan birga olib ketmadi Parij tinchlik konferentsiyasi, nima bo'lganini majburlashi mumkinligiga amin Versal shartnomasi xalqqa murojaat qilish orqali Senat orqali.[66] U tinchlik o'rnatgan yagona shartnoma bilan qaytib kelganida va a Millatlar Ligasi, mamlakat aksariyat hollarda uning tarafida edi. Ko'pgina senatorlar X-moddasini yoqtirmadilar Liga shartnomasi, bu hujumga uchragan har qanday a'zo davlatni himoya qilish uchun imzolaganlarni, bu Kongressning roziligisiz Qo'shma Shtatlarni urushga majbur qilgan deb hisoblaydi. Harding a imzolagan 39 senatordan biri edi davra xati ligaga qarshi. Uilson Xalqaro aloqalar qo'mitasini shartnomani norasmiy ravishda muhokama qilish uchun Oq uyga taklif qilganida, Harding X-modda bo'yicha Uilsonni astoydil so'roq qildi; prezident uning surishtiruvlaridan qochdi. Senat 1919 yil sentyabr oyida Versalni muhokama qildi va Harding bunga qarshi katta ma'ruza qildi. O'sha paytgacha Uilson nutq safari paytida qon tomirini olgan edi. Oq uyda qobiliyatsiz prezident bo'lganligi va mamlakatda kamroq qo'llab-quvvatlanganligi sababli, shartnoma mag'lub bo'ldi.[68]

1920 yildagi prezident saylovlari

Asosiy kampaniya

Harding v. 1919 yil

Aksariyat taraqqiyparvarlarning Respublikachilar partiyasiga qo'shilishi sababli, ularning sobiq rahbari Teodor Ruzvelt 1920 yilda Oq uyga uchinchi bor qatnashishi mumkin deb hisoblangan va Respublikachilar nomzodi uchun eng sevimli bo'lgan. Ushbu rejalar Ruzvelt 1919 yil 6-yanvarda to'satdan vafot etganida tugadi. Bir qator nomzodlar tezda paydo bo'ldi, shu jumladan general Leonard Vud, Illinoys gubernatori Frank Lowden, Kaliforniya senatori Xiram Jonson va shunga o'xshash bir qator kichik imkoniyatlar mavjud Gerbert Guver (Birinchi Jahon urushidagi yordam ishlari bilan mashhur), Massachusets shtati gubernatori Kalvin Kulidj va umumiy Jon J. Pershing.[69]

Xarding prezident bo'lishni xohlaganida ham, Ogayo shtatidagi Respublikachilar siyosatini boshqarishni davom ettirish istagi bilan poygaga kirishga turtki berib, 1920 yilda Senatga qayta saylanishiga imkon yaratdi. Harding o'rindig'iga havas qilganlar orasida sobiq gubernator Uillis ham bor edi (u tomonidan mag'lub bo'lgan edi Jeyms M. Koks 1916 yilda) va polkovnik Uilyam Kuper Prokter (rahbari Procter & Gamble ). 1919 yil 17-dekabrda Xarding prezidentlikka nomzodligini past darajadagi e'lon qildi.[70] Etakchi respublikachilar partiyaning ilg'or fraktsiyasi Vud va Jonsonni yoqtirmadilar va mustaqil qatorga ega bo'lgan Lowden biroz yaxshiroq deb topildi. Partiyaning "eski gvardiya" rahbarlari Hardingni ancha maqbul qabul qilishdi.[71]

Hardingning saylovoldi kampaniyasining menejeriga aylangan Daugherty, boshqa nomzodlarning hech biri ko'pchilik ovoz to'play olmasligiga amin edi. Uning strategiyasi, Hardingni rahbarlar sustlashgandan so'ng delegatlar uchun maqbul tanlov qilish edi. Daugherty Vashingtondagi prezidentlik uchun saylov kampaniyasini tashkil qildi (uning ishonchli vakili tomonidan boshqariladi, Jess Smit ), va shu jumladan Harding do'stlari va tarafdorlari tarmog'ini boshqarish uchun ishlagan Frank Skobi Texas shtatidan (Harding bo'lgan yillarda Ogayo shtati senatining kotibi).[72] Harding tinimsiz xat yozish orqali o'z yordamini oshirish uchun ishladi. Nomzodning ishiga qaramay, Rassellning so'zlariga ko'ra, "Daugherty'siz Mefistofel harakatlari, Harding hech qachon nomzodga qoqilmas edi. "[73]

Amerikaning hozirgi ehtiyoji qahramonlik emas, balki shifolash; burun burunlari emas, balki normal holat; inqilob emas, balki qayta tiklash; ajitatsiya emas, balki sozlash; jarrohlik emas, balki tinchlik; dramatik emas, balki muloyim; eksperiment emas, balki Equipoise; xalqaro miqyosda g'arq bo'lish emas, balki g'alaba qozongan millatda barqarorlik.

Uorren G. Harding, Home Market Club oldida nutq, Boston, 14 may 1920 yil[74]

1920 yilda faqat 16 ta prezidentlik shtatlari bo'lgan, ulardan Harding uchun eng muhimi Ogayo edi. Nomzodlik uchun har qanday imkoniyatga ega bo'lish uchun Xarding anjumanda ba'zi sodiq kishilarni jalb qilishi kerak edi va Vud kampaniyasi Ogayo shtatini olib, Hardingni poygadan chiqarib yuborishga umid qildi. Vud shtatda kampaniya olib bordi va uning tarafdori Prokter katta mablag 'sarfladi; Harding u 1914 yilda qabul qilgan qarama-qarshi uslubda gapirdi. Harding va Daugherty Ogayo shtatining 48 delegatini supurib tashlashga shunchalik ishongan ediki, nomzod 27-aprel kuni Ogayo shtatidagi boshlang'ich saylovidan oldin keyingi shtat - Indiana shtatiga bordi.[75] Xarding Ohudoni Vud ustidan atigi 15000 ovoz bilan olib bordi va umumiy ovozlarning yarmidan kamini oldi va 48 delegatdan atigi 39 tasini yutdi. Indiana shtatida Harding to'rt foizni egallab, o'n foizdan kam ovoz oldi va bitta delegatni yutib chiqa olmadi. U voz kechishga va Daugherty-ni Senatga qayta saylanganlik to'g'risidagi hujjatlarini topshirishga tayyor edi, lekin Florens Xarding telefonni qo'lidan ushlab oldi: "Uorren Xarding, nima qilyapsiz? Taslim bo'ling? Qurultoy tugamaguncha. O'ylab ko'ring. Ogayodagi do'stlaringiz! "[76] Daugherti telefon liniyasini tark etganini bilgach, bo'lajak birinchi xonim: "Xo'sh, sen menga Garri Daughertyga ayt, sen jahannam qotib qolguniga qadar bu kurashda ekanligimizni ayt".[74]

Yomon natijalar shokidan xalos bo'lganidan so'ng, Harding Bostonga yo'l oldi va u erda Dinning so'zlariga ko'ra "1920 yilgi kampaniya va tarix davomida aks sado beradi" degan ma'ruza qildi.[74] U erda u "Amerikaning hozirgi ehtiyoji qahramonlar emas, balki davolanish; burun burunlari emas, balki normal holat;[c] inqilob emas, balki qayta tiklash. "[77] Dinning ta'kidlashicha, "Harding, boshqa intiluvchilarga qaraganda, millat urishini to'g'ri o'qigan".[74]

Konventsiya

The 1920 yil respublikachilarning milliy anjumani da ochilgan Chikago Kolizey 1920 yil 8-iyunda, yaqinda Senat saylov kampaniyasi xarajatlari bo'yicha o'tkazilgan tergov natijalari bo'yicha achchiq bo'linib ketgan delegatlarni yig'di. Ushbu hisobotda Vud 1,8 million dollar (2019 yilda 22,97 million dollarga teng) sarflaganligi aniqlandi, bu Jonsonning Vud prezidentlikni sotib olishga urinayotgani haqidagi da'volariga moddiy qarz bergan. Lovden sarflagan 600000 dollarning bir qismi ikkita anjuman delegatlarining cho'ntagiga tushgan. Jonson 194 ming dollar, Xarding esa 113 ming dollar sarflagan. Jonson surishtiruv ortida deb topilgan va Lovden va Vud fraksiyalarining g'azabi oldingi ishtirokchilar o'rtasida yuzaga kelishi mumkin bo'lgan har qanday murosaga chek qo'ygan. Deyarli 1000 delegatning 27 nafari ayollar edi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Konstitutsiyasiga o'n to'qqizinchi o'zgartirish, ayollarga ovoz berishni kafolatlash, bitta shtat doirasida bo'lib, avgust oyining oxirigacha o'tishi kerak edi.[78][79] Qurultoyda xo'jayin yo'q edi, aksariyat ko'rsatma berilmagan delegatlar xohlaganicha ovoz berishdi va Oq uydagi demokrat bilan partiya rahbarlari o'z yo'llarini tutish uchun homiylikdan foydalana olmadilar.[80]

Jurnalistlar Xardingni boshlang'ich saylovlarda sust ishtirok etganligi sababli uni nomzod bo'lishini ehtimoldan yiroq deb hisoblashdi va uni saylovchilar qatoriga tushirishdi. qorong'i otlar.[78] Boshqa nomzodlar singari Chikagodagi saylovoldi tashviqotini boshqargan Harding ham jamoatchilik fikri bo'yicha so'nggi so'rovda uchta asosiy nomzodni, shuningdek sobiq Adliya Xyuz va Gerbert Guverni ortda qoldirib oltinchi o'rinni egalladi va Kudidjdan sal oldinda.[81][82]

Qurultoyda boshqa masalalar ko'rib chiqilgandan so'ng, 11-iyun, juma kuni ertalab prezidentlikka nomzodlar ochildi. Harding Uillisdan nomini nomzodga qo'yishni iltimos qildi va sobiq gubernator ham xalqchilligi uchun delegatlar orasida mashhur nutq bilan javob qaytardi. va Chikagodagi kuchli issiqda qisqasi uchun.[83] U erda bo'lgan muxbir Mark Sallivan buni "notiqlik san'ati, katta opera va cho'chqa chaqirish "Uillis shohsupaning panjarasiga suyanib ishondi:" Aytaylik, bolalar va qizlar ham - nega Uorren Xardingning ismini aytmaysiz? "[84] Keyingi kulgi va qarsaklar Hardinga nisbatan iliq tuyg'ularni yaratdi.[84]

Senator Xarding birinchi, ikkinchi yoki uchinchi saylov byulletenlariga nomzod bo'lishini kutmayapman, lekin menimcha, juma kuni ertalab soat ikkidan o'n sakkiz daqiqadan so'ng, o'n besh yoki yigirma yigirma yigirma yigirma yigirma yigirma yigirma beshinchi marta ovoz berish imkoniyatiga ega bo'lishimiz mumkin. biroz charchagan erkaklar stol atrofida o'tirishibdi, ulardan ba'zilari: "Kimni nomzod qilib ko'rsatamiz?" O'sha hal qiluvchi vaqtda senator Hardingning do'stlari unga taklif qilishlari va natijaga rioya qilishlari mumkin.

