Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-20

iSF the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, III. August 10
Charles &. Dawes. Republican ,andi-
! date for the vice presidency. was no
Tined Of his nomination formally he Re
last night. His speech of acceptance
follows:
Mr.. chairman. members Of the com
mittre. ladies and gentlemen:
1 accept the nomination of the Re
publican party for III" otfc. of Vice
President. of which YOU now form "
notify me
The formal notification of th,. can
didatcS of the political parties has
established the custom of discussion
by them Of the issues OF th. campaign
This campaign is a camn.Ijon III
domestic issues. and in the .amnaign
! shall try to discuss them .ullv but
| cannot cover them all in on. speech
and say what want TO say. Political
issues in the United States nave be-
come too serious t. trItl" with. and
its citizens realize il The discussion
of facts and truth is demanded and
that takes time. This iS a aupaig IL
Of brass tackS--n"t homhast.
cites Ta> reduction.
This administration has r...iurrd
The cost of Government OPERATION
ana il Was not an accident. II did this
10y firmly assuming executive control
ct lh. business organization uf Gov
ernmrnt and 10y hard work not by
"ratorN. As u result. under our new
tax law. approximately S6.n0n.uou per
day less. for national purposes. will
lie collected in 1893 from the tax
payers. than for the fiscal Year OF
1921. and our public debt has been
reduced during the budget years. un-
der this admiuiStra ton. in the sum OF
$2.722. 396.33l.49
In 1921. the last rr-hudG"t year.
Of the cost al Government collected
In national state. ana municipal tax
Is. after debt payments. our Federal
expenditures were - per cent and
those Of the stat. cities and towns,
~ per cent. but in I923 the Federal
G"vtrnmrnt took only y per cent Of
the taxes. and - per cent was spent
10y the States. CITIES and towns.
The figures indicate that in the mat
ter Of economy and tax reduction: the
Federal Government iS headed in the
right direction. ana most OF III"
States. cities and towns of our c"un-
try in the wrong direction.
Praise for CuOiidge.
The administration. in lowering TN
enormous amount 81 Federal taxation.
has l,sSrnrd the drain from the
pockets II thu people and from the
capital actively employed III produ"-
tiVr Industry.
'i'r"~ident Coolidge, with fearless
common Sru~. and fun knowledge of
tn. facts and circumstances sur
r,,,pdir,r ir,nnrt,n- decisions IN
L..,,.nrs ;, H., th.. rj,,h, ana wis.
MN +, m. int.r..ts ~ rh,. Nation
,,,f,-o,..,,'.,.d Nv r,n,iy.s If pnIftir,I
.,I,,..di..n,., H.. rnnr,.e,nsly r..roni-
u,euI..d th.. r..cnauitinn of right prin-
'''Ei''''i ca. a.. 'I,, i'iu in
,,,ft', ~ ,ha d.,rat.,,au.s who
W. ~ ,,hIrI@inu mn
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,h.,,r l,,,.l.s s,,,,hr Ia h,tr,, ,h-u,
49,, .,bad ~ u,l,,,ains I'm
,.,,hi,, ir,yi,,, tun,r,ry
49,; ,i,r.,r...,,.,t;',n Of
RIGHT rurpose * ALWAYS decorated
with 1h.. eventual liudicuti"n which
comes with fuii understandings on TN.
part "t thu. public.
This subject "f public economy. tn"
subject of relief from taxation. ana
of an adequate tarin for tn" pr"'"r-
ton of our national prosperity. VII
discuss upon other occasions. me
unn-partiSan and economic asrlrui-
tural question IL a national 4u"~I'""
"f such viiai Importance anu ;"
affecting national welfare. 'ha' u
uch'"h nus iHlItI '''9''I' -" 80 .
,t Lincoln E.h on
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ihrfe -"''"'
At will therefore cover however
shortly. in this speech al h'"'i''a III
only three issues: On" "h''H "'''''
Of the utmost inportihct. ann w
OF h.rS-th" Lea cue OF Ndti"''N anu
the World Court.
1t IS III IN" n'd'' anu -, ~,
'l our p''P'' :, ,t.,,,
a.. ,r;,h selecting
,b,n \ f,rmidubl,. attack has been
Ia,r.bd ru tL.. Fundamental prin :
MINIS Of or CONSTITUTION. and .l"-
mental things like this must 10"
tonight out
m. r,uubliran PARTY
' ,.,trrs. w.. conservatism.
~ f'' i,I..r.t,in Of President
,I... its stand firmly
'"'''' ,;,,,,i., of IN. I-nitcd
t.p''' ~ t,,,,,. urh.re il stands
So, 1'h'' and !, ,.aIitv its chief