Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-17
UNCLE TED'S BED
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BUSY DAYS FOR PRESIDENT
ELECT HARDING

what is Senator Harding doing
these days." asked Ruth as she and
her brother lack were walking along
with Uncle Ted.
"These are mighty busy days for
our next President" was Uncle Ted's
reply. "You see he has only been
back home for a short time after his
vacation in Texas and Panama and his
trip to Washington for the opening ses-
sion of Congress- His two day stay in
the National Capital was a mighty
busy time for him, as he not only at
tended the opening session of the SEN
ate. where he made a mighty fine
speech, but he was busy every minute
talking with the various big Senators
and other men who will help him run
this country on a business basis for
the next four years at least
"And l want to tell YOU Riddles, the
newspaper men in Washington are
mighty fond of Senator Harding and
that means a whole lot He talks to
them Just as one of them, for as l
have told you before, he is news
paper man himself While waiting at
the Capitol in Washington on Monday
December 6. he talked to them and
told many funny things about his eX-
periences when he was struggling with
his paper in Marion, Ohio, long, long
before he even thought of being Sen
ator, and certainly long before he ever
dreamed of being President"
Whom did he talk to at the Capt.
tol?" asked Jack.
Gle talked with all the Republican
leaders in the Senate. Speaker Gillett
of the House of Representatives call
ed, too, as did the British Ambassador,
Sir Auckland Geddes In fact there
was a steady stream OF callers CON
graduating the next President and con-
ferring with him regarding important
matters"
Can you tell us about what he said
in his speech at the Senator" asked
Ruth
well certainly by this time you
have read his speech The only thing
l can do is explain what his speech
meant to me and what it should mean
to all of us. In the first place we must
remember that this is the first time
that a United States Senator has been
elected President. which is not only
what might be called an unusual hap
pening but one which is step forward
and in the right direction All Of us
have seen what man can do in the
Presidential chair who has not had
the training in the big law-making
body of the country and who, because
of that and a stubborn will, refused
that cooperation with Congress so vi
tally necessary if the best is to be &C
complished for the country as whole
In his speech in the Senate, President
Elect Harding showed his great respect
for that body in which he has been
such a hard worker"
won't he be better President be-
cause he has been a SENATOR" asked
Jack
Exactly Jack In all those things
which keep the wheels of our govern
ment moving. the President and Con-
gress must be the last ones to decide
If they do not work together the
country must suffer If they do work
together and consult each other then
the country will receive the best from
both. Because the next President has
been in the Senate he understands the
ways in which the Senate must work
and naturally when he sits in the
Presidential chair he will be equipped
IN the best possible way to bring about
peace and harmony and complete I'M
Outstanding.
"Now, another thing, kiddies. So
long as Senator Harding has been in
the United States Senate he has always
insisted that the rights of the Senate
should be recognized. He still thinks
so. but in his speech he also showed
that he is going to insist that the rights
Of the President also be kept in mind