The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-09-24
WE ARE NOT A RACE OF FOOLS

Calvin Coolidge will be the next President of the United States
if h. people o. the United States exercise to the full their right
of citizenship and express by ballot their sentiment and their
judgment. 1t is only by a small vote in the nation on election day
due to Indifference of American citizens that there can be any
other result. This prediction is made from a study of reports
received from all sections of the country; reports not from poll
tcans but from individuals in every walk of life and from news
papers, the editors Of which have made a careful survey Of con-
ditOns. This composite opinion represents the views of men and
women in all walks of life, farmers, mechanics, ~bricklayers, dairy
men, stOck-grOwers, railroad men, lawyers, storekeepers, school
teachers, plasterers, carpenters, plumbers, bankers, garagemen,
editors, clerks, BARRIERS, automobile dealers, ministers, members
of Womens' organizations, and many others too numerous to
mention.
One of the strong reasons for the success of the president at
the coming election is the attitude of the women of the nation,
they believe in Coolidge, they know that he is honest and will
help them safeguard the home, they don't want to see a change
that would, without doubt, reduce wages and deprive their chill
dren of a chance to advance in the world. They are for Coolidge
because he is familiar with their problems. He stands for the
honest and clean things of life.
Labor realizes that its chance for high wages is far better under
Coolidge than any other candidate. The railroad men who favored
McAdoo are coming over every day to Coolidge, for they realize
that from him they will get a square deal.
The farmers have not been fooled by the LaFoTette platform.
they remember, as do the producers of dairy products, that the
third party candidate, LaFolette, could have secured for them
greater protection if he had made the effort and had been a con-
slant attendant of the sessions of the committee, his vote might
have blocked the free traders. The darymen do not agree with
LaFOlette in his reduce the tariff policy on many things that
are produced in this country, neither are the stockmen going to
enlist under the banner of the man from Wisconsin. The fairy
tales that sound like some of the bedtime stories one hears on the
radio, that have been sent to the farmer have not been accepted
as the truth by the men who till the soil, they have seen through
the 1lmSy arguments and misleading statements that have been
sent out by free traders and low tariff supporters who do NOT
dare come out with a statement saying that free trade or a low
tariff would help the farmer, these spelIbinders when asked if a
low tariff would cause our prices to compare with the prices of
the poor peasant in Europe generally change the conversation.
"A nationwide movement is on foot to get out the vote this
year all classes OF people are interested in having the verdict
made square and clean cut and thousands who have never before
voted Tor a republican President will, this fall, register their votes
IN favor OF the principles of liberty and justice as against the
teachings OF the soviet. AS one paper III Wyoming says, "a good
bit is to be gained by studying the LaFouette platform In =
VIII De discovered many surreptitiOus stabs at the very vitals Of
tmS country. IN some way, not open to public view. LaFollette
Is III CLOS Uouch with alien forces engaged in boring from within
o control OF this country. And who knows the purposes for
this desire for control? It cannot be honest or it would bp onon
anu %ooVG BOARD DISHONEST purposes are those that are con-
cealed and surrounded by mystery"
Uenerei Da"es SAID IN a recent speech, referring to LaFolette's
PlaCiorm' Does ne think that we are a race of fools?
high wages, good times generally and a reduction of taxes and
the Strlctest economy in government expenditures r matter.
tna' 'me voters are gong to carefully consider when they 20 to
'e poLS IN November. No. we are not a race of fools.