The state herald., 1921-01-21

ed Uncle Ted as he and the kiddies
We're gathered in the dining room for
their weekly story. TOO many peo-
pie don't realize how tight money is
these days and how careful every
one should be to try and save all they
can and work as hard as they can
until the country gets back on
sound peace basis Just had let
ter from friend of mine in Washing
ton and he says he didn't know that
times were really hard"
We'll, are they?" asked Ruth.
mot in the same way they would
be II we had panic. Ruth, but
through the farm districts, where the
farmer has been up against the prop
osition of having to sell his products
at less than 1t cost him to raise them
1t HAS been mighty hard. And then,
too. he couldn't borrow any money
to help market his crops and so, all
In all, particularly in the farm dis
tricts, things have been hard.
"But | didn't start to talk about
that, except as 1t bears on the ex-
ample set to the people of the coun.
try by President.elect Harding to be
economical. Really what he has done
is more than AN example of economy,
1t is the beginning of real economy
for the people of this country by ac-
tually saving the country's money,
which after all is the money of the
people, for the government is moth.
ing more than banding 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 way, Jack was his
Uncles reply, every four years
when new President or the same
one is sworn in to serve another four
years, 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 Pcnnsyl.
yania 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
government. Soldiers from every.
where were taken to Washington and
thousapds Of dollars OF government
money as well as thousands of dol
lars Of money Of the people OF the
District OF Columbia were spent for
great parade from the capitol Ia
the white house. headed by the Presi
dent.
Now this has happened. For many
weeks huge committee has been
working on plans to make Mr.. Hard.
ms ihaubuiasoh sh' pbb'he anu
greatest OF them all. Now. that is all
right and fine tribute TO u great
man. but II is not in keeping with
the times when certainly an example
OF economy and simplicity should
come from the national capital.
But government money VIII not
be spent with Hr. Harding's orders
or by his wishes for an elaborate
inaugural ceremony. He saw, us he
will see throughout his administra.
tion. that the government must save
Just as the individuals must save. We
had enough OF gross waste and ex.
travagance during the war. We saw
a President 20 TO France with great
crowd OF highpaid helpers and ser.
wants and squander hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars OF the peoples
money without any result. except the
waste OF the money, We saw. dur
Ing the war. millions wasted by the
democrats spending money like water,
Now President comes into the
white house man elected by a
larger vote than ever east before I'm