Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19
FIRST AN IDEAL|ST,
cox ADOPTS WARD
TACT|CS--COOL|DGE
His Career for Eight Years
Is Called "Chapter
of Accidents"
By the Associs ted Press.

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, September 1s.-Assertions
that Gov. Cox. after attempting the
role Of an idealist. had turned to the
coarse methods Of ward politics. re-
sorting to wilder and wilder charges.
was made today by Gov. Coolidge. the
republican vice presidential candidate.
Tho governor. addressing the re-
democratic nominee for President
was named by a convention in which
'idealists had very little influence"
yet" he added: after f rec Ws;, =
role Of an idealist. He was to be the
apostle Of the great and solemn ref
erendum' His address of acceptance
started that way.
Ward Politics Adopted.
But the success has not been
marked. Soon the methods of ward
Standardization in the White House.
master Of logical expression. correct
of style. always dignified. as he has
beheld his exponent resorttng 70
coarser and coarser methods, wilder
and wilder charges, the referendum
must for him become solemn and
more solemn"
The democratic administration for
the last eight years was termed BY
Gov. Coolidge chapter OF acci-
dents and a mirage o., Of false a.en,n hopes ss
said. for a time mistook the mirage
for a reality, but through support OF
republican candidates and principles.
he asserted. the country "is turning
again to realities"
of war" he continued. 1T wants the
security Of peace. 1t wants to live
again under the government OF the
Constitution"
Pictures Washington.
He pictured the country as turning
with admiring eye to the natchless
figure of Washington. portrayed not
lieving him Of the war powers his
country had bestowed on him. but
gladly standing before Congress and
Voluntarily surrendering those pow
ers. which belong in time OF peace
only to the people. Such a figure
pose to place again in the White
The result Of the system Of gov
eminent in force from March 4. 1913.
to August 1. 1914. at home and abroad.
win not soon be forgotten. We sank
to q place Of contempt in the estima-
tion Of foreign peoples. The disci-
pline Of the Navy was demoralised.
The Astounding prosperity of the ma
ton was turned to q state of adves-
sity by breaking down the system OF
protection and by destroying the con-
fidence of those engaged in all BUSH
ness enterprise.
America Source Of supply.
by making America the great
source Of food supply and one mighty
workshop and munition factory. the
great war slowly relieved the BUSH
ness depression and effectua1ly reme-
died economically what an unwise
government had ruined. But the war
is over now, -
Ideals are projected by the sur
roundings no less than the man. Lin
coin had Garrison, Sumner, Seward.
Stanton. Grant and Farragut. He
spoke with their voice no less than
when both the background and the
man are wanting, what choice is there
for ideals? =
'The republican party has not been.
is not lacking in idealism either in its
history. purposes. or leaders. Who
can name an established ideal they
have not cherished? There il none.
Through the ages woman had been
natural counsellor Of man. In her
solicitude for the welfare of her chill
dren she is the idea1ist Of the world.
She is destined to walk hand in hand
with republican purposes to the glory
of our nation"