Evening star., 1924-02-21

President Calvin Coolidge scored
again in his radioed address on Lin
coins birthday in New York. His
declaration that guilt was PERSONAL
probably overshadowed much else
that he said. Yet after all. the coun-
try apparently today is recognizing
that he outlined what now will be
known as the Coolidge policies" and
that from now on he is a separate
force to be recognized in all political
factors.
Calvin Coolidge needs no urging to per-
form his high duty insists the Seattle
Times trepublican). and "the country
is safe with Coolidge" This is like
wise the view of the Salt Lake City
Deseret News independent republi-
CAM, which also is pleased because
the Chief Executive insisted that
every sound policy of the national
government must be national in
scope and must be beneficial to the
ments. as the Portland Express Gin
dependent sees it, which gives the
nation confidence in his sincerity and
courage" And the Chicago Tribune
progressive republican, agrees with
"aIl of his statements excepting his
bonus views" The Detroit Free Press
(independent republican, finds his
statements Comfortable and reassur-
ing" and the Spokane Spokesman
Review (republican) insists his
statements will withstand the hot fire
of eight months of partisan opposl-
ton"
with complete confidence in the
common sense of the American people
he appeals to them against the politi-
cal sense of men in Congress who put
a pitifully low value upon public in
telligence," the Duluth Herald Gnde-
pendent) insists, and ''he will not ap-
neal in vain' Yet the Milwaukee
journal independently rather feels he
missed his opportunity and that he
chooses TO ignore the advocacy OF ac-
tion to directly touch the pocketbook
of the farmers despite the creeping
paralysis that has begun in the great
farming community west of the Mis-
souri, River" In addition, the Miami
News Metropolis (democratio) insists,
the unfortunate thing is that Mr.
Coolidge does not strike at the hea[t Mr
Coolidge had said that besetting eylls
were the outgrowth of the campaign
contributions in 1920 1nde1ensiple
both As to amount and purpose, tnen
he would have shown complete uh-
The New York Evening World Gin
denendent democratic) holds that,
apart from it's, emergency poStscrlPt
on the oil lease scandal and an eN-
ulanation of recent policy in Mexico,
his address merely expands certain
PORTIONS of his first messags TO Con.
yress into a message TO the country.
Yet, because he has refused tc be
stampeded." the Nashville Banner
Independently insists his address,
.taken as a whole, lacked little in
the way of positiveness and was quite
what was to have been anticipated.
AS the Indianapolis News Gnde-
pendent) sees the situation, the out
look is disheartening. but 'the peo-
ple will look with confidence to the
President to do his whole duty" to
which the ST. Paul Dispatch tinde-
pendent) adds, Calvin Coolidge is
not a man for compromise with ex-
pediency, or for weak appeals to
preiudice. The democrats, had they
Joined the President in the same
spirit as that with which he invited
them to do, might have avoided par
tisanship. Instead, they are engaged
in a petty attempt to obstruct." The
Newark News likewise is cheered be-
cause the president fully realizes
the gravity and import of the oil
scandals" while the Baltimore Sun
fdemocratic) suggests "even demo-
Gratis must admit that. taken alto
gether. it is a strong presentation or
the subjects discussed. Its strength
lis largely due to it's simple and gen.
orally unaffected tone and to the alb
sence in tho main Of partisan
spirit" It was "phrasing which the
primary grade Of citizen may under
atand" suggests the Philadelphia
bulletin lindependent republican,.