Garri M. Daugherty[85]

11-iyun kuni tushdan keyin to'rtta byulleten olib borildi va ular yopiq ahvolni aniqladilar. Nomzodlarni ko'rsatish uchun 493 ta ovoz bilan Vud 314 ta ovoz bilan eng yaqin bo'lgan12; Lowdonda 289 bor edi12. Hardingning eng yaxshi natijasi 65 edi12. Rais Genri Kabot uyi Massachusets shtatining Senatning ko'pchilik rahbari, soat 19.00 atrofida qurultoyni to'xtatdi.[84][86]

1920 yil 11-iyundan 12-iyunga o'tar kechasi siyosiy tarixda "tuni" nomi bilan mashhur bo'ladi.tutun bilan to'ldirilgan xona. "O'sha paytdagi latifalarda Hardingning nomzodi partiya boshliqlari boshchiligidagi muzokaralarda hal qilinganligi aytilgan Jorj Xarvi va senator Genri Kabot uyi Chikagodagi Blackstone mehmonxonasidagi sirli "tutun to'ldirilgan xonada". "Afsonada aytilgan Garri M. Daugherty, Hardingning siyosiy menejeri tashkilotchi bo'lgan. 1920 yil 11 fevralda, anjumandan ancha oldin, Daugherty bashorat qildi:

Senator Xarding birinchi, ikkinchi yoki uchinchi byulletenlarga nomzod bo'lishini kutmayapman, lekin menimcha, konvensiyaning juma kuni ertalab soat 15 dan 12 gacha charchagan erkaklar o'tirganidan keyin taxminan 11 daqiqadan so'ng imkoniyatni qo'lga kiritishimiz mumkin. stol atrofida kimdir: "Kimni nomzod qilamiz?" O'sha hal qiluvchi vaqtda Hardingning do'stlari unga taklif qilishadi va biz natijaga rioya qilishga qodirmiz. "[87]

Daghertining bashoratida aslida nima bo'lganligi tasvirlangan, ammo tarixchilar Daughertining bashorati konventsiyaning hikoyalarida juda katta ahamiyatga ega deb ta'kidlaydilar.[88] "Tutun to'ldirilgan xona" aslida milliy rais Uill H. Xeys tomonidan ijaraga berilgan suit edi. Olti soat davomida etakchilar Vud, Lovden va Jonson kabi ko'plab alternativalarni ko'rib chiqdilar. Biroq, ularning barchasiga e'tirozlar mavjud edi. Ertasi kuni ertalabki gazetalarning sarlavhalari fitnani taklif qildi. Tarixchi Uesli M. Bagbi: "Har xil guruhlar aslida nominatsiyani taqdim etish uchun alohida yo'nalishlar bo'yicha ish olib borishdi - kombinatsiz va juda kam aloqada". Bagbi Hardingning nomzodi sifatida uning delegatlar safida va tarkibida keng tanilganligini asosiy omil deb bildi.[89]

Qayta yig'ilgan delegatlar Harding senatorlar kabinetini tanlaganligi haqida mish-mishlarni eshitishgan. Garchi bu to'g'ri bo'lmagan bo'lsa-da, delegatlar bunga ishonishdi va Hardingga ovoz berish orqali chiqish yo'lini izlashdi. Ovoz berish 12 iyun kuni ertalab davom etganda, Harding keyingi to'rtta byulletenning har biriga ovoz to'plab, 133 ga ko'tarildi.12 Ikki oldingi yuguruvchilar ozgina o'zgarishlarni ko'rishgan. Keyin Lodj shohsupaga ko'tarilgan Daughertining g'azabiga uch soatlik tanaffus e'lon qildi va unga qarshi: "Siz bu odamni bu tarzda mag'lub eta olmaysiz! Bu harakat amalga oshirilmadi! Siz bu odamni mag'lub etolmaysiz!"[90] Lodge and others used the break to try to stop the Harding momentum and make RNC Chairman Hays the nominee, a scheme Hays refused to have anything to do with.[91] The ninth ballot, after some initial suspense, saw delegation after delegation break for Harding, who took the lead with 374​12 votes to 249 for Wood and 121​12 for Lowden (Johnson had 83). Lowden released his delegates to Harding, and the tenth ballot, held at 6 p.m., was a mere formality, with Harding finishing with 672​15 votes to 156 for Wood. The nomination was made unanimous. The delegates, desperate to leave town before they incurred more hotel expenses, then proceeded to the vice presidential nomination. Harding wanted Senator Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin, who was unwilling to run, but before Lenroot's name could be withdrawn and another candidate decided on, an Oregon delegate proposed Governor Coolidge, which was met with a roar of approval from the delegates. Coolidge, popular for his role in breaking the Boston politsiyasining ish tashlashi of 1919, was nominated for vice president, receiving two and a fraction votes more than Harding had. James Morgan wrote in Boston Globe: "The delegates would not listen to remaining in Chicago over Sunday ... the President makers did not have a clean shirt. On such things, Rollo, turns the destiny of nations."[92][93]

Umumiy saylov kampaniyasi

Harding begins his front porch campaign by accepting the Republican nomination, July 22, 1920.

The Harding/Coolidge ticket was quickly backed by Republican newspapers, but those of other viewpoints expressed disappointment. The Nyu-York dunyosi found Harding the least-qualified candidate since Jeyms Byukenen, deeming the Ohio senator a "weak and mediocre" man who "never had an original idea."[94] The Hearst gazetalari called Harding "the flag-bearer of a new Senatorial autocracy."[95] The New York Times described the Republican presidential candidate as "a very respectable Ohio politician of the second class."[94]

The Demokratik milliy konventsiya opened in San Francisco on June 28, 1920, under a shadow cast by Woodrow Wilson, who wished to be nominated for a third term. Delegates were convinced Wilson's health would not permit him to serve, and looked elsewhere for a candidate. Former Treasury Secretary Uilyam G. Makadu was a major contender, but he was Wilson's son-in-law, and refused to consider a nomination so long as the president wanted it. Many at the convention voted for McAdoo anyway, and a deadlock ensued with Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. On the 44th ballot, the Democrats nominated Governor Cox for president, with his running mate Dengiz kuchlari kotibi yordamchisi Franklin D. Ruzvelt. As Cox was, when not in politics, a newspaper owner and editor, this placed two Ohio editors against each other for the presidency, and some complained there was no real political choice. Both Cox and Harding were economic conservatives, and were reluctant progressives at best.[96]

"How Does He Do It?" Bunda Klifford Berriman cartoon, Harding and Cox ponder another big story of 1920: Go'dak Rut 's record-setting home run pace.

Harding elected to conduct a oldingi ayvon kampaniyasi, like McKinley in 1896.[97] Some years earlier, Harding had had his front porch remodeled to resemble McKinley's, which his neighbors felt signified presidential ambitions.[98] The candidate remained at home in Marion, and gave addresses to visiting delegations. In the meantime, Cox and Roosevelt stumped the nation, giving hundreds of speeches. Coolidge spoke in the Northeast, later on in the South, and was not a significant factor in the election.[97]

In Marion, Harding ran his campaign. As a newspaperman himself, he fell into easy camaraderie with the press covering him, enjoying a relationship few presidents have equaled. Uning "normal holatga qaytish " theme was aided by the atmosphere that Marion provided, an orderly place that induced nostalgia in many voters. The front porch campaign allowed Harding to avoid mistakes, and as time dwindled towards the election, his strength grew. The travels of the Democratic candidates eventually caused Harding to make several short speaking tours, but for the most part, he remained in Marion. America had no need for another Wilson, Harding argued, appealing for a president "near the normal."[99]

Democratic candidates Cox (right) and Roosevelt at a campaign appearance in Washington, DC, 1920

Harding's vague oratory irritated some; McAdoo described a typical Harding speech as "an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea. Sometimes these meandering words actually capture a straggling thought and bear it triumphantly, a prisoner in their midst, until it died of servitude and over work."[100] H. L. Menken concurred, "it reminds me of a string of wet sponges, it reminds me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup, of college yells, of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights. It is so bad that a kind of grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark abysm ... of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle of tosh. It is rumble and bumble. It is balder and dash."[d][100] The New York Times took a more positive view of Harding's speeches, stating that in them the majority of people could find "a reflection of their own indeterminate thoughts."[101]

Wilson had stated that the 1920 election would be a "great and solemn referendum" on the League of Nations, making it difficult for Cox to maneuver on the issue—although Roosevelt strongly supported the League, Cox was less enthusiastic.[102] Harding opposed entry into the League of Nations as negotiated by Wilson, but favored an "association of nations,"[24] asosida Doimiy arbitraj sudi da Gaaga. This was general enough to satisfy most Republicans, and only a few bolted the party over this issue. By October, Cox had realized there was widespread public opposition to Article X, and stated that rezervasyonlar to the treaty might be necessary; this shift allowed Harding to say no more on the subject.[103]

Harding campaigning in 1920

The RNC hired Albert Lasker, an advertising executive from Chicago, to publicize Harding, and Lasker unleashed a broad-based advertising campaign that used many now-standard advertising techniques for the first time in a presidential campaign. Lasker's approach included newsreels and sound recordings. Visitors to Marion had their photographs taken with Senator and Mrs. Harding, and copies were sent to their hometown newspapers.[104] Billboard posters, newspapers and magazines were employed in addition to motion pictures. Telemarketers were used to make phone calls with scripted dialogues to promote Harding.[105]

During the campaign, opponents spread old rumors that Harding's great-great-grandfather was a G'arbiy Hindiston qora tanli odam and that other blacks might be found in his family tree.[106] Harding's campaign manager rejected the accusations. Wooster kolleji professor Uilyam Estabrouk kansleri publicized the rumors, based on supposed family research, but perhaps reflecting no more than local gossip.[107]

1920 saylov natijalari

By Election Day, November 2, 1920, few had any doubts that the Republican ticket would win.[108] Harding received 60.2 percent of the popular vote, the highest percentage since the evolution of the ikki partiyali tizim, and 404 saylovchilarning ovozlari. Cox received 34 percent of the national vote and 127 electoral votes.[109] Campaigning from a federal prison where he was serving a sentence for opposing the war, Sotsialistik Evgeniy V. Debs received 3 percent of the national vote. The Republicans greatly increased their majority in each house of Congress.[110][111]

