The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
Coolidge Defines Chief Issue.
GOV. Coolidge said, in part

Gov. Coolidge said in part:
Next Tuesday. for the first time in
four years. the acts of the present Adj
ministration come before the people of
the United states. The issue next Tues
day is shall we or shall we not change
our Government? A vote for Senator
Harding is vote TO retire the Demo-
cratic party and TO place the Republican
party IN power A vote against Senator
Harding is u vote TO continue the Demo
cratic party in power The election OF
Senator Harding win mean that the
American people prefer 10 have the Re-
publican party no longer act In the role
N critics but TO assume the RESPONSE
bility Of conducting the Government
which they have criticized. IL will mean
that they prefer no longer To have the
Government conducted by the Demo
cratic party but to have that party re-
tired to the role OF critics and to criticize
the Republican party In the conduct of
the Government.
ut Is very easy TO say that the issue
OF this campaign IL lack of preparation
for war and for peace, the undue expense
Of running tho Government bungling
policy with reference 10 the development
Of our shipping. fruitless negotiation
with reference 10 the settlement Of the
war. n mistaken course with reference
to the method OF attaining a durable
peace a return to the peace function of
the Constitution. No single one Of these
things il the issue in this election. The
one great issue in this election is shall
the Democratic party be retired from the
administration OF tho Government Of the
United States and shall the Republican
party be entrusted with the administra-
ton of that Government? I am here
this evening to suggest why / think the
Democratic party should be retired and
the Republican party installed.
THE Democratic President has so
conducted our foreign Affairs as TO leave
the nation few friends abroad and the
Administration few supporters az home
When actual fighting ceased the one
great quality that was needed In the
world was tolerance. There was no diff
ference of opinion In the minds OF sane
men that one of the first duties OF
civilization was to take whatever steps
could property be taken 20 avoid a
repetition of the terrible catastrophe
which had claimed so heavy toll OF
life and property during the last five
years. But tolerance was the one great
quality which our President lacked lie
was ntolerant of the opinion OF our late
allies. Whatever they had learned from
experience in their centuries OF European
politics was as naught TO him. He was
intolerant of the opinion OF his political
opponents at home. Only those whose
minds travelled with his mind were adj
mitted TO his counsels And, finally, he
was intolerant OF advice from even his
own supporters. as witness his summary
dismissal OF 5ecretary Lansing.
superintendent Not Intended.
"whatever the nature OF the obliga-
tiona that the covenant imposed upon
our people there can be no doubt that
they were new obligations. deserving of
tho most careful study by the constitu-
tlona body which was associated with
the President in tho treaty-ma king
power. l. myself did not believe, do not
believe that the covenant intended TO
create supergovernment. believed
then and now that II was intended to be
in essence a compact
Senator Harding has been criticised
because he will no pledge himself 10
S treaty ana Ss kIns covenant '"S ssi''"i