Deming graphic., 1921-09-06

MIS- -. NlEfi ENNt luh'ufhN anu
bridge party last Thursday afternoon
lin honor Of her sister-in-law Mrs. G.
'R. Alger Of st. Louis Mrs. Algpr
returned on Monday to her home IN
st Louis
Is pretty much the same the world
over Mud singing proves little ex-
cept that small boys are prone 10 find
the puddles and plaster themselves
with slime.
I'm their fight on Bursum the Demo
cratic press trains gun now and then
.on the Harding administration Hard
ing can stand the hot shot: he needs
no sob SISTERS 10 tell Of his pitiful men
tai and physical condition. as was the
case in the dying days Of the Wilson
administration, when wiggle ana wuh
hle was consigned definitely to history
Mr.. Harding hn0 shown that he is able
TO take care of himself to keep his
majority in congress in line and at
the same time prevent deadlock such
aS paraly2pd the wilson admihistra-
tlon. lie consults with the peoples
representatives but. AT the same time
he knows what he wants aud he gets
IT, Think You that the people really
desire To 20 back to the Wilson way
Of doing things: Hardly.
IT, Is tp be- admitted that there was
abundant prosperity durng the Wilson
administration. Everybody felt rich
as the drunkarl who used all his say
nigS ON one good spree The Wilson
administration spent billions of sur
plus monies for nitrate plants that Pre-
1ucpd no powder for the troops in
France. munitions factories that never
sent Shell across the waters. machine
guns that only one Americn division
carried into the fighting front air
planes that never dared the enemy on
the far-flmg battle line, and ships with
talluw rivctS that couldn't keep the
seas. All this made work at fancy
wages. but who j. paying the bilS2 The
little taxpayer, Of course and as usual
he has also to pay the costs of super.
government Of which Wilson was tn
have been the head. and father the
cannon fodder that was 10 maintain
this world kingdom on u throne of bay.
ouets.
In the days of fancy note writing.
when Americans Were too proud To
fight the democratic secretary Of war
wanted no machine guns nor field
pieces. and the democratic secretary
of the navy wanted mo- submarines nor
drradnuughtS But II is most singular
that both Baker and Daniels demanded
when the war was over that every
American citizen pay So year 10
maintain standing army of million
men md a navy larger than the British
milliariStS ever dreamed Of
President Harding and republican
congress found the country ON the verge
of financial collapse, heroic measures
were necessary and the administration
took them. Through the Federal Re.
serve. liquidalionS were forced 20 put
"a stop 10 gambling investments: the
army ana navy were cut down to
peace time basis aud other rptrench-
ment' we're made Lower taxes were
never promised until after rcadjuStmcnt
could be- completed.
Al The same time the railroads were
calling for assistance; the farmers
wanted to borrow money. n did the
stoclmen: disabled service men de-
manded help, as did all the veterans II
the world war and the shipping board
of putrid democratic fame. wanted the
finance to keen the American flag on
the high seas" Besides these the
ahleSf governments in Europe not To
speak of the small nations and those
recreatcd, looked tn Harding aS they
had locked 10 Wilson to carry Their
burdens of reconstruction.
Times are hard-it is cold cruel
world: hut what's to be- done about It;
Go back to the democratic regime of
vast" and extravaganza? Or would
il De- better to continue ON basis Of
save until IL hurts.
and work until the waste Of war
and effects of AN orgy NJ spending can
be- made guodf The worst is not vet
over, but IL Is quite evident that the
American people have no intention Of
turning from the course which the preSi-
dent has set and which win in the
course of time bring about the normal
reign % economical law
New Mexico needs n senator In sym
paihy with this program. motivated by
a desire 10 serve and conServe-one
who VIII find himself one with the re-
publican majority. New Mexico needs
many things it expects help from tho
federal government. II may be- a
great satisfaction Ia know that Il can
get It's just dues with Hanna in the
senate, but there are many interests
10 serve. and It is ouly reasonable TO
suppose that senator Bursum, II elect.
"a. will be in the best position to ex
lct all that Is coming.