New-York tribune., 1920-10-29
Candidate Reviews Great
Parade; Tells Throng at
Hall Republicans Job
Is to Salvage the Nation
Calls Ship Board
Complete Failure
Governor Says Harding Is
for just League, but
No Super-Covernment

Governor Calvin Coolidge Of Mass
achusetts, after reviewing $4,000
cheering Republican men and
women marchers on Fifth Avenue
last night, addressed a meeting thai
taxed the capacity of Carnegie Hail.
When every seat had been taken,
chairs were placed in the rear of the
hall, and many who could not get
even these impromptu seats stood
during the address of the candidate
for ice-President.
He attacked the Wilson admins
tration for keeping war workers on
its pay rolls long after the fighting
stopped, for keeping war statutes in
force when the emergency which
called them into being had passed,
for the failure of its Shipping Board
since the armistice, for its foreign
relations policy, and said that the
most severe task the incoming Ro-
publican administration would face
was the salvage of the wrcckage LETT
by its predecessor.
Governor Coolidge was introduced
by Benjamin NJ. Day. president Of
the Young Republican Club, under
whose auspices the meeting was held.
Other speakers were Nathan /. Mil
Ter, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor; Senator James w. Wads-
worth, candidate for reelection,
and Helen Narick Boswell.
The Governor was cheered for a miu-
ute and half when ne made ms ap-
pearance on the stage about 9:15. The
number of individuals stili Withdrawn
from private productive activities
through their enrolment IN various
boards, bureaus and commissions estah-
hshed 10 handle war matters he e.ts-
mated at Hundreds Of thousands"
Shipping Board Disastrous Failure
The espionage act, still in force, wan
essentially a war measure he said, and
would be intolerahle TO any people no-
at war, Yet II was almost two years
since American forces had been en-
gagged in war. The Shipping Board he
said, had been "a disastrous failure
SINCE the armi istice' Although the Ad-
mlnistration had promised the people
that their Investment in ships during
the war would be redeemed IN peace b.
the resultant merchant marine. he said.
nov $4,000. 100000 worth Of ships arc
Idle, with no opportunity % sell them
As to the League of Nations. Gov
ernor Coolidge said tina, although
America would not tolerate any super
government yet the Republican plat
form and the utterances Of Senator
Harding left the, way open 10 ratifv
such parts of the covenant as were 10
harmony with American traditions. il
that proved to be the best way 10 pro-
serve the peace Of the world
"lf the security OF Europe is so in
tertwined wish the Versailles Treaty
and the existing -eague Of Nations
he SAID, that We can make the best
progress by taking the good in that
treaty and in that covenant and bv
exclsing or amending those things
which are not consonant with Amer
can traditions and habits. surely tha
Republican platform permits Of such
course; surely the pubic dec arations
of Senator Harding permit Of such d
course
This utterance caused an outburse
of applause which compelled Governor
Coolidge to stand silent until il had
subsided.
Lincoln Set Example for Youth
Governor Coolidge said:
There is an abundant satisfaction
in voicing the principles and the hopes
Of the young Republicans. Unless n
party can renew its youth like tho
eagle 1t per.sbos The wisdom OF ags
Is vain unless u Is supported BY ths
compelling enthusiasm e youth. Every
work Of man calls constantly for re-
plenl shment Ever must We renew our
resolution that this nation under God
shall have new birth Of freedom
But there must be satisfaction 10
young Republicans in the knowledge
that they can look not only 20 Lircolh
IN his maturity, but 20 the Lincoln %
twenty eight for principle that may
guide all G. us rs it guided him.
AS the patriots OF - did,, said he.
20 the support of the Declaration OF
Independence and so TO the support OF
the Constitution and laws. let every
American pledge his life, his property
and MS sacred honor-Iet every man
remember that 10 violate the law is -
trample or the blood of his father and
tear the charter Of his own and his
childrens liberty Here was a man
who early in life pat the supremacy os
law above all else, who was not afrs !
of defeat, who demonstrated over and
over again that the greatest power IN
public affairs is the moral force of ths
nation. He loved has fellow men. 0Qs
ne directed his life By great princip piles.
The spirit Of America i- IN its in
s.it0tiona. It Is to them we pay ALE =
glance. There is portentous gnif :
canoe IN the Qualification Of q man s.,
,ne preamble Of the Democratic plat
form, while the preamble OF the Re-
publican platform 'reaal~ms > m
Welding devotion to the Constitution
Of tie United States and to the guar
antics Of civil. political and religious
J liberty therein contained
Parties Substitute for Revolution
"A properly fenction'ng system os
political parties furnishes "a sabstitCls
/ iol revolution. The people OF the stata
/ olwde themselves partly by habit
rarity BY inheritance. partly by con.
v.oton, INTO two great groups. one o,
which stands IS d watcbman over tie