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Show A YEAR TO TH1XK IT OVER When President Coolidge said: "J do not choose to run for President in 1928," it caused Our Country to consider con-sider what would happen if our present pres-ent soui.id industrial structure and returning farm stability was tampered tamper-ed with, under a changed national policy. It makes no difference with what political party we are affiliated, we, still .must earn our bread 'and butter through regular and steady employ-: nient. It may be good sport for politicians or political parties to hec-' kle each other with criticism. Butj when a public official of whatever; party who has guided his country, through a troubled period in the world's history with increasing prosperity pro-sperity and reduced taxes, decide? voluntarily to return the reins ot government over to a successor, he shifts the responsibility for continuation continua-tion of sound government onto the shoulder? of every citizen they must express their opinion. Some perseas thovf;ht it profitable to criticize President Coolidge for showing a favorable attitude toward business development. Others saw humor in commenting on his New. Eagland thrift. The political wind-hag wind-hag felt he was strengthening his own position by poking fun at the President's retiring manner, laconic statements and disinclination to talk except when required to do so. But that is ail passed. It is now-up now-up to' the critics and the admirers of President Coolidge, in both parties, to see if they can match his record for sound administration of the preat est corporation in the world, namelv the United States Government. The stockholders of this corporation, the citizens of the United States, today Know more about business, more about investments and more abcit conditions which are necessary to assure steady employment to labor than they ever did before. Most of the ca'Tipa'iTn thunder a'ld political hocus-pocus which was supposed to i ppperij 'to the voters in the past, will no longer Till the bill.. The voters of this country are like the baby that has grown out of the celluloid rattle and rubber doll stain-they stain-they want more solid meat. Making faces and acrlng the fool before them on the theory that it will please and amuse them as it sometimes does the small infant, will no longer appeal. The ten short words uttered by President Coolidge give this nation a year to 'realize and consider what would happen as the result of any radical break away from a constructive, construc-tive, yet conservative national policy. Hanker, factory executive, laboring ni'iii. public utility president, railroad rail-road manager, clerk and housewife have an eii:..l opportunity to tli In :c over the situation and their own positions In the picture. Republican or Democratic leaders face the responsibility of choosing a lualified executive head for this no -tion. If the iiiblic officials chosi n by either party are incompetent, the nation will be the one to suffer. |