Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-23
PAT HARRISON SPEAKS.


tain Republicans fear more than they
do the Biblical Satan. paid his caust'c
respects to the Administration when
Congress reconvened. The good Sem
ator declared, among many things.
that Hardings outfit lis long on
promises and short on performances"
and cited examples; that more re-
suits and fewer Recommendations"
are desired, and told why; that while
the President was enjoying his vaca-
ton millions OF Americans were
hanging their heads in shame" be-
cause ex-soldiers. with empty bellies,
were being offered on the auction
block at Boston. THE American
people want more work and less play"
he stated. more results and fewer
recommendations; more meal tickets
and fewer bread lines: more pros
perity and fewer poorhouses."
"Oh, yes: you promised adjusted COM
pensation to the soldiers Senator
Harrison said to the Republican Sem
ators, "and you gave them the auc-
ton block!
When the President criticised in
his letter the war activities OF the last
Administration he was dimming the
glory of this ns ton and rejecting
upon every American soldier and civ
iiian. without respect to party OF sex,
who contributed toward the winning
of the war. 1 commend TO him the
of his friend and party man whom
he has clothed with great response
bility and rewarded with high office
General Dawes-who on February
of this year. when appearing be-
fore one of the smelling committees
of the Republican Congress, said:
Mistakes? Hell, yes! We made
them. They were expected to be
made. We were trying to win the
war, but this committee should turn
its attention to the elimination of
those millions of waste right under
your noses instead of trying to put
/ fly specks on the American army
Senator Harrison's facts are true
/ This Senator has a most disconcerting
habit of reminding his confreres of
their past promises and comparing
such with their present performances
So far he has been able to shame the
Administration pillars into disgrace
full silence. 1t is not on record that
he has been defeated in argument
when discussing the activities of hi:
Republican brethren.
However. we wish to call attention
especially TO the charge which Sena.
tor Harrison makes regarding Presi
dent Harding. He scored the Presi
dent for taking vacation while ther,
was much suffering in the Unitet
States. He had a right to make whar
criticism he chose, but we believ,
that it would be better if Mr.. Hard
ing's personal habits were not al
luded to in Senatorial debate. w,
think that a certain immunity shoul,
be thrown around the Chief Executive
1t is quite true that Mr.. Harding
vacation seemed bit incongruous
or rather. the publicity attached to i
made it appear rather as though
number of nigh Government official
; were rollick,ng while America wa
groaning under the heaviest burden
of its history. There are some peopl
who say that they would not hay
} appeared before the public gaze quit
SO often if they had been in Mr.. Hard
ing's position. One astute Statesman
who knows great deal about huma
! nature. told Every Evening that /
he had been Mr.. Harding he woul
r have spent that vocational month i
Washington, so that the public woul
e have had little cause to criticise hin
: We do not believe that Mr.. Hardin
0 made any great mistake when h
f took his vacation. We do think tha
0 he erred vhen &c ms de of it cor
: spicuous jaunt, with much talk {
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