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Show Warren Ge Harding . j IN the death of President Warren G." Hard- ing, the American people suffer a terrible bereavement He was a great man and good the personification of kindness. We could ill afford to lose him at this -time, for we are but beginning to realize the constructive benefits bene-fits of the policies inaugurated by him. ' No President ever faced a sterner task than that which confronted Mr. Harding on f his inauguration. A terrible war had Just j closed, leaving the country unsettled and tur- bulent The viewpoint and the condition were J abnormal. The entire economic -system was ' distorted. The industrial and business life of the nation were in a-chaotic state. I The situation demanded a calm mind and ( measured treatment with a fearles and cour-Jageous cour-Jageous determination of the national policies. J With the program of the Harding administration adminis-tration we have traveled a long way. We have overcome many of the obstacles which i confronted us at the close of the war, and to the kindly guidance of the fate President ve owe much of this progress. , His work was not finished. . The alms, ; the hopes, and the ambitions of Mr. Harding were given to the people first hand on his J Western trip. Mr. Harding Is more apprecl-.! apprecl-.! ated for this trip, for It brought him closer to ' I the people, It created understanding and pro-i pro-i moted sympathy for loyal efforts In a trying ! task. ' , 'i- The life of Mr. Harding is a monument to his work. In every act it testiflea to the goodness of the man. His visit to Utah was ; marked by enraptured attention to the children 'he met tIn hla eyes, the outstanding feature (of his Utah stay was the number of children who mingled with the old folk in the presl- aentiai receptions. He received cniiaren ss he would his own, displaying the deepest quality qual-ity of goodness, love of little children and devotion to serylce in their oehalf. , . Death Is no respector of persons. It takes those we can least afford to lose. - The operation oper-ation of this law of the universe Is still beyond human comprehension, but trust in God ,1s bound to accept It as Infinite wisdom. The destinies of the nation are in God's hands, nd while we have lost t great man, a jood citizen and a loving ruler, perhaps he has but .gone to his reward, something) more in keeping with the service he has given us than anything any-thing mankind could offer. |