Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
Is NOT RESTING
ON HIS OARS
UNCLE TED AND CHILDREN RE-
ALIZE THERE ARE BUSY
DAYS AHEAD.

| "ndl is OeHdlOT 1dTulHB uOlnE
these days." asked Ruth as she and
her brother Jack were walking
long with Uncle Ted
These are mighty usy days fol-
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 Pan,
ANA and his trip to Washington fol-
the opening session of Congress
His two-day stay in the Nationa
Capital was a mighty busy time fol
him, as he not only attended the
| opening session of the Senate, where
he made a mighty fine speech. but
| he was busy every minute talkins
with the various big senators and
other men who will help him run
| this country on business-like
basis for the next four years al
| least"
"And | want to tell you Riddles
that the newspaper men in Wash.
| ington are mighty fond of Senator
| Harding, and that means a whole
lot. He talks to them just as one
OF them, for, as / have told you be.
fore, he is a newspaper man him
self. While waiting at the Capitol
in Washington on Monday, Decem.
Der 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 a Senator, and certainly
long before he ever dreamed of be-
ing president"
Whom did he talk to at the Cap
itol?" asked Jack.
He talked with all the repub-
| lican leaders in the senate. Speak
err Gillette, of the house of repre-
sentatives called, too, as did the
British ambassador, Sir auckland
Geddes. In fact, there was a steady
stream of callers congratulating the
next president and comforting with
him regarding important matters
"Can you tell 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 can do is explain what his
| speech meant to me and what II
should mean to all of us. In the
| first place we must remember that
this is the first time that United
States senator has been elected as
| president, which is not only what
might be called an unusual happen
| ing but one which Is a step forward
and in the right direction. All OF
us have seen what a man can do In
the presidential chair who has MOI
had the training in the big law
4 oh hndu Of tho nnnntFV 1ni
who, because of that and a stubborn
will, refused that cooperation with
congress so vitality necessary II the
best is TO be accomplished for the
country as whole. In his speech
in the senate, President-elect Hard
ing showed his great respect fol-
| that body in which he has been such
hard worker"
won't he be better president
because he has been a senator" ask
| ed Jack.
Exactly, Jack. In all those
things which keep. the wheels OF our
government moving, the president
and congress must be the last ones
| to decide. II they do not work to
gether the country must suffer. II
they do work together and consult
each other, then the country viii
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 nat.
urally when he sits in the presiden-
tial chair he will be equipped in the
best possible way to bring about
peace and harmony and complete un.
Outstanding.
Now, another thing. Riddles, Sc
long as Senator Harding has beer
in the United States senate he has
always insisted that the rights Of
the senate should be recognized. lie
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 at all times. With
such a view of the situation we
should have one of the best presi
dents the country has ever known
| And II any of the enemies of repubh
canism think they can continue Il
talk of the senate oligarchy,' OF
which Gov. Cox talked so much dur
ing the campaign, they are going e
be disappointed. because Senator
Harding will not let the next admin
istration be controlled by the sen
ate. He wants the senate to hell
him as he will help the senate. bu
he does not want the senate to con
troll the White House any more thar
he will try to control the senate"
Ibid Senator Harding talk will
/ President Wilson while he was II
! Washington? asked Ruth.
mo, Ruth, he did not. but 1t was
not our next presidents fault. Jus
before he reached Washington thu
newspaper men were told by thu
| White House that the President
would be glad to see the next Pres
ident, Naturally Senator Hardinf
saw this in the papers, but he die
| NOT receive a direct invitation from
the President He didn't ignore the
matter, but went more than hal
way and left his card at the White
| House, on his way to the station Il
take the train for home. A confer
ence between the two men woulc
have been interesting, but we coult
hardly expect the President to invite
Mr.. Harding to see him when h
didn't even send him the slightes
message of congratulations when h