The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-20
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The opening Of the Harding
administration has been auspl-
cious. These are the days when
the whole country is watching
the new president to see If ne
measures up to the high office.
1t is the time when politicians
are feeling him out to see
whether he is just a politician,
and where his weak spots are
that they may find the easy
avenue of approach. The Free
Press has the following to say
land more along the same line),
regarding the first two months
of the administration:
When the Chicago convention nom-
mated Warren G Harding for the
presidency of the United States, the
mere politicians of the Republican
party unquestionably believed they
had man after their own heart.
Governor Cox must have based his
charge that Harding would be ruled
by a Senate oligarchy' on some
suspicion of this character.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
undoubtedly had some belief that
Harding's was to be conspiciously a
political administration when he de-
clared on the eve of his return to
active work in Washington after a
prolonged period of invalidism that
no secretary of State would shape
the policy of this government in
foreign relations, but that the Senate
committee on foreign affairs would
"blaze the way" in our dealings with
the outside world. This could mean
nothing else than that President
Harding would let partisan Senate
dominate his regime.
The week now ending witnessed the
close of two months of the Harding
administration, and so far as we have
been able to observe President Hard
ing has persisted in acting as a
statesman instead of a mere politi-
clan. The President has also en-
couraged his official advisors and
heads of departments to put service
first and politics last.
We think we are spending
much money for education in this
country and the sum does sound
large when we hear it, but the
country is large and in some
places the money has to be spread
pretty thin. The conceit is taken
out of us when we find out that
we spent $300,000,000 more for
tobacco and cigarettes than we
did for education, last year. Some
one who likes figures has found
that the state of New York has
spent less on education since the
founding of New Amsterdam,
than it paid the federal govern
ment in one year, and that is 60
ing back pretty well to the be-
ginning of things in the Empire
State.
The war isn't over for the
draft deserters and that is good
news. Those who evaded their
draft evidently thought that
Uncle Sam had his hands too full
to bother about them, but this
government has time now to
hunt them up and bring them to
trial which is no more than JUS
tice to the millions of men who
went willingly when they were
called. There is nothing heroic
about slackers.
Montpelier is to have a fine
new building in the million dol
lar National Life Offices. 1t is to
be of Barre granite and will be
in harmony with its neighbor,
the State House. This will give
Montpelier a notable group of
buildings, which it will be hard
to equal in the state.
We reckon that Charlie Chap
lin took two or three of his ia
nous steps when he lost his
famous patched pants. Aside
from his shoes, the loss of said
pants will prove a much more
lasting injury than the burns on
his shins.
Apparently Germany has come
to terms, but then Germany APP
parently did something she didn't
when the Versailles treaty was
signed. 1t won't do to get too
optimistic for the old Germany
is merely sick and not reformed.
The Rutland Herald is hopeful
for it says No new investigation
started during the last twenty
four hours But the editor
evidently doesn't count that day
lost, whose low descending sun.
etc.