Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-27
BRING COUNTRY
TO PEACE BASIS,
SAYS COOLIDGE
Must Eliminate Menace of
Seizure Now Hanging Over
Private Property.
MANY AT CEREMONIES

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. July 27-
America must be rescued from all tht
reactions of the war, declared Gov. Cal
win Coolidge of Massachusetts, in for
malIy accepting the vice presidential
nomination.
With the emergency for voluntary
autocracy" over. he said, the nation mus
repossess the people of their govern
ment and property, eliminating The
menace of seizure that hangs over pri
yate enterprise, blighting in its effect
paralyzing in its result, to the public
detriment.
Standing in the sunlight of a cool
perfect summer afternoon on smal
platform on the raised greensward above
the lawn tennis courts at Allen field
Smith college. speaking to several thou
sand persons who had come from fai
and near for the notification exercises
Gov. Coolidge went on to outline how &
return TO a thoroughly peace basis
should be brought about.
He urged:
Strict observance of law and main
tenance of order.
Elimination OF extravaganza of gov
ernment and reduction of private eE-
travagance as the first step In lower
ing the high cost of living.
ELIMINATE TAX ON
EXCESS PROFITS.
Revision of that great breeder of
public and private extravaganza, tho
excess profits tax and recourse to
customs taxes on imports.
Punishment of profiteers.
Reduction of the amount of money
without curtailjnG necessary credits
together with increased production.
Re-establishment of railroads left
by government operation disorganiEcd
and demoralized."
Different public attitude toward in
dustry, - larger comprehension of
the tnier-dependenCe of capital. man
agemont of labor and better facilities
for the prompt and reasonable ad-
justment of industrial disputes"
Suitable reward to farmers because
"the economic strength of a country
rests on the farm
Realization that victory in the war
IS mot a substitute for further hu-
man effort" but means more respon-
slbility.
a helping hand and care of depen-
dents to those who served the nation
in every patriotic capacity In the
world war
RECOGNITION
FOR NEGROES.
More general recognition and de-
fense from iynching of the eoIored
race.
Quick ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment. but he said:
The country cannot I've fully restored
TO peace basis I'm anything until n
peace Is hrst made With those with
whom we have been at war"
Gov. Coolidge indorsed the stand Of
the republican senators FOR reservation,
to the proposed league OF nations.
He declared that persons and prop.
erty OF Americans wherever they may
lawfully be must forever have protec
ton, adding that a government dlsre.
gardlng this invites the contempt of III,
world"
Scoring those engaged in organized
efforts TO undermine the faith Of our peo
pie in their government, stife produc
tOn and ultimately stir up revolution
and warning against the attempt to "cre
ate class distinctions" Gov. Coolidg,
pointed out that the destiny Of America
lies in the homes OF the people them
selves, concluding:
Look well, then, to the hoarthstone
therein all hope for America lies"
Gov. Coolidge was formally notified 0,
his nomination by Gov. Edward =. Mo-
row OF Kentucky, chairman Of a notld
cation committee Of prominent @ o. !
leaders from various sections of tn,
country.
Gov. Morrow charged that the present
administration has "halted and hesltatet
and tlundered while It bent all It's ener
gies and all Of its stubborn determine
tion upon the task Of fastening upon oui
country all the ills OF the world"
"The president" the Kentucky gov.
ernor continued. "and all those who IN
the past have bowed to his Will and
whom he has covered with his mantle
committed to bis policies. ard whom h.
now seeks TO place in his stead hav,
for more than year and now scet
to strip us Of our nationalism by cloth.
ing the nation in the multicolored gar
ments Of internationallsm. to take from
US our sovereignty. by surrenderIng to q
super sovereignty and so through q
league Of nations to bind us to the blood
feuds of Europe, to make Us the guar
antors of shifting, vanishing boundary
lines TO the ends of the earth, and tc
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