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Of Florida and elsewhere
% give Mr.. Harding's inaugural adj
1ress q kindly reception.
The Miami Herald is loud in its
plaudits. and depicts it as a master
full construction although given
more to flowery sentences than was
to have been expected.
It says that Mr.. Harding is enter
ing upon the presidential office with
a full responsibility and understand
ing Of the problems that he will be
called upon to meet.
Good Bob Davis, of the Gaines
vile Sun, whose pen never runs to
guile, sees in Mr. Harding's inaugural
everything that ought to satisfy the
whole people.
Here is brief extract from his re-
view of it:
It is filled to the brim with Ameri-
canisms and shows his singleness OF
purpose to so administer the affairs of
state as will give guaranty of the pre-
servation, in its integrity, Of the kind
of government Abraham Lincoln pic
tured as a government Of the people,
by the people and for the people.
The Pensacola Journal, in its review
of it, says that in all probability the
verdict of the American people will
not class it as a great public docu-
ment but surely the entire nation will
see in it a message of optimism in
the midst of obstacles
1t concludes its review By making
the following extract from it:
Service is the supreme commit
ment Of life. would rejoice to ac-
claim the era of the golden rule and
crown it with the autocracy of SER
vice. / pledge an administration
wherein all the agencies of govern
ment are called to serve, and ever
promote an understanding of govern
ment purely as an expression of popu-
lar will
Notwithstanding the disposition to
give it kindly reception there is lit
tie doubt but that it is generally. re-
garded as cautiouly worded edi-
torial production rather than as an
official message coming from the head
of the nation at time when matters
of grave concern are loosely out of
joint and needing speedy and deter
mined adjustment.
Throughout the entire inaugural the
new president outlines no definite
policy nor gives any fixed opinions.
For example the Florida Times.
Union, which was frequently out of
keller with the Wilson administration,
commenting upon the inaugural mes
sage says:
President Harding's inaugural adj
dress consisted almost entirely of
.generalities. Now, indulging in a
generality, we say we do not like
generalities. We much prefer to have
a speaker say definitely what he in
tends to do We like to have him
point out the evils that are to be cor
rected and have him tell what he
proposes to do to correct them
Yet it apologies for him for deal
ing only in generalities and declares
that he could not point out specific
ally the evils or recommend any
specific remedies.
Thus even its mild criticism is soft
peddled:
The Tampa Tribune says that the
inaugural address shines forth with
oratorical sophomorisms and contains
many fatuous statements clothed in
flowing purple language. still there is
not single concrete promise of def
mite relief to the country.
Continuing the Tribune says:
aTariff for protection is the only
clear thing promised in the address.
In one place he says:
prices must reflect the receeding
fever of war activities. We must
strive for normalcy to reach stabili-
ty.''
And in another place he offsets. that
language with the direct statement
that:
Our American standards require
our higher production costs to be re-
Elected in our tariffs. on imports.
Today. as never before, when people.
are seeking trade restoration and ex-
pansion, we must adjust our tariffs
to the new order.
The following quotation from the
address may be pertinent here:
I'VE shall give no people just cause
to make war upon us, we find our
selves the subject of attacks, he tells
US with truly Republican belief in luck
that:
IF despite this attitude war is
again forced upon US, earnestly hope
a way may be found which will unity
our individual and collective strength,
and consecrate all America. material
" and spiritually, body and soul, to
National defense"
This paragraph, it occurs to us. will