Show SPEECH OF acceptance or CALVIN COOLIDGE after having been officially notified ot of his nomination for vice president on the alic ticket calvin coolidge made the following address to I 1 the party who came to notify him and tho the large crowd witnessing the ceremony governor morrow and members 0 of 1 tile tho notification committee to your now formal notification I 1 respond with f ormal formal acceptance presence tells me of a leader and a cause A leader in warren Tarren G harding the united choice of a united party a statesman of oc ability seasoned by experience a fitting representative senta tive of the common aspirations of his fellow cithens cit lens wise enough to seek counsel great enough to recognize merit and in all things a stalwart american the cause of our common country as declared in the platform of the republican party tile the defense of our institutions from every assault tile the restoration of constitutional government the maintenance of law and order tile the relief of economic distress the encouragement of industry and agriculture the enactment of humanitarian laws the defence of 0 the rights of our citizens everywhere the rehabilitation of this nation in tile the estimation of all peoples under in an agreement meeting our every duty cluty to preserve tile the peace of the world always with unyielding americanism under such a leader such a cause I 1 serve no one in public life can be oblivious to the organized efforts to undermine the faith of our people in their government foment discord aggravate industrial strife stifle production and ultimately stir up revolution these efforts are a great public menace not through danger of success but through the great amount of harm they can do it if ignored the first duty of the govern men is is to repress them punishing wilful violations of law turning the full light of publicity on all abuses of tho the right to assembly and of free speech and it Is the first duty of the public and press to expose falso false doctrines and answer seditious arguments american institutions can call stand discussion and criticism only if those who know bear for them the testimony of the truth such repression and such testimony should be continued on page seven A C C eat 9 1 C E SPEECH w un 0 or ur F G r u COO continued page three forthcoming that tile the uninformed may como come to a full realization that these seditious efforts are not for their welfare but for their complete economic and political destruction to a free people the most reactionary z experience short of rev revolution is war var in order to organize and conduct military operations a reversion reve ision to an all autocratic method of govern is absolutely necessary in our own case it was no less autocratic because voluntarily established by the people it was a wise and successful success stul lul process for the purpose of winning whining tile the victory of freedom to which all else was a secondary daiy consideration but voluntary autocracy was established temporarily that freedom might be established per permanently permanent manen ly men submitted their persons and their property to the complete dictation of the government that they might conquer an impending peril this this has always been fraught with the gravest dangers it is along thi path that rides the man on hoise back ciack avarice for power finds many reasons for continuing arbitrary action after the cause for which it was granted has been removed the government of the united states was not k established for the continued prosecution or the perpetual preparation of all its resources for nar ar it has been and intends to be a nation devoted to the arts of peace fundamentally considered its abiding purpose has been the recognition of the rights and tho the develop development lunt of the individual this great purpose has been accomplished through self government to the individual has been left power and responsibility the foundation for the rule of the people in time of emergency these are surrendered to the government in return tor for providing the necessaries of life and national safety but these are and must IQ be temporary tempo iary expedients if we are to keep our form of government and maintain the supreme purpose of americans the greatest need of the lie nation lion at the present time is to be rescued from all the ic ie actions of the war the chief task that lies before us is to repossess the people of their government and their property we want to return to a thoroughly peace basis because that is tho the fundamental american basis unless the government and property of the nation are in the hands of the people and there to stay as their permanent abiding place self government ends and the hope of america goes down in ruins this need is transcendent the government of the nation is in the hands bands of the people when it Is administered in accordance with the spirit of the constitution which they have adopted and ratified and which measures the powers they have granted to their public officers in all its branches where the functions and duties of the three ordinate coordinate co branches executive legislative judicial are separate and distinct and neither one directly or indirectly exercises any of 0 the functions of either of the others such a practice tica and such a government under the constitution of the united states it is the of our party to reestablish establish re and maintain all authority must be el exercised by those to whom it is constitutionally entrusted without dictation r and with responsibility only to those who have bestowed it the people the property ot of the nation is in tho the hands of the people when it is under their ownership and control it is true that the control of a part of oe tile the property taken for war purposes has been returned but there hangs over private enterprise still the menace or of seizure blighting in ili its effect paralyzing in its boult to the public detriment but it matters not whether rk property be taken by seizure or through the process of taxation tor for extra extravagant aut and unnecessary expenditures tures there should be an end to both operations the reason is plain ultimately ti tho the control of ct tile the resources Is control of tho the people of 0 the abo people either the people must own tile the government or the government will own the people to sustain a government of the people there must be maintained a property of 0 the people there can bo be no political independence without economic independence another source of the gravest public concern has been the reactionary tendency to substitute private will for tile the public will instead of inquiring what the law was and then tendering lend cring it full obedience there has been a disposition on oil tile the part of some individuals and of groups to inquire whether they liked the law and it if not to disregard it seek to override it suspend it and prevent its execution sometimes by tho the method of direct action for the purpose ot of securing their on oi n selfish ends the observance of the law is the greatest solvent of public ills men speak of natural rights but I 1 challenge any one to show where in nature any rights ever existed or were recognized until there was established lor their declaration and protection a duly promulgated mul gated body of corresponding laws the march of civilization has been ever under the protecting aegis of the law it is the strong defence of the weak the ever present refuge of innocence a mighty fortress of the righteous ono one with the law is a majority while the law is observed the progress of civilization N will ill continue when such observance ceases chaos and the ancient night of despotism will come again liberty goes unsupported or relies in its entirety on oil the maintenance of order and the execution of the law there is yet another manifest disposition which has preyed on oil the weakness of the race