The Delta independent., 1924-12-26

] lack oil regard IpT lne memory OF
Lincoln but to a desire to avoid in
jury to the public service. A holiday
means not only a loss of one day OF
work on the part OF all the employees
in the District Of Columbia but much
disorganizatlon of work on the day
before and after the holiday.
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The crying need Of American coun-
ty and city governments at present
is for municipal Coolidges.- salaman-
ca IN. Y. Republican,
l. The message Of President Coolidge
Is characteristically terse and strong.
on the whole It is a common sense
review of domestic problems and
situatlons.-The Atlanta Constitution
j (Dem.).
All just and desirable citizens Wish
J.. their country well and IL Is unani-
mously, agreed that 1t Is prosperIuE
In a higher degree than it possibly
could with any suggested political
change.-Los Angeles Times
/ Mr. MELONS prediction OF prosper
Ity such as followed the election 'Dt
1896 IS based on the basic economy
theory that every time a member OF
the Bryan family is licked business
goes on Joy ride. - Washington
Post.
People once complained OF hard
times when they did not know from
whence the next meal or last months
rent was to come. Today hard
times" mean those brief and infre-
quent periods when the working man
cannot afford to buy n new auto
mobile and has to figure a little TO
pay the next installment on the radio
or oyerstuffed living room suite. --
Dubuque Times Journal.
These who believe that the harbor.
Ing OF renegades In n political party
Increases the size Of the party would
be capable OF believing thmt coaring
afpolecat to Sunday school picnic
would heiEhton the popularity OF tho
picnic.-Natonal Republican.
Forget LaFollotte" WAS adonfed
as slogan at the FL Paso labor con.
vent Would not Remember La
Toilette be "A better watchword2 He
and what he stands for should be
remembered as things and ideas 10
be avoided. We are entirely too
quick at forgetting hard earned less.
ons. - New Orleans Timcs-Picayune
+. (DemJ.
4 The Presidents evident disposition
to take the needs OF the west serl-
ously Is going TO be very warmly ap-
preciated The agricultural confer.
ence is already in session, and we
now read that he is strongly in favor
OF the st. Lawrence seawny. which
means. we are confident. that satis-
factory agreement will be negotiated
4 with Canada within reasonable
time. The west gave Mr.. Coolidge n
magnificent vote Of approval and con.
fidence, in spite Of an aggressive or.
ganlzation for the political explolta.
tinn Of the western farmers misfor.
tunes and II viii be encouraging TO
the western people, who have been
the solid rock upon which the
strength OF the Republican party IL
founded, to know that though Mr.
Coolidge is New Englander Of the
New EnRlanders. he is an American
IN the broadcast sense. who can think
In terms Of our western needs and "a
ready to use his great powers to meet
lhem-Chicago Tribune.
President Coolldge's message to tho
last session Of the present conFross
merits the careful attention of Tho
/ public The message, I'm moat ro.
Specta' rings true to the test of
straight thinking and wise conclu.
slen'-LynchburR News Dem).
A Florida Publication.
through the kindness OF Horace
ilaIloek OF Milford, Illinois who with
MS wife Ia spending the winter Mt
paytona Beach, Florida, we received
copy of the Daytona Beach Morn.
ing News this week The paper ia
tull OF liyo Advertising and ia well
edited throughout.
miser Is known by the money he
Keeps.