Evening star., 1925-10-16

speech lhe McheeSport News states
That 1t is the literal truth and it
cannot be controverted," and that
perhaps no other passage in the
speech he delivered will strike the
popular fancy as squarely as that
IN which he referred to the real spirit
OF Americanism.'
An outstanding feature of an an.
pea that should sink deeply into the
public heart and consciousness" is
seen by the Syracuse Herald in the
Presldents eloquent condemnation of
the American fomenters of religious
ana racial hatred \ plain talk "for
peace, fair play and tolerance" it is
described by the Oakland Tribune as
an address typical of a President
who resoluteIy holds his course TO the
solld and homely virtues" Yet a point
OF the speech which is emphasized by
the Seattle Daily Times is that in
which the President recognized the
d1fhculty in attaining the ideal he en-
vlsased, but contended that none the
less 1t was toward that goal that the
country should strive
y x x
His studied avoidance of anv state
ment which might be construed as a
dlrect slap at any individual or class
says the Dayton Daily News, s.and his
calm analysis Of the growing evil and
its dangers will go far toward stimu
latlns that sober. dispassionate thought
which will help TO bring the nation to
It's senses A further belief that
America would be better If all Amer
leans would obey the Presidents in
junction is voiced by the Cleveland
News
A verdict that the speech compares
1aVorably, not so much in eloquence
put IN sanity and soundness and
breadth, with some of the best utter
ances of American Presidents, is of
fered by the St. Louis Post DISPATCH.
While the Flint Daily Journal is of
the opinion that he sounded a note OF
optimism that is encouraging" and
the Boston Transcript halls the utter.
ance as the most noteworthy Of all
President Coolidge's messages to the
American people, The warning is also
regarded by the Rochester Times
Union as revealing "a trenchant qual.
ity that is almost epigrammatic"
The Presidents address was a
splendid utterance well worth becom-
ing a code of ethics In every human
life,' declares the Portland Oregon
journal. and as a. bold and timely
deliverance, it is viewed by the Tren-
ton Times as throwing. a new light
IT,. =
the appeal to mobilize the conscience
of mankind" is accepted by the New
ark Evening News as Il thought Ito
which every sound American can say
amen. The eloquence of the ad-
! dress, adds the Kalamazoo Gazette,
lay in its simplicity its thoroughness,
Its lawyer-like logic and anticipation
of possible counterargument."
N x x X
AS to idealism, the Fort Worth Star
Telegram says the President Caught
a part Of the vision that Wilson saw
so clearly, and followed with such heat
Of spirit and rhetoric" The Star.
Telegram continues: But Mr.. Cool
idge'S idealism Is strangely commin-
gled with large doubt as to the pos
sibility of putting it into effect with
out serious damage to political chances.
Mr.. Wilson had no s,fch doubts TO
stay the practice of his idealism. Right
was right to him, justice was justice,
humanity was humanity, and here
were issues broader than the narrow
considerations Of the puny success of
political party. However, which OF
the two men manages his idealisnl
along the worthier course Is difficult
to say. Wilson's course broke him.
1t achieved great results, it Is true,
but it made a martyr in doing it,
Coolidge's idealism canters at an un-
inspiring gait, but may not such a
mount carry its rider with fewer jolts
and without broken bones?"
The Omaha World Herald also finds
that "the President voiced the senti-
ments and used many of the phrases
that Democrats have been accustomed
to hear from such leaders as Wood
row Wilson and John w. Davis" and
the Omaha paper notes almost uni
versal chorus Of praise from the press
of the country" On the other hand.
the Lynchburg News utters the warn
ing rhat while the world is progress
ing toward the millennium, and while
America is leading 1t on the road.
there are other and more immediate
tasks ahead, one of which Is to bring
the world together in union against
war;