The state herald., 1921-01-21
Harding Starts Fight With
Real Example Of Economy
AN UNCLE TED BEDTIME STORY

this country for President The
people are sick and tired of waste.
They may not all practice thrift
themselves, but they viii not stand
for government money being wasted,
especially now, owing to the condi-
tions I have told you about.
MIR. Harding is going to surround
himself with big men. He is going
to see that the government gets
something worth while for every dol
lar spent and he>fs going to see that
no dollars are spent needlessly. We
have all felt sure of that but now we
know 1t because he has asked that the
inaugural 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 1t In
better manner than to start by cut
ting out all the unnecessary expense
for the inaugural ceremonies"
oh remember" said Jack, Dad
read me what he said"
Yes, Jack, and 1t is worth hear
ing again. 1t was sent by Mr.. Hard
Ing in the form of telegram to the
chairman of the inaugural commit
tee. | won't read it all but just the
part which shows you how our next
President will take care of the money
of the government You must real
ize that II means n great deal for a
man who has been elected President
to stop all the great celebration in
his honor. 1t means that he is think
ing of the people of the country first
and himself last After saying in
that telegram that he would like TO
have the complete abandonment of
all plans for the inaugural celebra-
ton. Mr.. Harding said;
"'F know full well that the govern
ment outlay is relatively small and
that the larger expenditure comes
from the generous contributions of
the District citizenshlp. but I is time
" aud wholesome to practice the ut
ter denial OF public expenditure
where there is no real necessity, and
Il will be wholesome example of
economy and thrift II we save the
many. many thousands which the in
augural celebration would call from
the private purses OF those attend
ing
THAT was not all he wrote but
enough to show how he feels.
Well" said Jack, 81 guess he Is.
right but We won't go to Washington
now. that's what hate"
That is true. Jack. but perhaps
you will be better on. Attending an
inaugural ceremony at Washington
isn't always pleasant experience.
The weather in Washington is very
changeable and very frequently they
have the worst kind of weather on
March Only few years ago when
they had biz inaugural ceremony
there was big storm of snow and
sleet which delayed the trains and
caused great suffering to people who
were In Washington for the inaugu-
ration. Soldiers were lined up In ad-
vance In preparation for the parade.
and miles of the streets in every
direction from the capitol were I'LL
ed with soldiers who stood ankle deep
In snow and slush. Citizens suffer
ed the same Inconvenience but OF
course. that was their own choice.
The soldiers had TO obey orders.
Thousands were made sick and an
unknown number died from the ex-
posure.
Furthermore. n trip to Washing
ton at Inauguration time has Its dis
advantages. Crowds are so big that
you cant do much sightseeing or
visiting government buildings and all
the hotels put their prices up to ilg-
ures that you wouldn't believe II
told you. You can 20 TO Washington
some other time when there will be
no great crowd and when you VIII
get more for the money you spend"