The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-05

Mr. Harding as his chief and leader
in the fullest and finest sense of those
terms. His sincerity was constantly
evidenced in the active, t~ireless work
he performed in support of the adj
miMistration.
Mr.. Coolidge was the first vice
! president who occupied a seat in the
cabinet. President Harding's decls-
ion to make Vice President Coolidge
one of the official family, in fact as
we'll as theory, was evidence of the
high regard the president entertained
for Mr.. Coolidge's judgment. In view
of the tragic occurrences, this act Of
President Harding seemed providen-
tial. President Coolidge now assumes
the responsibilities of the chief ex-
ecutive with an intimate knowledge
Of the problems of the nation and pol
/ icies of the administration.
President Coolidge's ability in this
: emergency to inspire confidence and
give is due not only to
his temperament and attainments, but
1 also to his long and successful eXper-
e fence in public positions of great re
' sponsibility and authority
He is admirably equipped for the
great task confronting him. He comes
4 from sturdy American stock who
loved their home, their country and
their God. His ancestry, like HIM
self, were of the soil; plain people
of democratic instincts and ideals.
He possesses the fine qualities of
g thrift, industry, rugged integrity, a
keen sense of justice and fairness, 9
tremendous capacity for work, the
ability to make decisions after due
counsel and deliberation, and the firm.
h ness necessary to make them effect
IS i've.
To his natural characteristics ant
RS his intellectual attainments there ha:
I'd been added a training OF years in thu
n capacity of a public legislator and ex
ne ecutive. He served Massachusetts a
t.. a member OF the state senate and a
president of that body, as lieutenan
lg governor and two terms as governor.
Massachusetts, is one of our great
est commemorative in industry, agTi
n culture, finance, business and ship
he ping. Its problems are varied and i
gn themselves form a crOss-section @
n the problems Of the United State.
1t has been progressive. It's labO
laws, tax laws, budget system of har
ding state finances, its administr;
ale ton of charitable and penal institl
lions, have all been taken as mode
ne by other states and have a~ttracte
In the students of economic and soci
t. UrobIems from all over the world
OF It is no small honor to be govcrn'
of Massachusetts, no small task
fill the position. It's list of COVER
OF ors embraces some of the best know
the names in American history. Calv
MS Coolidge, after serving the people
ms his state in the state legislature. al
the aca.n as lieutenant governor, W
twice elected by them, upon his re
ord, to fill the highest office with
ay, their gift. Their faith was fully ju
'lal titled. He added another name to t
the long list OF great state executives.
"IISSiueHJ COOiluSe character d
way training is a guarantee of the ST
20 bility of our government under
guidance. His faith in America, l
reverence for her institutions, his
Nj. votion to her welfare, his concern f
her honor and integrity, and /
iete sympathetic understanding of
people all unite to make it fortuna
aVy that he is the one, in this hour
OF stress, to take the leadership of
HIS countrymen.