Evening star., 1924-09-11
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ment vote, for he does not consider
the issue sufficiently acute to excite
the populace on this side of the At
Iantic.
President Coolidge feels that the
lines of battle have been drawn and
that no new factors will be thrust
into the campaign-at least so far
as he is concerned.
Mr. Coolidge holds what may truly
be called a common sense" view
point toward his own political for
tunes. When asked, for instance.
whether he intended to make many
speeches in the campaign, he laugh
ingly remarked that he never heard
of a candidate being defeated for
talking too little, but that he heard of
a number who had been defeated by
talking too much. Occasional ad-
dresses will be made, but they Will be.
largely in amplification and explana-
ton of the main principles that
already have been laid down by the
President.
Our discussion covered wide
range of subjects from agriculture to
the Klan question as political issue.
The President has been getting let
ters Of all kinds and advtces from
all quarters with respect to the I'M
portance of the Klan as an issue In
the national campaign. Mr.. Coolidge
feels that he cannot forget for an
instant that he is President of the
United States and that he must pur-
sue for the campaign an attitude
which does not involve him in the
mire of politics itself.
MaintaiM Traditions OF Once.
From a publicity viewpoint, Mr..
Coolidge appreciates full well that
his opponents are obliged to make
wide speaking tours and campaign
actively but that the man who Is
President of the United States is ac-
tully performing the duties of the Of
flee and the public impression Of him
is obtained from the day to day de-
velopments in the White House. 1t
is irkSome every now and then to be
tied down to official tasks and not be
able to answer back political fashion.
Mr.. Coolidge. however, has deter
mined to maintain an attitude in
conformity with presidential tradi-
tions and make only occasional ao-
dresses.
The President has a fixed idea that
most of the discussion of the Ku
klux klan is academic and that it
does net touch the Chief Executive
or the powers of the Federal Govern
ment. Most of the crimes laid to the
Ku Klux Klan by it's accusers are
covered, he believes, by the police
powers of the several States. AS
for the theory that a President should
not apply any religious test in max
ing appointments to office, Mr.. Cool
idge is of the opinion that his own
record, both as Governor OF Mass
achusetts and as President, will be
sufficient answer on that/score. Not
only has he appointed Jews and Cath
olics to Office but also negroes and he
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his part to be conscious Of any dis
for public office.
He does not even care to dignity
the subject by a public dissertation
because he believes it to be one
of the natural functions of the presi
Dental Office to consider appoint
ments for Office on the merits of
the individual and without being
provoked by or related to racial or
religious questions.
Through With Khan Talk.
Not long ago the Presidents secre-
tary gave out a letter in which he
stated that Mr.. Coolidge is not a
member of the klan nor in sympathy
with its objects. So far as the
White House is concerned, that will
have to suffice for the remainder of
ehc CaiHpdA6H. Iur. SoolloSe Will QlS-
cuss from time to time the princi-
Piles of religious freedom and the
constitutional guarantees as he finds
them appropriate for discussion in
connection with the general cam
paign, but he has already said vir-
tually all that he is going to say
on the issue.
Incidentally. he would not be sur
prised if. after the campaign was over,
people were admitting that they had
exaggerated the Importance of both the
klan and the issue itself.
In respect to agriculture, the Presi-