Evening star., 1924-08-28
Coolidge Speech Called
Plain, Straight Talk

4, arms conference and strive for their
cooperation in codifying interna-
tional law. In everything Mr.. Coolidge
Is practical"
Taking the speech BY and large,
however, Democratic critics condemn
the calm of Coolidge's utterance as
uninteresting. The Richmond Times
Dispatch (Democratic), for example,
perfunctory and utterly without in
spiration." The address. the Louis
willie Courier Journal (Democratic)
says, "is a surprise to his opponents
who had expected a stronger presen-
tation Of his claims; it Is a disap-
pointment to his partisans. who find
in it nothing to stir them to aggres-
sive battle for a living cause"
Still. the Birmingham News dnde-
pendent Democratic) comedies there
is much in the message comforting
to all Americans who desire to see
the country go ahead safely and
sanely." The majority OF those
papers which classify themselves as
Independent in fact seem to hnd the
speech commendable as whole
Among them Is the San Francisco
Bulletin. which says: "The address
is OF exceptional value alike in its
analysis OF the needs Of the country
and the candor with which the Presi-
| dents views are expressed. He has
| avoided nothing. lodged nothing" To
this the Chronicle Of the same city
adds that he states his policies so
that they can be understood" appeal
ing Ito reason and not to project
and passion" The Duluth Herald
sees In the Coolidge speech "a pledge
Of sound government. of fairness to
| every interest. great and small" In
| fact. it concludes. "President Cool
| idge's gift for concise statement. his
| love for political speaking and his
| honesty We're never better Illus
| trated." The call for a return to the
doctrine Of common sense in govern
ment alone. says the Oakland Tribune
independent Republican,, sis a per-
sonal platform"
The Kansas City Journal Post
I address to be more than an un-
! answerable Republican campaign
document" but one indeed whose con
vincing logic and irrefutable facilities
and figures should come as an argu-
! ment whose resistless force cannot be
| disputed by honest and intelligent
voters"
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Considering it more than a political
speech the Albany knickerbocker
Press independent Republican,
marks in it mo eloquence save the
| eloquent truth" and no promises
save those that are substantiated by
| performance" While among straight
| Republican publications. the Wheel
ing Intelligencer proclaims ''the
| soundness Of common sense and the
| strict application Of an all-inclusive
justice are his warrants" Heaping
personal praise on Coolidge, the
Philadelphia Enquirer tRepublican)
holds "one would have great diff
Guilty In attempting to recall an ad-
dress that So vividly portrayed the
character of the candidate and his
| sincere aspirations for the welfare
| of the whole nation" And. according
| to the Waterbury Republican Gre
publican). lit is just such downright
sensible talk that is most likely to
appeal to Babbitt and Doc Kenni-
colt and it was for these worthless
| and the millions like them that Mr.
| Coolidge's speech was written" The
| Springfield Republican tRepublican)
| comments upon the enormous top
| cal range Of the address, which
begins with a brief historical refer
| ence to the origin of parties under
the Constitution. dips easily into a
great variety Of administration, con-
stitutional and political subjects and
ends with a swift generalization in
political philosophy. the homeliness
Of which does not lessen it's effective
ness"
Interpreting Mr.. Coolidge's speech
in the light Of that of the opposing
candidate. John w. Davis. the Rich
mond News-Leader (Democratic)
says: THE difference between the two
is the difference between imagination
and calculation--the Democratic noml-
nee sees the opportunities; "the Presi-
dent sees the perplexities of the
future" AS the Houston Chronicle
independently, asserts, president
Coolidge belongs to a party and a
ance by the dollar, which uses a
ledger to prove not only it's success
| but it's honor" while John w. Davis
school takes the Intangible into ac-
count
"Coolidge's is a speech" the Port
land (Oregon) Journal Undependent)
believes. which will not check Re-
publicans from going to La Toilette.
Excellent as it is in many of its views,
ing Of the gulf between the old guard
and the radical faction Of Mr.. Cool
idge's party. If anything, the rift is
! widened by the Presidents contention
that cuts in high surtaxes on incomes
make business good"
Touching on the matter of taxation,
the New York Times independent
Democratic) says: president Coolidge
calls it a curse, not blessing. With
admirable consistency, he reafirms
his faith in the Mellon plan OF tax
reduction which his own party in
Congress rejected" The Philadelphia
Public Ledger independently calls
that part of the speech dealing with
taxes "disquieting in its revelation
of the crushing burden of taxes and