The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-15
CooLIDGE.s ACCEPTANCE SPEECH


 record and passing over the unfavorae items There things that record that Mr. Coolidge dvout not here consequently Republican history them they not there Perhaps he wisely reans from attempt paate black the administrative spots also provocative of attack because conspcous absent m the acceptance speech but because there attempt to ignore them during the period when they should have been o ansed from the Republican The parts of the record that Mr. Coolidge silence the that aloud the why his should power
 Mr. Coolidge distinct Republican achievements that reality routine which been ent under the other party In fact much of this routine but the practices policies begun under President Wilson Such example the retiring reundng short term note reducing the increasing annual treasury surplus Althoug claiming merit for Renbican cency in these matters the president able from methods previously effect in the treasury department debt reduction made progress the inevitable result of the passage income greatly of the national overhead As the reduction annual expenditures that has in formulated under Mr. Wilson and being acted law durng his last congress by reason of discovery legal flaw which could not be corrected before adjournment under which there results Coolidge claims epuncan credit may more justly be written to the credit the site party.
 Elsewhere in this issue of The AgeHead Mir Coodge speech complete Here discussed only those pertinent features significant outstanding Thus sepcsm Coolidge declares "Our foreign relations with technical skill and broad satesmanhip which has sedom been surpassed Nobody will dispute the ability of Secretary Hughes statesman and diplomat But everybody knows that what Hughes accomplished composing difficult foreign ques policy his Coolidge offer apology delay years extending our assistance the the European separations tange just easily pedited in 1921 has required diplomatic diplomacy to destep world obligations than would required and fulfill them.
 In recng the disabled veterans publican Coolidge boasts of the that being the have been habated but he nothing of the hundreds o millions that were Wanon squandered and the thousands of veterans who died despair be- continued studied neglect of Director Forbes under federal indictment for his crimes against sode and against Amer decency justice The Bureau shed by the Republicans but for more than two years did not unc on the intended The the however for which partisan credit be claimed for that national policy which would have been carried out regardless of party the shos the probability any party have carried out without wholesale scandal and initial defeat of the Bureaus essential purpose.
 MT Coolidge remarks that the internal taxes have been reduced twice. but he mentions that the Republican plan ducon furnishing select and privileged few defeated and that the Democratic plan extending great majority was substituted and passed Coolidge railroads renanced without tax the American
 hut he fails h say who pavs the present high freight rates if not In regard the of guilt offices of high public trust president dear Wherever there have been suspicious guilt involving members of party have caused them be investigated and presentation made to the grand jury What statement Senator Thomas Walsh the public guilt this connection dares It efron- credit been achieved by the ecuors forced the president by the senate after he had gnd turn the affair to the dcredted department of another referring Coolidge sad % president of the United States himself has not hetaed to endeavor shield the enquents from the public odum which dreons have subjected he by joining the hue and against the that have been conducted under the authority of the senate and against that body for authorizing them His the subject had for it's plain the suppression inquiry the official conduct of member of his cabinet"
 Does the presidents England misery these words whenever there have been pcons guilt involving pay? Against the party President there been suspicious guilt? Against members of what party has there been actual and abundant proof of % And in view of that boast of causing them to be gad ure what offending member of that party has been brought trial? What guilty public servant has begun hind be bars There is none The record is barren of convincing presidential prosecution of presidential presdeny up and when that failed asater to handled dscreey and unontaous possible The whole presidential and purpose evidently handle the matter such not to obstrc the desire again to the coveted high hnOr and not official punish the guilty garing attempt promise high of with political effort wrongong before
 The Coolidge agriculture calls attention