Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-21
UNCLE TED'S BED
= THE STORIES #
Harding Starts Right With a Real
Example of Economy


Uncle Ted as he and the kiddies were
gathered in the dining room for their
weekly story. "Too many people don't
realize how tight money is these days
and how careful everyone should be to
cry and save all they can and work as
hard as they can until the country gets
back on a sound peace basis. just
had letter from a friend of mine in
Washington and he says he didn't
know that times we're really hard"
well. are they7" asked Ruth.
mot in the same way they would
be if we had a panic, Ruth, but
through the farm districts, as told
you last week, where the farmer has
been up against the proposition of
having to sell his products at less than
it cost him to raise them it has been
mighty hard, And then, too, he could
MT borrow any money to help market
his crops and so, all in all, particularly
in the farm districts, things have been
hard.
"But 1 didn't start to talk about
that, except as it bears on the example
set to the people of the country by
President-elect Harding to be economi-
cal. Really what he has done is more
than an example OF economy. it is the
beginning of real economy for the peo-
pie OF this country by actually saving
the country's money which after all is
the money of the people, for the Gov
eminent is nothing more than a band
ing together of us all, so that we can
have rules, in the form of laws to
live by and choose those who will lead
us"
How has Mr.. Harding started econ
omy, when he isn't President YETI"
asked Jack.
'In just this wey, Jack" was his
uncle's reply. Every four years when
new President or the same one is
sworn in to serve another four years,
a great celebration has been held at
Washington. Great platforms, and
stands were built at the Capitol where
The President takes his oath of Office,
and all up and down Pennsylvania
Avenue and in front of the White
House The cadets from West Point
where our army officers are trained
were taken to Washington as were the
cadets from Annapolis, the training
school of our naval officers, all at a
tremendous expense to the govern
ment. Soldiers from everywhere were
taken to Washington and thousands
OF dollars of government money as we'll
as thousands of dollars of money of the
people of the District of Columbia
were spent for a great parade from the
Capitol to the White House. headed
by the new President, i
Now this has happened For many
weeks huge committee has been
working on plans to make Mr.. Hard
ing's Inauguration the biggest and
greatest of them all. Now, that is all
right and fine tribute to great man,
but it is not in keeping with the times
when certainly an example of economy
and simplicity should come from the
National Capitol.
But government money will not be
spent with Mr. Harding's orders or by
his wishes for an elaborate inaugural
ceremony. He saw. as he will see
throughout his administration, that the
Government must save just as the in
diViduals must save. We had enough
OF gross waste and extravaganza during
the war. We saw a President go to
France with great crowd of high
paid helpers and servants and squander
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
the peoples money without any result,
except the waste of the money We
saw. during the war, millions wasted
by the Democrats spending the money
Of Hafrt
comes into tn White House man
elected by a larger vote than ever cast
before in this country for a President
The people are sick and tired of waste
They may not all practice thrift them
selves. but they will not stand for
government money being wasted, es-
pecially now, owing to the conditions |
have told you about.
"Mr. Harding is going to surround !
himself with big men. He is going to |
see that the government gets some
thing worth while for every dollar
spent and he is going to see that no |
dollars are spent needlessly. We have /
all felt sure of that but now we know
it because he has asked that the mat
gural committee stop all plans for an
inaugural celebration. He wants to
start an administration that will stand
for economy in the right way and he .
certainly can't do it in better man
ner than to start by cutting out all /
the unnecessary expense for the inau-
gural ceremonies
ooh. | remember" said Jack. Dad |
read me what he said"
"YeR Jack, and it Is worth hearing
again. 1t was sent by Mr.. Harding in
the form of telegram to the chairman
of the Inaugural Committee I won't
read it all but just that part which
shows you how our next President
viii take care OF the money of the
Government. You must realize that it
means a great deal for man who has
been elected President to stop all the
great celebration in his honor It
means that he is thinking of the peo-