The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-08-09
Warren G. Harding

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For the sixth time in its history,
Inc nation has been plunged into a
7. great sorrow through the death of
its chieftain.
Some were iplmortalized by the
Grim Reaper or the assassn's bull
get, but the name of Warren G.
Harding was securely enthroned in
ths hearts of his counuymen even
as he was in the fullness of strength
and power. Few men survive the
trosion Of time through sheer great
hess Quite as many become a part
Of the worlds permanent history
through villainy, Only those who
stand out in history without age
combine goodness with greatness
or time. They belong to every age
Pnd to every generation.
President Harding was not only a
Great man, but he was a good man.
lie was perhaps as great as a good
.sman could be. He knew no section,
no class or race He was the presi-
fient OF all the people No man ever
sstrovs more earnestly to do the
! things that were right. No man
ever set himself more firmly against
xvi and the things he believed to
ho wrong He recognized the falli-
bility of human nature and the like
llhood of man to err in his judg-
ment. Conscious of his own weak
ness, he sought the guidance OF a
Higher Power. He was q man of
deep religious conviction. He was a
Christian in the fullest sense of The
word. He was charitable, generous
and kind. There was no malice in
mis- heart; there was no guile in
him. The example of his personal
life will be an inspiration to all men
who hope for and aspire to better
things. He showed us by his life
the power of simple faith and the
utter helplcssnoss of man who trusts
In himself alone
Going into office in crucial hour
when all the world was seething
with discomfort and unrest, his com
posure, unflagging faith in the fu-
ture, and firm belief that all things
work together for good, ~he brought
tranquility to restless nation and
repose to a discontented people. He
led the nation sick of the horrors of
war and its heart heavy from its
tragedies into paths OF peace and
into the ways of hope. He changed
the thoughts of the people from bit
terness into kindly mediation and
restored the soul of the nation.
As in the case of every man whose
passing casts pail of bloom over
the nation and fills the hearts of the
people with sorrow, the nSme of a
good woman will resound down the
corridors of time with that of War
rem G.. Harding, the latest of our
martyr presidents. He gave his life
freely, without reserve, to his coun-
try and its cause and to the ideals
that men hold for the advancement
of civilization and the betterment of
the world Without the love and
sympathy of the woman who stood
by him from early manhood, and
whom he delighted to refer to as
the assistant president" he could
not have achieved the greatness that
=. came to him nor could he have rem
: dered so great a service to his
{ country.
Wherever President Harding went.
Mrs Harding went She stood by
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him. Her quiet charm, her gracious
ness and distinguished simplicity en-
deared her to the American people,
whose unbounded sorrow in the loss
of their president goes out to her
In the hour of her affliction in the
loss Of her husband.
5 The heart of America truly is
heavy today, and with cause. Today
:. there IS no thought of party or fac
ION foTrrfc7sl 81 IS fdTgortciT. Prom the
vsave-washed rocks of the Atlantic
coast to the sun-lissed slopes OF the
Pacific, from the Canadian border to
the Rio Grande. American people of
every class ana kind, OF every sta
tion and walk in life, bow their
heads in sorrow and send up a pc
tltion to God to give them another
leader who, like Warren G. Hard
ing, will be led by His Unerring
Hand.