The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-29
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HARDING STAND
AMERICA WILL HELP
BUILD. CIVILIZATION
Vice Presidential Nominee
Points Out Democratic
Failure

New fork. Oct. Ex-Governor Calvin
Coolidge. Of Massachusetts. promised in
n speech here tonight that under Re
publican administration the United
States will continue to contribute its
full power to the building OF CiviliZa-
t!on" although he admitted that what
form the new association OF nations VIII
take no man can tell.
Although the exact nature OF the as
ISOLATION in which America would join
is as yet unknown, the Republican cam
didate for vice-president said that Ger.
tain points are now fixed: America.
government. The nation will never
humiliate itself by leaving the determ-
ination OF It's duties to any other Juris-
diCtiOn. There are provisions in the
covenant submitted by the president TO
agree. II will make no agreement that
il is not prepared to execute.
No shamsfacsd Surrender
There will be no shameful surrender
of our independence of action. There
will be no Hesitation to meet every OBJ
legation first to our countrymen; then TO
the rest OF the world. But We shall
continue to maintain that PATRIOTISM Is
respectable"
The Republican national platform.
Governor Coolidge said. contains MOTH
ing which will prevent taking the good
in the treaty any in the covenant % ,hat anu
are not consonant with American tradi-
tions and habits"
Governor Coolidge said he thought
Senator Harding was right In refusing
10 "pledge himself to proceed by amend
ment of the existing treaty and the eN-
listing covenant"
senator Harding" he declared. has
been charged with saying he was seek
ing rejection OF the entire covenant. te
never said that. He. III common WIN
nearly ali the people, desires the re-
jecl ion Of certain obligations OF the
Covenant. America must throw her
great weight on the side OF such an as
Sociation of nations as Will pest pro-
mote durable peace.
The Party Platforms
The candidate spoke or the platforms
OF the two major parties, saying tnat
in the preamble Of the Democratic
document, there Is portentious slgnih,.
canoe in the glorification OF man;
while the Republican platform real
tirms it's unyielding devotion to the con-
stitution of the United States and 10
the guarantees Of civil. political anu
religious liberty therein contained
National elections, he said. are Amer
Ica's safety valve. with The , eyer n,rt- re-
les n very true substitute for forcloIc
revolution" The issue of the present
campaign. he declared. was:
Shall the Democratic party o. rrtir-
ed from the administration OF the GOV,
ernment of the United states and shall
the Republican party be entrusted Win
the administration Of that govern
ment.
He maintained there was not necSs-
sarily any disgrace connected with tne
| failure OF the administration TO retain
the confidence Of great Democrall'
people, but held that when this occurr'
| ed There should be a change from one
party TO the other. adding this condl-
tion appears to have arrived IN Amer
ica." .... "
The governor criticized the talture .!
the administration to take advantage ol
ppst-war conditions 10 capitaiize on our
the first undertakings of the RepubIi.
cans would be ito salvage What tneE
can out of The colossal loss that has
, been suffered through tneffictency OF
the Democratic Shipping Board: ,
cd back to the traditions OF the last
century tonight when it's historic thor
oughfar"s. broadway and Fifth avenue
redoundcd 10 the tread Of thousands
marching behind Calvin Coolidge. Re
Not since 1895 when thousands oi
! marchers fell into line under the colorS
| Of Mckinley. has the city witnessed 80
great political demonstration IN JUS
streets. 49,,
idgc's first public appearance IN New
York since his nomination. and greai
crowds turned away from the doors ns
the hall where he spoke: joined w,tn
the paradcrs in making the metropoiS
Following the Carnegie hall address
Republicans Of the city rendered Coy
: coolidge reception at the Union
+ League club.