The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
HOW WILL HE DO 1T?


a political editorial at this time. We do not
believe this is the psychological moment for
a thesis upon the needs of the nation, the peo-
pie of the nation, or of the bodies polite into
which these people are divided.
But, after having read headline which
informs the public that President Harding
will have to snap the whip over the United
States congress and tell the several Republl~
can members of those bodies what to do, and
when and where and how to do it, we can
chief executive of this nation will go about
it, in such manner as to convince his poll
teal compatrots in both the house and SEN
ate that he is really very much in earnest
President Harding is a man who is gifted
with large vocabulary. He can talk longer,
write more exhaustivey, use up more language
and say less than can any other man, editor,
preacher lawyer, politician, what not, in the
United States.
He can give utterances to more platitudes
than can any other man, no matter how
gifted an elocutionist that man may be. He
can smother small idea under such a vast
volume of words, that the idea is buried for
all eternity, beyond hope of resurrection. He
can make more assertions to the effect that
this country must return to a stage Of nor
malcy, without telling how or by what route
that return shall be made. He can assure
us in loud and stentorian tones that the
business depression must be overcome, and
beat all about Robin Hoods barn in a most
and ever successful maneuverng against 60
ing on record and committing himself as to
how the ends he advocates may be reached.
The war is over with, done with, passed
into history. The time is at hand for the re-
construction of the financial world Of the
United States. Mr.. Harding has repeatedly
assured us that this is true. Yet, so far as
the history of passing events show, ne has
failed, signally, in committing himself to any
policy, in acknowledging himself favorable
to any logical plan for bringing about the re-
construction without an accompanying crash.
He has assured us that the prices Of COM
modities which constitute the necessities of
life must be lowered, and that the prices
of farm products and the wage Of workers
must not be lowered, but has failed to ad-
vance any line of campaign which has brought
about a material lowering of these necessi-
ties, or the keeping of farm products above
the cost of production, or of keeping the
wage scale Of those who earn their livings
as either skilled or unskilled workers, at a
level commensurate with the cost of living
He has told US that transportation rates
should be on lower levels, yet has offered nc
suggestion as to how these levels may be at
tanned
He has told US that general prosperity
shall walk abroad in the land, yet has offered
nothing tangible to show why wheat has
fallen below the cost of growing and harvest
ing and selling the crop, while fresh rolls
and bakers bread maintain. prices which flirt
with the most distant stars in the armament
He has told us that the reconstruction
period must pass with all happy contentec
and working, yet has offered no sane reason
why large corporations are cutting wage
scales and laying off workmen by the thous
ands.
He has told US that the country shoulC
not be grabbed by the great financial octopus
which are reaching out their tentacles seek
ing to ensnare and smother the small bust
ness, yet we see the bottom dropping out O.
the prices of crude oils and mining product
without advancing a suggestion for checking
the price toboggan.
Now, we want to know how he is going t,
tell congress to get busy and do something
real, something worth while? We want t,
| know how he is going to exact of congress tn
performance of duties. which he himself ha
so successfully managed to hold in allegiance
hidden behind smoke screen of counties
platitudes, of endless sentences and parts o
speech?