Prezident (1921–1923)

Inauguration and appointments

Official White House Portrait

Harding was sworn in March 4, 1921, in the presence of his wife and father. Harding preferred a low-key inauguration, without the customary parade, leaving only the swearing-in ceremony and a brief reception at the White House. In his inaugural address he declared, "Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much from the government and at the same time do too little for it."[112]

After the election, Harding had announced he was going on vacation, and that no decisions about appointments would be made until he returned to Marion in December. He went to Texas, where he fished and played golf with his friend Frank Scobey (yaqinda Mint direktori ), then took ship for the Panama kanali zonasi. He went to Washington, where he was given a hero's welcome[e] when Congress opened in early December as the first sitting senator to be elected to the White House. Back in Ohio, he planned to consult the "best minds" of the country on appointments, and they dutifully journeyed to Marion to offer their counsel.[113][114]

Harding's inauguration, March 4, 1921

Harding chose pro-League Charles Evans Hughes as his Secretary of State, ignoring advice from Senator Lodge and others. Keyin Charlz Dovs declined the Treasury position, Harding asked Pittsburgh banker Endryu V. Mellon, one of the richest people in the country; u rozi bo'ldi. Harding appointed Herbert Hoover as Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari savdo vaziri.[115] RNC Chairman Will Hays was made Bosh pochta boshqaruvchisi, then a cabinet post; he would leave after a year in the position to become chief censor to the motion picture industry.[116]

The two Harding cabinet appointees who darkened the reputation of his administration for their involvement in scandal were Harding's Senate friend, Albert B. Kuz of New Mexico, the Ichki ishlar kotibi, and Daugherty, who became Attorney General. Fall was a Western rancher and former miner, and was pro-development.[116] He was opposed by conservationists such as Gifford Pinchot, who wrote, "it would have been possible to pick a worse man for Secretary of the Interior, but not altogether easy."[117] The New York Times mocked the Daugherty appointment, stating that rather than select one of the best minds, Harding had been content "to choose merely a best friend."[118] Eugene P. Trani and David L. Wilson, in their volume on Harding's presidency, suggest that the appointment made sense then, since Daugherty was "a competent lawyer well-acquainted with the seamy side of politics ... a first-class political troubleshooter and someone Harding could trust."[119]

Harding's original Cabinet, 1921
Harding kabinet
IdoraIsmMuddat
PrezidentUorren G. Xarding1921–23
Vitse prezidentKalvin Kulidj1921–23
Davlat kotibiCharlz Evans Xyuz1921–23
G'aznachilik kotibiEndryu Mellon1921–23
Urush kotibiJon V. hafta1921–23
Bosh prokurorGarri M. Daugherty1921–23
Bosh pochta boshqaruvchisiWill H. Hays1921–22
Hubert Work1922–23
Garri S. Yangi1923
Dengiz kuchlari kotibiEdvin Denbi1921–23
Ichki ishlar kotibiAlbert B. Kuz1921–23
Hubert Work1923
Qishloq xo'jaligi kotibiGenri C. Uolles1921–23
Savdo kotibiGerbert Guver1921–23
Mehnat kotibiJeyms J. Devis1921–23

Tashqi siyosat

European relations and formally ending the war

Warren G. Harding explains his unwillingness to have the US join the Millatlar Ligasi

Harding Xyuzni davlat kotibi etib tayinlaganida, sobiq adolat tashqi siyosatni olib borishini, bu Uilsonning xalqaro ishlarni yaqin boshqarishidan o'zgarishini aniq ko'rsatdi.[120] Hughes had to work within some broad outlines; after taking office, Harding hardened his stance on the League of Nations, deciding the U.S. would not join even a scaled-down version of the League. With the Treaty of Versailles unratified by the Senate, the U.S. remained technically at war with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. Peacemaking began with the Noks-Porter rezolyutsiyasi, declaring the U.S. at peace and reserving any rights granted under Versailles. Shartnomalar Germaniya bilan, Avstriya va Vengriya, each containing many of the non-League provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, were ratified in 1921.[121]

This still left the question of relations between the U.S. and the League. Hughes' State Department initially ignored communications from the League, or tried to bypass it through direct communications with member nations. By 1922, though, the U.S., through its consul in Geneva, was dealing with the League, and though the U.S. refused to participate in any meeting with political implications, it sent observers to sessions on technical and humanitarian matters.[122]

By the time Harding took office, there were calls from foreign governments for reduction of the massive war debt owed to the United States, and the German government sought to reduce the reparations that it was required to pay. The U.S. refused to consider any multilateral settlement. Harding sought passage of a plan proposed by Mellon to give the administration broad authority to reduce war debts in negotiation, but Congress, in 1922, passed a more restrictive bill. Hughes negotiated an agreement for Britain to pay off its war debt over 62 years at low interest, effectively reducing the hozirgi qiymat of the obligations. This agreement, approved by Congress in 1923, set a pattern for negotiations with other nations. Talks with Germany on reduction of reparations payments would result in the Dawes rejasi 1924 yil[123]

A pressing issue not resolved by Wilson was the question of policy towards Bolshevik Rossiya. The U.S. had been among the nations that had sent troops there after the Rossiya inqilobi. Afterwards, Wilson refused to recognize the Rossiya SFSR. Under Harding, Commerce Secretary Hoover, with considerable experience of Russian affairs, took the lead on policy. Qachon famine struck Russia in 1921, Hoover had the Amerika yordam ma'muriyati, which he had headed, negotiate with the Russians to provide aid. Soviet leaders (the U.S.S.R. was established in 1922) hoped in vain that the agreement would lead to recognition. Hoover supported trade with the Soviets, fearing U.S. companies would be frozen out of the Soviet market, but Hughes opposed this, and the matter was not resolved under Harding's presidency.[124]

Qurolsizlanish

Charlz Evans Xyuz, former Supreme Court justice and Harding's Secretary of State

Harding had urged disarmament and lower defense costs during the campaign, but it had not been a major issue. He gave a speech to a joint session of Congress in April 1921, setting out his legislative priorities. Among the few foreign policy matters he mentioned was disarmament, with the president stating that the government could not "be unmindful of the call for reduced expenditure" on defense.[125]

Aydaho senatori Uilyam Borax had proposed a conference at which the major naval powers, the U.S., Britain, and Japan, would agree to cuts in their fleets. Harding concurred, and after some diplomatic discussions, representatives of nine nations convened in Washington in November 1921. Most of the diplomats first attended Sulh kuni marosimlar Arlington milliy qabristoni, where Harding spoke at the entombment of the Unknown Soldier of World War I, whose identity, "took flight with his imperishable soul. We know not whence he came, only that his death marks him with the everlasting glory of an American dying for his country".[126]

Hughes, in his speech at the opening session of the conference on November 12, 1921, made the American proposal—the U.S. would decommission or not build 30 warships if Great Britain did the same for 19 vessels, and Japan 17 ships.[127] The secretary was generally successful, and agreements were reached on this and other points, including settlements to disputes over islands in the Pacific, and limitations on the use of poison gas. The naval agreement was limited to battleships and to some extent aircraft carriers, and in the end did not prevent rearmament. Nevertheless, Harding and Hughes were widely applauded in the press for their work. Harding had appointed Senator Lodge and the Senat ozchiliklar etakchisi, Alabama Oskar Andervud, to the U.S. delegation; they helped ensure that the treaties made it through the Senate mostly unscathed, though that body added reservations to some.[128][129]

The U.S. had acquired over a thousand vessels during World War I, and still owned most of them when Harding took office. Congress had authorized their disposal 1920 yilda, but the Senate would not confirm Wilson's nominees to the Yuk tashish kengashi. Harding appointed Albert Lasker as its chairman; the advertising executive undertook to run the fleet as profitably as possible until it could be sold. Most ships proved impossible to sell at anything approaching the government's cost. Lasker recommended a large subsidy to the savdo dengiz to enable the sales, and Harding repeatedly urged Congress to enact it. Unpopular in the Midwest, the bill passed the House, but was defeated by a muvozanatlash in the Senate, and most government ships were eventually scrapped.[130]

lotin Amerikasi

Intervention in Latin America had been a minor campaign issue; Harding spoke against Wilson's decision to send U.S. troops to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and attacked the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Franklin Roosevelt, for his role in the Haitian intervention. Once Harding was sworn in, Hughes worked to improve relations with Latin American countries who were wary of the American use of the Monro doktrinasi to justify intervention; at the time of Harding's inauguration, the U.S. also had troops in Cuba and Nicaragua. The troops stationed in Cuba to protect American interests were withdrawn in 1921; U.S. forces remained in the other three nations through Harding's presidency.[f][131] In April 1921, Harding gained the ratification of the Tomson-Urrutiya shartnomasi with Colombia, granting that nation $25 million (equivalent to $358.35 million in 2019) as settlement for the U.S.-provoked Panamanian revolution of 1903.[132] The Latin American nations were not fully satisfied, as the U.S. refused to renounce interventionism, though Hughes pledged to limit it to nations near the Panama Canal, and to make it clear what the U.S. aims were.[133]

The U.S. had intervened repeatedly in Mexico under Wilson, and had withdrawn diplomatic recognition, setting conditions for reinstatement. The Mexican government under President Alvaro Obregon wanted recognition before negotiations, but Wilson and his final Secretary of State, Beynbrid Kolbi, rad etdi. Both Hughes and Fall opposed recognition; Hughes instead sent a draft treaty to the Mexicans in May 1921, which included pledges to reimburse Americans for losses in Mexico since the 1910 yilgi inqilob U yerda. Obregón was unwilling to sign a treaty before being recognized, and worked to improve the relationship between American business and Mexico, reaching agreement with creditors, and mounting a public relations campaign in the United States. This had its effect, and by mid-1922, Fall was less influential than he had been, lessening the resistance to recognition. The two presidents appointed commissioners to reach a deal, and the U.S. recognized the Obregón government on August 31, 1923, just under a month after Harding's death, substantially on the terms proffered by Mexico.[134]

Ichki siyosat

Postwar recession and recovery

Charlz Deys —the first budget director and later, vice president under Coolidge

When Harding took office on March 4, 1921, the nation was in the midst of a postwar economic decline.[135] At the suggestion of its leaders, Harding called a special session of Congress to convene on April 11. When Harding addressed the joint session the following day, he urged the reduction of income taxes (raised during the war), an increase in tariffs on agricultural goods to protect the American farmer, as well as more wide-ranging reforms, such as support for highways, aviation, and radio.[136][137] But it was not until May 27 that Congress passed an emergency tariff increase on agricultural products. An act avtorizatsiya qilish a Byudjet byurosi followed on June 10; Harding appointed Charles Dawes as bureau director with a mandate to cut expenditures.[138]

Mellon's tax cuts

Treasury Secretary Mellon also recommended to Congress that income tax rates be cut. He asked that the ortiqcha foyda solig'i on corporations be abolished. The Uy usullari va vositalari bo'yicha qo'mita endorsed Mellon's proposals, but some congressmen, who wanted to raise tax rates on corporations, fought the measure. Harding was unsure what side to endorse, telling a friend, "I can't make a damn thing out of this tax problem. I listen to one side, and they seem right, and then—God!—I talk to the other side, and they seem just as right."[137] Harding tried compromise, and gained passage of the bill in the House after the end of the excess profits tax was delayed a year. In the Senate, the tax bill became entangled in efforts to vote World War I veterans a soldier's bonus. Frustrated by the delays, on July 12, Harding appeared before the Senate to urge it to pass the tax legislation without the bonus. It was not until November that the revenue bill finally passed, with higher rates than Mellon had proposed.[139][140]

G'aznachilik kotibi Endryu V. Mellon advocated lower tax rates.

