The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-27
CEREMONY HELD
AT NORTHAMPTON
Gov. E, p. Morrow of Ken
lucky Made Formal An
nouncement of Co0lidge's
Nomination "By the
Spontaneous Wish of the
Party" - Exercises Held
at the Smith College
Grounds.


Northampton, Mass, July 21'--kes'
cue from the reactions of war was de-
scribed as the transcendent need OF the
nation in the address which Governor
Coolidge delivered here to-day in ac-
ceptins formally the Republican noml-
nation for vice president.
oThe chief task that lies before
US he said, "is to repossess the peo-
pie of their government and their prop
erty."
Governor Coolidge found another
source of gravest public concern to be
"the reactionary tendency to substl-
tute private will for the public viii,
He said there had been disposition on
the part of some individuals and OF
group to inq,Dre whether they liked
the law, and if not, to disregard 1t
and prevent its execution by the meth
cd of direct action. "The observance
of the law" he said, Sis the greatest
solvent of public ills" He deplored at
tempts to create class distinctions.
The scene of the notification was
Allen Field, the recreation ground OF
Smith college, natural amphitheatre.
A platform, large enough to accommo-
date only the speakers and few dis
tincuished guests, was erected at one
end of the field and, on the grassy
slopes before it, the great assemblsge
stood throughout the exercises.
Governor Coolidge heard from Cover
nor Edwin p. Morrow of Kentucky the
formal announcement of his nomlna-
tion. "by the spontaneous wish OF the
party." "We called to the east Gov
ernor Morrow said north and south
heard the call and the nation made
answer"
Coolidge Criticized Government
extravaganza.
Discussing economic relations, Gov
ernor Coolidge declared the extravagant
standards of government expenditure
bred Of recent years must be elimi-
mated, and revision of taxation he
accompanied by reduction of private
extrayaganee He urged a different
public attitude toward industry, a
larger comprehension of the inter-de-
pendenee of capital, management and
labor and better facilities for the
prompt and reasonable adjustment of
industrial disputes. The need of the
farmers, he said, is an enlarged power
Of organization whereby the original
producer may profit to larger degree
by the high prices paid for his produce
bv the ultimate consumer and at the
same time decrease the cost of the
food.
"The proposed league Of nations
without reservations as submitted by
the prsident 10 the Senate met with
deserved opposition from Republican
senators" said Governor Coolidge Our
party by the record Of its members in
the Senate and by the solemn deelars-
tion Of its platform, by performance
and by promise. approves the principle
os agreement among nations To pre-
serve peace and pledges itself to the
making of such an agreement preserv-
ing American independence and rights.
as will peet every duty America owes
to humanity This language l. pur-
posely broad. not exclusive but inclu-
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