The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-05
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1922
A CLEANUP IS NEEDED

President Harding should be commended for making changes in supervisory positions in the government service with vleW to at- t2ining efficiency and that measure of econ- omv which is necessary in order to reduce taxes
 The Republican Administration at Washing ton. with President Harding at its head, IS keen1v alive to the baneful influence of the many Democrats who were appointed during tbp Wilson regime and who have been tolerat- cd in their positions up to the present tlme. Many officials in places of importance are known t0 be on the most intimate terms with Mr, Humility, who maintains an office at the National Capital. They were part of the most oxtravagant and inefficient administration m American history.
 Mr. Harding has taken plenty to satisfy hlm- self of the true conditions, and has accumulat- ed sufficient evidence to warrant drashc ac- tion. The wholesale cleanup of the Bureau o1 Engraving and Printing is part of the effort to reorganize the Federal service along lines of Republican sympathy and coopeartlon
 There can be no just criticism of President Harding for what he is doing; rather should he be congratulated for his latest move toward Federal efficiency. Practically every of1lce- holder in a position of power or influence un- der the former administration was appointed because of his value as political prop to the Wilson -McAdoo-B Bureson- -Tumulty machine Those appointees knew why they were seleca- ed. and they also knew that then tenure or or flee depended on loyalty to that machine he publican policies are almost complete re yersal of those that obtained when Mr. Wl- son was President The closest cooperation IS essential if the people are to get the sort or government they have a right to expect alter the overwhelming Republican vote that put President Harding in the White House. That cooperation will be fatally defective Ii It IS going to depend on Wilson hOdovers for sue cess.
 Furthermore, the Republicans have as- sumed entire responsibility for the conduct of the Government while they are in control, and the people of the country Will hold the party accountable for whatever mistakes may be made. That being the fact, President Hard ing must be accorded the ri ght of selecting hls own assistants. Not only Cabinet officers but subordinate officials having supervisory authority in directing the management ot pup lie business should be men who believe that the Presidents policies are sound and who are willing to do their full part toward mak- ing them a success.
 Not only does MT. Harding owe it to him self to appoint men in sympathy with his work, but he owes it to the voters themselves to see that no man is kept in position of ex- ecutive responsibility who is not loyal sup porter of the Republican desire to get the ma ton back to normal, curtail public expendl- lures and reduce the burden of taxation. Only bv so doing can the verdict of the ballots Tn 1920 elections be fulfilled. The people signified their determination to have an unhampered Republican administration of the executive and legislative branches of the Government, as we'll as a Republican President in the White House. MT. Harding should be given nation wide support in his effort to rid the public service of men who are either incompetent or not in sympathy with his effort to effect material economies in the interest of the tax payers. ->~,a4- k; ga. -s~,n.. ..~a.