Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22
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Magazine IN. W
The PEERLESS LEADER

The country wants to be led in:o
the promised land Of normally. The
unexpected has placed the burden OF
leadership on Calvin Coolidge. He
has pointed out the direct. the only
road leading thereto and has set his
feet In II. Are we to follow him?
Because the Congress. chosen by
less than thirty per cent. Of the
voters, has refused to follow his d.
Tection at the outset does not dis
credit his leadership. although his
opponents are making strenuous ef-
fort to make 1t 80 appear
Instead OF being discredited he Is
accredited. The way in which he
stands is defined so clearly none may
mistake It. His courage has been
,.pnt to the ordeal ond has not
flinchcd He Is the outstanding fig
s,ure in this country today OF the man
who sees clearly and will be true 10
his vision. His firmness has made
the issue Of the hour striking in its
emphasI:.
-, The issue Is prudence or prodigal-
ity; prosperity or ultimate priva-
ton; orderly processes of government
or factional futility; progress with
= work or waste with profigacy.
There Is another way than that in
= which President Coolidge stands; it
leads to the rendezvous Of the treas
ury Iooteis, to the cabaret of the
bloc bandits, to the lair OF the log
. rollers. Strains OF the jazz band
roach the ear OF the wayfarers,
curiosity tempts the spirit Of venture
and invites the unthinking ever seek
ing the pot of gold at the end of the
u rainbow since the day It was
set in the sky as promise but not
+, as a snare for credulous man.
A leader is defined to be "one who
occupies "a chief or prominent place;
especially one fitted by force of ideas,
character. or genius, or by strength
OF will or administrative ability"
Calvin Coolidge has the require
ments. The returns from all over
the country leave no room to doubt
that he has the confidence of the peo-
pie. Are the bandits at the forks
reckoning to the orgy of wartime in
fation. to be our leaders? We are the
ones to make the choice: we cannot
avoid 1t. We win approve the one
or tho others.
"N" There Is no other leader in sight
that has been guaranteed by the test.
The man who seems now to be lead
Ing in securing delegates in the
Democratic party was put to the test
and failed In the requirements of this
hour, fearlessness and clear vision.
He was impressed by the power Of
organized railroad labor rather than
by the needs Of the public and he
yielded. He is now seeking the re-
ward Of his yielding and Is receiv-
d. ing II in the support of those who
favor government ownership and
e. iabor's political control Of railroad
transportation and all the waste and
extravaganza involved.
e''o Because he has seen the right and
has had the courage to stand for II
in the face of threatened unpopular
ity, has never for a moment wavered
though his political fortunes were at
stake; because he has clearly seen
tifNS II we would get back to sound
haRis we must stand fast against
the flood Of extravaganza. Calvin
Coolidge stands revealed as the
- peerless leader In this great emer-
gency.
Fall in behind him! This country
cannot prosper hale riotous and half
reasonable. Co.,