Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1921-03-09
HARDING AND COOLIDGE
New President and Vise-President
Inducted Into Office Friday.


4 Governor Calvin Coolidge, OF Massa
. Chusetts, was sworn in as vice-presi
, dent at 2:2I pm.
| Never in the history of the nation
have two men gone in the office o
president and vice-president so wei
known by their deeds and declaration
of principles. Neither have men as
sumed these duties with such uni
versal confidence Of the whole people
How they will measure up to expecta'
tions remains to be seen.
What these men stand for as parti-
sans is we'll understood for they are
in harmony with the ideals of the
republican party in every way. just
what they will stand for as Americans
may not beb so clear to many of our
readers. In order that a better
understand of what they will stand
| for as Americans my be had by our
readers, we give extracts from
speeches made by each which clearly
and unmistakably states his position.
But before we present these ca
tracts let's look backward a few
wears and see what other recent
presidents have stood for and how
well their actions have measured up
to their words.
When Grover Cleavland retired as
president his party-the Democratic
party-was rent and torn between
two fractions-free silver and the
gold standard. President Cleveland
stood for the gold standard.
William Mckinley who succeeded
Mr.. Cleveland was elected on two
main issues Sound money or the gold
standard and a protective tariff. On
being inducted into office the protec-
tive tariff was enacted and the gold |
standard was adopten by the govern
ment.
What a great wave of prosperity
swept over the coutry is we'll remem
bered by those old enough. That
the gold standard was correct as
national money basis has been amply
demonstrated by the fact that every
eading nation in the world has
adopted it.
When the foul assassin's bullet
aid low the lamentcd Mckinley,
rheodoer Roosevelt as vice-prcsident
succeeded to the presidency. He en-
leavored to carry out the poliries OF
lis successor and marvellous pros
,erity continued to prevail Through
,ut the length and breadth OF the
ountry.
When President Roosevelt came ;
before the people for election as /
resident he had as his slogan the
Square Deal" How we'll he lived up
o II is so well known a to require !
O comment further than to state that
yery person had the unbound con- E
idence in him that made them feel !
hey would gct the Square Deal IRON 8
i'm on all occasions, which they did
continued to abound. I
William Howard Taft was elected >
S the hand picked" presidential :,
andidate of Roosevelt He went into
over with no special slogan or
eclaration of change of policy over
is predecessor. Things moved along
, quiet and solid way and good !,
usiness conditions prevailed. "
The republican party was rent III
vain when Mr.. Taft came to run
n president the second time and
Toodrow Wilson was elected by i
inority of the popular vote. His
ogan was, Reduce the High Cost =
Living" How his policies and Is
tions failed to bring about reduc- Il
IN in living costs is too we'll known \
require comment When he came II
seek the presidency for the second tc
rm his slogan was, He Kept Us
1t of War;" which implied in an
direct way that he would continue
keep us out of war. How he failed
that and how surely he knew we
,uld enter the world war before he
S elected the second time is now fir
, we'll understood to require COM