The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-12
Coolidge Is Nominated
In Great Eulogy
By Burton
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cause at heart ne Is human being
"Tof the national convention OF
the greatest party in American his.
tory, have the distinction to pre-.
sent as candidate to succeed himself
as President of the United States of
America-the virile man, the
staunch American, the real human
being, Calvin Coolidge"
DIR. Burton's speech, in part,
follows:
Text of Address.
"Mr. Chairman, ladies and gen.
tlemen. fellow Republicans and Eel.
Iow-citizens Of America, the greatest
country the world has ever known:
This hour il fraught with
solemn obligations. Not a single
member Of this convention can
escape that fact. A great party.
with a noble heritage, with wise
leaders. and with responsibility for
the Government today, has con.
vened to Nominate q candidate for
the Presidency of the United
States of America. No higher
office exists among men. For a
time, and by consent of the people,
it places marvellous forces at the
disposal of one man.
America today occupies a .uniQue
position Of leadership In the world.
Her financial strength is unequal.
led: her agricultural and manu-.
featuring activities are enormous:
her educational, religious and phil
anthropic institutions and agencies
are maintaining with vigor the cul-
tural, scientific and spiritual values
of the nation. In nominating this
man to succeed himself you are
virtually choosing the next preSi.
dent. Such a task cannot be under.
taken lightly.
1T speak as one who for years has
known the President. The people
have an unsuitable desire to, learn
about the life and ways of this man.
The better you know him the more
you will trust him. The more care
fully you study his written words
the more certain you will become
Of the clarity Of his mind, the depth
Of his thought, and the soundness
Of his judgment. There Is no real
craftsmanship without these quail.
ties. My function is to present the
man. My primary task does not
concern policies or platforms as
such. l am asked to tell you why
I believe the President should sue
coed himself and formally to place
his name in nomination.
"One: The man: His preparation
for the high office he now holds mas
been adequate and ideal.
ITO desc: ibe him in spoken or
written word is quite impossible.
Personality defies the rigid BARI lers
Of speech. To know any man YOU
must see him. To know this man
you must spend time with him. AS
he himself said of Lincoln, The
great men Of all times BATTLE all
analysis and all descriptions
lone thing we can say. He illus
trates the paradox of greatness. A
pa4 adox is something which is 'ap.
parently absurd yet true Any one
will tell you he is 'one of us aud
he is. I shall make no effort to
exalt him for he does not need it.
1t would be grossly Inartistic and
inconsistent. He is not a superman
and would be the last to think so.
There is not a trace of show or os-
tentation about him for he docs
nothing merely for appearance. lie
may be an example, but he would
never set one. He personifies the
plain. simple virtues of our citizens
at their best.
IF 1t be said that he Is rarely
common 1t must also be known that
he is nobly uncommon. A great
man is always simple and direct.
About this man there is something
elemental. He can see into the
heart of things
He has moral fibre. To me. it
Is his most distinguishing charac.
teristic. There is a moral grandeur
about him which does credit to
American life. You simply cannot
think of him as soft or nabby.
There is a rigor and vigor in hts
life which suggests sternness and
discipline. He helps one to under
stand that righteousness has an ac-
tual place in the world. With him
there is no compromise. There is
no substitute for virture.' When he
knows what Is right he follows 1t
with resistless logic and persistent
endeaVor
Epitorhe Of Self Control.
He seems the epitome of sheer
self control. His achievements in
this respect are worthy of the high.
est emulation by the present gener.
alton of Americans. His father tells
| an incident which throws a flood Of
light upon his early training. 1t
was the boys duty each day to pro.
vide an ample supply of firewood
for the kitchen stove.
On one occasion, in the middle
Of the night, his father found the
| son at this task because he had
failed to provide the wood for the
coming morning. Stern duty was
on his conscience. He Is severe
| with every form Of selfishness and
| evil. They exist to be conquered.
Such a man, regardless Of the
consequences to himself, will do the
right. He can be trusted.
"Frugality is part Of his being.
He inherited 1t from the background
out Of which he came. His method
Of living, Always comfortable and
in good taste. is singing rebuke
| to current luxury and extravaganza
He is like the soldier equipped for
forced march. He actually be.
lieves that civilization rests on
| conservation To him waste Is a
vicious betrayal Of our country,
while thrift is the constructive
force which assures stronger
future. He seems to personify this
philosophy. His mind has a chance
to work because his tongue gives it
an opportunity.
He is marked by fecunditv Of
ideas and frugality of idioms' nv
prodigality of thought and economv
Of expression. He believes there is
urgent necessity the world over for
actual retrenchment in the Use Of
public funds. His insistence unon