Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-26
ECONOMY PLANS OF.
HARDING CA USING.
CONs|DE RABLE FUSS
uRARDsMRS HAVE REAPED RICH
ILARvEsTs IN TIE PAST DIR
ING INAUGURATION.


WASHINGTON. Jan. s5.--Wash'
uirton has nug yc, got over the 81,
handed to II by Presiden,-elect Harding
when he called OF all Inauguration Ger.
smonies and celebrations. except the
simple ceremony az which he will be
sworn IN rs president 81 the United
states a, the capitol on March I.
The grief experienced by the Wash
ington folks IL no, ~ much the call
ing off Of the inauguration ccrcm"nies
as the loss 81 the money 60 the hotel
hpep~rs. restaurant keepers. dressmak.
ers. jewellers. merchants and other
tradennen who regard an Inauguration
simply ~ an opportunity that comes
once every four years 90 make profits
DOT 81 not only the Washington ico'
rie themselves but out % tho horde Of
visitors to every Inauguration. who are
regarded as legitimate financial prey
by most ~ the canny Washington
tradesincn and purycyors q food. drink
ana hed. and alsn who control the
sightseeing advantages on historic
PENNSYLVANIA awnus. down which nj.
WAYS rides the new president On his
way q ~ sworn IN at the capitol. and
Mp which he cotneH again e. take his
place In the white Ilousc.
Besides the irndcsrnen who profit
enormously by this Inauguration the
society folks ~ hirh degree and some
net 20 high. also make a great hula.
haloo over the Occasion. The Palm
Beach" crowd. as u n deriavsly call.
"a hy the common people. always spend
hundreds % thousands % dollars Tor
new dresses and iew.lry. Society" In
Washington. too. n greatly disappointed
because the festivities have tsHen On.
boecd When President Wilson took
possession Of thu Washington govern.
ment eight years ago and again four
years ago. he refused 90 coun;enance
an Inaugural hall. This was a great dis.
appointment 90 Washington so-called
high society" II was expected this
time that President and Mrs Hard.
ing would grace the Inaugural hall
with their. presence. hut the hall. too.
AZ well as the parade. was called off.
This has caused great mourning among
the bon.ton. hut the Washington proie.
tariat, which never owned n dress sui;
or a decullc,e fruck II untecilne
enough according o. remarks heard
among the honest working men ~ the
national capital. 60 actually grin AZ the
disappointment az the capital elite"
There n no douh; that aside frurn
Washington "rociety" and the dealers
and merchants that would have profit,
cd financially from a real old.tlmc In
auxuration. the Washington public :,
pleased at the action ~ the president
elect IN calling off everything tina,
would have made for display and %
tentation connected with hts inaufura
tion. The Washington people. In ths
pas. that II the plain people. are not
shedding tears or losing any sleep ovei
the situation.
People also all over the United States
must appreciate the motives that led
Mr.. Harding 20 call of the expsnsiv,
and really worthless display that
Washlngton was preparing for inaugu
ration eay. II shows that Mr.. HardinE
has his feet on the ground. and j. Z
raan q the common people. II Is {
return 20 the days Of Jeffersonian sim
plicity when jefferson rode his horse u
the capitol and took the cath 81 OF
flee without any military display. IA
raee. or the hare of brass hands. a
hcast this isthe general opinion 81 mos
members OF Congress. and Il Is IN
opinion Of most q the Washington dis
franchised half million"
Under the plans arranged BY the In
auguration committee Il would hav
cost ~ least 81 .e0o. eco % the taxpay
ers' money. federal and state. for IN
Inauguration ceremonies. This none
would have been spent for the inau
gurai stands and extra police. informa
tinn and comfort stations 10 take car
OF the 100000 or more visitors. hal
expense. bringing national g1arslmer
and the cadets from West Point and Ar
nApolis 90 parade. and the expenses q
the visiting governors and their STATS
II D. also estimated from previou
tnaugurais. that the 100000 or NOR
visitors would have spent an average q
sfto each In Washington. or n total q
sie.eee. go.
The 81 zoe 600 expense would hav
been paie BY national and state taxpay
era. who would have never seen any q
the fuss and feathers" u inauguratio
week.
What rsaIly hurts the washlngto
hotel keepers and the merchants IL IN
icss o. that sl0.eeo.ooo. which woul
have been secured from the visitors.
Much has been made Of the tlO0. %
fund contributed by Washingtonlan
for the initial expenses 81 the inaugl
ration II II a mistake % believe tbs
this large sum was a contribution
Every check was merely 10 a qua
ante fund. and every contributor" VII
put M thousand dollars cheek woul
have hcen reimbursed from the profit
of the ball and saie Of seats 10 s-e N