The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-02-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
By Wallace Bassford
Especial News Correspondent +

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27.-"Eco-
nomy is wealth." said the Golf Play
er of the White House, "and will
gently inculcate a lesson in thrift for
the benefit of those poor people out in
Kansas who are so misguided as to be
holding county mass meetings on the
subject of high taxes" and the "best-
dressed President in generation" ;"
carefully wrapped his left hand about
the shaft Of the mashie, then wrapped
his right fingers about the stick, ex-
ercising care that the two minor dig
its of the right overcasts the thumb
Of the left. Bing! "Smithers," lover
his shoulder) "when we return to the
White House gather up my worn
shoes and send them to that worthy
cobbler at Emporia, Kan, Mr. Spady
for repairs. We, at the head of the
nation, must teach the people a les
son in economy" Magnificent leader
ship or cheap bunk, unworthy Of a
President of the United States and
showing very low estimate of the
intelligence of the people. The news
about the batch of old shoes was Civ
en- out at Emporia by E. A. Spady,
shoemaker, on one day, and the fol-
lowing day the New York papers con-
tanned the news of Mrs. Harding's
new wrap "of finest Russian ermine,
with collars and cuffs of white fox,
trimmed with ermine tails and lined
with white Roman crepe over Hard
ing blue chiffon velvet, made especial
ly for Mrs. Harding and sent to the
White House last week." Worth at
least $4,000.
If the President saves a few small
coins on his old shoes, what does he
permit and endorse When it comes to
spending money from the peoples
Treasury--money wrung from emp
ty pockets, sometimes called "banners
of Republican prosperity?" Here is
q sample: The Congressional Record
of January FL contained the official
figures o nsalaries paid by the Ship
ping Board, and all the while most of
the vessels of the Board are living at
anchor, as idle as painted ships upon
Q painted ocean. Under the Board 2
men are paid $500 each; is paid
$4,000; Q get $4,000; Z attorneys
provided at from $4,000 to, $4,000
each; z commissioners and chairman
at $4,000; ,sfter this all single sal
aries will be omitted) 16 a; $1l,OO
each; ID ut $4,000; z at $4,000,
8 at $s,5 10; at $4,000; . at 1890;
20 at $4,000; z at $6,5OG; AZ at $6,-
0C; 5 at $500; S at $5,4Oo; 43 at
$4,000; 18 at $4,000; sc at $4,500;
81 at $4,000; 8 at $4,14O; l8 at $4,-
600; 70 at $4,000; 142 at $4,000; 6
at $4,000 and IA at $4,000.
Here are hundreds of jobs in one
subdivision of the Government at
figures ranging from $4,000 up to
$4,000 and they are not under the
Civil Service either! You hungry Re-
publicans who worked hard for Hard
ing and now find yourselves in finan-
cial difficulties, out of job or de-
serving of recognition, get busy! You
can hold these jobs and perform the
duties as well as those now getting
the fat salaries. Some of them admit
ted before an investigating commit
tee that they never made $4,000 q
year in their lives before getting the
present snaps. Many Of them have
little political pull back of them. Let
ters and telgrams to your Representa-
tives and Senators should land you
plum; have all your friends get busy
if your Republican Congressman
can't get something, they are not the
proper kind and should be replaced
with better job-getters. The figures
above are official--and there are other
commissions, boards, bureaus and de-
partments and places and the RepuE-
lican leaders should have them. The
Democrats believe in party govern
ment and they believe that the high
er places should go to the leaders of
the party in control, so that there can
be no divided responsibility. If they
don't go to the Republican leaders
in the States, then the Republicans
in Congress are responsible.
Republican economy has gone to
such furious lengths that Secretary
Mellon announces that there can be
no bonus this year because there is
going to be deficit of three hundred
millions of dollars at the end of the
fiscal year; which is June 80 next, at
midnight. Makes it look dark for the
boys who went to France. By The way,
the Board of Public Works of New
York City finds 100000 able-bodied
men out Of employment in the city
alone, $4,000 of whom are We Grams
of the war. Speaker Gillett says
nothing can bring prosperity again
except self-denying economy and in
cessant nroductiye work That ha;py