Evening star., 1922-03-16
Harding's Honeymoon Year.

Although practically every newspa-
per Of standing has made comment
upon what a number of them term
''Harding's Honeymoon Year" the
discussions devote far more space to
the record of the Congress than they
do to the activities of the chief execu-
tive. AS the subject is one in which
partisanship easily finds full sway.
the years record Is naturally pointed
to with pride by one section of the
press and viewed with disdain by
those Of the opposite faith.
The Portland (Me) Evening Ex-
press and Advertiser (republican)
says. ut has been claimed for this
year that it has been one of more no.
table achievements than any other IN
the history of this country in time of
peace, and the facts warrant this as
sertion." while the Wheeling Register
democratic) contends that poll
ticians. press and public are sizing it
up. and judging from the consensus of
opinion its rating is not very high"
The Denver Rocky Mountain News
independently reflects a stand taken
by no small section of the press when
1T says: If verdict could be given
on the firstfyear of the Harding ad-
ministratioh. what would it be? A
suspended judgment. we believe"
'Of Mr.. Harding personally the
country thinks well, admires his kind
liness and human sympathy, and, IN
the main. has confidence in his ad-
yisers." according to the Rochester
Muskegon Chronicle undependent9
asserts that altogether he has
demonstrated that he is a greater
man than his previous rather incon-
spicuous career had given him a
chance to show"
There is no argument apparently
with the contention of the Worcester
Evening Gazette independently that
when Harding took office domestic
Affairs were in muddle and foreign
relations were packed with unpleas-
ant possibilities for governments and
peoples"
In summing up the. accomplish
ments Of the year the New York
Tribune (republican) says, The peak
Of dehation has been passed. the
worst of liquidation is over and the
like economic stability and normal
processes, adding, however. that ''it
would be foolish to give the federal
administration all credit for this"
1t is upon the record Of the Con-
aha1 are dee ahd Ga a
this attack the President comes in for
a share of the blame. OF marked in
terest is the expression Of the Boston
Evening Transcript Independent re-
publican) when it says: "The record
stamps it Enthusiastically as the worst
House in twenty years. Its presiding
officer Is helpless. its leaders are lead
ers in name only, and for the most
part they represent either the worst
r,ty T. i
either political camp today" to which
the Lynchburg (Va.) News (demo-
craticl adds that ''the Senate de-
serves to come within the sweep of
condemnation"
The conduct of the President I'd
generally. The Boston Evening Tran
script Independent republican, says:
'tOf what avail is a wise President
and a strong cabinet if 1t is their mis-
fortune to be blocked In many di-
rections by a recalcitrant Congress?
dent, we venture, stronger leader
shin in the coming year." Along this
line the brooklyn Daily Eagle !inde-
pendent democratic) says Of the
legislative branch that t.. ITS ,snst great@st
failure Of the executive to give to
the legislative branch the leader
ship it needs"
The Portland (Oreg) Morning Ore
gonian Independent republican,, after
giving credit for the successful
s0na,nnI1n an ftem upon n which papers Of almost
every shade of political opinion ap-
pear to agree, says. 'The President
has succeeded in 50 many ana SO
great things that he certainly has
Il in him to win success in his man
agement of Congress-.
AS to what the future hoios Tor
the Presidents admifistration the
Roanoke (Va.l WorId-News A9enI- p,
dents first year as basis for making
a forecast, it is altogether probable
that the country will see littte or
spectacular or highly revolutionary
ton while the Durham IN. CO Sun
independently holds that at is not
unreasonable to say, nor " there
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