The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-08
uNcLE rEp's BED TINE STORIES
Uncle Ted Continues HIS Story Of
Senator Harding

minutes 10 read the evening paper.
ANY uncle Of yours has a fine
chance to get a minutes rcstF ans
wered Uncle Ted Il did promise TO
% on with the story Of the life and
work Of OUR NEXT PRESIDENT
and | guess tonight is a good time
when you stopped last week" 4"
spoke up Jack, "you were telling us
about Senator Harding's newspaper.
"The story Of that newspaper is too
long for tonight. Jack. am going TO
tell you something Of Mr. Harding as
a business man, his travels, and the
beginning Of his political career.
Since he became the publisher Of
"The Star" Marion, Ohio has grown
from small country town real
city OF about thirty thousand inhabi-
tants. Senator Harding has been re-
sponsible to a large extent for the
growth of industry in this flourishing
manufacturing city. Whenever new
tuNuoNia has iotdtth AHttt Ht ilao
been one Of the first men to boost it
and TO purchase as much stock as he
could to help it along. For two years
or more he was on the board Of
directors Of the Chamber Of Com
mcrcc and because Of his business abil-
ity he has been asked TO serve on the
board Of directors Of most of the busi-
ness concerns that have made Marion
their home At the present time he Is
a director Of bank, director Of sew
eral Of the largest manufacturing con-
Germs and a trustee of the Trinity Bap-
tist Church Being a member Of this
G urch he always attends its services
whenever he is in the city.
ANY man, kiddies, who expects to
be President of the United States
must know as much as possible about
the other countries Of the world. Sem
ator Harding is well fitted in this re-
spcct, having msde three trips TO,
Europe in the past ten years-not for
pleasure but to study the different
kinos Of government and their prob
lens But one thing is certain, he al
ways returned with a greater love for
his own country and the firm belief
that our form of government is the
best ever devised in the history Of the
world. At time when we are paying
more than twice as much for sugar
than is necessary because of the
stupid way in which the sugar situa-
tion has been handled by Mr.. Wilson
and Attorney General Palmer, it
should be interesting to your mother
that the subject of sugar is nothing
new to Mr.. Harding. Before Mr..
Harding took his seat in the United
States Senate, he made trip to the
Hawaiian Islands to study at first
hand the production and distribution
Of sugar. If he had been President
last year when it was possible for the
United States to buy the Cuban crop
at little over six cents a pound IT is
certain he would have seen to it that
the crop was purchased.
"Since Mr.. Harding started at the
bottom of the ladder Of life with little
or nothing to assist him, he can read
ily understand and appreciate the
and problems which the labor
iny man must face. When he becomes
President he will, as he has in the
past, always give careful thought and
attention to the problems and claims
Of men in every station Of life. The
people of almost every state in the
country have heard Mr.. Harding
speak And he has not limited himself
to a speaking tour of certain classes
Of people He has addressed, for in
stance, a wool growers association, a
of steel and iron men,
farmers institute. an association Of
miners, railroad employees and groups
If / BE- rers from other branches Of in
iustry. In Nthis way he has ma6e
himself familiar with the needs Of
Every section of the country.
Before | start telling you Of his
actual political career ! want you to
know Of a most remarkable incident
turing the recent primary elections
or President, held before the Repub-
lean convention gathered at Chicago.
Every man who runs for any political
,fice, large or small, feels highly COM
,limented If he can receive a large
lumber Of the votes in his own home.
When the ballots were counted after
De imery election, it was found that
senator Harding had received all but
'go votes n the town where he spent
IS boyhood days, and in the city Of
da-i1n al but 165 votes, and in the /
ounty az but 238 votes. 50 you see
hat where he hrs grown up since boy
rod. where has has gone into busi- !
Jess and played the game fair and
quare the people know him TO be a
REAL MAN and voted Tor him accord ,
ngly. To prove what they think Of j
,iv, an, eoircr 70 read 10 you what