The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-12-08
PRESIDENT HARDINc's
MESSAGE

ability to publish in full President
Harding's message to the congress
that convened Monday. It consti-
tutes a document that will be re-
ferred to for its great historic and
prophetic values SO long as the ar
chives of this great nation endure.
For the first time in the history of
the United States our President de-
parts from heavy, academic style Of
expression and falls into the breezy
newspaper form of saying things.
There is nothing labored or difficult
of understanding in the great presi-
Dental documents. put forward by
the White House incumbent, while
on the other hand there is terse-
ness in the first sentence that
arouses an interest that continues
until the climax is read.
President Harding is creating a
place for himself in the esteem Of
the nation that will be unmatched
in American history. Disregarding
factionalism and sectionalism he
takes a due account of the problems
that confront his country, proving
himself patriot and a statesman
of the first magnitude.
Among the subjects treated by
the President in his message, per-
sonally delivered before the joint
national legislature, are the follow
ing:
Must Consider Whole World
Indeed, we should be un-
worthy Of our best traditions If we
were unmindful of social, moral,
and political conditions which are
not of direct concern to us, but
which do appeal to the human SYM
pathies and the very becoming in
terest Of the people blest with our
national good fortune.
It is not my purpose to bring to
you a program of world restoration.
In the main such q program must
be worked out by the nations most
directly concerned. They must
themselves turn to the heroic REM
edies for the menacing conditions
under which they are struggling,
then we can help, and we mean to
help.
War Emergency Excuses Ended
I am very sure we shall have no
conflict Of opinion about constitu-
tional duties or authorities. During
the anxieties of war, when necessity
seemed compelling, there were ex-
cessive grants of authority and an
extraordinary conception Of powers
in the chief executive. Encroach-
ment upon the functions of congress
or attempted dictation of its policy
are not to be thought Of, much less
attempted, but there is an insistent
call for harmony of purpose and
concord of action to speed the solu-
ton of the difficult problems con-
fronting both the legislative and
executive branches of the govern
ment.
Partisan Lines Should Not Obstruct
It is worth while to make allu-
sion here to the character Of our
government, mindful as one must be
that an address to you is no less
message to all our people, for whom
you speak most intimately. Ours is
a popular government through po-
litical parties. We divide along po-
litical lines, and ! would ever have
it SO. do not mean that partisan
preferences should hinder any pub
lie servant in the performance Of a
conscientious and patriotic official
duty.
There is vastly greater security,
immensely more of the national
viewpoint, much larger and prompter
accomplishment where our divisions
are along party lines, in the broad
and loftier sense, than to divide geo.
graphically, or according to pursuits
or personal following.
Congress Commended
The shield to the high minded
public servant who adhers to party
policy is manifest, but the higher
purpose is the good of the republic
as a whole. It would be ungracious
to withhold acknowledgment of the
really large volume and excellent
quality of work accomplished by the
extraordinary session Of congress
which SO recently adjourned. l am
not unmindful of the very difficult
tasks with which you were called to
deal.
Further Economies Possible
Later on, when other problems
are solved, I shall make some rec
concentrations about renewed con-
sideration of our tax program, but
for the immediate time before US
we must be content with the billion
dollar reduction in the tax draft
upon the people, and diminished If
ritations, banished uncertainty and
improved methods Of collection, with
hoped for extension Of these eco
Monies and added efficiencies in ad-
ministration, believe further re-
auctions may be enacted and him
dering burdens abolished.
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