The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-18
THREW OUT
THE WILSON
SATURNA[|A
Secretary Davis Tells Of Ac-
complishments Of Harding
Administration.

Tarkn-rnrrr W. Va, nc; i1--Eev!ew-
ing ,hr work that has been done by tho
present Republican administration since
Il took IN tho rcIns Of government; not
ing changes for the better that have
been made through the acts Of congress-
particularly In the way ~ labor legisla'
lion and tho .arifi. James Davis.
United States secretary or labor. nreo
Tho op"Nirg gun in the local West VII
rinta Republican campaign al a mass
meeting held tonight. when h" spoke
before crowd Of 900 10 5000 people
In n theatre.
Samuel Il. Montgomery. former COM
missioner OF labor fer West Virginia,
was another Of the speakers. ana ne
rIrn spoke or tho rhauEe IN conditions
from, former ADMINISTRATOR national
affairs
Hdr to Confusion
Never before IN the history or ms
United States has this country founa
l,<.,t IN confusion wors" contounoeI
than that which rctSnrd In FEDERAL AT
fairs when the administration came 10
the national capital, said Secretary
Davis. political. social and economic
chaos re!gncd. no; only In the domestic
affairs O fthe nation. but in It's FOR
r;gn relations as we'll Tho edgTd
tools OF war taught usurpation OF
power. unlimited eXtraragence-and
visionary political doctrines for eight
years had been the pay-toys or admin
istra,ion incrncicucy. The result was
a saturna!ia OF government"
Change for Better.
Secretary Davis compared the clear
ing of departments a: the national cap!-
tai with everyday business. saying:
"A good business man would not have
large number oc employees loahng
about his factory or shop or store. DO
lrg nothing. bu, would get rid Of them
unless they were showing some pro-
duc,i0n. Yet when President Harding
took charge OF the administrative work
n, Washington. ne found just such
condition end proceeded at once to rem
cdv H. He was instrumental In having
many thousand" Of Office harnac!es re-
moved aid the cost 81 running the cIet-
ical end or the Government Gu; hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars"
Return TO Prosperity.
With reference TO labor and indus
trial conditions, Secretary Davis said:
There the administration, aided by
Congress accomplished an achievement
UNPARALLELED in our industrial history
When the Democratic administrator
laid down the reins Of government. we
found In America between five and Six
million workers unable secure en-
nloyment. Mine. mill and factory were
closed under a system or laws ana taxes
which nearly drove industry 70 the wall!
An army Of men IN every city and town
throughout the land was begging 1or
work. We were on the verge OF indus
~
soup houses and bread lines. Some OF
tho smooth and subtle radicals were
even seriously proposing a system OF
government, doles for the unemployed
a payment for laz,uess. premium for
unemployme.i The woods were full Of
economic Quacks and political nostrums
We lef, them IN the woods. Tho ad-
ministration met this situation with
common sense and with legislation
based on the solid principles or Ameri-
canism and Republcanism. The resuit
was recovery Despite great Industrial
conflicts In three or four basis Indus
tries, affecting moro than a million
workers, the nation has brought itself
back TO the high road Of prosperity. The
millions who were walking the streets
a little more than a year ago are hack
al work in mine. mill and factory
Secretary Devils defended the tariff
passed ut the last session OF congress
told OF the work that had been done In
the immigra ton department in handling
tho influx from Europe and covered
number of other subjects pertinent to
tho carpaign In a concise manner.
Secretary Davis Will leave tomorrow
for HUNTINGTON. w Va. where he Ia
scheduled for an address.