Harding was a dishonest and dishonorable man as he had innumerable affairs repeatedly humiliating his wife. Additionally he surrounded himself w/crooks and frauds; a number of whom went to prison for taxpayer theft. Among them were Harry Daugherty @ Justice and Charlie Forbes @ the VA. Hr presided over arguable the largest financial scandal of the 20th century; Teapot Dome, which involved Oil Reserves earmarked for the Navy Dept; on federal lands in Wyoming.
Au contraire, mon ami.
(A bit of French lingo there to demonstrate my fondness for the little froggies.)
Under Harding wartime controls were eliminated, taxes slashed, a Federal budget system established, high protective tariffs were restored and he imposed tight limitations upon immigration.
If only succeeding administrations accomplished as much!