Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-20
RESIST EXTRAVAGANCE
President Coolidge Says Government
alhst Practice ECONOMY.
lt,1nl.l Llr.silnnt Enolillcp'S Accordance

IliSt i-fHCtlCe ECOnODsN.
I FROM President Coolidge's Acceptance
SpeechJ
| Those who toll have always profited
! from republican control of govern
ment Under the policy of protection
and restrictive immigration no delta
tion of wages has occurred. While
the cost OF living has gone down,
wages have advanced. The l2-hour
day and the ebay week have pract-
caIly been abolished The uninter-
rupted operation of public utilities
with mutually satisfactory and legal
ly established methods of adjusting
labor questions have been sought.
Collective bargaining and voluntary
arbitration have been encouraged.
Republican rule has raised the wage
Garner to a higher standard than he
ever occupied before anywhere in the
world.
The war left us with many evils.
One result was the tremendous vast
age Of wealth The people of this
country were required to re-create
very nearly one-ffth of our national
resources. All of this stupendous
sum has to be earned. When so
large a part of the work of 800 years
is swept away, it is not easily re-
covered. 1t takes all the tremendous
energy of men, of enterprise of the
vast properties represented by in
vested capital, and of material, work
ing through years, to repair the
damage and replace the values
destroyed by war.
The only method by which we can
make up this loss is by saving a part
of what we produce each day. 1t will
make little difference how much we
raise on the farm, or how much we
turn out in the mill. il it is all used
up or all the proceeds are expended
We can only be relieved Of our
present private and public burdens
by retaining from private and public
extravaganza We must resist private
and public OUTLAWS for which there is
no commensurate return. This is eco
nomy. Whatever anybody may claim
commensurate return. This is econo-
my Whatever anybody may claim
or say, there is no other method by
which the people can rid themselves
of their tremendous financial bur
dens
It is for that reason that the pres
emit administration has made every
possible effort to cut down the eX-
peuses of government. The country
needs every ounce of its energy to
restore itself. The costs of the Gov
erumeut are all assessed on the peO-
pie This means that the farmer is
doomed to provide certain amount
OF money out of the sale of his pro-
duce no matter how low the price
to pay his taxes. The manufacturer
the professional man, and the clerk
must do the same from their income.
The wage Garner, often at higher
rate when compared with his earn
nes, makes his contribution, per
haps not directly, but indirectly, in
the advanced cost of everything he
buys The expenses of the Govern
ncnt reach everybody Taxes take
from everyone part of his earnings
and force everyone to work for Ger
tain part of his time for the govern
ment
When we come to realize that the
yearly expenses of all the govern
ments in this country have reached
the stunendous sum of about $780,
100000. we get some idea of what
tn means. OF this amount about
$&,500,0O0,000 is needed by the ma
tional government, and the remain
der By local governments. Such
sum is difficult to comprehend. 1t
represents all the pay of 100000
wage earners receiving SIS a day,
working 800 days in the year. If the
government should add ON 100000
GEO of expense, it would represent
four days more work of these wage
earners. These are some of the rea
sons why | want to cut down public
n.nnnen