Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-03
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IT CAME--TO PASS

The most coorless Republican Convention held,
the least profitable to the national mlnd the most pro-
vocatlye of criticism of the whole convention system
among the uphoder of that SYSTEM has taken It's place
in the list of things that have to pass 1t
marked by single notable Speech single ringing IDEAL
single recognition of the basic s and basic needs OF the
nation There not single contribution to practical
politics. the most distant OF p0tcal science
Only there promise OF life being injected
into the and that was wnen the Wisconsin men men
proceedings with the threat OF Idea but that
hope failed the Lafolette played smaller poll
tics than did the regulars The WISCONSIN men dealt IN
peanuts and spent their force in pasterng puere per-
sonaties with pffng praise Inc ideas OF Senator La
Toilette deserved better presentation tan tnat The cOun
deserved better than that from the pretended devotees
OF righteousness The party deserved better than
that from who verbally espoused the purfcaton OF
politics. not the strength OF regular reactonsm
but the utter weakness OF Wisconsin progresslvsm Wlch
accounts the failure of the Conventions opport
ty to above mediocrty The only character the Con-
vention attained the substitution of courtesy for
steam-roer methods in the treatment of insurgency
progressvism; and poeness on that score was easily
possible and perfectly harmless because of nsurgencys
total lack of moral force.
The Platform which was adopted is relic of dead
things that fad meaning 1t might have been writ
ten by any party any wCnn the last fifty 1t
deals entlrey superficial matters That every
thing must be right Wnen the kepuDncan wisdom changes
that party or statesman had least ucd
Thought WAT best be zone; brief, 1T is
platform which to without length,
breadth DEPTH corners or substance as 1t was possible
to achieve 1t neither program of action state
ment of fundamental principles and not the most added
partisan consider it bid tor votes 1t bellies It's
very NAME and its function to have been the
fulfilling Of another ceremonial requirement OF Conven
ton.
The Ticket u.s. course what it foreknown to be
Calvin Coolidge Politicians within the Republican
y had not intended it months but SO it IS
To state the veres OF the SITUATION the convention was
Coolidge and the Platform Coouge. 1t is certain the
campaign will be Coolidge. Coooge big enough factor
to shut out the err fact of Washington nvest-
cations and the nauseating batancy, of meaningless
Platform. The party and tie politicians may well thank
heaven for Coolidge; without him. the June convention
skies would have been cloudy enough.
Never the Vice-President more unanimously re-
fused by men, and perhaps was the country
hoftn hv pafuS he
organized politics have fallen may be gagged by looking
the list of candidates proposed for the secondary
office From this remark Senator Borah may be excepted
Some of them would have been distinct liability others
would have been nonentities; whether the final
choice will be asset remains to be SEEM The banker
with military title does not exactly represent the/ain
people of the country.
The country will frankly recognize the fact that Con
servaton is in the saddle. Coolidge is conservatives
Dawes is conservatives the organization which Coolidge
has gathered round him is conservative.
Once upon time that would have been damning
thing say But Coolidge conservation is type that
above partisan and class interests The most rad
cal thinker wants conservation manager of his affairs
Coolidge is that kind of manager The country is full of
radically progressive talk, but it at home the
hastings than at the administrative desk We learned
long ago that best speechakers worst work
ing officials and that our most lavish promlsers were
poorest performers
Conservatism at this hour means the sober appca-
tion of knowledge and experience to public problems from
ba sandnoint of nbc service # used to mean the an
pcation of public for private or class benefit The
principles OF service which have been observed IN
behalf of privilege be just well observed IN behalf
of all the people There type OF mind which
manages WE'LL makes ends meet, administers and develops
It is only wisdom to enlist this type of mind in the
vice of the nation In the past it has erred through hav
ing wrong motive Now has motive. 1t has be-
enlightened and has acquired strong sense Of SO
cia responsbity-that is, it has in such Calvin
Coolidge 1t is the New Conservatism, and it seems to be
having to show what it do for the nation
whole Coolidge is not the nominee of the Republican
Convention alone He is the nominee Of the people,
Dearborn Independent