Harding had opposed payment of a bonus to veterans, arguing in his Senate address that much was already being done for them by a grateful nation, and that the bill would "break down our Treasury, from which so much is later on to be expected."[141] Senat bonuslar to'g'risidagi qonun loyihasini qo'mitaga qaytarib yubordi,[141] but the issue returned when Congress reconvened in December 1921. A bill providing a bonus, without a means of funding it, was passed by both houses in September 1922. Harding vetoed it, and the veto was narrowly sustained. Bonus, not payable in cash, was voted to soldiers despite Coolidge's veto in 1924.[142]

Birinchisida annual message to Congress, Harding sought the power to adjust tariff rates. The passage of the tariff bill in the Senate, and in konferentsiya qo'mitasi became a feeding frenzy of lobbyist interests.[143] Harding, when he enacted the Fordni - Makkumer tarifi Act on September 21, 1922, made a brief imzo bayonoti, praising only that the bill gave him some power to adjust rates.[144] According to Trani and Wilson, the bill was "ill-considered. It wrought havoc in international commerce and made the repayment of war debts more difficult."[145]

Mellon ordered a study that demonstrated historically that, as income tax rates were increased, money was driven underground or abroad. He concluded that lower rates would increase tax revenues.[146][147] Based on his advice, Harding's revenue bill cut taxes, starting in 1922. The top marginal rate was reduced annually in four stages from 73% in 1921 to 25% in 1925. Taxes were cut for lower incomes starting in 1923. The lower rates substantially increased the money flowing to the treasury. They also pushed massive deregulation and federal spending as a share of GDP fell from 6.5% to 3.5%. By late 1922, the economy began to turn around. Unemployment was pared from its 1921 high of 12% to an average of 3.3% for the remainder of the decade. The misery index, which is a combination of unemployment and inflation, had its sharpest decline in U.S. history under Harding. Wages, profits, and productivity all made substantial gains; annual GDP increases averaged at over 5% during the 1920s. Libertarian historians Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen argue that, "Mellon's tax policies set the stage for the most amazing growth yet seen in America's already impressive economy."[148]

Embracing new technologies

The 1920s were a time of modernization for America. Use of electricity became increasingly common. Mass production of the motor car stimulated other industries, as well, such as highway construction, rubber, steel, and building, as hotels were erected to accommodate the tourists venturing upon the roads. This economic boost helped bring the nation out of the recession.[149] To improve and expand the nation's highway system, Harding signed the 1921 yildagi Federal avtomobil yo'llari to'g'risidagi qonun. From 1921 to 1923, the federal government spent $162 million (equivalent to $2.4 billion in 2019) on America's highway system, infusing the U.S. economy with a large amount of capital.[150] In 1922, Harding proclaimed that America was in the age of the "motor car", which "reflects our standard of living and gauges the speed of our present-day life."[151]

Harding had urged regulation of radio broadcasting in his April 1921 speech to Congress.[152] Commerce Secretary Hoover took charge of this project, and convened a conference of radio broadcasters in 1922, which led to a voluntary agreement for licensing of radio chastotalari orqali Savdo departamenti. Both Harding and Hoover realized something more than an agreement was needed, but Congress was slow to act, not imposing radio regulation until 1927.[153]

Harding also wished to promote aviation, and Hoover again took the lead, convening a national conference on commercial aviation. The discussions focused on safety matters, inspection of airplanes, and licensing of pilots. Harding again promoted legislation but nothing was done until 1926, when the Havo tijorat to'g'risidagi qonun yaratgan Aviatsiya byurosi within Hoover's Commerce Department.[153]

Biznes va mehnat

Harding's attitude toward business was that government should aid it as much as possible.[154] He was suspicious of uyushgan mehnat, viewing it as a conspiracy against business.[155] He sought to get them to work together at a conference on unemployment that he called to meet in September 1921 at Hoover's recommendation. Harding warned in his opening address that no federal money would be available. No important legislation came as a result, though some jamoat ishlari projects were accelerated.[156]

Within broad limits, Harding allowed each cabinet secretary to run his department as he saw fit.[157] Hoover expanded the Commerce Department to make it more useful to business. This was consistent with Hoover's view that the private sector should take the lead in managing the economy.[158] Harding greatly respected his Commerce Secretary, often asked his advice, and backed him to the hilt, calling Hoover "the smartest 'gink ' I know".[159]

Keng ish tashlashlar 1922 yilni belgilab qo'ydi, chunki ishchi kuchi ish haqining pasayishi va ishsizlikning ko'payishi o'rnini bosdi. Aprel oyida boshchiligidagi 500 ming ko'mir konchilari Jon L. Lyuis, ish haqini qisqartirish haqida gapirdi. Tog'-kon ma'murlari sanoat og'ir kunlarni boshdan kechirayotganini ta'kidladilar; Lyuis ularni ittifoqni buzishga urinishda aybladi. As the strike became protracted, Harding offered compromise to settle it. As Harding proposed, the miners agreed to return to work, and Congress created a commission to look into their grievances.[160]

1922 yil 1-iyulda 400 ming temir yo'l ishchilari ish tashlashdi. Harding ba'zi bir imtiyozlarga ega bo'lgan kelishuvni taklif qildi, ammo rahbariyat bunga qarshi chiqdi. Bosh prokuror Daugherty sudyani ishontirdi Jeyms H. Uilkerson to issue a sweeping injunction to break the strike. Uilkersonning buyrug'ini jamoatchilik qo'llab-quvvatlagan bo'lsa-da, Harding bu haddan oshganini sezdi va Daugherty va Wilkerson unga o'zgartirish kiritdi. Buyruq ish tashlashni tugatishga muvaffaq bo'ldi; ammo, temir yo'l ishchilari va rahbariyat o'rtasida ziddiyatlar ko'p yillar davomida saqlanib qoldi.[161]

1922 yilga kelib sakkiz soatlik kun Amerika sanoatida keng tarqalgan bo'lib qoldi. Istisnolardan biri po'lat fabrikalari Bu erda ishchilar haftaning etti kunida o'n ikki soatlik ish kuni davomida ishladilar. Hoover considered this practice barbaric and got Harding to convene a conference of steel manufacturers with a view to ending the system. Konferentsiyada rahbarligida qo'mita tashkil etildi U. S. Steel rais Elbert Gari 1923 yil boshida amaliyotni tugatishga qarshi tavsiya qilingan. Harding matbuotda bosilgan natijadan afsuslanib, Gari-ga xat yubordi va jamoatchilik noroziligi ishlab chiqaruvchilarning teskari tomon burilishiga va sakkiz soatlik ish kunini me'yorga keltirishiga sabab bo'ldi.[162]

Civil rights and immigration

Harding addresses the segregated crowd in Birmingham, October 26, 1921

Although Harding's first address to Congress called for passage of anti-lynching legislation,[9] he initially seemed inclined to do no more for African Americans than Republican presidents of the recent past had; he asked Cabinet officers to find places for blacks in their departments. Sinclair suggested that the fact that Harding received two-fifths of the Southern vote in 1920 led him to see political opportunity for his party in the Qattiq janubiy. On October 26, 1921, Harding gave a speech in Birmingem, Alabama, a ajratilgan audience of 20,000 Whites and 10,000 Blacks. Harding, while stating that the social and racial differences between Whites and Blacks could not be bridged, urged equal political rights for the latter. Many African-Americans at that time voted Republican, especially in the Democratic South, and Harding stated he did not mind seeing that support end if the result was a strong two-party system in the South. He was willing to see savodxonlik testlari for voting continue, if applied fairly to White and Black voters.[163] "Whether you like it or not," Harding told his segregated audience, "unless our democracy is a lie, you must stand for that equality."[9] The White section of the audience listened in silence, while the Black section cheered.[164] Uch kundan keyin Tulsa poyga qirg'ini of 1921, Harding spoke at the all-Black Linkoln universiteti Pensilvaniya shtatida. He declared, "Despite the demagogues, the idea of our oneness as Americans has risen superior to every appeal to mere class and group. And so, I wish it might be in this matter of our national problem of races." Speaking directly about the events in Tulsa, he said, "God grant that, in the soberness, the fairness, and the justice of this country, we never see another spectacle like it."[165]

Harding (center) with Chief Justice Taft (chapda) va Robert Linkoln bag'ishlovida Linkoln yodgorligi, 1922 yil 30-may

Harding had spoken out against lynching in his April 1921 speech before Congress, and supported Congressman Leonidas Dayer "s federal anti-lynching bill, which passed the House of Representatives in January 1922.[166] When it reached the Senate floor in November 1922, it was muvozanatli by Southern Democrats, and Lodge withdrew it so as to allow the ship subsidy bill Harding favored to be debated (it was likewise filibustered). Blacks blamed Harding for the Dyer bill's defeat; Harding biographer Robert K. Murray noted that it was hastened to its end by Harding's desire to have the ship subsidy bill considered.[167]

With the public suspicious of immigrants, especially those who might be sotsialistlar yoki kommunistlar, Kongress o'tdi Per Centum Act of 1921, signed by Harding on May 19, 1921, as a quick means of restricting immigration. The act reduced the numbers of immigrants to 3% of those from a given country living in the U.S., based on the 1910 census. This would, in practice, not restrict immigration from Ireland and Germany, but would bar many Italians and eastern European Jews.[168] Harding and Secretary of Labor Jeyms Devis believed that enforcement had to be humane, and at the Secretary's recommendation, Harding allowed almost 1,000 deportable immigrants to remain.[169] Coolidge later signed the 1924 yilgi immigratsiya to'g'risidagi qonun, permanently restricting immigration to the U.S.[170]

