The Glenwood post., 1920-08-28
uAde Tets BetlT'ae stsr'es
Current Events For the Children
and 0rown-ups, TOO
JACK HEARS MORE ABOUT
GOVERNOR COOLIDGE

eff you don't tell us now I know
you IL never tell us' It was Jack
talking after coa1ing his uncle for ten
minutes to tell them some more about
Calvin Coolidge, vice presidential can
didate on the Republican ticket.
ct suppose If I were dying" said
Uncle Ted, "the last thing you'd
want would be story. Well, all
right, come on over here, and You too,
Ruth, and I'll start where left of
two weeks ago and tell you few
more things about Governor Coolidge
"Has he any childrens" asked
Ruth.
eyes, Ruth, he has two boys and
they play the violin and mandolin
quite well. I told you about the Bos-
ton police strike and how he handled
| that situation so well and how PTesi-
dent Wilson sent him telegram of
| congratulation when he was reelected
governor. Although he occupies the
highest office in the great state Of
Massachusetts, he lives very simply
in twostory frame house in the
town of Northampton and his tele-
phone is on 'party line' with the
minister of one of the local churches.
While in Boston at his official work
he lives in a single room in hotel
a.l I, 49,
of about one hundred miles homo to
his family.
''The first public office held by Gov.
Coolidge was that of clerk of Hamp-
shire county, having been appointed
to complete the term of man who
had died. When the term of office
expired he would not run for it but
returned to his law practice. Not long
afterward he was elected member of
the city council of Northampton. While
| serving on the city council he was
elected city solicitor and a little later
lie represented the city of Northamp-
| ton in the general court In 1908 the
people wanted him to run for mayor.
He made the race and was elected, and
in 1909 was reelected to the same
office.
'As he continued to be elected to
these various offices he became more
and more popular and in 1910 he was
elected to the state senate. He served
two terms there and for some time
was president of the senate. Of course
while he was in the senate of the state
he had an opportunity to know people
from all parts of the state and afto,
he left the senate he held the office
of lieutenant governor for three years.
He left this office to become governor
and proved himself one of the most
able of all the war governors He
is not an orator but his speeches are
of the plain and easily understood
type. He is always earnest and con
vincing in what he has to say and his
fund of dry humor has made him
greatly in demand as speaker
throughout the New England States !"
elias he written much3" asked
Jack, whose one ambition is to become
writer.
eyes, indeed, Jack In fact, he is
better known as writer than as a
speaker. His writings are full of
pointed epigrams. Here are few:
There is no right to strike against
the public safety by anybody, any
where, any time DUTY is not collec.
tive. it is PERSONAL 'Unless good cit
liens hold office, bad citizens will
Those who attempt to lead the wage
earners, must first show that they
themselves are patriotic. I'VE need
more Of he office desk and less of the
showwindow in politics. Let men in
office substitute the midnight oil for
the lime-light.'
"And here, kiddies is very good
one 70 remember do the days work
If it be TO protect the rights of the
weak whoever objects, do it. IF il he
70 help the powerful corporation bet
ter to serve the people, whatever the
opposition, do that. EXPECT to be
called stand-patter, but don't he