The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-21
UNCLE TED's BEDTIME STORIES
President Harding Tells Of Bright
Future. His Message Full Of Hope

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Il was just after dinner and Uncls
Tied was Ia the front room reading
the evening paper Jack and Rutf
were trying to study their school les
sons but were having a mighty hard
time to keep their minds on study
The reason was simple. Uncle Ted
had been away again. This time he
had made a trip 10 Washington 70 Try
TO arrange matters for one Of has
former buddies ip the army who was
badly wounded in France. Il so hap
pened that he was in the National
Capital few days before April ~, so
he stayed in order 20 hear President
Harding deliver his first message 70
the joint session Of Congress. PRESS
dent Harding 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 ] 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"
Il knew IT," exclaimed Uncle Ted
ut was too good TO last. Always
teasing me, aren't your Well, don't
mind saying that ] sure did enjoy
hearing him give that message" said
Uncle Ted, as he put down his paper.
at was a great event. II was the
next to the last act Of the drama that
will entirely for good and all, bury
the world club plan. Some people
have been afraid that President Hard
ing would either hang on the fence in
that matter or else come out for the
world club. ! was never worried, He
made up his mind that the good old
theories Of George Washington, Abra-
ham Lincoln and the fathers Of this
country were good enough for him
and that he would follow the oath he
took on March 4th 10 uphold the Con-
stitution Of the United States. All
through his long message that he
worked on far into the night before, it
was plain that President Harding's
one thought wns and "a and always
will be FOR America first, last and all
the time. He knows there has been
too much Observation-Disclosures 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
before one Of the largest crowds ever
assembled in the House Of Represen-
tativos 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 Of them are
inseparably linked with our foreign
relations The surest procedure I'M
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-sa as TO
make the heavy taxes upon the people
easier to carry. President Harding
knows that il such spending as we
have had Of government money should
continue il would mean the end of our
country. Just think kiddies, IT is
costing the government for what is
known as current expenses about tve
billion dollars 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 govern
ment departments. He told his cab
met officers this first and then the
Congress, and | know il viii be done"
''You have told us about tariff be-
FORE said Jack. "Did he say any
thing about that ?"
'eYou bet he did. Jack. President
carried forth the one great
thought that American industry must /
be protected and that our first interest
"A to see that America prospers first I
The foreigner finds il entirely too easy
10 sell his goods in this country today.
Not only does It help destroy our
.self-raiiancc,' as be said. but Mr.
also pointed out that those
who import goods into the United
States should b. made TO pay a fair
share of our cost q government f
zone Of the fne things President
g.ring has said before ard which Re
-epested in his message 20 Congre-s is
.l-t we must have Jess government
h b .ness and mere business in gov
-rrment' II is not fair that business