The Colorado statesman., 1924-06-21

"It Is not too much to affirm that
the people of the United States have
intense longlngs which they do not en-
tirely understand and which by the
very terms of the problem they cannot
focus and express. l believe this man
does comprehend these intense yearn-
lngs of the people and that quietly and
perslstently he is putting them forth
in sharp, incisive utterances.
Rated as "ConserUdtiUe"
"In America we have the curious
practice of classifying men. We at
tempt to put labels on them and I'M
agine that thereby we have settled
something. We have unusual facility
In this method because we rarely pause
to agree on any definition of the terms.
'As a matter of fact 1t is not the
meaning of the term that gives us con-
cern. 1t is the implication II carries,
Its flavor or Its color. We say man
Is n conservative, liberal or a radical
and for us the term carries praise or
approbrium, depending entirely upon
our own point of view. Now, this mans
Americanism comes to lofty express
sion in what some have praised and
others have criticized as his 'conserva-
tism.' Let us examine the actual facts.
HE uses the past for the future. He
is no mere worshiper of the past as
the past. It has meaning chiefly as
guide for the future. He recognizes
clearly the evils of dead, CONCEALED.
conservatisms. His emphasis Is on the
days to come. He is concerned chiefly
about our tendencies. Therefore, he
says, we review the past, not in order
that we may return TO 1t, but that we
may find in what direction, straight
and clear 1t points In the future. His
is n sane forward-looking conservatism.
"He does not concede that the pres
ent clamor for change proves that our
national principles are false or that
our governmental organization is weak.
Changes must come. Every sane per-
son recognizes that. The real question
concerns the causes of our discomfort
and the sources of our evil. Immedi-
ately to destroy existing institutions,
because human frailties continue to
exist and human nature is not speed
lily reformed, Is scarcely to be called
wise leadership. To destroy Is easy,
but to achieve freedom is hard.
"In fact, he holds that there are gen
uine grounds for optimism. 1t is easy
to complain and to overlook the great
blessings of life. After all is said and
done, America, more than any other
country In the world today, offers real
privileges and opportunities.
He knows that progress will require
hard unrelenting toll. To him better
future means continuous struggle and
presents a constant challenge. He Is
no day dreamer, for he knows the
stern realities of a work-a-day world.
We cannot legislate mankind into a
state of perfection.
Here is DIR. Burton's closing para
graph, which was the signal for
mighty outburst of cheering that lasted
for many minutes:
"As self-respecting individuals, we
can trust this man. AS lovers of Am
erica we can follow one who is su-
premely American. AS citizens with
interests as broad as humanity we can
accept his guidance into new and
larger world leadership because he is
at heart human being. To the ma
tional convention of the greatest party
in American history, 1 have the dis
tinction to present 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"
The first ballot for vice president
showed Lowden in the lead, with Bur
ton, Dawes, Hoover and Kenyon fol-
lowing closely. On the second ballot
the convention turned to Lowden and
he was unanimously nominated. In
former governor of Illinois absolutely
refused to accept the nomination.
After n three-hour recess another
ballot was taken and before 1t was
finished Dawes was so far In the lead
over Hoover that the nomination was
made unanimous amid the widest en-
thusiasm.
So, with the swift nomination of
Coolidge on the first ballot and the
of his running mate, after o
few remaining formalities the national
Republican convention of 1924 passed
into history.
The Convention City
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the way in which the city of Cleve-
land did its part in making the con- |
vention pleasant and successful. First
and most important. 1t provided Public
hall, the finest place in which a ma
tional convention has ever haen priy
ileged to meet excepting that in which |
the Democrats gathered in San Fran