Debs and political prisoners

Harding's Socialist opponent in the 1920 election, Evgeniy Debs, was serving a ten-year sentence in the Atlantadagi jazoni ijro etish muassasasi for speaking against the war. Wilson had refused to pardon him before leaving office. Daugherty met with Debs, and was deeply impressed. There was opposition from veterans, including the Amerika legioni, and also from Florence Harding. The president did not feel he could release Debs until the war was officially over, but once the peace treaties were signed, commuted Debs' sentence on December 23, 1921. At Harding's request, Debs visited the president at the White House before going home to Indiana.[171]

Harding released 23 other war opponents at the same time as Debs, and continued to review cases and release political prisoners throughout his presidency. Harding defended his prisoner releases as necessary to return the nation to normalcy.[172]

Sud tayinlovlari

Harding appointed four justices to the Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Oliy sudi. Bosh sudya qachon Edvard Duglas Oq died in May 1921, Harding was unsure whether to appoint former president Taft or former Utah senator Jorj Sazerlend —he had promised seats on the court to both men. After briefly considering awaiting another vacancy and appointing them both, he chose Taft as Chief Justice. Sutherland was appointed to the court in 1922, to be followed by two other economic conservatives, Pirs Butler va Edvard Terri Sanford, 1923 yilda.[173]

Harding also appointed six judges to the Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlarining apellyatsiya sudlari, 42 sudya Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlarining tuman sudlari, and two judges to the Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari bojxona apellyatsiya sudi.[174]

Political setbacks and western tour

Harding aboard the presidential train in Alaska, July 1923, with secretaries Hoover, Wallace, Work, and Mrs. Harding

Entering the 1922 midterm congressional election campaign, Harding and the Republicans had followed through on many of their campaign promises. Amalga oshirilgan ba'zi va'dalar, masalan, moddiy ta'minot uchun soliqlarni kamaytirish, saylovchilarga yoqmadi. The economy had not returned to normalcy, with unemployment at 11 percent, and organized labor angry over the outcome of the strikes. From 303 Republicans elected to the House in 1920, the new 68-kongress would see that party fall to a 221–213 majority. In the Senate, the Republicans lost eight seats, and had 51 of 96 senators in the new Congress, which Harding did not survive to meet.[175]

A month after the election, the oqsoq o'rdak sessiyasi eski 67-kongress uchrashdi. Harding had come to believe that his early view of the presidency—that it should propose policies, but leave whether to adopt them to Congress—was not enough, and he lobbied Congress, although in vain, to get his ship subsidy bill through.[175] Once Congress left town in early March 1923, Harding's popularity in the country began to recover. The economy was improving, and the programs of Harding's more able Cabinet members, such as Hughes, Mellon and Hoover, were showing results. Most Republicans realized that there was no practical alternative to supporting Harding in 1924.[176]

In the first half of 1923, Harding did two acts that were later said to indicate foreknowledge of death: he sold the Yulduz (though undertaking to remain as a contributing editor for ten years after his presidency), and made a new will.[177] Harding had long suffered occasional health problems, but when he was not experiencing symptoms, he tended to eat, drink and smoke too much. By 1919, he was aware he had a heart condition. Stress caused by the presidency and by Florence Harding's ill health (she had a chronic kidney condition) debilitated him, and he never really recovered from an episode of influenza in January 1923. After that, Harding, an avid golfer, had difficulty completing a round. In June 1923, Ohio Senator Willis met with Harding, but brought to the president's attention only two of the five items he intended to discuss. When asked why, Willis responded, "Warren seemed so tired."[178]

In early June 1923, Harding set out on a journey, which he dubbed the "Voyage of Understanding."[176] The president planned to cross the country, go north to Alyaska o'lkasi, journey south along the West Coast, then travel by a US Navy ship from San Diego along the Mexican and Central America West Coast, through the Panama Canal, to Puerto Rico, and to return to Washington at the end of August.[179] Harding loved to travel and had long contemplated a trip to Alaska.[180] The trip would allow him to speak widely across the country, to politic and bloviate in advance of the 1924 campaign, and allow him some rest[181] away from Washington's oppressive summer heat.[176]

Harding's political advisers had given him a physically demanding schedule, even though the president had ordered it cut back.[182] In Kansas City, Harding spoke on transportation issues; yilda Xatchinson, Kanzas, agriculture was the theme. In Denver, he spoke on Prohibition, and continued west making a series of speeches not matched by any president until Franklin Roosevelt. Harding had become a supporter of the Jahon sudi, and wanted the U.S. to become a member. In addition to making speeches, he visited Yellowstone va Sion milliy bog'lari,[183] and dedicated a monument on the Oregon-Trail at a celebration organized by venerable pioneer Ezra Meeker va boshqalar.[184]

On July 5, Harding embarked on USSXenderson Vashington shtatida. The first president to visit Alaska, he spent hours watching the dramatic landscapes from the deck of the Xenderson.[185] After several stops along the coast, the presidential party left the ship at Mukofot olish Alyaska markaziy temir yo'li ga McKinley Park va Feyrbanks, where he addressed a crowd of 1,500 in 94 °F (34 °C) heat. The party was to return to Seward by the Richardson Trail, but due to Harding's fatigue, it went by train.[186]

On July 26, 1923, Harding toured Vankuver, Britaniya Kolumbiyasi as the first sitting American president to visit Canada. Uni kutib olishdi Britaniya Kolumbiyasi gubernatori,[187] Britaniya Kolumbiyasi Bosh vaziri, and the Mayor of Vancouver, and spoke to a crowd of over 50,000. Two years after his death, a memorial to Harding was unveiled in Stenli parki.[188] Harding visited a golf course, but completed only six holes before becoming fatigued. After resting for about one hour, he played the 17th and 18th holes so it would appear he had completed the round. He was not successful in hiding his exhaustion; one reporter deemed him looking so tired that a rest of mere days would not be sufficient to refresh him.[189]

In Seattle the next day, Harding kept up his busy schedule, giving a speech to 25,000 people at stadion da Vashington universiteti. So'nggi nutqida Harding Alyaskaning davlat bo'lishini bashorat qildi.[190] Prezident tinglovchilarning qarsaklarini kutib o'tirmasdan, o'z nutqi bilan shoshildi.[191]

O'lim va dafn marosimi

Hardingning dafn marosimi oq uy

Harding Vashington Universitetida nutq so'zlaganidan bir necha soat o'tgach, 1923 yil 27-iyul kuni kechqurun uxlashga yotdi. O'sha kuni kechqurun u shifokorini chaqirdi Charlz E. Soyer, qorinning yuqori qismida og'riqdan shikoyat qilish. Soyer, bu parhez buzilishining takrorlanishi deb o'ylardi, ammo doktor. Joel T. Boone yurak muammosiga shubha qildi. Matbuotga Xardinga "oshqozon-ichak trakti xuruji" boshdan kechirilgani va Prezidentning Portlenddagi dam olish kunlari bekor qilinganligi aytilgan. Ertasi kuni u o'zini yaxshi his qildi, chunki poezd San-Frantsiskoga yugurdi; ular 29 iyul kuni ertalab etib kelishdi va u poezddan vagonga yurishni talab qildi, bu esa uni shoshilinch tomonga olib bordi Palace Hotel[192][193] u erda u relapsni boshdan kechirdi. Shifokorlar nafaqat uning yuragi muammolarni keltirib chiqarmoqda, balki u ham muammolarga duch kelganligini aniqladilar zotiljam va u mehmonxonadagi yotoqxonada yotar edi. Shifokorlar uni suyuq kofein bilan davolashdi va digitalis va u yaxshilanayotganday tuyuldi. Gover Xardingning Jahon sudiga a'zolikni targ'ib qiluvchi tashqi siyosiy manzilini e'lon qildi va prezident uni ijobiy qabul qilganidan mamnun edi. 2 avgust kuni tushdan keyin shifokorlar unga yotoqda o'tirishga ruxsat berishdi. O'sha kuni kechqurun soat 19:30 atrofida Florensiya unga "Tinch odam haqida xotirjam mulohaza" nomli xushomadli maqolani o'qiyotgan edi. Shanba kuni kechki xabar; u yostiqlarini paxmoq uchun to'xtab qoldi va u unga: "Bu yaxshi, davom eting, yana o'qing", dedi. Bu uning so'nggi so'zlari bo'lishi kerak edi. Bir necha soniyadan so'ng, Xarding konvulsiv ravishda burilib, to'shakda yiqilib tushganida, u o'qishni davom ettirdi. Florens Xarding darhol shifokorlarni xonaga chaqirdi, ammo ular Prezidentni stimulyatorlar bilan qayta tiklay olmadilar; Uorren G. Harding bir necha daqiqadan so'ng 57 yoshida vafot etgan deb e'lon qilindi.[1] Uning o'limi dastlab a miya qon ketishi, chunki o'sha paytda shifokorlar alomatlarini umuman tushunmaganlar yurak xuruji.[24][192]

The Qattiq qabr Marionda

Hardingning o'limi xalq uchun katta zarba bo'ldi. U yoqdi va hayratga tushdi, matbuot ham, jamoatchilik ham uning kasalligini diqqat bilan kuzatib borishdi va uning aniq tiklanishiga ishonishdi.[194] Uning jasadini poezdga kassada olib borib, xalq bo'ylab sayohat qilish uchun gazetalarda diqqat bilan kuzatib borishdi. Uning jasadi San-Frantsiskodan Vashingtonga olib borilayotganida to'qqiz million kishi temir yo'lda saf tortgan, u erda u shtatda joylashgan Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari Capitol rotunda. U erda dafn marosimidan so'ng, jasad dafn qilish uchun Ogayo shtatining Marion shahriga etkazildi.[195]

Marionda Hardingning jasadi otlar eshitish vositasiga joylashtirildi, undan keyin Prezident Kulij va Bosh sudya Taft, keyin Hardingning bevasi va uning otasi tomonidan.[196] Ular shahar bo'ylab o'tib, orqasidan o'tdilar Yulduz bino va nihoyat tobut joylashtirilgan Marion qabristoniga qabriston qabrlarga qabul qilinmoqda.[197][198] Dafn marosimida mehmonlar orasida ixtirochi ham bor edi Tomas Edison va sanoatchi ishbilarmonlar Genri Ford va Xarvi Firestone.[199] Uorren va Florens Xarding dam olishadi Qattiq qabr 1931 yilda Prezident Guvver tomonidan bag'ishlangan.[200]

Skandallar

Harding do'stini qildi Frank E. Skobey Mint direktori. Bosh gravyurachi tomonidan medal Jorj T. Morgan.

