Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-10
GIVE HIM SUPPORT.

GIVE HIM SUPPORT
1t ia only a few sh0r weeks until
President elect Harding viii assume
the heaviest OF sponsibilities great
nation can place on the shoulders al
one man He has ady taken up
the prelimnaries Of his work, and he
has no time 10 lose, a: the problems
before him are many
The people OF the United States by
an Overwhelming majority have de il,
mated senator Harding as the mead OF
their government, ana have placed
his party In power with such distinct
approval Of that party's proposed tre Al
1nent of public questions a. 10 coHsli-
tute imperative instruction 10 the H.
coming President and congress Iia"
ing given the instructions, Tho p. PIE
are in duty bound to support the new
administration while it executes tnese
Instructions
There must be faith in taa nov
President. When President Wilson
possessed the full faith Of the Ameri.
can people he was the foremost man
in the world, towering above kings
and emperors, and sWaying the desti-
MES of nations and hemispheres It
was the power of the United States
that he welded When he people
began to lose faith in his leadership
his power dropped from him like a
cloak
With the people behind him, Prcai-
dent-elect Harding will be able TO
move mountainous obstacles from the
path Of peace and prosperity, He viii
employ the power of the United states
for he healing OF the worlds war
sickness and will draw the nations
together in friendly, equal counsel forl
the avoidance and perhaps the pre-.
NentiOn of war
The President.elect is entitled also
to ask for patience Gu the part Of the
Feople while he wrestles with the
complicated problems involving this
and other nations The world Is 40
badly disorganiaei that the task uf
lettering conditions is of enormous
magnitude and difficulty There is mol
stability in national policies or nd
tional economics, but all is change
and cropping In new paths That
which seemed a wise step six months /.
ago would be a foolish step now. Il
would be he height of unWisdom tOI
chart out fixed course for the United
States for the next year, to say moth
ing OF the next four vel1s The Pres
fdent-elect must deal with conditions
As he finds them, applying to each
days situation The wisdom that Is
given to him for that day. and chang
ing his opinion of what is to come ac-
n a -. !
into his ken Thus he is entitled not
only to the faith but to he patience
OF the people while he strives for
their welfare
All Well.informed Americans. in
booking forward to the new admins.
traton, make allowance for the IN.
precedented state of affairs in the
world, and do not demand superbIl.
man or miraculous results immr-
dlately following March T. Destuc-
1lon Is infinitely quicker than c0nstruc-
tlon thousand years of effort to-
ward civilization has been DESTROYED
within the last six years in some
countries In Europe there il she'll
shock and throughout the world there
" disturbances all adversely affecting
must be planned broadly ana deeply if
II - TO be permanent Therefore if
nIuSt necessarily be slow, and at best
II VIII be imperfect The scars of
lhls war will remain on the face of
the world for a century
Inc hope Of the world is the United
states, and the hope OF the United
States * Warren G. Harding Eyery
possible assistance and enc0uragg.
'heht mat can be given to this man Is
MS due. He is strong only as the ma.
aon Is strongly behind him. His faith
wan operate only ii his people have,
.alth IN him His powers will 20 far
u they are the powers Of the union
MS single Judgment will be foriiac.
by me jNdEmcn' OF many counselurs
but they must be as patriotic M No
ana not soltSeeking politicians. Mr.
'iafdins mas the hapiN gift OF work,
Ms "',h i n'.t pA4 vs. Ihll2At$ in, find
my cut thr' tvt'r'rtsi And prevalent
opinion ~, tt1 .tte,n4is'e }uqa .,.u
Ihr last fo" Years t5ye denton
',Iated that tho!9lt no Wi dom in
ms world superior 10 the common
tense OF Americans. They MiSN 10.
't'y' 'heJ know independence. th,Y
inoW free government and they knoN
low 10 maintain them ana that il all
hat Is eyes@rr',"-.c ~ifnow.A /. rs rnp,"
'esponSIb9l'y tr.s 4sa2orl Ia, iucom
NJ Praaidfnt tbsthc fiAloSt measure
md he who shia this lesho- .Dliy
nJates himself as we'll az .e nation
Gard OF Thanks.
. "e WISH TO thank our friends anl
lrjEh bnrg for th.i,, l.ipln...