The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-12
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deeper human aspects. His speeches
reveal q peculiarly beautiful and
gracious appreciation Of the mother
and the home. An unvarying note
Of nobility peremeates his utter
ances whenever he alludes to these
factors Of our life and social order.
When writing Of Andrew Carnegie
he said that a great man comes
from the devotion OF . great
mother He knows that no man
was ever meanly born ask you
in sober, serious moments can you
doubt the s0undness OF this mans
thought or question his real appre-
citation Of women's place in Amer
lea. Herein we find conclusive evil
dence that he IL q human being and
we find 1t in forms both practical
and ideal. No one can fail 10 be
grippsd by his depth OF human un-
derstanding.
"A second deduction from his
fundamental confidence in the people
makes clear that the integrity Of the
nation 10 a supreme consideration;
that sectionalism and class diStinC-
lions are intolerable in a true Amer.
lea; that groups must cooperate
rather than engage in bitter conflict
and particularly that capital and Ia
Dor must for the sake Of both and
the public welfare pool their inter
ests and work together as human
beings. In all these complicated
problems he never fails to empha-
size the fundamental fact that Lu.
| man values are supreme. In his
| home State organized labor was in
| terested in the modification of labor
| in1unctions. In keeping with the
wishes of the employees the desired
results were brought about without
any invasion of the fundamental lc-
gal principles involved. AS early as
| 1912 he supported the full crew bill
for the railways.
Position Always Clear.
ION the side Of logic and theory
his position is equally clear and
his attitude through a long period
of years has won for him the entire
confidence of both capital and
labor. He believes firmly in the
value and right to organize. His
ideal, however. is cooperation, not
enmity. mutual conference ana CO.
operation, not open warfare and
bitter antagonism. He hopes there
may "be established a true indus
trial democracy where each IN
dividual would become an owner, an
operator and q manager, q master
and q servant, @ ruler ana sub
ject.' His confidence in man, there
fore, il no campaign cry.
| "He asks us to remember that
the people are not created for the
benefit Of industry but industry is
created for the benefit Of the
people There is something un-
answerable about this position.
I'm his years Of service at the
State house in Boston, railway
presidents and representatives of
organized labor learned to trust
him and his sense OF fairness. Both
sides stated that they were willing
to leave the decision to him with
out even presenting their own argu-
ments. They knew he would get
the facts and would be fair. This
Is high tribute not only to his
craftsmanship but to his sense Of
intense values.
I'VE have seen that this man is
supremely American. that he can
tolerate no limitations OF a sound
nationalism. Some have therefore
concluded that he neglectS the
4 cogentt implications Of the argument
we have been following. Moreover,
they have arrived at this position
by Misunderstanding his expressed
views regarding a world organiza-
ton and have failed to give proper
and deserved emphasis to his clearly
and emphatically expressed policy.
II he Is the great human being
| MI nTa ia hn
argument must of necessity cul
inmate in establishing that he has
a clearly defined world view. OF
this there is abundant evidence.
The Problem Of War.
I'VE may well begin with the
great question of war. 1t Is the
problem of civilization today. AIRY
man who believes what he evidently
does must be opposed to war es
such. So we hear him exclaiming,
we want no more war But he Is
no impractical idealist. So he advo-
Gates adequate military prepared.
ness by sea and land. He recog.
nized that the great war was a bitter
conflict between despotism and Ge-
mocracy, between irreconcilable the.
cries of government and civilization.
With his whole being therefore he
was on the side of American prin-
ciples and human welfare
Does he recognize our duty TO
mankind and our obligations II
world leadership? 1t seems strange
that such an issue need be raised
Some citizens of our land have been
suffering from ohsessions, they have
developed political II not moral blind
spots and have assumed that their
solutions Of world problems is the
solution
LAS self-respecting individuals we
can trust this man. As lovers of
America we can rollow one who is
supremacy American, as citizens
with interests as broad as humanity
we can accept his guidance into
new and larger world leadership
because he is at heart a human be-
ing. To the national convention of
the greatest party in American his
tory / have the distinction to pre-.
sent as candidate to succeed him.
self as President of the United
States-the verile mantle staunch
American-the real human being
Calvin Coolidge
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