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Show THE i PRICE OF VICTORY (By Frank A. Munsey in the New York Herald) Harding and Coolldge nro elected. They'lmvo been swept Into offlco by an avalanche. No such plurality has been given to a candidate for President Pres-ident ond a candidate for Vice President. Pres-ident. On the surfaco this would seem to mean that Harding and Conlldge carry further with tho pcoplo in respect re-spect of personal pop'ilat'ty or In the nation wido confidence rtpusul In them than tho candidates of any provlou3 national election. , Such a conclusion would not 1)9 sound. Political avalanches that crush everything hoforo them spring from qulto another source. They do r.ot come at the call of personal popularity. pop-ularity. They aro tJio expression of m embittered people, tho protest ot an outraged nation. Wilson 'autocracy, Impudent, intolerant, in-tolerant, dictatorial and Democratic Inefficiency, extravnganco, wastefulness, wasteful-ness, aro the source of tho 1920 dr-alanchc. dr-alanchc. Tho pcoplo of this democratic demo-cratic country havo had nil they could stand or would stand of Cznr-Ism. Cznr-Ism. And tho people havo had all they could stand or would stand, of, ho Democratic party management of i I their affairs a management that has well nigh bankrupted tho treasury treas-ury In splto of tho fact that It Is squeezing he life blood out of tho pcoplo In taxation. Henco this election In Its big bearings bear-ings is a nation wldo protest ngnlnsl a contlnuanco of Democratic rulo. The American pcoplo havo had their fill of It for many weary, dreary months and havo bided their tlmo, Chafing bitterly meanwhile, till th day eould cmo for them to speak through tho ballot, and they have r-ow spoken. Tho lesson of tho Wilson administration, adminis-tration, rejected by tho American pcoplo In stinging dlsgraco, becauso of Its tolerant Individualism and utter ut-ter business incapacity, In a losson to tho Incoming administration. Not that Senator Harding needs such admonition in tho matter of Individualism. In this respect be is tho exact opposite of Mr. Wilson. Senator Harding is nn Csar. Tito country need have no fear of a repetition repe-tition of Wllsonlsm with him In the WhltojHouBe. -'US' t But whore this admonition may pery properly bo heeded by tho Incoming In-coming administration Is In the matter of Its general efficiency In tho handling of tho nation's affairs. America Am-erica has grown to bo a great nation, na-tion, In many respects tho greatest i.t tho world. Its business Is bo vast, 1(8 Internal nnd foreign affairs aro ( bo complex and bo far reaching that only the iry best men of Jho coun-tiy coun-tiy havo tho capacity 'to man Its manifold Jobs successfully. The price of victory Is good service. In no other way can a President o' theno. United States repay tho pcoplo pco-plo of tho nation for tho confidence they havo In htm In electing him to tho first office In tho land, In electing him to ono of tho most exalted posts .s all tho world. Senator Harding's placo In history will rest with tho men ho calls to tho servico of tho administration. If they havo jouth, clear heads, genius gen-ius for their Jobs, honesty, loyalty .and tho realization that tho government govern-ment expects and demands ot them tho best thero 1b In thorn, his ad Inlstratlon will hnndlo tho business of the government bettor than It han ver been bandied before Fortunately Senator Harding comes Into tho Presidency a frco 7ian. His administration Is not mortgaged to politicians, to financiers finan-ciers or to aspirants for official honors. hon-ors. This national govcrnent of our: has no Jobs for political hacks or nelltlcal pensioners. This national government of ours has no Jobs that may bo checked out as awards for political services. This national gov-'rnment gov-'rnment of ours recognizes no such mllgntlon to any man or to any woman or to any political party. Thd president who checks out gov-crnmnet gov-crnmnet Jobs to pay personal obligations obli-gations Isn't checking from his own bink account. "To tho victors belong tho spoils" 11 a doctrlno that has no placo In this enlightened da. |