Evening star., 1923-09-03
CITES GREAT FAITH
IN DISAGREEMENT
System Demonstrated as
Best in World, John T.
Adams Declares.

The circumstances surrounding
the change in Chief Executive prove
anew that Americas form and system
of government is the best in the
world" asserts John T. Adams. chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee, in statement for publica-
tion. MIR. Adams goes on 10 declare
that it was test of governmental
demonstration of the strength and
stability of our peculiar form of
government and the abiding faith of
the people in our institutions"
Not since the assa ssination of Lin
coin has a President of the United
with so little warning as was the
case of President Harding. Sufficient
time elapsed between the shooting of
Garfield and Mckinley and their
deaths to enable public officials and
private interests to anticipate any
evcntuality and prepare for it-had
there been any need for such prepa-
ration. But the death of President
Harding came without warning or
expectancy. Literally speaking. the
head of the nation, who is the most
powerful political executive in the
world, changed overnight.
Nations interests Secure.
Yet this sudden transition of power
and responsibility was not reflected in
any untoward manner either in this
country or where this country's inter-
ests were involved. The nations in
slightest. The stock market. which is
representative. was not disturbed.
business. industry and finance went on
with their usual confidence. Nowhere
was there the least jar in the routine
of governmental affairs. Nowhere was
there any alarm or apprehension over
the future Of the nation, it's policies
or its stability.
The American people deeply and
sincerely mourned the loss of their
There was no fear in it. They in
stinctively turned to their new leader
in the hour of their deepest distress
with the same confidence that they
had shown in the one who had just
been called by death.
"It was a demonstration of popular
faith in the personal character and
attributes of President Coolidge, a
magnificent and well deserved tribute
to the Individual
but 1t was more. 1t was a demon
stration of the strength and stability
b,
and the abiding faith of the people in
our institutions.
Hits UnpatriotIc Companions.
There is a group in this country
which is continually attempting to
compare American institutions and
the American system of government
unfavorably with governmental insti-
tutions and systems of Europe. They
are continually engaging in the un-
no frin on1 Am ~
holding up foreign governments as
models for the United States to fol-
low. and urging the people of this
country to make changes in our
government system SO that it may
more nearly approach some of the
European systems.
1T woud be interesting for such
critics of American institutions to
contemplate in how many other ma
tions do governments and ministries
change without any fluctuation of
government securities. without any
disturbance of the financial markets.
without any alarm upon the part of
private enterprise. without any ap-
prehension upon the part of the
government officials and employees,
without any unruly demonstrations
on the part of the public. particularly
radical elements.
ut is known to all well posted
Americans that mobs and riots. often
necessitating the calling out of troops,
are common occurrences in some
European countries where there is a
change in the personnel of the head
of the government or the ministries.
1t is impossible in many European
nations to effect such a change with
out a long delay, sometimes of weeks.
during which period the enemies of
orderly government attempt to seize
control. 1t is a wonderful system
which provides. in case of emergency
for change in the responsible, di-
rectihg head of our government with
out delay, without confusion, with
out dislocations or stoppage of sin
gle public function.
New President nm American.
Nor should the fact be lost sight
of that the new President, like the
late President, is the product, of the
American system of party govern
ment. Both were the selections OF
a party convention. 1t is a sound
system which selects the personnel OF
our national leaders with such care
that in the. hour of emergency the
people know"the destiny of the repub-
lie is in safe hands
There is, in these circumstances
a rebuke to those engaged in the un.
American propaganda of belittline
our country, our system of govern.
ment and our institutions. The facts
afford a lesson of patriotism and a
cause of justification to all who have
faith in America"