The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-06-12
Burton KeynOtes
At co. p. Meeting

BURTON Oh OHlOt lIc lOAAPSA0AJ
man Of its national convention to rally
about the leadership Of Calvin Cool
idge.
@The people all the people
have confidence in Calvin Coolidge,
Representative Burton declared IN
sounding the keynote of the conven-
tion. ''In the great army Of rulers,
kings and prime ministers intrusted
with power, there is none who can
surpass him in honesty of purpose, IN
courage, or in high devotion to the
welfare of his country"
Mr.. Burton asserted that "by far
the greater share of our citizenship
looks to President Coolidge rather
than to Congress for leadership" and
he urged the party to take its stand
with Mr. Coolidge on all of the con-
troversial issues which have arisen be-
tween the executive and some mem
bers of the republican majority IN
Congress.
He recommended that the party de-
clare for American adherence TO the
world court with merely the Harding
Hughes reservations. He regretted
tnat Congress refused to accede to
MIR. Coolidge's wishes in enacting the
Japanese Exclusion Provision of the
Immigration Bill. He declared the
rev tax !a~ a5ounded IN defects and
should rot ns taken as the last word
IN TAX rev;sio-. lie dismissed enact
ment of the bonus bill over the presi-
dents veto with the assertion that
Conditions created by it must be met
and its provisions must be willingly
accepted"
Republicans Not in Control.
Much Of the blame visited upon
republicans in the session of Congress
| just ended, he told the convention,
however, lis not deserved because on
many major questions their party has
not commanded majority in either
| branch"
| Enumerating the achievements of the
republican party in it's stewardship of
national affairs in the past four years,
he paid high tribute to the memory
Of President Harding, told of the ac-
complishments under his leadership,
and pronounced this benediction:
REST, wearied spirit, rest in peace,
secure in the lasting remembrance
which belongs to the immortals."
Varied and numerous were the ac-
complishments cited by Mr.. Burton,
ranging from the achievements of the
arms conference and American unof-
fetal participation in the Work of the
PREPARATIONS experts committee through
| the field of domestic activities result
ing from legislation and executive
undertakings. He pronounced it a
record on which the party proudly
could take it's stand, Confident that
when the ballots are cast in Novem-
Der in numbers like the falling leaves
of autumn this nation will elect Cal
vim with a republican Congress and
again our efforts with victory, thereby
assuring a yet more splendid future
of progress and peace"
Turning to the future, the conven-
tion chairman declared economy in
| public expenditures and reduction of
| taxes to be of the utmost Importance
and that san active campaign of edu-
cation must be conducted similar to
that in the free-silver contest of 1885,"
Such campaign, he added, should en-
deavor to dispel the persistent fal-
lacies" that the final burden of public
levies rests upon those who first make
payments to the tax collector and that
excessive surfaces are desirable and
result in greater revenue.
No Tinkering with Federal Reserve
Pointing the way in domestic affairs
still further, he inveighed against any
tinkering with the federal reserve sys-
| tem advocated an intelligent policy
of conservation with ''no hundred-yeaI
franchises nor any grantiof resources
needed by the nation for its future
protection; declared for sane regula-
ton rather than government control
Of public utilities, and expressed the
hope that there be left to the indivi-
dual the greatest possible equality OF
opportunity and to the states the
broadcast field Of activity in their
proper sphere.
Declaring sour foreign relations are
assuming an Importance never known
before" Mr.. Burton declared members
of the republican party were 'by nc
means lacking in interest in what is
happening in the rest Of the world
nor are we unwilling to cooperate in
the most friendly way with less for
| tunate nations.
''We have refused 20 join the League
of Nations, and this is in full accord
with the wishes Of the vast majority
of the American people, as believe,
he added. $50 long as the League re-
mains political body, inevitably dom
mated by the larger nations Of Eu-
rope, poisoned with the tradition of
| agnlong animosities. membership is
not for u.s.
For Harding World Court.
No fear should be felt, however, that
entrance in the world court with the
IIarding-Hughes reservations would
involve the United States in the
League, he said He did not refer to
the amendments proposed by the re
publican majority of the Senate for
eigp relations committee but asserted
that the Harding Hughes proposals
were sufficient safeguards and reser-
-vations to protect our own interests
and they do not affect the great pur-
poses of the court"
Illustrative of the willingness of
i the United States to aid and associate
with other nations, the chairman de-
clared that America stood ready tie
take the lead in another arms limita-
/ tion conference whenever the occa-
sion appeared Suitable and that in the
European Preparations tangle when
ever the various nations can agree