The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-15
CANDIDATES
DO SHOW A
DIFFERENCE
Reader Can See No Similar
ity Between Coolidge
and Davis,
and Davis.

To the Editor Of The Times
I-l HE speech of Mr.. Davis has
caused his opponents no little
- concern. They at once hide
behind mo difference between Cool
idge and Davis. Why changer
1t is human nature for the weaker
kind to try to tack onto the stronger,
and endeavor to share their harvest
at the expense of the other fellow
the opponents attitude cause one to
think of Child hero worship" all the
children will claim the same poten-
tial strength as the hero, and no less
degree of proficiency or success-yet
to be attained. The attack of Mr.
Davis is SO clear, so pointed, so
truthful, that the enemy yields at
once, crying-"fne, fine, just like
mine except, this or that"
But in no sense can the press Of
the nation justly claim this like
ness. 1t is not true. The people
know there is a difference between:
action and inaction; farm prosperity
and poverty; national action and in
dividual action; high and low taxes:
winking at crooks and firing at
crooks; in crying for help and 81
lence and entertaining, when the
thief is gaining his plumber; in prom.
Use to increase high taxes or lower
them, If elected; in a further con
tinuation, or discrimination Of all
these and more.
Either to BE Preferred
Tho
one Of Coolidge's opponents has
done OUT Of the White House more
for the American people than he has
done in H. The public knows that
very few real red-bloode6 Americans
would go through a campaign, sit
and preside over the Senate, sit in
Cabinet meetings, assume the presi-
dency and make not a single for
ward motion toward finding and pun
ishing bunch Of national crooks,
until forced by governmental action
to make a move, especially when
his attention was called to IL while
presiding over the Senate. The Ad-
ministraton has done nothing Mr.
Coolidge wanted done. and he has
done nothing that he could have
done without 1t. If given the sup
port he will undo what the Admin
istration has done for the people
and do what he wants done for the
interests. II the people are to have
what they want and need. they
must have change
Should Have to Fight
Little more than q year ago the
leading politicians OF his party we
are told were casting about for
real man to be nominated at the
coming convention to act as vice
president of the United States
However, over night the entire set
ting was changed, a little man be-
came large. the unheard more silent.
and his associates assumed charged
of the government They say IL is
mystery how the press has made
nothing into something in a course
of about twelve months. If he and
the Administration were obliged to
fight the press as (say La Follettel
his worth and measure would soon
he taken.
The silent man is a powerful man
only when he acts. and inaction and
silence combined make "a Joke" out
Of prominent character. We say
there are many reasons for a
change that must come. it is nee
essary. and cannot long be delayed
without irreparable damage to the
Nation. That portion Of the press
that cares to foster the truth and
nothing but the truth can do much
to hasten the change It is unfor-
tunate for political purposes the
press let the oil scandal spread
everywhere before the psychological
moment, but. the memory Of the
American citizen is good. and his
reasoning clear, and his action
definite INTERESTED