America's present need is not heroics, but healing, not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but
adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic...
--Warren Harding, June 29, 1920
The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries.
There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods.
Why did this message appeal to so many voters in the 1920 election?
The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.
There were significant shortages of military supplies.