The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-19
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President Harding Tells Of a Bright
Future-His Message Full Of Hope.

Future-His Message Full OF Hope.
1t was just after dinner and Uncle
Ted was In the front room reading the
evening paper. Jack and Ruth were
trying to study their school lessons
but were having mighty hard time
to keep their minds on study. The
season was simple. Uncle Ted had
been away again. This time he had
made a trip to Washington to try to
arrange matters for one of his former
buddies in the army who was badly
wounded in France. 1t so happened
that he was in the National Capital
few days before April -, so he stayed
in order to hear President Harding
deliver his first message to the joint
session Of Congress. President Hard
ing being the hero of both Ruth and
Jack it was all they could do to keep
from begging a story of the event
Jack was the first to break the long
silence.
"Oh-Gee I can't study any more,
Uncle Ted--anyway know all my
lessons for tomorrow and have been
wondering all about the day in Wash
ington when President Harding talked
to Congress"
az knew it," exclaimed Uncle Ted.
at was too good to last. Always teas
ing me aren't you? Well, don't mind
saying that I sure did enjoy hearing
him give that message" said Uncle
Ted, as he put down his paper ut
was great event. 1t was the next to
the last act of the drama that will en-
tirely for good and ALL, bury the world
club plan. Some people have been
afraid that President Harding would
either hang on the fence in that mat
tor or else come out for the world
club. I was never worried. He made
up his mind that the good old theories
of George Washington, Abraham Lin
coin and the fathers Of this country
we're good enough for him and that he
would follow the oath he took on
March 4 to uphold the Constitution of
the United States. All though his long
message that he worked on far into
the night before, II was plain that
President Harding's one thought was
and is and always will be for America
first. last and all the time. He knows
there has been too much International
ism--too much worrying what Europe
thinks and does and too little done to
take care of our troubles at home.
zone of the very first things he said
beofre one of the larges crowds ever
assembled in the House of Representa-
tives was that our home problems
must come first.
First in mind, he said, must be
the solution of our problems at home,
even though some phases fthem are
inseparably linked with our foreign
relations. The surest procedure in
every government is to put its own
house in order
And Mr.. Harding didn't stop by
simply saying that we must do so and
so. He showed Congress the way and
pointed out each detail. He showed
that the practice Of the past eight
years must stop - that of spending
more money than we have so as to
make the heavy taxes upon the people
easier to carry. President Harding
knows that II such spending as we
have had of government money should
continue It would mean the end Of our
country. Just think Riddles, 1t is cost
ing the government for What is known
as current expenses about five billion
dollards each year. AS he said: The
burden is unbearable.' He>gave two
ways to correct it-by keeping the
appropriations down to the lowest
amounts possible and by the greatest
Of economy in running the government
departments. He told his cabinet Of
ficers this first and then the Condress,
and know It will be done"
You have told us about tariff be-
FORE" said Jack. Did he say anything