Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-24
FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1921
Honeymoon Over.

That the honeymoon period of the Harding
administration is about over and chat breakers
are beginning to appear to embarrass If not en-
danger, the sweet peace of perfect amity and &C
cord which has thus far prevailed in Washington
is the opinion of expert political observers. All
new administrations start out most Joyously.
The innate spirit of fairpay which characterlzes
the American people, causes even the admins
tration opponents to give the new regime an op-
portunity to get settled before undertaking to
voice any criticism The new men enter upon
their respective tasks with fine zeal and har-
mony swells the breezes with gladstone acclaim
of what is to be done for the country's salvation.
Almost inevitably, the storm clouds begin to
gather after three or four months By that time
the novelty of the job has worn off somewhat and
stern realities in the way Of conflicting ideas and
ambitions begin to make their appearance. Pat
ronage is very frequently one of the first stunb-
ling blocks and the experience OF the. present ad-
ministraton is no exception to the rule johnson
of California is in high dudgeon because of the
appointment of an internal revenue collector who
is personally non grata; Penrose is peeved be-
cause Knox is handling the jobs in Pennsylvania;
Frelinghuysen got into a jam with Attorney Cen
era Daugherty over the same matter, and Lodge
is now doing dance because one OF Hoov-
er's selections was made member Of the tariff
plant because Will Hays has indicated purpose
to yield somewhat to the spirit of the civil service
and several state organizations all riled up
over patronage differences There are other mat
ters of greater moment which are disturbing the
serenity of the atmosphere about the White
House. The congressional end of the game is
stacking in a most abominabe manner. The
on the hill are doing nothing to relieve the seri-
GUS situation which confronts the country. They
haven't even passed the peace resolution, although
more than three months have elapsed since the
fourth of March, last past. The promises of
economy have apparently been forgotten as cong
ress piles up appropriations for the war and navy
departments which make staggering total. The
only actual constructive achievement OF the adj
mnstration up to date has been the ratification
of the pact with Columbia and even that is
garded by many as an insult to the memory of
Theodore Roosevelt Not one thing has been
done toward lowering taxes. The differences of
opinion among the members Of the house ways
and means committee are such as to cause Chair
man Joe Fordney mournfully to remark that the
Lord only knows " hen the promised revenue bill
will be reported out, if it ever is The speeches
by Sims and Harvey in London have not served to
lessen the immediate burdens Of the admlnistra-
ton The Chicago Banker truly observes that
''Mr Hardngs future and the fate Of the repub-
lican party will be determined by what happens
before the straw hats of this season are put away
for their Information" The same conservative
publication then proceeds to expose the impasse
which has arisen over the peace resolution and
takes none too hopeful view of what is likely to
happen before the chill winds Of autumn
more blow over'the nation capitol. The days of
fulsome promises ended long since and the days
of performance are here. Unless something in
the way of actual achievement is exhibited during
the life CT the present congress- that famous sew
en- million majority which Colonel Harvey has been
so proudly displaying over in old London may have
shrunk to a minority by the time another plebes-
cite is he.d.-Lewistown (Mont) Democrat.