Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-12

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you would this morning." said Ruth.
well, Ruth, I'll tell you this
RuchsT / want to get something a.
Bout our President off my mind It
nay do you lot of good to realize
i. too.The thing that brought it to
my mind was a speech made the
other night in Boston by Secretary
Of Labor Davis, one of the finest men
chosen by Mr.. Harding as member
Il his cabinet. That speech, coupl-
"a with my trip last week to three
northern cities and hearing certain
people criticise the President, has
set me to thinking. As Mr.. Davis
said, the Presidents plans seem to
be worrying lots Of people, Some
say all he has to do apparently is to
take vacation in Florida. If those
people could have watched him hard
At work through the long months as
have, they would be glad he could
get a much needed rest so that he
could return to his desk and face
the big problems of our country
with renewed energy. Mr.. Davis
said: President Harding is probably
the poorest advertiser in the United
States today. The smallest corner
grocer could undoubtedly give him
big handicap and then beat him
at the game of getting himself sold
rs they call it, to the public This
ia not the time of our old and res
pected friend Theodore Roosevelt
30 had the faculty Of letting
Hlks know what he wac dainr, and
how fast he was doing
"And so it is kiddies Egery word
Of that is true. Mr. Harding is one
Of the hardest WORKING men in this
country today. And he produces. great
results When he works he
works hard. Plans out very move
and gets results that tell from one
end of this big country to the other
but he won't work with brass band
leading him down the street. His
friends have often urged him to let
the people know just what he was
doing but his answer always is that
the people know just what he was
doing but his answer always is that
the people find out because the work
will speak for itself. That is true.
Time will tell. But some of his
critics must know how. For that
reason I feel that it is up to those
who know and who realize what a
Messing his Administration has been
% the country, to let as many peo-
pie know as possible.
with the election coming in 1924
which is not very far away, many
men in his position would be giving
a great amount of thought and time
to the question of being reelected.
This would be especially true with
most men after one of his nearest
advisers and friends had announced
that he would be candidate for re-
nomination and election. But on
this point Secretary Davis made this
remark which tells the whole story:
"sJust between you and me, Pre-
sident Harding is not bothering his
head overmuch the politics of 1924.
He is spending his time working for
the people of the United States to-
day, tomorrow and 100 years from
= now
"When people look long-faced at
me and say What is the country
coming to-" / can hardly keep from
getting angry. There are alwsy peo-
pie like that. Why, children, one
thing alone tells the story Of what
marvellous results have been obtain
I'd at Washington under the business
guidance of Warren G. Harding.
When he took the oath of office this
country was laboring under an in
dustrial and financial depression.
Look at us today! The recovery was
nothing short of miraculous. From
depression to prosperity has been the
result.
din tIldihlui 1Ol llColdNHe
who puts country before self. am
thankful for a President who may
make errors, but who is not so stub
born that he refuses to take advice.
! am thankful that am an Ameri-
Y can and not living in any other
country on the globe for in no other
country has there been the recovery
since the war that there has been
in the United States. ! am thank
full that Congress could adjourn, be-
cause it will give the people an even
greater opportunity to see our Pre-
sident at work. For eight months
he will run the government. Every
act of the Administration will react
from the White House. This is go
to be great thing because it
give every interested American a