The Coolidge examiner., 1937-01-07

every c'.ild has the most imp eg
.nab!e defenses. No defense is so
strong as the will of a free people
trained to meet intelligently the re-
quirements of our civilization.
Big Problems
The big problems of the coming
years will be to provide a system
Of industry, with jobs for all those
willing workers still unemployed
and to provide the proper admin
istratiOn of government in such
form and manner as will be efficient
and at the same time will bear least
heavily upon those who support it.
These tasks unquestionably, call
for the best things Of which we are
capable. 1t s not the peculiar re-
sonsibility of any single group or
agency. 1t is not a problem which
can be solved in prejudice or anger,
but calls FOR the creative under
standing whicn will summon all the
wisdom, all the confidence and all
the good will which we can bring
to our command. It shall be my
purpose in my administration to
seek to carry out all these high
principles aid as nearly as possible
to solve the problems as they pre-
sent themselves and secure for our
people the best government of which
we are capable. We believe that our
people are as intelligent, as ener-
getic and as competent as any other
people in the world We firmly be-
lieve in our form of government
and we confidently expect that we
shall be able to so put our house
in order that the burden Of taxation
for the support OF government shall
be borne by those wlo are able to
bear it and that the expense shall
not be burdensome or oppressive.
At the same time we shall seek to
bring about effective administration
wherever it is necessary.
Auto Death Toll
l desire to call to your attention
!o9e problem demanding our imme
diate consideration; that of scIoIIg
tho difficulties Of preventing the
unnecessary loss of life and prop
erty on our highways, and seeing to
it that the laws of the state are
effectively enforced. This is so urg-
ent that l cannot help but refer to
| it specifically as the sample of those
things which require our immediate
and undivided attention.
While by your vote you have in
Quoted me into office today, yet as
start to serve you, you have given
me but few positions to distribute
among those seeking patronage. hi
! fact you have given me less than
| 200 places to fill, and most of the m
are appointments to handle vour
hospital and penitentiary. I there
| fore ask those of you seeking posi-
tions to suspend your judgment in
the matter of patronage until by
law you have placed at my disposal
the places you seek.
Vouches For Appointees
| am vouching tC you for the ap-
pointments | am making. You will
! find those persons appointed to be
the ones who have served me faith
fully and they were entitled TO the
consideration l have given them.
They will r3main, provided their
service runs true to the good gov
ernment I pledge to give you. In
that connection, hear in mind my
statement to you during the cam
paign which was, that for every
person | should appoint to a posi-
! tion I would mG ke two appoint
ments, one the person appointed and
the other R. G. Stanford. If we find
that any such person appointed does
OF faithfully and honestly serve you
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