Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03

phone in Plymouth.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S:-(By The
Associated Press) Calvin Coolidge is
perhaps better equipped by exper-
fence to take up his administrative
duties in the White House than was
any of his predecessors who have
been called to that high office by
the death of a president.
Having won for himself in large
the vice. presidential nomi-
nation by his executive forcefulness
as governor of Massachusetts, particu-
larly by his attitude in the police
strike, he has kept throughout the
Harding administration closely ad-
vised as to the problems of the
federal government and has assisted
In shaping administration policy by
his constant attendance at Cabinet
meetings.
Although vice-presidents usually
have no other duties to perform than
that of presiding over the senate,
casting the deciding vote when that
body finds itself in a tie, Mr.. Cool
Auajdge has absented himself from its
ssions every Tuesday and Friday
participate in the cabinet dellb-
rations. Thus he became familiar
mot only with all angles of the major
a public questions but also with the
4 reasons actuating the President in
his decisions.
Not only has he given his best
ability to the work, but he has done
as much as any other member OF the
- administration to place its accom-
2 plishments before the people. lie
has travelled a great deal making
addresses, and is said to have made
more public addresses than the Pres
dent or any member of his cabinet.
His intimate touch with administra-
ton affairs sometimes has brought
upon him considerable pressure ana
some embarrassment from senators
and others who sought to obtain
through him information oncern-
ing development at the White House
or to have placed before the Presl-
dent particular views on pending is
sues. He usually has remained retl-
cent under these trying conditions,
however, refusing to discuss caoinot
meetings or to act as a ~go-between
for those interested in having their
views presented to the President.
President Coolidge was born on
independence Day, 1872, in Fly
mouth, a remote country village in
the hills of Vermont, the son of John
g. and Victoria ]. (Moor) Coolidge.
descended from John, and Mary
Coolidge, who had settled in Water
town, Mass, about 1880, his ancestry
run through a long line OF armers
who lived in Massachusetts, until
the Presidents great great grand
father moved from Lancaster into
Here the Coolidge family
through generations titled the soil
raised live stock, produced maple
syrup and sugar, and were among
the persons of influence in their COM
munity.
To him in boyhood came the usual
experiences of a country boy Nv
ing on a lonely farm, the son Of
ne village storekeeper. Here was
born in him the industry, trgallty
and self-reliance which became not
able in later years. His mother died
when he was 10.
The future president studied at
Black River academy in Ludlow, and
%Johnsbury, from there he went to
later went to the academy at st.
Amherst College, where his career
was marked with presidency and
frugality. He paid SO a week for
his board because he could not hnd
a cheaper lodging house. He was
a keen student and a great reader
of books, especially those on history
and government. Only in a modest
way did he enter into college acti-
yitfes. He took no active part In
sports.
In his senior year, in open COM
petition with students in all Ameri-
can colleges, ne won the first prize
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the Revolutionary war. In 1895 he
was graduated and not having
enough money to go to law school
he obtained employment in the office
of Judge Hammond, one of the lead
Ing lawyers of the state. There he
devoted his attention a~ssiduously 70
the study of law with the result
that in twenty months he was ad-
nitted to the bar. He has continued
/, since then to practice law in North
ampton.
on October 4, 1905, he married
Miss Grace A. Goodhue, of Burling-
ton, VT, making a home for his
bride in a two-family apartment
house which they still occupy in
Northampton.
He has two sons, John and Calvin
Jr.
In 1899 Mr.. Coolidge was a mem.
Der of the Northampton city coun.
Gil, and in 1900 and 1901 was city
solicitor. In 1904 he was appointed
county clerk but declined the non
fnation to succeed himself. In 1870
and 1908 he served Northampton al
It's representative to the Genera
Court and in 1910 and 1911 wa
mayor of the city.
He was elected state senator il
1912 and served in that capacity dur
ing the three following years, beinl
president of the state senate in 1871.
and 1915. A 42-word acceptance
speech he made when reelected
president OF the senat became I