The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
HARDING DEAD
STILL LEADS ON
Sounds KEYNOTE in Inaugural.
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ington's advice to his codntFymen in
his farewell address, and thrilled the
multitude that heard him on March 4.
1921. He declared:
Confident Of our ability to work out.
our own destiny and jealousy guard
ing our rights to do so, we seek no
part in directing the destiRies of the
old world. We will accept no respon-
fsibility except as our own conscience
and judgment in each instance may
determine
This declaration dealt deathblow
to the idea that the United States
would become a part of the Paris
League of Nations and received the
approval of the majority of the people
of the United States.
Large of stature, broad featured,
with deep-set eyes, with a trumpet
voice and seemingly inspired with an
abiding faith in his ability to solve
the problems confronting his admin
istration, his inaugural address made
deep and lasting effect upon the
public and President Harding began
to grow in their affections.
Showed Way to Normally.
He began his presidential term IN
der almost overwhelming handicaps-
industry was crushed, unemployment
was growing, international relations
were hopelessly involved. A prodigi-
Gus worker, he surrounded himself
with strong and brilliant cabinet off,
GERS and began the return to normal
cy" as he expressed it.
The effort of his cabinet officers re-
hao aof
His methods of dealing with his coll
leagues differed emphatically from the
method of Roosevelt and the method
of Wilson, and are typical of the man.
Roosevelt desired to do everything
himself: Wilson seemed to have
chronic reluctance to let anybody do
anything. President Harding had no
desire to NEEDLE in departme entail af-
fairs, and on the other hand was not
displeased by the zeal of an energetic
and constructive colleague.
Pointed Path to Peace.
During his administration, industry
has been revived, unemployment has
ceased and international relations have
been clarified. Undoubtedly the great
est achievement. of his administration
was the calling of the disarmament
conference in Washington in Novem-
Der, 1921, which removed the threat
Of war in the Far East; did away with
the Anglo-Japanese treaty and brought
peace to the Pacific. These accomplish
ments assures his name a place in
international history, "a
Never Forgot Home Folks.
Probably the outstanding feature in
the life of our departed president was
his simplicity. He never forgot the
home folks-he never grew aloof-he
never patronized them; he probably
planned to spend his declining days
among them for just before starting
for Alaska he bought the farm where
he was born. His habits were simple
and retiring. He knew multitudes per-
sonally and was a great hand-shaker.
His genial ways, his sterling qualities
gathered men around him. His friend
ships were warm and strong. He chung
to his friends with tenacity, was faith
full to them and this loyalty and fidel-
ity was one of the fine characteristics
of his life.
Friends are in life's exchange the
sterling coin,
True tender for all the rarest forms
of joy;
The only pauper is the friendless
man.
Neither was he ambitious. He was
content to perform those duties that
came to him.
Stood for Democracy.
Firmly believing in the ideals of
democracy; in the traditions of our
country, in the principles of our re-
public, our late president proclaimed,
and taught that our American institux
tons are the great bulwark behind
which the forces of liberty are en-
trenched; that American history is but
the story of the advanced guard; and
that America rests upon the solid foun-
dation Of an ideal-the ideal of liberty,
equality and fraternity, which has en-
erged above the ruins of autocracy.
He believed in this ideal around which
our entire natural life has gathered
the ideal for which our fathers fought
and died and embodied in the very
core of this nation-the American con-
stitution, which for generations has
been the outward and visible means by
which the blessings of life have been
received. He felt it his duty to defend
that constitution and the liberties Sc
cured thereby and never forgot that
it has secured higher degree of hap
piness to q greater number of people
over longer period of time than any
other device or scheme ever struck off
by the brain or the purpose of man.
He had no sympathy for those who
would tear down and destroy our pres
emit institutions and form of govern
ment. He realized that for thousands
of years the God of our fathers kept
this country hid from kaisers, >anar-
chists, kings and czars, and then in
his own good time sent Columbus to
lead the way, not for the craven and
the coward, but for those who loved
liberty positively and who will always
be ready to guard and defend it.
God has placed upon our heads a
diadem and laid at our feet power and
wealth beyond calculation, but you and
l must never forget that these gifts
are given us upon condition that JUS
tice and mercy hold the reins Of power
and that the upward avenues of oppor-
tunity shall ever be free to all people.
Death Shows Our Duties.
Every American citizen has duty
to perform. We must ever carry on
unremitting warfare against existing
evil. We must preserve our institu-
+ions and our liberties. We must meet