The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
PRESIDENT |S NUT bOTHER|NG OVER 1924, DAVIS SAYS
Harding Does Not Believe In Advertising His Own Administration

BOSTON. April 2.-President Hard ing is mot bothering his head over much about the politics in 1924, Secretary Davis told the Womens speech hero today. The President s secretary of labor, after expressing his views of women's place in politics. discussed Mir. Harding s attitude toward the forthcoming presidential campaign.
 The Presidents plans seem to be worrying many of our people" every newspaperman I have talked to for the past month or more has wanted to know what they are, 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 himself Bold as they call 1t to the public. This Is not the time of our Roosevelt. who had the faculty of letting folks know what he was doinR. 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 I worked with my hands This mill worker was a man that nobobdy had ever noticed. He never had been engaged in any of the ordinary dis putes about the plant. But the quiet man got the job. And we found out why He worked at his job. He didn't talk about 1t. Well, that is President Harding. He works at hls job, He doesn't talk about it.
 Indefatigable Worker.
 President Harding Is an indefa- tigable worker and he accomplishes tremendous results. He is a plain tusinesslike Individual, with a rot the man to do his work to the tune of a brass band. l have urged him to let the people know the serl- ousness of the tasks confronting him and the steps he has taken. and Is taking to perform them. for know something of the value of publicity. But he has insisted that the people will find things out When I have sought to point out that there Is campaign of 1922 cc ming, and that a little advertis- ing for the administration would do no harm he has told me that he is not a snow man. not q Sldse ulTcC- tor. He holds these views today that the best politics Is to serve the people.
 Just between me and you, Presi- dent Harding is not bothering his head overmuch about the politics of 1924 He is spending his time working for the people of the United States today, tomorrow and 100 years from now"
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 No Precedent In History.
 The country's economic recovery during the present administration, Secretary Davis said, has no prece- dent in history. Within a few months the nation has emerged from industrial and financial panic to prosperity he said with indica- tions of prosperity on every hand.
 Discussing the position of women in politics, the secretary said "I 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 political 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 firing into public life those same virtues that they have so long dis played in American home life"