The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-04
THE NEW PRESIDENT.

Before The Empire cortairing this article shall have reached it's readers Warren Garaliel Harding of Ohio will have beeH inaugurated as the 29tl President of the United states and Woodrow Wilson will be sharing with William Howard Taft the honor cf being of the two living ex-Presiderts of the Nation President Hard ng chosen to the most influential and powerful political position in the world py the largest majority of the votes of his countryman for for national leader ship anywhere. He enters office with the American people behind him, and at time when the condition of the country in every material sense is ascending. The people have confidence in their President and in the better time coming.
 President Harding the Presidency with the preparation that from long public career. He became newspaperran immediately after leay- ing school in the in which he liy ed and, that being Ohio, he at was active in politics He made the newspaper fight for his parys tickets in Marion municipal campaigns and Marion county cleo tions As he acqufred' and knowledge his paper became recognized influential in State matters. MT. Harding had a. reputation a forceful orator and strong force in Ohio politics before he went to the.iStae Senate where he added to his reputation After two terms in the Senate lie serve1 Lieutenant Governor and was nominated by lis Tarty for Governor. He was defeated by Gov JudsoH Harmon, who running for reelection But four years later MT. Harding became United States Sen ator He-ctook leading part in the Senate from where he selected to lead his party in the Pres deniai contest last year In the meantime his sue cess in business had been keeping pace with his political
 The President is able and tactful He under stands politics and busness and he understands the American people from the viewpoint of one who has rubbed elbows with them for lifetime in that great Middle West which students have called the heart of America He is of the mass anI achieved his such.
 It is true that it is very complex country thai the new President is called upon to guide and the grave problems that confront him and his countr. are many and complicated. That he will guide wit caution and meet the conditions with courage an, patriotism thore is to doubt Tn psychology of the situation will help him. The irrt- tdtfon, unrest and tendency toward extremes Una deF eloped near the closing hours the war and cor tinued to get, wsEse after the signing7ef .the armi4 1ice has been dsappee ring fact that the countr ls regaining it's equilibrium, becoming sane and r turning to work, has been noticeable since the ele, tton This fact will go long way toward makiu the tasks ot President Harding surmountabIe < Tb tense partlsanshp of the two three years we hay Just gone through seems to have passed There is II oioloSloh on the part of political opponents to mak the work of the President more difficult PeopI everywhere are cooperating, and there is a spirit O good Will toward him in all sectioas of the couptr,
 rms is a very happy and appropriate attitud, II should be encouraged that it may continue as lon as possible People should not expect the impo, shle They should not expect that the new Admin latration will not make mistakes No one sboul expect to have everything done just as he would d 10 hlmseH. The President cannot please cvervbod, ah- ne Will have troubles all soon Let us tbcr, ioie proiohg the era of good feeling the co-opera tive oSpoSuoh and spirit of optimism as long We can. By doing that will aid in bringin "Iout the solution Of difficult problems and the con pIeto4 Of the work of reconstruction