New Britain herald., 1923-09-22
THE OBSER YER
Makes Random Observations
On the City and lis People

average setsF admits that President
ceolldse has a wealth Of What Il
known Is .heFss sense be realizes
thai two and lHe when added always
make four, never anything else,
Beginning to-day. the Herald" will
| print each saturday for ten weeks an
article wFiltea b the president and
registered under his copyright The
Observer calls attention 70 this fact
because what il needed in. this eeun-
Try more than ever Is a share OF
common sense which viii Giye US all
the proper vision OF our responsible
tiles under representative form OF
government We cannot leave every
thing 10 that mysterious "ether fel-
lew''i We must share the burden n the
country IL % prosper ana the masses
are not 10 become q dumb class with
no voice in the affairs OF state. BY
proceeding about our daily tasks and
doing them well, We will become
better citizens and contribute 20 the
prosperity and welfare OF the great
est democracy In the history OF the
world.
In line with the part every man
should play In government. President
Coolidge says: Government does rest
upon the opinions OF men. Its re-
suits rest on their actions. This
makes every man politician whether
he will or no." Another gem from
his pen: 1T may be OF little import
anee 20 determine at any time Just
where We are. but II 10 OF utmost Inn |
pe=tanee TO determine whittier we are
goinr."
Writing on another theme. the
President said: "All growth depends
upon activity Life Is manifest only
by action. There 10 no development
physically or intellectually without
effort, and effort means work." This
may be taken as hint not 10 be i'm
patient with the man who Is always
things up" OF course the
process should be conducted
along intellectual lines. but the man
who does the stirring. even II he 10
wrong. may be of greater use In keep
Ing society rigorous and alert than the
citizen who is content with conditions
as they are as long as has three
meals day and a place to sleep.
President Coolidge also shows a
sound understanding Of the position of
! man who Is elected to office, saying:
Public men must expect criticism
ind be prepared to endure false
charges from their opponents" He
llso pays his respect to the candidate
or office who promises great things
or his constituents, by declaring that
the people who start to elect man /.
o get what he can for the district
will probably. find they have elected
! man who will get what he can for
limself'.
-. t
United States Senator James w.
yadsworth, Jr., of New York, who is
cheduled to address the Third Ward
epublican club and guests at Lake r
today, Is not an admirer Il
( the Eighteenth amendment and its c
title brother, the Volstead act. 5
peaking at the American Legion +
tate convention in New York recent t
=, he declared that ut is only bad s
wv that brings contempt and whole h
ale violation in its wake C
Senator Wadsworth favors modif-
alton of the Volstead act ito prevent c
he return of the saloon, eliminate n
lie intoxicating and dangerous alco- n
olic liquors and, at the same time, b
ermit the consumption. of those a
duors which experience and the II
easoning powers of the people con- G.
lnce them are harmless"
As this is Constitution Week, Sena- n
IF Wadsworth's beliefs are apropos. Y
e says that the Eighteenth amend 81
ent is destroying our respect for y
lrselves and for our laws and, worst y
!, all, 1t is undermining the Consti- :
ltion of the United States. y -
rohibition should have been left in
lie statute law and has no place in :.
e Constitution. y
1t Is not known whether any men, "
'rs of the Civic Safety League are ",
tending the outing at Lake Com =.
'unce. 1t is surprising that the We
ague did mot protest against the in
tation to speak extended Senator
ellsworth.
yo
He was policeman. If you didn'tads