Evening star., 1924-08-15
REPUBLICANS WILL CAPITALIZE
AMERICAN VOTERS COMMON SENSE

have given some temporary relief, I
propose. therefore, to appoint a COM
mittee to Investigate and report meas
ures to the Congress in December that
may help secure this result. which we
all desire. l want profitable agricul-
ture established permanently. 1 want
to see the dollar of the farmer always
purchase as much as any other dollar"
Will Not Await Election.
This promise of the President will be
carried out without waiting for the
election. The committee will be ap-
pointed at an early date.
Labor, Mr.. Coolidge declared, has al
ways prospered under Republican rule.
He pointed to the policy of protection
and to the more recent policy of re-
strictive immigration, and said that un-
der these policies mo deflation of
wages has occurred" He accepted the
protective tariff issue, raised by the
Democrats. asserting that the protec-
tive tariff has aided both labor and in
duStry in America.
"Collective bargaining and volun-
tary arbitration have been encou-
ragged. Republican rule has raised
the wage Garner to a higher standard
than he ever occupied before any
where in the world" said Mr.. Cool
idge. challenging the action of the
executive council in denouncing the
Republican platform and ticket and
giving it's adherence to the La Fol
wheeler ticket
Economy Imperative.
Economy in government with ac-
companying reduction of taxes, MIR.
Coolidge declared, was Imperative
Taxes, he said. take from every one
part of his earnings-directly or
indirectly-and force every one to
work for a certain part of his time
for the government. The yearly ex-
penses of all the governments in the
United States, federal and state,
reach the stupendous sum of $500
100000. the President said, graphi-
cally describing this burden of the
people. OF this amount about $3,5O0,-
100000 is needed by the federal gov
ernment
Il want the American people to be
able to work less for the govern
ment and more for themselves" said
Mr. Coolidge. IL want them to have
the rewards of their own industry.
That is the chief meaning of free
dom"
After pointing to the reductions al
ready made by the Republicans in
the Federal taxes since the party
came INTO power, MI. Coolidge de-
clared for further reduction and for
tax reform. He took a punch at the
Democrats and ProgresSives who in
sist apon high surtaxes and excess
profits taxes, showing that when, in
1921, the revenue law was passed
abolishing excess profits taxes and
lowering the Surtaxes, there was a
revival in business and an increase
in the number of large incomes. so
500 100000 more in taxes from those
having incomes of 100000 and over
than under the higher rates of the
previous year. He clearly indicated
his continued support of the so-called
Mellon tax-reduction plan
Campaign Economy.
The President, in his insistence upon
economy, is going to carry it into the
Republican national campaign, he
said. He has insisted, he said that a
budget be adopted, and that the cam
paign committee live within it's
means. There must be no deficit at
the close of the campaign. This is a
decided novelty in campaigning. And
If carried out, it will prevent the hid
ing of big contributions to party war
chests through the deficit route. The
law provides for the publications of
contributions, but in the past, deficits
have been made up without such
publicity.
Senator La Toilette has declared
that the principal issue of the cam