Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-09
Coolidge at Portland

j Colonel Parkaursr called fur an
overwhelming Republican victory at,
the polls next Monday 70 indiCr the
administration al Washington ana
Indorse Republican policies
4 The address Was delivered al a RAJ
ly held N connection with the State
campaign for the election Of State Of
ficHrs and congressman next Mnnday.
Following IS AN abstract Of his al
dress.
The cause which brings me here
Is thai Of Euod government Under
our institutions we seek thar END by
ulscusslun. delibsrauun and action
CAMPAIGNS are carried On Tor some
1nlng more important than personal
or parry succass Those may mis-
carry But rhe true purpose OF cam
GaiEuIng can never miscarrv, for II
represents a united purpose To express
II the INSTITUTIONS. laws and admins
-rauOn. the reason and the conscience
Or the people. When seItishness and
Ignorance voTe ne state rs n dan
ger but SO ion- as an enlightened
conscience CASTS the ballot of The ma
non our continued progress. our
rights. Oh aes. uuugt1 liberties are
thorough. -@"urc.
IAe 3l-t, ar Milne has always been
truntl.l. atrt ver frontier ex-
ls1s -h,r, ..;U 3e dwelling d people
with Lis s9rous character rha1
u'ari.s tAr lIuueer.
As tAs -.-lure n vour de7-esounent
rTade .ou = -rontie- sEarr so Jhe dare
oI YOU stata election puts -ou on The
uonLel .. AneriGAr pa ores and
makes vou politically q 4loneer state.
Here ths srea. parties meet N CheI,
HTS test uf strength
SUI prominent as Name IS IN ne
products Of lis enterprise II IS more
prominent because OF Lhe ability ana
character OF the eminent men VINO
lave represented YOU n nauona. al
1aLrs Few states can equal vour-
place II me roll 81 honor OF American
statesmen. DingIer Hale. FIVE Read
and Blaine What state IN recent
Years mas given 70 me cauut,-y sucn
group 81 TnaLchIess eadtrs" Amer
Icaus every one: americans c1.st.
Americans forever Yel mo- one WIS
narrow ana provincial or believed N
an Isolated a merIca-
We net.d forever. TO invoke me
spIrlI OF these men her sturdy
AIneflcanIsrn and then WIDE VISION o..
american opportunity ana american
destiny. "A STAKE with sucn leaders
cannot help being Ereal = aa-lun
Itlar follows Iner VISION ana adher-ns
70 Lnelr principles cannot taIler IN the
march OF progress. The We're true
20 lte political deals II Washington.
Hamilton ana Lincoln AND unQer their
leadership The country developed u
BODY OF laws and achieved RECORD
Of growth anG expansion wnlch mas
Dt-tn the ma-ve., admiration and des-
pair Of The world. They saw slavary
abolished, -he { mon Sd ved ana tL,-
authority OF the national government
indicated, Tnss saw Cne south re
ueemed- ana restored as Iowa. anG
prosperous members ul an Inperlsn-
2Die | mon. They saw great common
wealraE, carved from the western
wilderness ADD their star Of statehood
20 The Inv1ncInle flag Of the nation
They saw the railroad. the telegraph
the telephone extending across the
and Pacific weld us INTO one mighty
united nacIen, with one hope ana as
pIraLIpn. that here might ne developed
a civilization unaeT the laws ana the
constitution n which al our citizens
might find liberty and equality and
enjoy equal opportunities for progress
and advancement. They saw Us send
our ships relEnLed with PROVISIONS 20
the stricken and furnished OF other
lands. and extend worldwide ald 70
sufferers from pesrilence and earth
quake They saw us free Cuba and
raise the yoke Of oppression from the
Philippines. They saw America grow
rich and strong and powerful. and yet
remain kind ana merclfui.
America as they knew and loved
her never was and never can ne so
lated rom the great human interests
OF the world. We broke the smell Of
Isolation in L7T6 when Congress sent
commissioners TO France ana appeal
ed 70 Spain. Prussia Austria and
other European powers tor ~ecngni-
ton. We refused To remain confined
and isolated when under Jefferson,
with doubtful constitutional authority
ann II violation Of the principles 0I
MS party. we acquired the louisiana
TERRITORY and doubled our original
area. Again we challenged a narrow
anu provincial fate when we sent
Lewis and Clark 70 explore Oregon
and establish our claim 10 the mighty
empire OF the Northwest We gave
proof TO the world that we Were not
an isolated nation when VIE sent our
feet 70 the Mediterranean 10 destroy
tine Barpary pirates ana br;2g secur-
Try 10 the commerce Of that distant
sea We gave added proof TINT
America recognized no isolation when
cur ships sailed forth from Portland.
Portsmouth. salem and Boston for
me Spanish Main and the mysterious
Isles Of the Pacific; when we knocked
al the door of the hermit Kingdom
and invited Japan into rhe 5isterhunG
Of nations: when we freed CuhB. 4
when Dewev's guns IN Manila Bay
aeliversd the Philippines. when we
marched with European and Asiaric
allies 10 Peking TO put down the
I Boxer rebellion. and when we called
the iuvincihIe Youth OF America 20
/ Tight on the soil Of France for the lib
ertv Of the world.
/ Ever since TINS nation WIS esrab-
lIisnsd. ever since ID adopted as ifs