Evening star., 1932-11-08
Text of Coolidge Speech
Former President Lduds Hoover Record and Makes
Plea for Continuation of Republican
Administration.

charge Of public ONCE and in the ap-
peal which they make to the voters for
support.
But all the effort and expense in
volved in campaign Of education and
all the thought and study OF the voter
would be of little avail unless 1t Is put
into practical operation by casting .
ballot on election day. That is the
second great duty of citizens. They
can be sure that every person with .
selfish interest and every person filled
with prejudice. or misconceived re-
sentiment will not fail to vote. but II
government is to be success 1t
will be solely because the people OF
judgment and discretion. who put the
welfare Of their country first, who want
to see it well conducted, register their
mature second thought at the polls.
In no other way is it possible to secure
the benefit Of the sound common sense
of the Nation. Without the support of
the people of that type there would be
no such thing as public integrity.
In this campaign We have heard q
great deal of discussion about our ma
terial welfare. That Is natural and
proper because the prosperity Of the
people is always important, but there
are other things which are even more
important. Those who signed the Dec
laration of Independence pledged their
fortunes their lives and their sacred
honor to the defense Of certain prin-
ciples OF human relationship. Those
who saved our Federal Union from de-
struction did SO because they believed
that freedom and justice were Of more
value than money. Those who offered
all our man power and wealth on the
altar OF our country for the preserva-
ton and advancement Of world liberty
were seeking for something higher than
material gains. No great question has
ever been decided by the people of this
Nation on the sole basis Of dollars and
cents When the American people make
major decision like the election of q
President they do not offer themselves
to the highest bidder, but seek to de-
termine conScientiouSly what justice
and true patriotism require them to do.
In all our history we have never de-
serted our President because we were
not making money. We have always
stood by him in q crisis with little re-
gard for party preferences.
Common Sense Principles.
1t seems to be time for US to apply
those simple common sense principles
OF everyday life SO easily understood
WHICH, dllcT I'LL are dQeQudle 10 SHOW
us our duties, protect our liberties. and
provide us with sound government.
Most of US believe thoroughly in our
long established and unusually success
ful American institutions. We want
them preserved and we want to do
what is best for our country. We must
choose some one to lead us and stand
at the head Of our National Govern
ment. Tie world has been going
through the greatest economic crisis in
all history. We may be somewhat con-
fused by the discussion of the tariff
reconstruction, farm relief, care of the
unemployed. deflation, and gold stand
ard. and many other issues that have
come into the campaign. Who is the
man We can most safely trust to solve
those problems for US? Our situation is
too serious for us to consider employing
a personal favorite or any one because
he smiles at us and entertains us. We
must have some one who can work for
us. some one who knows how. We
know We cannot have perfection in this
world but We want the best We can get.
Promises and good intentions are not
enough. We cannot afford rash ex-
periments.
When the times have called for a
man some one has stood forth. Such
is the case now
For nearly 20 years our President,
Herbert Hoover. has been serving our
country and the world Measured by
accomplishments he holds commanding
rank. If five Americans were to be Sc
lected today to devise remedies for the