Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-26
MIR. Harding's Warm Express
sions Toward the South.

sions Toward the South.
The preseident-elect, enroute to
Florida, was interviewed in Atlanta
and what he said is most interesting,
and will be received with undisguised
pleasure throughout the length and
breadth of Dixie. Mr.. Harding said,
among other things that he expected
his administration to more fully de-
velop understanding and concord be-
tween the various sections of the
country, and, particularly, between
the North and South.
To quote him further: "There isn't
the slightest excuse for a sectional
line in America. We are one people
with one flag, and it is folly to allow
long timeeprejudices to stand in the
way of the fullness and understand
ing and the. utmost cordiality of re-
lations."
We are, indeed, glad to hear such
a statement from the president-elect.
Not than anyone thought he had any
particularly evil design upon the
South, but that we like to have him
commit himself on question which
means so much. Mr.. Harding, ever
since his election, has been noted for
utterances that are inclined to har-
monize and bring together conflicting
elements of the people over the coun-
try, and he has brought to his home
at Marion distinguished men of both
political parties with whom he con-
suited fully and frankly over the
problems of the day.. He shows no
indication of being man who is un-
willing to accept advice from those
who are also as interested in the well
being of the country as the president
himself can possibly be.
There are momentous issues fac
ing America and the reconstruction
period will last for some time. 1t is
to be hoped that the new president
will expedite those forces of con-
struction which will very greatly aid
reconstruction. We cannot imagine
that the new president, for instance,
would sanction a policy of defation
to pay war taxes when billions OF
debts were created when money was
inflated to several times it's pre-war
value. However, the worst of the de-
fiation is over, we assume, but there's
a vast amount of work to be done by
the new president and the new con,
gress.
The foreign and domestic problems
that confront the nation are deserv-
ing of the most careful study and the
quickest action. Peace with Germany
must be declared; Americas attitude
seward 51yiet Russia must be deter
mined, and whether. or not America
is to join other Countries to prevent
a repetition of war IL also matter Of
supreme Importance. The Question OF
taxes, and the best way to tak6 care
of the interest and principal of odt
huge public debts, must come up.
The president of,the United States
will receive warm hearted sympathy
in his efforts to solve these problems,
certainly from the people of the
South, and we hope that no Southern
congressman OF Senator will prove,
to be heckler of the administration
and differ from it and 6bstruct it
purely for political effect back home.
Tie people of the South are willing
that Che new administration shall be
given q real chance to win esteem be-
fore the country.
AS for the South, while the great
majority disagrees with the party
headed by the distinguished Ohioan
who is about to step into the shoes
of President Wilson, still the people
of our section are Americans first
and democrats afterward. We are
happy to know down here that the
new president intends to foster the
most friendly relations and we be-
lieve that right here in Georgia and
South Carolina and throughout Dix
leland he has hundreds of thousands
of we'll wishers. Certainly Augusta
wishes him well and hopes, ere the
winter is over, to again welcome him
as the most distinguished member of
uor winter colony, colony that
usually Includes some of the most