Harding federal lavozimlarga bir qator do'stlari va tanishlarini tayinladi. Ba'zilar malakali xizmat qilishdi, masalan Charlz E. Soyer, Oq uyda ularga tashrif buyurgan Xardingsning Mariondan shaxsiy shifokori. Soyer Hardingni Veteranlar byurosi mojarosi to'g'risida ogohlantirdi. Boshqalar, masalan, lavozimda samarasizligini isbotladilar Daniel R. Krisincer, Harding qilgan Marion advokati Valyuta nazorati keyinchalik hokim Federal rezerv kengashi; yoki Hardingning eski do'sti, zarbxona direktori Frenk Skobey, Trani va Uilson "uning faoliyati davomida ozgina zarar ko'rmaganligini" ta'kidladilar. Ushbu sheriklarning boshqalari korrupsiyaga duchor bo'ldilar va keyinchalik "Ogayo shtati to'dasi ".[201]

Harding ma'muriyatining obro'siga putur etkazgan janjallarning aksariyati u vafotidan keyin paydo bo'lmadi. Veteranlar byurosi mojarosi Xardingga 1923 yil yanvar oyida ma'lum bo'lgan, ammo Trani va Uilsonning so'zlariga ko'ra "prezidentning bu bilan muomala qilishi unga juda katta ishonch keltirmadi".[202] Harding byuroning buzuq direktoriga yo'l qo'ydi, Charlz R. Forbes, Evropaga qochish uchun, keyinchalik u qaytib kelib qamoq jazosini o'tagan.[203] Harding Adliya vazirligidagi Daugherty ning faktotumini, Jess Smit, korrupsiyaga aloqador bo'lgan. Prezident Daughertyga Smitni Vashingtondan olib chiqib ketishni buyurdi va o'z ismini Alyaskaga bo'ladigan prezidentlik safari paytida olib tashladi. Smit 1923 yil 30-mayda o'z joniga qasd qildi.[204] Smitning noqonuniy faoliyati to'g'risida Harding qancha bilgani noaniq.[205] Myurrey Xardingning korrupsiyaga aloqasi yo'qligini va buni kechirmasligini ta'kidladi.[206]

Gover G'arbiy safarda Xardinga hamrohlik qilgan va keyinchalik Xarding Guver agar qandaydir katta janjalni bilsa, uni e'lon qilish yoki ko'mish haqida nima bilishini so'raganligini yozgan. Guvver Harding nashr qilishi va yaxlitligi uchun kredit olishi kerak, deb javob berdi va tafsilotlarni so'radi. Harding bu Smit bilan bog'liqligini aytdi, ammo Guver Daughertining ehtimoliy ishtiroki to'g'risida so'raganda, Harding javob berishdan bosh tortdi.[207]

Choynak gumbazi

Albert B. Kuz, Hardingning birinchi Ichki ishlar kotibi, lavozimida sodir etgan jinoyati uchun qamoqxonaga yuborilgan birinchi sobiq hukumat a'zosi bo'ldi.

Hardingning obro'siga eng katta zarar etkazgan bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan janjal Choynak gumbazi. Ko'pgina ma'muriyatning janjallari singari, Xarding o'limidan keyin ham jamoatchilikka ma'lum bo'ldi va u noqonuniy jihatlaridan xabardor emas edi. Choynak gumbazi Vayomindagi neft zaxirasini jalb qildi, u milliy favqulodda vaziyatlarda dengiz kuchlarini ishlatish uchun ajratilgan uchta kishidan biri edi. Zaxiralarni rivojlantirish kerakligi to'g'risida uzoq vaqtdan beri bahs yuritilgan; Uilsonning birinchi ichki ishlar kotibi Franklin Nayt Leyn ushbu pozitsiyaning himoyachisi edi. Harding ma'muriyati ish boshlagach, ichki ishlar vaziri Fall Leynning bahsini boshladi va Harding 1921 yil may oyida zaxiralarni dengiz flotidan ichki qismga o'tkazish to'g'risida buyruq imzoladi. Bu roziligi bilan amalga oshirildi Dengiz kotibi Edvin C. Denbi.[208][209]

Ichki ishlar boshqarmasi 1921 yil iyulda bu haqda e'lon qildi Edvard Doxeni qirralari bo'ylab burg'ulash uchun ijaraga berilgan edi Elk tepaliklari Kaliforniyadagi dengiz qo'riqxonasi. E'lon ozgina tortishuvlarga sabab bo'ldi, chunki neft qo'shni xususiy erdagi quduqlarga yo'qolishi mumkin edi.[210] Vayoming senatori Jon Kendrik saylovchilar tomonidan Choynak gumbazi ham ijaraga olinganligini eshitgan, ammo bu haqda hech qanday xabar berilmagan. Ichki ishlar vazirligi hujjatlarni taqdim etishdan bosh tortdi, shuning uchun u Senatning majburiy ravishda oshkor qilinadigan qarorini qabul qilishni ta'minladi. Bo'lim burg'ulash huquqini beruvchi ijara nusxasini yubordi Garri Sinkler "s Mammoth Oil kompaniyasi, harbiy tayyorgarlikni jalb qilganligi sababli raqobatbardosh takliflar bo'lmaganligi haqidagi bayonot bilan birga - Mammont bitim doirasida dengiz floti uchun neft tanklarini qurishi kerak edi. Bu ba'zi odamlarni qoniqtirdi, ammo ba'zi tabiat qo'riqchilari, masalan Gifford Pinchot, Garri A. Slattery va boshqalar, kuz va uning faoliyati to'g'risida to'liq tergov o'tkazishga undashdi. Ular Viskonsin senatoriga ega bo'lishdi Robert M. La Follette neft ijarasi bo'yicha Senatning tekshiruvini boshlash. La Follette Demokratik Montana senatorini ishontirdi Tomas J. Uolsh tergovga rahbarlik qilish uchun va Uolsh yuk mashinasi orqali 1922 yilgacha 1922 yilgacha Ichki ishlar vazirligi tomonidan taqdim etilgan materialni, shu jumladan Xardingning ko'chirish va ijaraga berish uning bilimi va roziligi bilan bo'lganligi haqidagi xatini o'qidi.[211]

Choynak gumbaziga oid eshituvlar Harding vafotidan ikki oy o'tgach, 1923 yil oktyabrda boshlangan. Kuz shu yilning boshida lavozimini tark etgan edi va u Sinkler yoki Doxenidan pul olishni rad etdi; Sinkler rozi bo'ldi. Keyingi oyda Uolsh Fall Nyu-Meksiko shtatidagi chorvachilikni kengaytirish va yaxshilashga katta mablag 'sarflaganini bilib oldi. Kuz yana paydo bo'ldi va bu pul Hardingning do'stidan qarz sifatida kelganligini va Washington Post noshir Edvard B. Maklin, lekin Maklin guvohlik berganida buni rad etdi. Doxeni qo'mitaga Fallga avvalgi uyushmasi uchun shaxsiy qarz sifatida pulni naqd qilib berganligini aytdi, ammo Kuz uning Beshinchi tuzatishini qo'lladi savollarga javob berish o'rniga, yana paydo bo'lishga majbur bo'lganida o'zini ayblashga qarshi huquq.[212]

Tergovchilar Fall va uning qarindoshi Doxeni va Sinklerdan jami 400 ming dollar olganligini va transferlar munozarali ijara bilan bir vaqtda bo'lganligini aniqladilar.[213] Fall 1929 yilda pora olganlikda ayblanib, 1931 yilda o'z lavozimida qilgan jinoyati uchun qamalgan AQSh hukumatining birinchi a'zosi bo'ldi.[214] Sinkler faqat uchun sudlangan sudni hurmatsizlik uchun hakamlar hay'atini buzish. Doxeni 1930 yil aprel oyida Fallni olgani uchun sudlangan pora berganligi uchun sud hay'ati oldida sudga berildi, ammo u oqlandi.[215]

Adliya vazirligi

Garri M. Daugherty janjallarga aloqador bo'lgan, ammo hech qachon biron bir jinoyat uchun sudlanmagan.

Hardingning Bosh prokuror etib Garri M. Daughertini tayinlashi boshqalarga qaraganda ko'proq tanqidlarga uchradi. Daugherty-ning Ogayo shtatidagi lobbi va orqa xonadagi harakatlari uni o'z lavozimiga munosib deb bilmagan.[216] 1923 va 1924 yillarda janjallar boshlanganda, Daughertining ko'plab dushmanlari uni vijdonsizlik bilan bog'lash imkoniyatidan xursand bo'lishdi va u Choynak gumbazida qatnashgan deb taxmin qilishdi, garchi Fall va Daugherty do'st emas edilar. 1924 yil fevral oyida Senat Daugherti Bosh prokuror bo'lib qolgan Adliya vazirligini tekshirishga ovoz berdi.[217]

Montana shtatidan senator Burton K. Uiler tergov qo'mitasida bo'lgan va 1924 yil 12 martda eshituvlar boshlanganda prokuror rolini o'z zimmasiga olgan.[218] Jess Smit shug'ullangan savdo-sotiqqa ta'sir qilish o'z joniga qasd qilishdan oldin, Ogayo shtatining boshqa ikki fuqarosi Xovard Mannington va Fred A. Kaski bilan til biriktirib, to'lovlarni qabul qilishni alkogolli ichimliklar jinoiy javobgarlikka tortilmaslik yoki hukumat omborlaridan spirtli ichimliklarni chiqarib yuborish daxlsizligini ta'minlash. Mannington va Kaskining qarorgohi mashhur bo'lgan K ko'chasidagi kichik yashil uy.[219] Ba'zi guvohlar, masalan, Smitning ajrashgan rafiqasi Roksi Stinson va buzuq sobiq Federal qidiruv byurosi agent Gaston degani, Daugherty shaxsan o'zi ishtirok etgan deb da'vo qildi. Kulij Daughertining iste'foga chiqishini so'rab, Bosh prokuratura Uilerning qo'mitasiga Adliya vazirligi yozuvlariga kirishiga yo'l qo'ymasligini aytdi va Daugherty 1924 yil 28 martda bunga rioya qildi.[220]

Daugherty-ni eng ko'p muammolarga olib kelgan noqonuniy faoliyat polkovnik bilan Smitning kelishuvi edi Tomas V. Miller, Harding tayinlagan sobiq Delaver shtatidagi kongressmen Chet ellik mulkni saqlash. Smit va Miller AQShning yangi egalariga ozod qilinadigan Germaniyaning American American Company firmasini olish uchun deyarli yarim million dollar miqdorida to'lov oldi. Smit $ 50,000-ni a qo'shma hisob Daugherty bilan, siyosiy maqsadlarda ishlatilgan. Ushbu yozuvga tegishli yozuvlar Daugherty va uning ukasi tomonidan yo'q qilingan. Miller va Daugherty hukumatni aldaganlikda ayblanmoqda. Birinchi sud jarayoni, 1926 yil sentyabr oyida, a osilgan hakamlar hay'ati; ikkinchisida, 1927 yil boshida Miller sudlangan va qamoq jazosini o'tagan, ammo hakamlar hay'ati yana Daughertyga osilgan. Keyinchalik Daughertyga qo'yilgan ayblovlar bekor qilingan va u hech qachon biron bir jinoyat uchun sudlanmagan bo'lsa ham, o'zining mudofaasini himoya qilishdan bosh tortgani uning obro'siga qolgan narsani buzdi. Sobiq Bosh prokuror o'zining dardlarini ishchilar harakatidagi dushmanlari va kommunistlar zimmasiga yuklagan holda, o'zini tutib turdi va "butun dunyo yuziga qarashimga xalaqit beradigan hech narsa qilmaganimni" yozdi.[221][222]

