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Show PRESIDENT-ELECT TAKES A WISE STAND . In tho matter of vetoing plnns for a dazzling celebration on the occasion oc-casion of his Inaugural, President olect! Warren O. Harding has taken a wlso and popular stand. All the President-elect wants Is a simple and dlgnlflod .Inauguration, nn his messages to the powers behind tho cclob'raUon at Washington to the effect that ho wants to tako the oath or office, plego his faith to the peoplo and the counary and Immediately Imme-diately bogln on tho work at hand reflects his character, his courage, and his devotion to tho cause. The stand -tho Prcsldont-olect has taken is tho people's stand an will moot with hearty approval throughout through-out tho land. At tho present time wo have $24,000,000,000 of Indob edncss, wo havo $4,000,000,000 or current expenses, and wo have $2,000,000,000 of deficit staring us In tho face. Tho business men of tho country, oven thoso who aro supposed sup-posed to bo men of competency, are greatly disturbed as to how thoy shall contlnuo to meet tho burdons which must bo Imposed upon them by the government. Tho more $60,-000 $60,-000 or $100,000 or $300,000 or tho $1,000000 which might be appropriated by congress for tho Inauguration', In-auguration', is not aiono tho objection but it is the pshchology-of tho public pub-lic mind In regard to those matters. They expect something, andj regard-foss regard-foss r party, tjipy r'oel. .that'1 thoso who represent them In tho Presidency Presi-dency and' In Congress" 'oukht to tako Into consideration the conditions condi-tions at home. President-elect Hnrdlng has not disappointed the peoplo, and his stand will recelvo their applauso Just as ho merits their praise. |