Evening star., 1923-08-12
HOW CALVIN COOLIDGE
VIEWS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Speeches and Writings Of New Presi-
dent Gives Line on His
Mental Processes.

ped directly from the stone age to the
iron age, and no nation ever passed
directly from despotism to democracy
Each advance has been made only
when a previous stage was approach
ing perfection.
Our economic system has been at
tackled from above and below. But
the short answer lies in the teachings
of history. The hope of Watt or an
Edison lay in the men who Clipped
flint to perfection. The seed of de-
mocracy lay in a perfected despot-
ism. The hope of tomorrow lies in
the development of the instruments
of today
The only hope of peace lies in the
perfection of the arts of war"
Work and Civilization.
Work is not a curse" said Mr..
Coolidge elsewhere. TT is the pre-
rogative of intelligence, the only
means of manhood SavaGes do not
work The growth of a sentiment
that despises work is an appeal from
civilization to barbarism.
'In Fourth of July address in 1916
Mr.. Coolidge differentiated between
the enunciation of great principles
and action, laying particular stress
on the need of the latter-not an in
significant suggestion when the situ-
alton confronting him is taken into
consideration. He said:
July 4, 1916. was a great day in
history N
canoe Not becauste the underlying
principles set out in the Declaration
of independence were new. they are
older than the Christian religion or
Greek philosophy; nor was it because
history is made by proclamation or
declaration; history is made only by
action. But it was an historic day,
because the representatives of three
millions of people there vocalized
Concord and Lexington and Bunker
Hill, which gave notice to the world
that they were acting and proposed
TO act, and to found an independent
nation. on the theory that all men
are created equal
Democracy In Industry.
Again, Mr.. Coolidge said:
Democracy not only ennobled man:
it has ennobled industry. In political
affairs the vote of the humblest has
long counted for as much as the vote
of the most exalted. We are working
toward the day when, in our in
equal endeavor, whether it be ex-
hibited in the office or in the shop"
Taking a shot at the profiteers, Mr.. |
Coolidge said during the war:
We do not deny the existence of |
ECONOMIC laws nor the right to profit |
by change of conditions. But we
do claim the right and duty of the !
any artificial creation of high prices |
by means of illegal monoplies or re-
straints of trade. And, above all, We
claim the right of publicity. That is !
remedy with an arm longer and !
stronger than that of the law"
The people who start to elect a |
man to get what he can for his dis |
trict will probably find they have
elected a man who will get what he |
Can IOI DIS TIE comment
of Mr.. Coolidge, "On the Nature of |
Politics"
Police Strike Proclamation
Mr. Coolidge's proclamation as Gov
ernor of Massachusetts during the |
police strike in Boston in 1919, calling !
out the state National Guard and upon !
the people to support him in the |
maintenance of law and order Is !
typical of the man. He said:
The entire state guard of Massa- |
chusetts has been called out. Under
the constitution the governor is the |
commander-in-c chief thereof by an au-
thority of which he could not If he
chose divest himself. That command
must and will exercise. Under the
law hereby call on all the police of
Boston who have Loyalty and in a |
never to- be- forgotten way remained
on duty to aid me in the performance
of my duty of the restoration and
maintenance of order in the city of
Boston, and each of such officers is
required to act in obedience to such
orders as I may hereafter issue or
cause to be issued. 1 call on every
citizen to aid me in maintenance of
law and order"