Faxriylar byurosi

Charlz R. Forbes, hukumatni aldaganligi uchun qamoqqa yuborilgan Veteranlar byurosi direktori

Charlz R. Forbes, faxriylar byurosining baquvvat direktori, o'z byurosida faxriylar shifoxonalari va ularning qurilishini nazorat qilishni kuchaytirishga intildi. Hardingning prezidentligi boshida bu hokimiyat G'aznachilik bo'limiga topshirilgan edi. Siyosiy jihatdan qudratli Amerika legioni Forbes-ni qo'llab-quvvatladi va unga qarshi chiqqanlarni, masalan, kotib Mellon singari yomonladi va 1922 yil aprel oyida Harding boshqaruvni Veteranlar byurosiga o'tkazishga rozi bo'ldi.[223] Forbesning asosiy vazifasi butun dunyo bo'ylab 300 ming jarohat olgan Birinchi Jahon urushi qatnashchilariga yordam berish uchun yangi kasalxonalar qurilishini ta'minlash edi.[224]

1922 yil boshida Forbes kasalxonalarni qurmoqchi bo'lgan Sent-Luisning Tompson-Qora qurilish kompaniyasining agenti Elias Mortimer bilan uchrashdi. Ikki kishi yaqinlashib qolishdi va Mortimer Birinchi jahon urushi qatnashchilari uchun yaralangan kasalxonalarni ko'rib chiqish uchun Forbesning G'arb bo'ylab sayohatlari uchun pul to'ladi. Forbes shuningdek, Vashington shtatining Xurli-Meyson qurilish kompaniyasining egasi Charlz F. Xerli bilan do'stona munosabatda bo'ldi.[225] Harding barcha shartnomalar jamoatchilik e'tiboriga binoan bajarilishini buyurdi,[226] ammo uchalasi ikkala kompaniya uchta yo'l bilan bo'linadigan foyda bilan shartnomalar tuzadigan bitimni ishlab chiqdilar. Pulning bir qismi byuroning bosh maslahatchisi Charlz F.Kramerga tushdi.[225] Forbes ushbu shifoxona qurilishida hukumatni aldab, qurilish xarajatlarini yotoq uchun 3000 dan 4000 AQSh dollarigacha oshirdi.[227] Shikastlangan qurilish hisob-kitoblarining o'ndan biri fitnachilar uchun ajratilgan bo'lib, Forbes uchdan bir qismini olgan.[228] Keyinchalik payvandlash yerni egallashga tarqaldi, Forbes San-Frantsiskodagi traktni sotib olishga ruxsat berdi, uning qiymati 20000 dollardan kam edi - 105000 dollarga. Natijada paydo bo'lgan moliyaviy ortiqcha mablag'larning kamida 25000 dollari Forbes va Kramer o'rtasida taqsimlandi.[225]

Ko'proq pul ishlashni maqsad qilgan Forbes 1922 yil noyabr oyida Merilend shtatidagi Perryvill omboridagi katta omborlarda uning nazorati ostida kasalxonaga qimmatbaho buyumlarni sotishni boshladi.[229] Birinchi Jahon urushi paytida hukumat juda ko'p miqdordagi shifoxona jihozlarini zaxirada qoldirgan edi, bu esa Forbes Bostonning Tompson va Kelli firmalariga Veteranlarning byurosi kasalxonalar uchun materiallarni ancha yuqori narxlarda sotib olayotgan bir paytda o'z narxining bir qismiga tushirdi. narx.[230]

Forbesning Perryvildagi vakolatlarini tekshirish Hardingning shifokori va Federal kasalxonaga yotqizish bo'yicha kengashning raisi doktor Soyer edi.[231] Soyer Hardingga Forbes shifoxonadagi qimmatbaho buyumlarni insayder pudratchiga sotayotganini aytdi.[232] Avvaliga Harding bunga ishonmadi, ammo Soyyer 1923 yilning yanvarida dalilni taqdim etdi.[203] Uning ma'muriyatidagi korruptsiya ustidan g'azab va umidsizlik o'rtasida galma-gal almashib turgan hayratga tushgan Harding, Forbesni Oq uyga chaqirib, uning iste'fosini talab qildi. Harding ochiq mojaroni istamadi va Forbesning Evropaga qochib ketishiga yo'l qo'ydi, u erda u 1923 yil 15-fevralda iste'foga chiqdi. Hardingning harakatlariga qaramay, Forbes faoliyati haqidagi g'iybat, natijada Senat ikki hafta o'tgach tergovni buyurdi,[233] mart oyining o'rtalarida Kramer o'z joniga qasd qildi.[234]

Mortimer hammasini aytishga tayyor edi, chunki Forbes rafiqasi bilan ishqiy munosabatda bo'lgan (bu ham Forbesning nikohini buzgan). Qurilish boshqaruvchisi Harding vafotidan keyin 1923 yil oxirida tinglovlarda yulduz guvohi bo'lgan. Forbes Evropadan guvohlik berish uchun qaytib keldi, ammo ozchilikni ishontirdi va 1924 yilda u va Tompson-Blekdan Jon V. Tompson hukumatni aldash uchun fitna uyushtirgani uchun Chikagoda sud qilindi. Ikkalasi ham aybdor deb topilib, ikki yilga ozodlikdan mahrum etildi. Forbes 1926 yilda o'z jazosini o'tay boshladi; Yuragi yomon Tompson o'sha yili uning yuragini boshlashdan oldin vafot etdi.[235] Trani va Uilsonning so'zlariga ko'ra, "Harding prezidentligining eng muammoli tomonlaridan biri shundaki, u adolatni ta'minlashdan ko'ra, janjalning siyosiy majburiyatlari bilan ko'proq bog'liq edi."[203]

Nikohdan tashqari ishlar

Tashqi video
video belgisi Kongress kutubxonasida Uorren G. Xardingning sevgi maktublariga bag'ishlangan panel muhokamasi, 2014 yil 22-iyul, C-SPAN

Harding nikohdan tashqari munosabatda bo'lgan Kerri Fulton Fillips 1920 yilda tugashidan taxminan 15 yil davom etgan Marion haqidagi. Hardingdan Fillipsga maktublar Harding biografi tomonidan topilgan. Frensis Rassel Rassel 1963 yilda kitobini tadqiq qilayotganda Marionning advokati Donald Uilyamsonga tegishli edi. Bungacha bu ish umuman ma'lum emas edi. Uilyamson maktublarni Ogayo tarixiy jamiyati. U erda ba'zilar Hardingning obro'sini saqlab qolish uchun xatlarni yo'q qilishni xohlashdi. Sud jarayoni boshlandi, Harding merosxo'rlari xatlar ustidan mualliflik huquqini talab qilishdi. Ish oxir-oqibat 1971 yilda hal qilindi va unga yuborilgan xatlar bilan Kongress kutubxonasi. Ular 2014 yilgacha muhrlangan, ammo ochilishidan oldin tarixchilar ularning nusxalarini ishlatgan Case Western Reserve universiteti va Rassellning hujjatlarida Vayoming universiteti.[236][237][238] Rassel maktublardan xulosa qilib, Fillips Harding hayotiga bo'lgan muhabbat - "uning fikri va tanasining jozibasi bir odamga qo'shilib ketgan",[239] ammo tarixchi Jastin P. Kofi 2014 yilda Hardingning tarjimai hollarini ko'rib chiqishda uni "Hardingning jinsiy hayotiga berilib ketganligi" uchun tanqid qiladi.[240]

Hardingning boshqa taniqli ma'shuqasining ayblovlari, Nan Britton, uzoq vaqtgacha noaniq bo'lib qoldi. 1927 yilda Britton, shuningdek, marionit nashr etildi Prezidentning qizi, uning farzandi deb da'vo qilmoqda Elizabeth Ann Blaesing Harding tomonidan otasi bo'lgan. "Barcha turmush qurmagan onalar" va "ularning otalari odatda dunyoga ma'lum bo'lmagan ularning begunoh bolalariga" bag'ishlangan kitob, pornografiya, uyma-uy yurish kabi jigarrang qog'ozga o'ralgan holda sotilgan.[241] 1923 yilda vafot etganidan keyin marhum prezidentning obro'si pasaygan va ko'pchilik Brittonga ishongan.[242] Brittonning ikkalasi Oq uyning shkafida jinsiy aloqada bo'lganligi haqidagi da'vosi kabi shov-shuvli tafsilotlar bilan jamoatchilikni hayratda qoldirdi. Maxfiy xizmat tajovuzkorlarni oldini olish uchun agentlar joylashtirilgan.[242] Garchi jamoatchilikning bir qismi unga ishongan bo'lsa-da, uning kitobini rad etish bilan uni tuhmat qilganini da'vo qilganida, hakamlar hay'ati unga qarshi chiqdi.[243] Hardingning oilaviy ma'lumotlariga ko'ra, marhum prezident bepusht bo'lgan va bundan aziyat chekib, farzand ko'rishi mumkin emas parotit bolalikda;[8] Britton Harding hech qachon uchrashmagan qizi uchun oyiga 500 AQSh dollari miqdorida bolani qo'llab-quvvatlaganini ta'kidladi.[244] lekin uning iltimosiga binoan u undan romantik yozishmalarni yo'q qildi.[8][244]

Brittonning da'volari noaniq bo'lib qolganda, Hardingning biograflari yozganlari, haqiqatlari bo'yicha turlicha; Rassel ularga shubhasiz ishonardi[240] Dekan esa Brittonning hujjatlarini ko'rib chiqib UCLA, ularni isbotlanmagan deb hisoblagan.[245] 2015 yilda Ancestry.com tomonidan o'tkazilgan DNK testlari Harding va Bleyz oilalari a'zolari tomonidan Harding Elizabethning otasi ekanligini aniqlash uchun ishlatilgan.[8] Sinkler, nima uchun Hardingning xiyonati unga qarshi juda ko'p tutilganiga hayron bo'ldi Grover Klivlend 1884 yilda prezident etib saylangan, ammo uning ma'shuqasi borligi va nikohsiz o'g'il tug'ishi mumkinligi ma'lum bo'lgan.[243]

