The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-19
Nominating Coolidge

An easier task and no less admir-
ably performed was that which fell to
the lot of the other Burton-Marion
| Leroy, president Of the University OF
Michigan. AS his friends of many
| years standing he was chosen by Mr..
| Coolidge to make the nominating
speech on Thursday and no more elo-
Quent and sincere speech has been
heard In national convention. 1t was
not fowery nor was 1t political. 1t was
a sympathetic setting forth of the
! qualities Of Mr.. Coolidge as the speaker
conceived them, heartfelt tribute to
his character, his stern uprightness and
honesty, his unfaltering courage and
his capacity for the leadership of his
party and his country. my function
Is to present the man." said Or. Bur
ton. "The emphasis must be just
there. My primary task does not con-
Germ politics nor platforms as such.
Anyone will tell you he is one Of us
and he is. In keeping with his rea.
qualities I shall make no effort to
exalt him Tor he does not need 1t.
He Is not superman and would be the
last to think 80. There Ia not trace
OF show or ostentation about him for
he does nothing merely for appearance.
He may be an example but he would
never set one"
A little later DR.. Burton said: "He
has moral fibre. To me 1t Is his dis
tinguIshing characteristic. There is
moral grandeur about him which does
credit to American life You simply
cannot think of him as soft or fabby
He aims actually to do what he knows
he ought TO do" And again: 'In the
largest sense of the term he is a pa
tient man. He knows that time will
o. its perfect work. He instinctively
takes the long look. He makes a calm.
unhurrfed, steady approach to the tasks |
Of life. No one can throw him into
panic, for he sees steadily and sees 1t |
40 q whole. He cannot please every
one. Therefore some, for the time, be- |
come hostile and critical. This man,
In very remarkable way, takes his
punishment quietly and silently"
Guards the Future
Continuing, Doctor Burton said, In
part:
"At times he must oppose what ap-
pears to some as an unqualified good,
because he recognizes it's temporary
benefits and sees In the distant future
that 1t must work an evil to society.
Nh oil c,,ob oxDo,-t oroo, 10 xx,o1Ix. |
with the spirit of human understand
Ing. He knows that time will heal
the hurt. His sense of time explains
the thOroughness Of his work and his
for superficiality. He must
have the facts as first hand and will
not base decisions on partial knowl-
edge Of the situation. He will not be
hurried He avoids extremes and loves
Life does not consist of
unrelated events. 1t is a
unity welded together by the alchemy
Of time. He knows how to wait and
not be tired by waiting. When he
acts you know he will not be impetu-
ous, because he takes time to think to
the soul Of things. Democracy, in her
careless laundering confidence, Is in
lire need of such leadership.
HAS he sense Of humor? EN-
phatically yes. 1t is not the type that
wastes time in recounting incidents
If ever increasing triteness. There Is
an alertness about his mind and
nimblenes of his spirit which are very
attractive. These qualities do not ex-
press themselves In just the ordinary
forms. At times you might imagine he
had not even heard what was being
said. Then he drops remark which
makes you realize that he has taken
several steps in advance and has put
his finger on the real point. He is ro'