Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18
COOLIDGE ATTACKS
COX ON METHODS
Drops Role of ldeaIist ana
Adopts Coarse Ways Of
Ward Politician
BY the Associated Press

boston, Sept. Is. - Assertion I'm.
governor Cox, after attempting tho ,aas .n,s
OF an idehlist. had turned to Tho cna. ,oo
methods Of ward politics. rcsor+,n ,arse
wilder and wilder charges ,yos "
today BY Governor Coolidge. IN. ue pu
publican vice presidential cnndidot.
=, The governor, addressing the Renr..
1cnn state convention, said the Dpao' Dan,
cratic nominee for President was non,os
by a convention in which "idealists beS
yet" he added, latter reco;r,u
baptism of idealism at the White HAZE =
he attempted for a time the role nt s
idealist. He was to be the apo,e,, NJ an
OF the great and solemn refcrend,r,
HIS address OF acceptance started tbc,
way; '"O'
But the success has no. bso,
marked. So the methods Of ward no,,'
tics prevailed. To that eminent ya,..
tudinarian in the White House. a mas.
ter, OF logical expression, correct q,
style. always dignified, ms he has bc'
held ms exponent resorting to coarse,
ana coarscr methods wilder and wilder
charges. the referendum must for him
become solemn and more solemn ), "'''
The Democratic administration for
the asst eigM years was termed by
Governor Coolidge chapter of acci.
dents and a mirage of false hopes and
false security The people, be said,
for time mistook the mirage for
reality, but through support Of Renub.
lican candidates and principles, he as.
serted, the country 'is turning again to
realities" "
He pictured the country as "turn;rr
with admiring eve to the matchless ig.
ure OF Washington, portrayed not as
secreting In his pocket an act relieving
him Of the war powers his country bad
bestowed on him. but gladly standing
Lefore Congress and voluntarily sur.
rendering those powers which belong In
time Of peace only to the people. Such
a figure animated by such a choice they
propose to place again in the White
House.
"The Republican party has not been,
is not lacking in idealism either in It's
history, purposes or leaders. Who can
name an established ideal they have
not cherished? There is none. II has
but now furnished four fifths OF the
states necessary to enroll the idealism Of
the nation in the public service through
equal suffrage. Through the ages woman
has been the natural councillor OF man.
In her solicitude for the welfare Of
her children she is the idealist Of the
world. She Is destined to walk hand In
hand with Republican purposes to the
glory Of our nation"
Massachusetts Republicans endorsed
the national candidates and platform
by unanimous vote on the report Of Its
committee on resolutions. The conven.
tion declared that the rarty in this
state was with Senator Harding In bis
stand on the League Of Natios.n
The league plank said:
1--WE stand with our candidates, War.
rem G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge,
for such agreement with other uations
as will preserve the peace Of the world
and prevent future war for such agree.
ment as will measure up to the full
duty Of America to civilization and hu.
manity and as shall insure that the
heritage Of American nationality shall
be unimpaired and unsurrendered.' "