Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-20
FORD ANNOUNCES
HE WILL NOT RUN
AGAINST COOLIDGE
Announcement Highly Graft
flying to White House,
President Expected to Send
Message Of Thanks to Ford

DETROIT, Dec. 19.-(By the As.
ISOLATED Press) Henry Ford today
declared he, like a great majority
Of the American people, feels that
the country is safe with Coolidge"
and that he himself would never
consider running against Mr.. Cool
idge on any ticket.
Il believe it is the wise and natu-
raj thing for the people to agree on
the nomination and election of Mr..
Coolidge" Mr.. Ford said. II am
satisfied that 80 per cent of the peo-
pie feel perfectly safe with Coolidge
and I feel, too that the country is
perfectly safe with him. And if this
is the feeling of the country, why
change?
"Mr. Coolidge has shown in these
months of service a great many
qualities that should please his coun-
trymen. L think they dill feel that
Mr.. Coolidge means to do right. And
when a man means to do right, so
far as L have observed, it is usually
quite easy for him to find the way
to do right.
"Some people seem disturbed over
the conditions which business will
face during the presidential election
year. OF course, there must be an
election. But there is no reason why
business should be disturbed by it
if the people by common consent
agree they will hold to a good man
while they have him. Public senti-
ment can be so formed before the
election that there need be no doubt
about the election.
''In addition to considering the in
terests of the people, we should con-
slider the interests Of the president,
as head of the American govern
ment. President Coolidge has a posi-
ton of the highest responsibility.
He should not feel compelled to take
any of his time or strength for any
sort of political campaigning, and
for the sake of the country as well
as for his own sake, he should not
have to do So
Won't Oppose Coolidge
Asked concerning the use of his
own name in connection with the
presidency, Mr.. Ford said:
mo man has q right to say he
never will consider public office, nor
accept public office, No man can
predict his o=rn acts and feelings so
as that. But This [ will say,
that I would never for a moment
think Of running against Calvin Cool
idge for president. on any ticket
In this present situation,
| am for Coolidge"
Regarding the numerous Ford
for president organizations and the
recent Ford conference held here,
persons close to the automobile man.
ufact'lrer said he had given them
not half moments thought.
ct was something Mr.. Ford could
not call in the police to STOP" one
official asserted, 80 the clubs con-
tinue to function although none of
them has the sanction or support Of
Mr.. Ford
WHITE HOUSE CIRCLES
PLEASED BY ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Henry
Fords announcement in favor of
President Coolidge furnished a dou-
sensation to political
circles in the national capital.
At the White House it was re-
ceived with undisguised satisfaction
and it was said the president would
send Mr.. Ford a personal telegram
Of thanks.
Among the Democrats there was
an evident conviction that the air
had been cleared with respect to the
nomination of a Democratic presi-
Dental candidate in 1924.