The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-14
MONDAY, JUNE IA, 1920.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET


Harding OF Ohio and Calvin Coolidge |
CT Massachusetts, for president and
vice presideni by aie Republicans at
Chicago will be viewed variousiy by
different members of the body polite |
Only few are able to look at this or
any other party act without some de
gree Of craftsmanship or fac ional bias.
Harding and Coolidge as ticket
represent the triumph OF the BUSH
ness financial and agricultural ele.
ments of the Republican party over
the political, the jemperamental and
theore ioal.s 1t is a complete reaction
against the views, policies and pur-
poses of the Woodrow Wilson admin.
istration. It's cleo Jon viii mean
return to the business ,ype Of admin
Iistration as exempllfied by such presi.l
dents as Mckinley and Cleveland.
When the delegates gathered at
Chicago 1t was found that there were
three distinct trends OF thought. The
lidealists were for Leonard Wood or
Hiram Johnson; the practical polite
ians were for Governor Lowden who
had the money to finance a campaigna
the business and professional forces
were for Harding. Sproul or Butler.
When Che break came the agricultural
in eresp which are controlling factor
when they exert their strength turned
to Harding instead Of 10 Wood or
Lowden. 1t was eInphatically a
triumph of he safe and sane over
tper2onal Popularity and group magfe,
Etism ~ NfI1 q
1t is the strongest possible ticket in
ii;s appeal TO the ageold principles OF
Anglo Saxon copstitu .onal govern
lment. i Is he Yeakes sort OF tirke:
lin its appeal TO those who think tha.
jhe world can be made quickly better
by some radical change in our form CT
government
4 II is a ticket tina. will never Iave
The support of the long-haired re.ofm,
lers who worship the idols OF central
land eastern Europe 1t viii never
get he votes of those good but mis-.
taken fanatics who think they are
commissioned by the Almighty to tell
the rest OF as what we ough to do.
Il; will not get any help from the
socialists and communists or those
who incline to some yara ous OF
these doctrines. bAll these 1t has 10
sIface In addition to the organized
ranks OF the Democra lie party.
It IS the ticket of constructive and
conservative business. 1t is the ticket
Of the home owner and thrift y, tenn
perate worklngman who wants his Job
secure and his savings safe from ex-
ploita lion and conascation. 1t is the
ticket of the farmer and small bust.
ness man who are always bearers Ct
heavy burdens In time OF crisis and
imitation. From these sources in all
parties il viii gain votes in addition
to tho straigh ont strength Of the Re.
publican parry. fl
. p.
Harding and Coolidge and he plat
form on which they stand are com
plete reputation OF the theories, past
present and fu nre Of the Wilson ad
Iminlstrati II. /. serves to bring tbs
Issue clearly before the American PEG
pie, II it WINS It will have to be on
its merits. Il is not spec aculai
Itieke.
Calvin Coolidge. of Massachusetts,
adds strength and Individual y to hC
ticket All tho word loves man oil
courage and Coolidge has courage
Faced by sec,-uJ RI uation in tbs
midst of political canvass, he DIS
regarded the solcl ,ltious of his ad
visers and he threats OF s opponen
ents and dared to do as he believed
to be right, and Magsaehuset mer
of all walks in life supported h m as
they never before supported any hcl
candidate Were the tickle Coolidge
and Harding, il would be stronger
aicket, hough the character I 3 ap
peal would not be changed.