Evening star., 1923-04-02
CALLED
POOR ADVERTISER
Secretary Davis Says Execu-
tiCe Believes in Work, Not
BIare of Trumpets.
POLITICS LEAST WORRY
Sees Great Hope for Future in En-
trance Into Public Affairs
of Woman Voters.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON. April 2.-President Hard
! ing is not bothering his head over
much about the politics of 1924"
Secretary Davis told the Women's
Republican Club of Boston in a
speech here today. The Presidents
Secretary OF Labor, after expressing
his views on womans place in poll
tics, discussed Mr.. Harding's atti-
tude toward the forthcoming presi-
Dental campaign.
The Presidents plans seem to be
worrying many of our people," Secre-
tary Davis said II think that every
newspaper man I have talked to for
the past month or more has wanted to
know what they are. Well, I'll tell
you some things about the President.
Poor Advertiser.
president Harding Is probably the
poorest advertiser in the United
States today. The smallest corner
grocer in Boston could undoubtedly
give him a big handicap and then
beat him at the game of getting him
self sold as they call it, to the
public. This is not the time of our
old and respected friend Theodore
Roosevelt, who had the faculty of
letting folks know what he was
doing, and how fast he was doing it,
president Harding reminds me of
the man who was made boss of the
mill, back in the days when L worked
with my hands. This mill worker
ticed. He never had been engaged in
any of the ordinary disputes about
the plant. But the quiet man got the
job. And we found out Why. lie
worked at his job. He didn't tax
ing. He works at his job. He doesn't
talk about IL.
IndefatigabIe Worker.
president Harding is al indefati-
gable worker and he accomplishes
tremendous results. He Is d PLAIN,
businessike individual, with a genius
for stabilizing things. He is not the
man to do his work to the tune of
a brass band. 1 have often urged
him to let the people know the seri-
BUSINESS of the tasks confronting him
and the steps he has taken and is
taking to perform them, for l know
something of the value OE publicity.
But he has insisted that the work
will speak for itself, and the people
will find things out. Wnen / have
sought to point out that there IS a
campaign Of 1924 coming, and that u
little advertising for the administra-
ton would do not harm, he has told
me that he is not Snowman. not a
stage director. He holds that today
the best politics is service to the
people.
Just between you and me, Presi-
dent Harding is not bothering his
head overmuch about the politics of
1924. He is spending his time work.
ing for the people of the United
States today, tomorrow and 100 years
from now"
Recovery Unprecedented.
The country's economic recovery
during the present administration,
Secretary Davis said, has no prece-
dent in it's history. Within a few
months the nation has emerged from
Industrial and financial panic to
prosperity. he said, with indication
of prosperity on every hand.
Discussing the position of woman
in politics, the Secretary said:
Il am one of those who find a great
consolation for the present, a great
hope for the future, in the advent of
our American women into politfcaI
life through the exercise of the right
of suffrage. i am one of those who
believe that women in politics means
better politics-not worse women
and that women will bring into pup-
lie life those same virtues that thew
have so long displayed in American
home life"