The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-16
PRES, HARDING LAUDS RECORD
0F LAST TWO CONGRESSES
In Complimenting Letter To
Rep. Mondell-Cites
Achievements

Washington. y. ca Oct. 15.-Presidene
Harding, in letter to Representative
Mondell, of Wyoming. Republican leader
Of the House. expressed his belief that
the general results of the accomplish.
ments of the Republican sixty-s'xih
tnd sixty-seventh congresses have oeen
so helpful TO American welfare that
they they will not fail 10 appear 10 ths
American people"
The President. in his letter. which
was made public tonight, at the White
House, further declares that few con-
crosses have been called upon for SUCH
arduous service as has been exacted
from the siXty-seventh,' and adds that
he doubts "if any congress In our MIS-
tory has accom- plished SO impressive
volume of work. touching so wide
range Of national interest"
In addressing his letter to Mr.. Mon.
dell, who Is the Republican candidate
for the Senate from wyoming. the Pres"
ident asserts he does so I'm testimony
of my appreciation of the great public
service--of yourself as its majority
leader" He also praises Mr.. Mondelfs
fine resources Of patience. soynd Judg.
mcnt, candor and legislative expert
ence."
Made Much Prosrsss
Inc eNeCuNINSS eHe~i N->S ~
October II says:
"One must dissent from the too pre-
valent Idea that our plan Of Congress-
ional government Is not proving equal to
the strain of these times. The most
casual student Of history. comparing
the legislative record OF reconstruction
period following the Cival war. with
that OF the period following the World
war must realize that we have gone TAR
toward lessening partisan. fractional
personal and sectional strife In the law
making process whoever VIII compare
the turbulent period Of political history
from the close OF the Civil war to the
end of the President Hays admtnistraS
tion with the record made since the
armistice, four years ago. must agree
with this judgement. He viii! find. ~
the earlier period. such commissions -
marked the impeachment Of one preu"
dent, an embittered national election
contest. and a prevalent conflict Do
tween legislative and ex tlVe
branches. Contrasted with that snow.
ing, the business Ike fashions IN which
the sixty-seventh Congress has az
dressed itself to It's hugh task ought
to inspire US to the conviction tnat
conditions nowadays are met quite -
fortunately as maybe expected.
Was More Simple
.Norcoyer, civil war rcconstructioo
was simpler than that reconstruction w
are now carrying on, because following
the Civil war 1t was possible for our
country to lean upon the financial ana
strength Of other countries which hao
not suffered by the trouble; whereas to-
day. our strength Is the staff upon
which others would lean. Then We
could utrn for help TO many others VINO
were able to give II: now we find not
a few of them turning TO US Tor supper.
Re Il urged that We cannot fail 10
comrare the condition the condition OF
one generation with those Of anotnN
then lot there be comparison or ths
progress which our country has neen
making since the armst!ce. with that
of any other major belligercnt In the
World war. 1t must be agreed that NO
have como through this trying epocn
with less of distress and disaster than
many others Of the great powers. Z
Our governments expenses nave oeen
reduced in a proportion unequalleo,
think. anywhere else. Our war debt mas
hecn Inpressively reduced. and policies
have been adopted which insure continu-
ing reduction hereafter. Our military
and naval expenses have been restored
approximately TO normal. with prompt
nass which Is the more striking X We
IL with the experience OF other
nations which participated In the war.
Defends Tsr1n.
"ln a time when wide differences IN
producing costs and a we'll nigh uni
ycrsaI tendency to erect barriers against
trade were menacing our
commerce and industry. we have pass
cd tariff legislation which first pro-
tccts our own producers. and second,
it's provisions for administers
tive adjustment Of duties to changing
conditions. makes possible to adapt
them to shifting economic relations and
enables us TO encourage foreign trade.
IN the present disturbed condition of
money. exchanges and world trade. ]
believe that by inaugIratng this policy
OF flcxibiity and elasticity We have sst
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