Evening star., 1932-11-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, November 3.
Prom his home last here night over
a countrywide radio broadcast, Cal
win Coolidge spoke as follows
my fellow citizens: The campaign
for the election Of all the members of
the House and one-third of the men,
bers Of the Senate, exclusive Of vacan-
cies, of the National Congress. and of
the President of the United States, is
drawing to a close. For months now
you have listened to the appeals Of the
various candidates and their supporters
you have read campaign literature and
newspaper articles setting for the claims
and expounding the platforms of the
political parties asking for your votes
Such a Nationwide campaign requires
the expenditures of a great deal of ef-
fort and money which the Importance
of the event fully justifieS. 1t is a
course of education which we all need
to take to qualify ourselves to cast an
intelligent ballot. We not only need
such a public review OF the record Of
our officeholders and their conduct Of
our Government once in four years. but
1t is highly desirable that we give care
full consideration to the proposals that
are made by all candidates for the
preservation Of our liberties, the promo
ton of our general welfare and the con-
scientious discharge Of our individual
duties as citizens of this great Republic.
Our institutions are founded upon the
deepest faith in the common sense and
integrity of the great body of our citi
zens. We have been given the high
privilege of Self-government not only
that We might protect ourselves but
that we might support and protect our
country and do justice to our fellow
citizens Persons with ballots in their
hands are indowed with arbitrary and
unlimited power. Unless that power IS
exercised wisely and intelligently it will
result not only in their own destruction
but in the destruction of their fellow
countrymen, and in a country so vast
and important as the United States the
evil effects would be worldwide.
Two Duties TO Perform.
Since the franchise confers upon us
all the responsibility Of public truS
teeship for the promotion Of the gen.
eral welfare of all the people, 1t Is
evident that we have before us two
duties to perform. Our first important
duty is to determine by investigation
and elf-education what the public well
fare requires. That process has been
going ON for many weeks. 1t needs
careful thought and study. The busi-
ness Of the United States Government
is very intricate and involved. 1t can
not be brought within the comprehen-
sion of single address or begin to be
understood without long contemplation.
Very few could claim to understand 1t
in its entirety and many OF US have
time only to consider its broader out
lines. We have to intruSt ourselves
somewhat to expert leaders. 1t is the
same common sense process that we en-
ploy in our everyday lives. II We want
something done which we have neither
the time nor the skill to do ourselves
we pick out the, best-informed persons
that We can find in that particular line
and employ them to do it for us. 1t
is because Of this method which char
acterizes an advanced civilization that
We have professional men and women
who by their studies and experience
have qualified themselves to solve GER
tain problems for us. whether they in
volve our health. our business. or Sour
legal rights. We may know little about
medicine. or banking, or law, but,
fortunately. all of us have highly &C
curate judgment concerning the abil-
ity and character Of our fellow citizens.
We know whom we can trust to serve
us faithfully in meeting any diflculty
in which we are involved. That Is why
representative government can be a
success
Our Material Welfare.
Now the administration OF high pub
lie Office is just as much a profession,
needing just as much training, skill and
experience as any of the learned pro-
fessions of law. medicine or theology.
The public cannot be deceived for long
in their estimate of candidates. They
can tell very quickly who are candid
sincere and conscientious in the dis