The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-24
Dr.. r. S. Macarthur Speaks on
sVetoing an Elaborate Inaugural
Ceremony" as Sermon Prelude

As a prelude TO his sermon last /
night Dr. Robert Stuart Macarthur n
the Calvary Baptist church spoke OF
..vetoeing an Elaborate Inaugural
Ceremony In part he said.
mir. Harsing Is man Of sound
sense; he is also man 81 glowing
patriotism. He is absolutely right IN
asking that ali elaborate plans for an
expensive inauguration should De en-
tirely abandoned Il is extremely
wise that the great parade proposed
be eurtailed 70 the least III neHsicns
The induction OF the pre sideni elect /
into his high Office ought NOS 70 b.
an affair Of pomp and extravaganza
The ceremony cannot be too Simple
Nothing savoring OF needless expense
or OF ostentation ought e De IN
dulged AIR Harding IS quick 20 see
the trend OF thought. and aciloH o. he
part OF the American people. 4 wisa
leader never goes too far 10 advanc.'
OF the people whom he is leading Mf
Harding is eminently wise
1T once was said in supposed dis
that he kept his ear near the grouad.
That is the right place OF the ear Of
an American president. n President
Wilson had had hts ear 0ftener near
the ground he would not - eften
/ have Numbered as TO the dominant
sentiment Of the American pespie
/ We are an glad TIRE dress parade and
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or course hotel proprietors are disasr
pointed: so are the Keepers % apart
ment houses; so arc shop keepers o.
Iall grades ami conditions. they ~
pccted to coin fortunes out d the
ceremonies OF the Inauguration Eas
the rank and file Of i1e American pea-
pie are on the side Of the president.
elect in his determination re avoid
needless expense The cost - Ar
Wilson's trips twice TO Paris and his
expenses while ia Paris we've simply
enormous. The bill for laundry vas
simply astounding. Mr.. Harding's de-
eisjen in favor of economy is assHF.
/, fedly wise. Some Republicans made
sharp attacks on the proposed ex-
OF the Democratic party while 10
power had influence securing its over
. whelming defeat in the last election.
, Il would be utterly unwise for the Re
publican party TO begin IT'S control Of
the nation by making great expeudt
lures in the Inauguration Of the DresE
: dents
mir. Harding is also mindful Of the
fact that great numbers 81 men and
J women are now ouz OF employment
, The numbers run up into the millions
Hard times are near for a period We
: viii know that the United States D.
far aud away the most prosperou-
country in the world Europe - sir
Itually bankrupt Compared with IN
ropean countries our position IS envt
able. But in the new adjustments 81
outgo 10 reduced income hsrdships ere
inevitable. Men and women vino have
been receiving four times more wage
than theS received p pEe-war tinie'
became recklessly extrayBgant- fiiel
saved bat little out os their greatly ID
creased wages. They cultivated ex
pensive habits which they viii now b.
unable 10 Crafty Inskilied iaborer
earned more than twice 20 three time
over their trained teachers ana abb
|preachers received one cannot nav
the sympathy now with these work
men which one would like 10 NANTES
because OF their lack OF coTEnon sens
when their wages we're n abnorma
is large They win End d difficult I
adapt themselves 10 the decrease
wages now aud in tine near fWHr'
But they must make the adaptation
Il NAV he generations before wage
Will again be so nigh a. t1ey naS
been in the recent past. Teacher
ana preachers VIII %, have g nal
| much adaptation Ter they never IA
| much increase IN their income
| Mr.. Harding has keen appreci
tjon OF ali his facts. re is man
| the people he knows their needs
] fully syupathizes with All taeir stru
giles In the reduction Of the expens.
| lei his inauguration be has taken
| wise stand He has struck no
which will echo through the entire :
public We need to return 20 y
Old fashioned virtues OF industry Al
| economy. the virtues OF hard woI
| plain living AMI nigh thinking
| Maintain your position, Mr.. Ia
J ing. and the best men and the nobl'
women Of our great republic VIII
= Ter 4 long and loud Amen.