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S I I WASHINGTON March Con 8 i that the American people look to the executive Judicial and legislative branches of the government govern govern- gover- gover I ment mont to abide by the fundamental purposes for which each was created cre cre- i was expressed by President Coolidge In an address tonight at I the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Correspondents association Speaking to the men wl who daily daly report events at the White if Ho House se the president said I suppOse that the American people are conscious that we wo have a constitution of ot the United States and I know that they are attached to the defense and maintenance of that great Institution EXPLAINS GOVERNMENT They know Jow that we have a government gov gov- nt that tha ls Is made in up of ot three ca nt branches The executive ve h e-h whose duty it is to enforce and main maintain the laws the Judiciary that inter interprets interprets inter tall the law and administers justice Jus Sus- tice between man and man and th the congress or the legislative branch which is Js supposed under the constitution to be engaged In legislation I think the American people apI approve approve ap- ap I prove heartily hearty of or that kind of constitutional constitutional con con- government and that they want it maintained in Its is fundamentals DAUGHERTY IS GUEST Attorney General Daugherty also was a guest at the dinner and in inan inan inan an address made reference to the move to compel his retirement from the cabinet It I Is not much to give up an office Mr Daugherty said It I isn't much when live the you lve span of life man ought to live lve to give up your life Ife but to give up your honor Is another question queston the at attorney attorney at at- torney general declared When I camo came hero as attorney general having leaving more to do than any other enforcing officer In the cabinet abinet with wih the enforcement of the law T r answered all al the questions of all al the correspondents all al tile the time as you ou remember Practically P all al In Inquiries Inquiries In- In quince made of the attorney general general general gen gen- eral pertained to crime ACCUSED OF CRIME Now recently I 1 have refused to have anything to for the say reason reason rea rca son that I have leave discovered with great geat accuracy that I 1 leave have been charged with wih all al the crimes ever committed and I am inclined not notto notto notto to b be quite quie so 80 communicative President Coolidge discussed In Informally informally In- In formally several everal pending national questions Including government economy and reduction of taxes and devoted a considerable portion portion porton por por- tion ton of his remarks to reminiscences reminiscences pertaining to the field feld of ot Journalism He recalled that as a aboy aboy aboy boy thero there two were weekly papers i that came to his town and two dally daily daly papers one published in a Vermont city cily and another In Bos Bos- BosI I ton I STRONG FOR NEWSPAPERS One of these dally daily daly papers as I recall recal and I dont don't want to do any violence to present newspapers in inthe inthe the he thriving thrivIng city of Boston he 1111 said was tho the then very powerful and Influential Boston Journal Journal It I was partly party from that and partly party from Inheritance that I Secured se secured secured se- se cured cured my party affiliations for the tile Boston Journal was the strongest Republican newspaper I think that there was In those days in New I I ITI England TI Tie e president resident reminded newspaper newspaper newspaper per men that they and he had mutual mutu l responsibilities and said I that he felt fel he was under very great reat obligations to the newspapers newspapers for the success that I have leave had I through them In Informing the American people of what I have leavo tried to adopt and put Into effect as policies BELIEVES IN ECONOMY I think everyone knows that I believe in economy In government he continued Not that I can see seea a real virtue merely in cutting down expense but a real virtue in constructive economy that undertakes undertakes undertakes under under- takes to measure the resources of our country comparing them with wih I the demands that are aro made for forthe forthe I the expenditure of mone money and as wisely as possible making a tab fail fai adjustment between these two conflicting conflicting con con- forces I had occasion to suggest to you the other day that there are many organizations Just at the present time tim that are arc very vigorous vigor vigor- vigor vigor-I ous very active In undertaking to secure appropriations from the federal fed fed- fed I eral oral treasur treasury Some of them are undoubtedly entitled to be considered considered consid consid- ered Cred as having leaving a great great deal of f merit meri and they w will have to be adjusted in accordance with wih the tile principles of ot a a constructive econ econ- omy KEEP DOWN EXPENSES Others of them are not so Im Important Important important Im- Im and they have havet to DO ot dealt eaI with In the same way remembering remember remember- I ing that It is necessary to make malte the expenditures of government nt as I moderate as we wo possibly can In order that we may leave leile to the people the use of or their own re resources resources resources re- re sources and the advantage of ot their own effort of production Wo We should always keep In mind that there Is no warrant In taking from the tho people anything more than what public necessity re re- quires It I Is for that reason that tha that at the present time we are undertaking undertaking undertaking under under- taking to make a reduction In tax tax- aton I think the effect on the country countr has been very ver marked The reaction has ha been greater greter than that In fa favor or of ot any other proposal proposal proposal pro pro- that ever eyer came under my observation and I have every reason rea rca son Ron to believe beleve that the result will willbe willbe wU be successful and that we ve shall have here a tax b bill that w will fairly meet the tho requirements of the situ situ- siu- siu aton I |