from its infancy denounced alike by the letter and the spirit of tile the constitution and repugnant to all that is american the attempt to create class distinctions in its full development this means the caste system wherein such civilization as exists is rigidly set and that elasticity so necessary tor for progress and that recognition of equality which has been the aim and glory of our institutions are destroyed and denied society to advance must be not a dead form but a living organism plastic inviting progress there are no classes here there are different occupations and different stations certainly there can be no class of employer and employed all true americans are working tor for each other exchanging the results of the efforts of 0 hand and brain wrought through the unconsumed efforts of yesterday which we call capital all paying and being paid by each other serving and being served to do otherwise Is to stand disgraced and alien to our institutions this means that government must look at the part in tho the light of the whole that legislation must be directed not for private interest but for public welfare and that thereby alone will each of 0 our citizens find their greatest accomplishment lish ment and success if the great conflict has disturbed our political conditions it has caused an upheaval in fit our economic relations the mounting prices of all sorts 0 of commodities has put a well vell nigh unbearable burden on avery homo home much of this is beyond relief from law but the forces of the government can and must afford a considerable sid erable remedy the most obvious place to begin retrenchment trench ment is by eliminating the extravagance trava gance of tho the government itself in this the congress has made a commendable beginning but although the congress makes the appropriations the departments mako make the expenditures which are not under legisla legislative tivo but executive control the extravagant standards bred of recent years must be eliminated this should show immediately in fit reduced taxation that great breeder of public and private extravagance tho the excess profits tax should be revised and recourse J had bad to customs taxes on imports one of the most moat of all 11 means of raising revenue for it is voluntary in effect and taxes consumption rather than production it should be laid according to the needs of a creditor nation for the protection of the public with a purpose to render us both economically and defensively I 1 fen en independent A revision of taxation must be accompanied compa nied tiled with a reduction of that private extravagance which the returns from luxury taxes reveal as surpassing all coin comprehension waiving g the moral effect the economic effect of such extravagance is to withdraw needed capital and labor from essential industries greatly increasing the public distress and juniest there has been profiteering it should be punished because it is wrong but it is idle to look to such action for relief this class profit by scarcity but bill they 10 do lo not cause it As every one knows now the JIM dim culty is caused by a scarcity of material an all abundance of money and fit sufficient production product production ioL the government must reduce tile the amount of money as fast as it can without curtailing necessary credits production must be increased all easy to say but difficult of accomplishment one of the chief hindrances to production is lack of adequate railroad facilities transportation must be reestablished A few glaring instances in the past of improper management joined with an improper public attitude thereby created wrought great harm harin to our railroads government operation deft left them disintegrated disorganized and demoralized on their service depends agriculture and industry the entire public welfare the they mst be provided with credit and capital and given the power to serve this can only bo be done by removing them from speculation restoring their prosperity by increased revenues where necessary thereby reestablishing them in the confidence of the investing public their employees must be compensated in ili accordance cor dance with the great importance of the service they render the whole railroad operation must be restored to public confidence by public support there must be a dif different terent public attitude toward industry a larger comprehension of tile the interdependence of capital management andi and labor and better facilities for the prompt and reasonable adjustment of industrial disputes it is well to remember too that high prices produce their own remedy under the law of supply and der demand nand already in ill the great leather and woolen industries there is a recession in fit the basic clements which must soon be reflected in retail prices when buying stops prices come down this condition has borne with especial severity on the agricultural interests of the nation to cope with will it the farmers need an enlarged power of organization whereby the original producer may profit to a larger degree by the high prices paid for his bis produce by the ultimate consumer and at the same time decrease the cost ot of food the economic strength of a country rests ou on the farm industrial dub du trial activity is dependent upon it it replenishes the entire life of the nation agriculture is entitled to bo be suitably rewarded and on its argement and success will depend the production ot of a food supply large enough to meet the public needs at reasonable cost but all these difficulties depend for final solution on the character and moral forces of oc the nation unless these forces abound and manifest themselves in work done there is no real remedy there has been a great deal of mis conception concept ionas las to what was won by the victory in prance france that victory will not be found to be a substitute for further human effort and endeavor it did not create magic resources out of which wages could bo be paid that were not earned or profits be made without corresponding service it did not overcome any natural law it did conquer an artificial thralldom sought to bo be imposed on mankind and establish tor for all the earth a now freedom and a larger liberty but that does not cannot mean loss less responsibility it means more responsibility and tile the people of this nation understand and accept this increased responsibility spon and meet beet it with will increased effort there will be no relief from the present economic burdens in all things a return to a peace basis does not mean the basis of 1914 that day is gone it means a peace basis of 0 tho present higher nobler because of the sacrifices made and tile the duties assumed it is not a retreat it is a new summons to advance diminishing resources warn arn us of the necessity of conservation the public domain is the property of the public it Is h held eld in ill trust tor for present and future generations the material resources of our country are great very great but they are not inexhaustible they are becoming more and more valuable and more and more necessary to the public welfare it is not wise either to withhold water power reservoir sites and mineral deposits from development or to deny a reasonable profit to such operations but these natural resources arc not to de be turned over to speculation to the detriment of the public such a policy would soon remove these resources from public control and the result would be that soon the people would be paying tribute to private greed conservation does not desire to retard development it permits it and encourages cou rages it it is a desire honestly to administer the public domain tile the time has passed when public franchises and public grants can be used for private speculation whenever in fit the future this nation undertakes to assess its strength and resources the largest item will be the roll of those who served her in every patriotic capacity in the world |