New Britain herald., 1922-01-21
THE OBSER VER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

and we are apt to allow more press ing matters to crowd from our minds
 the occasion for paying tribute to the great masters of other ages.
 Daniel Webster was born on Janu- ary 18th, l7S2. at Il time when the guns were about to fire their last vol
 Ieys in the war of the Revolution, but
 when their echoes had not ceased to
 reyerberate around the globe, He
 first saw the light in the town of Salisbury, New Hampshire. where his
 parents titled their few small acres and wruHg q living from the unyield-
 ing soil of New England. This was
 before the day when western praries beckoned and the New England farm CT dropped his hoe to join the horde of pioneers who were to make of the
 middle west a vast empire of agri- culture.
 During his childhood, Webster was not strong physically and his parents allowed him to devote more time to books than would otherwise have been the case. Despite the moderate means of the family, he was deter mined to secure an education, and in this he was successful, working dur ing spare hours in order to attend classes at Dartmouth college. He al- so taught school, later on in life, and spent the greater part of his salary on the education of a younger brother.
 Webster stands out as distinguished by the honors paid to hin by two states. In his early manhood. he was to Iy q St vi rf In, h n state of New Hampshire. In later years, he was returned to congress by district in Massachusetts, and dur ing a long incumbency in the senate, he was usually in the forefront in de- hate. --...
 Daniel Webster's fame rests firmly on foundation of eloquence, yet it would have been impossible for fame to be so enduring unless it had a background of something besides abil- ity to present arguments forcibly. That background was furnished by Webster's love of country, a fervid patriotism rooted deep in his heart.
 The writer would recommend that Americans who have arrived in their adopted country in the recent past, read the speeches of Daniel Webster. They furnish splendid pictures of what the United States was in the days of the struggling colonies. Fur thermore they stir up fires of patriot ism so that anyone who is warmed by their glow instantly becomes a better American. At Bunker Hill, or debat- ing on the floor of the senate, Daniel Webster poured out his soul so that America might not forget it's obliga 1 tions nor abstain from performing its duties. night with Webster is like the privilege of being in the presence of great Americans who fought for and others who helped to plan this great unior of common wealths on basis of equality and justice. No one can read Webster without being thankful that he lives under the Stars and Stripes and with out determining that he will be more worthy of their friendship and pro- lection.
 Congratulations to Donald Gaffney on his success in passing the Connec- ticut bar examinations and his admis- sion to practice. For several years past, the Herald staff has watched | MT. Gaffney's progress with more than usual interest because, in a sense, he has been a member of the Herald family. His first association with this newspaper was i'll the form of reporter of happenings at High I school. Later he became member of the regular staff, working during the summer and making many warm friends among the scrhes who con- tribute the genius of their brains to the production of the daily prints.
 As a student at Yale, and later at Harvard Law school Mr. Caffney ranked high in his classes and in the good will of those with whom he came in contact It was not doubted ! from the beginning that he swould ! bring credit to his home city, and this he has done.
 It may be assumed from the num- Der of candidates for the bar who failed to survive the examinations this year, that the tests called for the very best that was in man and that they were not passed easily. It is pleasant to know that one of New