The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-01
VICE PRESIDENT ELECT
SPEAKS in ATLANTA
EDGES ADMINISTRATIVE
JUSTICE FOR ALL SECTIONS.
FAVORS FARM TARIFF.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The object to-
ward which the nation should direct
its industrial policy is 'the building
of manhood and womanhood, said
Calvin Coolidge, vice president-elect,
in addressing the Southern Tariff Con-
gress here Thursday.
The vice president-elect was here at
tending the southern tariff congress,
and spoke to an audience OF several
thousand, who gave him cordial re-
ception :, ~
basic and most extensive industry OF
the nation; that cooperation OF man
ufacturies with tillers OF the SOIL is es-
sential for the development OF ressourc-
es, but that the real concern OF anger.
lea is in the building OF manhood and
womanhood were outstanding 1eat-
ures of Gov. Coolidge's address:
In urging a protective tarlH 1or
American industries Governor COOL
idge recalled the. actions OF the. con-
tinental congress and Jetterson's IN
dictment of the English parliament,
which prohibited manufacture OF any
products in American colonies.
THE independence which our Tore
fathers sought" he said, was not
merely independence from foreign
kings and cabinets. They sought also
independence from commercial thral-
dom. In these struggles against Tor
eign monopoly of industry we ind the
historic background OF the American
policy of protection. Our war Tor m
dependence was fought as much tor
the right to set up our own industries
and manage them for our own bene-
fit as it was for the right to set up
our own government and make our
own laws" Outstanding excerpts
from the address of Governor Cool
idge follow:
Geographical divisions and sec
tional lines have been swept away.
The just pride of the north and the
south, the east and the west is every
where submerged in the overmaster-
ing sentiment of a yet greater pride
that we are all Americans.
1--WE have recently held national
election The outstanding result OF
that election was more than partisan
it was the unalterable determination
of our country to be and remain in
all t1IlSS lilOlOuSHly 1AllSllNoii. L hOoN
who as a result of this election are
to be charged with the responsibility
Of administering national affairs will
administer them in that spirit. They
will adopt that policy and apply it to
all the nation.
America First.
"Out of our united effort in the
great war came the abiding reCogni-
ton of our common interests and the
inspiring consciousness of our nation
atty. 1t was as Americans that we
fought on the battlefelds of Europe
for American ideals of righteousness
and justice 1t must be as Americans
that we face the problems of our ma
ton and seek their fair and just solu-
ton.
This conception of our paramount
responsibility is in no sense a denial
of international relationships, for in
ternational relationship implies pri-
marty a recognition of national en-
tity and national duty. We recognize
the broad, universal claims of our COM
mon humanity We subscribe to the
creed of world brotherhood, but we
recognize that we can serve the world
best by serving America first We
cannot raise a bankrupt world to
solvency if we permit America to be-
come bankrupt.
THE first object ever to be sought
is national security. Whatever con-
troll of commerce is necessary to pro-
vide that condition either through high