Tarixiy ko'rinish

Harding yodgorlik nashri 1923 yil 1 sentyabrda chiqarilgan

O'limidan so'ng, Harding qattiq qayg'u chekdi. Uni ko'plab Evropa gazetalarida tinchliksevar odam deb atashgan; Amerikalik jurnalistlar uni dabdabali maqtashdi, ba'zilari esa uni vatan uchun jonini bergan deb ta'riflashdi. Uning o'limidan sheriklari hayratda qolishdi; Dagherty shunday deb yozgan edi: "Men bu haqda deyarli yozolmayman yoki bu haqda o'ylashga imkon bermayman".[246] Xyuz shunday dedi: "Men bizning sevimli Boshligimiz endi bizda emasligini tushunolmayapman".[247]

Hagiografik Harding hayoti haqidagi ma'lumotlar uning o'limidan keyin tezda, masalan, Jou Mitchell Chaplning hayoti haqida Urushdan keyingi prezidentimiz Uorren G. Hardingning hayoti va davri (1924).[248] O'sha paytga kelib, janjallar buzila boshladi va tez orada Harding ma'muriyati jamoatchilik nazarida korruptsiya uchun so'zga aylandi. 1920-yillarning oxirida yozilgan asarlar Hardingning tarixiy obro'sini shakllantirishga yordam berdi: Sahifadagi maskalar, tomonidan Uilyam Allen Oq, xuddi Hardingni masxara qildi va ishdan bo'shatdi Samuel Xopkins Adams "Harding ma'muriyatining xayoliy hisobi, Xursandchilik.[242] Ushbu kitoblarda Hardingning prezidentlikdagi katta zaifligi sifatida tasvirlangan.[249] Nan Brittonning o'zlarining ishqiy munosabatlarini oshkor qilgan eng ko'p sotilgan kitobining nashr etilishi, shuningdek, marhum prezidentni jamoat hurmatini pasaytirdi. Prezident Kulij, avvalgisi bilan yanada ko'proq aloqada bo'lishni istamay, Harding maqbarasini bag'ishlashdan bosh tortdi. Kudidjning vorisi Xover ham xuddi shunday istaksiz edi, lekin 1931 yilda Kudidj o'z bag'ishlanishiga raislik qildi. O'sha paytga kelib, Katta depressiya avjiga chiqqan Xover deyarli Harding singari obro'sizlantirildi.[250][251]

Adams Hardingning salbiy qarashlarini 1930-yillarda bir nechta badiiy bo'lmagan asarlar bilan shakllantirishni davom ettirdi Ajoyib davr - Uorren G. Xardingning hayoti va davri (1939), unda u o'z mavzusini "yoqimli, yaxshi niyatli uchinchi daraja" deb atagan Janob Babbitt, kichik shaharcha yarim ma'lumotli jurnalistning jihozlari bilan ... Ishlay olmadi. Ish bermadi. "[252] Dekan Uayt va Adamsning asarlarini "juda muvozanatsiz va adolatsiz hisobotlar, salbiyni bo'rttirib ko'rsatgan, barcha xatolar uchun Hardingga mas'uliyat yuklagan va har qanday qilingan har qanday ish uchun kredit berishdan bosh tortgan. Bugun ularning Harding obrazlarini rad etadigan juda katta dalillar mavjud. Ammo afsona davom etdi. "[253]

Uorren va Florens Xarding, v. 1922. Florens Xarding erining merosini yuqori darajada himoya qildi.

1964 yilda tadqiqot uchun Hardingning ishlarining ochilishi kichik tarjimai hollarni keltirib chiqardi, ulardan eng munozarali Rassel edi. Gullagan daraxtzorning soyasi (1968), bu xulq-atvorda qora ajdodlar haqidagi mish-mishlar (sarlavha "soyasi") Hardingni shakllangan yillarida chuqur ta'sir ko'rsatdi va Hardingning konservatizmini ham, hamma bilan hamnafas bo'lish istagini keltirib chiqardi. Kofi Rassellning usullarini buzadi va biografiyani "umuman befarq bo'lmasa ham, juda muhim" deb hisoblaydi.[254] Myurreyniki Qiyin davr (1969) prezidentga ijobiy munosabatda bo'lib, uni o'z davri kontekstiga qo'ydi. Trani va Uilsonlar Murrayni Hardingni kabinet zobitlarining muvaffaqiyatli siyosati bilan bog'lashga urinishda "haddan oshish tendentsiyasi" uchun aybladilar va 1923 yilga kelib yangi, yanada qat'iyroq Harding paydo bo'lganligini etarli dalilsiz tasdiqladilar.[255]

Tashqi video
video belgisi Kitoblar bilan suhbat Robert Ferrell kuni Prezident Hardingning g'alati o'limlari, 1997 yil 12-yanvar, C-SPAN
video belgisi Kitoblar Jon Din bilan intervyu Uorren G. Xarding, 2004 yil 14 mart, C-SPAN

Keyingi o'n yilliklarda Hardingda nashr etilgan revizionist kitoblar ko'rildi. Robert Ferrell "s Prezident Hardingning g'alati o'limlari (1996), Koffining so'zlariga ko'ra, "deyarli butun asarni Harding haqidagi har bir hikoyaga qarshi kurashishga sarflaydi va uning mavzusi haqida o'qilgan va o'rgatilgan deyarli hamma narsa noto'g'ri" degan xulosaga keladi.[256] 2004 yilda Jon Din boshqa prezidentlik mojarosiga aloqadorligini ta'kidlab, Votergeyt, Harding jildini "Amerika prezidentlari" qisqa tarjimai hollar seriyasida tahrir qilgan Artur M. Shlezinger kichik., Kofi bu kitobni hozirgi kungacha eng revizionist deb topdi va 1914 yilgi Senat kampaniyasi paytida, uning raqibi Xoganga e'tiqodi uchun hujum qilingan paytda sukut saqlaganligi kabi, Harding hayotidagi ba'zi noqulay epizodlarni yoritib bergani uchun dekanni aybdor qildi.[257]

Harding an'anaviy ravishda bo'lgan eng yomon prezidentlardan biri sifatida baholandi.[258] Tomonidan 1948 yilda o'tkazilgan so'rovnomada Garvard universiteti, tarixchi Artur M. Shlezinger Sr. olimlarning prezidentlar haqidagi fikrlari bo'yicha so'rovnoma o'tkazdi, Xarding ko'rib chiqilgan 29 prezident orasida so'nggi o'rinni egalladi.[259] U bundan keyin ham boshqa so'rovnomalarda so'nggi o'rinni egallab turibdi, Ferrell Harding haqida unchalik katta bo'lmagan, ammo shov-shuvli xabarlarni o'qigan olimlarga tegishli.[258] Myurrey Xarding tarixchilar berganidan ko'ra ko'proq obro'ga loyiq deb ta'kidladi: "U, albatta, a ga teng edi Franklin Pirs, an Endryu Jonson, a Benjamin Xarrison, yoki hatto Calvin Coolidge. Aniq yutuqlarda uning ma'muriyati xalq tarixidagi ma'muriyatning katta qismidan ustun edi. "[260] Kofi "Hardingga akademik qiziqishning yo'qligi uning obro'siga putur etkazdi, chunki olimlar Xardingni prezidentlar orasida so'nggi marotaba o'lganlar qatoriga qo'shishmoqda".[254]

Trani Hardingning o'zi buzilgan merosini olib borishda uning chuqurligi va qat'iyatliligi yo'qligida aybdor.[261] Shunga qaramay, ba'zi mualliflar va tarixchilar Hardingning prezidentligini qayta ko'rib chiqishga chaqirishmoqda.[241][262] Murray, Harding o'z ma'muriyatining yomon ahvoli uchun urug'larni sepgan deb ta'kidladi:

Amerika tizimida Oq Uyda beg'ubor odam yo'q. Agar Harding haqli ravishda shtatdagi Xyuz yoki tijoratdagi Guver yutuqlarini da'vo qila oladigan bo'lsa, u Adolatdagi Daugherty va Ichki ishlardagi qulash uchun ham javobgarlikni o'z zimmasiga olishi kerak. Ayniqsa, u Forbes va Smit singari odamlarga nisbatan jazo choralari yo'qligi majburiyatini ko'tarishi kerak. O'zining harakatsizligi bilan u o'z pozitsiyasining yaxlitligini saqlab qolish va o'zi va ma'muriyati uchun maqbul imidjni saqlab qolish uchun har qanday imkoniyatdan mahrum bo'ldi. Shunday bo'lsa-da, keyingi mashhur va ilmiy salbiy hukm muqarrar edi, agar umuman loyiq bo'lmasa.[260]

Shuningdek qarang

Izohlar

  1. ^ Kling, agar kerak bo'lsa, qizi tirikchilik qila olishiga qat'iy qaror qildi va shu sababli uni qizga yubordi Cincinnati musiqa konservatoriyasi. O'zlarini ajratib bo'lgandan keyin, bu zarur bo'ldi. Qarang Dekan, p. 15.
  2. ^ Aftidan, Harding hech qachon qora tanli ajdodlari bor-yo'qligini aniq bilmagan va muxbirga: "Mening ota-bobolarimdan biri to'siqdan sakragan bo'lishi mumkin", dedi.[9]
  3. ^ Garchi Harding "odatiylik" so'zini ixtiro qilmagan bo'lsa-da, u uni ommalashtirishda munosib. Qarang Rassel, p. 347. Harding ommalashgan boshqa so'z shishiradi, uning so'zlariga ko'ra, bu Ogayo shtatida o'tirish va suhbatlashish uchun ishlatiladigan biroz eskirgan atama. Harding uni tiriltirgandan so'ng, bu bo'sh notiqlik degani bo'ldi. Qarang Dekan, p. 37.
  4. ^ Menken shunga qaramay Hardingga ovoz berdi. Qarang Sinkler, p. 165.
  5. ^ Harding 1921 yil yanvar oyida Koksning gubernatorlik muddati tugashini kutib, Senatdan iste'foga chiqdi. Respublika gubernatori, Garri L. Devis Uillis tayinlandi, Harding-da to'liq muddatga saylangan kostyumlar, Hardingning qolgan muddatiga xizmat qilish. Qarang Dekan, p. 92.
  6. ^ 1925 yilda Xyuzning lavozimidan ketishi bilan Amerika kuchlari Dominikan Respublikasidan chiqib ketishdi va Nikaraguani tark etmoqchi edilar. Gaitidan ketish hali ham rejalashtirilgan edi. Qarang Trani va Uilson, p. 135.

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