Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
BETWEEN CONVENTIONS

Lest We be accused of aiding party which desire o see overwhelmingly the polls November let us say the very beginning of this editorial that IS not Democrat ic propaganda.
 Only fools ignore the truth great many the Republican party today, who now that the Cleveland convention thing of the past and the ticket and the platform chosen and completed wiling to ad init that for the election in November of President Coolidge and General Dawes has only just begun ihee same Republicans willing admit that Republicans who want party real must work as they have never worked before Republican ship setting out on and only unity, hard work and four months uneeasng labor bring the campaign to happy and successful Republican ending
 From steady tried observers a Cleveland rather than from aay 6eereahussc delegate the floor there haEe come some after thoughts Of he usual convention hysera that are pleasant contemplate Sane Republicans went Cleveland nominate Mr Coolidge already bearing Iae ea den of worry caused by poor the graft and the probability third party not 10 mention the fact that e party had the least encouraged or helped y He a few months of contest and strife between the ffeae anu 9 grsss.
 situation. the truth be told, great deal True Il nominated MT Coolidge and thereby the party one sge ana eH did opportunity a power IL also nominated Gen era Dawes General fiery and somewhat picturesque figure who has served his country peace with high competence th that has been given him. But the 9en happens be big banker and an open shop man. and neither are popular with certain deordant elements Of the Re publican party today especially with the extremely dseonea ed Northwest, which so terribly reared py our own MT e Lean of the convention did nothing for ths element convention by conservatives
 Also while looking the gloomy side, may well doubt the of the Coolidge aids in strangng the old guard that Mr Coodge adherents not to mention large of the general public took otous satisiaet seenR Senator Lodge swept off of his perch of pride Bu Ter or not fl was good judgment do at Cleveland natter As a recent correspondent wrote us: Lodge Jim and the rest of that won't forget how they were m cavity at Cleveland. They dethtoned and kick The old guard with all it's faults do lot in an elect U very possible that under the circumstances they wo much for Coolidge
 Added to the unpleasant evidences at Clevela the slemp episode and the fact that Mir. cooidges chg MT Butler proved himself decidedly unpopular with al body and the campaign from the executive point ot Iii Mir. Buffers hands
 But on the happier side of the ticket still stands 4ool idge now thoroughly dshonored Congress befort con venton tried destroy his prestige leader bu con yention did little to help His nomination zone conclusion general demand of the entire rank and M the party. -
 Not little of the strength of the Republican tick Il be determined by results of the Democratic convento New York next week Should there arise from the cloud tanty already nshroud Madison Square Garden dark large potential strength then the Coolidge ticket may uncertainties that it does not realize today Mir nominated Mir Coolidge will know the size and stat ure of his opponent Smith nominated he will not know as quickly judge the strength of his opposition. H for instance of high inspiration, should of the dark excellent candidate Former Ambassador John w Davis then the President will be faced with opponent his type and capabilities If there are host of dseontented and unhappy Repub eans Mr Davis would be candidate who might appeal to many of them.
 However in spite unpleasant facts that face the y rowngs and the pessmsms of June The four months of campaigning and fighting are before us Much be said and much to be done MT Coolidge mas many calm abilities If he continues through the summer 1T public through the difficult contests of tht winter then he will win in November Moreover there time in heal host of breaches. It be that the sensitive feelings of the od guard be appeased to the point helpfuness that Mir Butler become human companonabe he learns of the necessity of potca amiab and finally that the dgrunted elements of the par y may be shown necessity of harmony and unity
 Republican administration return to effective
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