The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-26
For President.
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Jack Hears More About Governor
Coolidge.


IF you don't tell us now | know
you'll never tell us" 1t was Jack talk
ing after coaxing his Uncle for ten
minutes to tell them some more about
Calvin Coolidge. Vice-Presidential can
didate on the Republican ticket.
81 suppose if | 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 off two weeks
ago and tell you a few more things
about Governor Coolidge"
Has he any children?' asked Ruth.
"Yes, Ruth, he has two boys and
they play the violin and mandolin
quite we'll. told you about the Bos-
ton police strike and how he handled
that situation so well and how Presi-
dent Wilson sent him telegram Of
congratulation when he was reelected
Governor. Although he occupies the
highest office in the great state of Mas
sachusetts he lives very simply in
two-story frame house in the town Of
Northampton and his telephone is on
a party line with the minister of one
of the local churches. While in Bos-
ton at his official work he lives in a
single room in hotel and each week
end he makes the trip of about one
hundred miles home to his family.
"The first public Office held by Gov
ernor Coolidge was that of clerk OF
Hampshire county, having been APP
pointed to complete the term of a man
who had died When the term of office
expired he would not run for 1t but re-
turned 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
he 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 Of
flee. i
"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 after 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 convincing
in what he has to say and his fund of
dry humor has made him greatly in
demand as a speaker throughout the
New England states"
Has he written much?" 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 a few
There is no right to strike against the
public safety by anybody, anywhere,
any time Duty is not collective, 1t
is personal. Unless good citizens hold
office, bad citizens will Those who
attempt to lead the wage-earners, must
first show that they themselves are
patriotic We need more of the Office
desk and less of the shown window In
politics. Let men in Office substitute
the midnight oil for the lime-light.'
"And here, Riddles, Is very good
one to remember, DO the days work
II II be TO protect the rights Of the
weak, whoever objects, do IT, II II be
to help powerful corporation better
TO serve the people, whatever the OBJ
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