Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-23
Coolidge Links
Up Old Dominion
and Bay State. FRIDAY

&4AAElInDna- Va. OCT ~ fY--frlr7as
wno are proud OF what Washington
and jefferson did 10 establish, the
nE1lon can trust Warren G.. Harding
10 preserve and maintain il. dee.iart.a
Governor Coniidge- Republican norrll-
nee 1or the Vice Pr'asleierc,, n an ati
&sE4s here today detailing some n;s-'
lssl1E achievements al The Old
Dominion anu Massacfnsetts for the
past 500 77sars. Re also spoke svIa-
pREheTacllIy OF Tsresi dent Wilson and
expressed me hope of ms speedy and
complete rFeeassTel-E''
Whenever Aiassacluss1ts and Viz
-5niR have stood toEsr fes." ne said
they have advanced the welfare Of
Amer1Ua and the wo13d by their Ak
ample. Your statesmen have been
the guiding influence which we have
sought 10 follow We snail never for
GET tlaz II was YOUR GREATEST sun. the
first American. George u asiiingfun-
who came TO take command OF the
colonial troops unaer the aim s1ill
standing in Cambridge and drove the
EAST foreign invader from the sDil Of
Massac ilEseIzs
We snail never forget 1iluE when
me war was dpne he presided over
the convention which drafted The
constitution Of the union and rhHt 4
WAS The prestige U1 mis- support tiliat
secured rs ratification by the sta1es.
We saian never fur-s1 that what ne
was 10 t1c na11on as d soldier anu IN
executive. Joiln aarsilnE was as q
lawyer and q Judge- Washington
gave Us q Constitution but Marshall
gave Us a government Wha1 thes
gave il is ours 10 preserve"
The impu1aI3on al ''prorincla4iszn.
ne said. found ''sTsrn rsbut1al" II
Inc history OF Virginia as we'll as
massachusetts Your whole ms
tory ne went on. shows that the
jdea OF isolation IS repuEnanr 10 the
genius of America Sui your whole
history shows TlaG II IS the purpose
Of America TO remain forever free
and independent You do mol snur
yourselves in nor shut the world
CUT bin Won are determined tnaE
only an American government snail
govern America"
Referring 10 President Wilson. the
Csovernor asked should au78ne ne
condemned here Tor unhuiding the
views of Washington and Jefferson
instead OF Those of Woodrow Wilson
Allow me here IN the state that gaze
him birth and -alag has ADDED his
narns as the eighth of her SONS ID At
tain the Presidency 70 express ting
sympathy OF massachusetts and the
sympathy OF the party Of which ! am
q member to President Wilson N mis-
illness and 10 express the hpps or his
speaty and complete recovery.
Political contests often oe1si nit-
.arness anu craftsmanship too fire.
gaenfav leads tu misrepresentation
and denuncsRtapn. We can abhor
courts and abolish kings bur we
must not hanisii courtesy or forget 70
he gentlemen. There is roo much IN
VOWED IN the cnnras1 n which we are
NOW engaged. America means top
much 70 as and 70 Tae world IN mie-
represent the issues pr innaige IN
abusive personalities
The welfare of oIr people in the
immediate future and the DESTINY ~
ut4t N-si21tk4A NV EoA8LsS1cr EetA1
penn apon the solution Of the
problems presented by this election
Lei Us meet them N ths spirTf OF the
Virginia patriots who preferred war
and death 10 injustice and 10 tg-Eznnr
Let as meet than IN tf1e spirit If
ygur fathers who for lpre uf Virginia.
poured nun their hiond un all your
bztzzefiestls Fr-un the Potomac river -
the James from fredericksburg 70
Rtt.hrnnnd As ur-ee.iuslE nillatsrn -
home and aarsre STATE aye RE-
sacrifice Ia more perfect union.
yes. len us rseef them IN the shirt
Of THAT broad and divine patriotism
-saaf rsanss rise welfare Of our cnrrfry
abDve every uaner cunsadsrataun.-