New-York tribune., 1920-09-19

covery, and the other, introduced by
Louis A. Coolidge, Of Milton, commend
ing Senator Lodge for his course Of
action In the United States Senate dur
ing the last two years.
Coolidge Criticixes Cox Methods
Governor Coolidge IN his address
said that Governor Cox, after attempts
ing the role Of an idealist, had turned
60 the coarse methods Of ward poll
tics, resorting to wilder and wilder
charges.
: The Governor said the Democratic
nominee for President was named by q
convention In which "idealists had very
little influence" "Yet," he added, "af-
ter receiving @ baptism Of idealism at
the White House ne attempted for q
time the role Of an idealist. He was
to be the apostle Of the great and SOL
csptance started that way.
0"But the success has not been
marked. Soon the methods Of ward
politics prevailed. To that eminent
valetudinarian in che White House, o
master of logical expression, correct Of
style, always dignifed, as he has be-
held his exponent resorting to coarser
and coarser methods, wilder and wilder
charges, the referendum must for him
become solemn and more solemn"
The Democratic Administration Of
the last eight years was termed by Gov
ernor Coolidge 8 chapter of accidents"
security" The people, ne said, for o
time mistook the mirage for a reality,
but, through support of Republican
candidates and principles, he asserted
the country "is turning again to real
tiles"
Our Pre-war Condition
"The result Of the system of govern
ment in force from March a, 1913, to
August /, 1914, at home and abroad,
will not soon be fogotten. We sank
to a place Of contempt in the estima-
tion Of foreign peoples. The discipline
Of the navy was demoralized. The
abounding prosperity Of the nation was
turned to a state of adversity by break
ing down the system of protection and
by destroying the confidence Of those
engaged in all business enterprise. The
cost of living was lowered, but profit
wherewith the people could meet any
cost, reached we'll nigh the point Of
disappearance. The charge laid
against Republicans Of countenancing
the wicked principle of putting the
dollar above the man was entirely out
done by the Democratic practice, which
put the dollar completely out of reach
of the man.
"By making America the great source
Of food supply and one mighty work.
shop and munition factory the great
war slowly relieved the business de-
preston and effectually remedied eco
nomically what an unwse government
had ruined. But the war is over now.
1t did not provide permanent remedy
for the destructive policy that had
been adopted. That remedy has yet to
be applied by treatment of the present
economic needs of the country accord
ing to present Republican principles"
ain the fall of 1916" the speaker
said, "the people in spite of warning
voices gave their confidence to that
Administration which had made no
preparation for their defence and
sought reelection not because platfol m
pledges had been kept, or cost or living
lowered, but on the ground that.it had
kept US out of war, which to most peo-
pie meant that we would be kept out
of war. In spite of all this a few hun
dred votes in California would have de-
feated the Democratic Administration.
Wilson's Historic Appeal
"The next national election was on
November 5, 1918, six days before
Armistice Day, November II, that day
which will stand out as the culmina-
tion up to the present time of the
march of liberty Just prior to the
election that historic appeal, 80 re-
sented by Americans, who for months
had given their all to their country
came from the White House, demand
ing that their sacrifices should be con-
sidcred to have been made for party
benefit. In spite of this appeal, il,
spite of the victories of our forces, in
spite of the fact that we were at war
the American people turned away
They chose a Republican House and a
Republican Senate. An Administration
victorious on the field, which had to it's
credit some wise and sound legislation
was repudiated at the polls
"The Republican party has not been
is not, lacking in idealsm, either in its
history, purposes or leaders. Who car
name an established ideal they have
not cherished There is none. 1t has
but now furnished four-hfths of the
states necessary to enroll the idealisn
of the nation in the public service