The Glenwood post., 1923-08-23
..yfE TED HOLDS
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ing" said Ruth, "and SO sad about
President Harding. Won't you tell US
something about him, Uncle Ted?"
eyes, children, 1 WILL" answered
Uncle Ted, "Mrs. Harding has been
very brave and the memory of her |
wonderful husband has helped her. Be
cause l have told you from time to
time about the many things President
Harding has done 1 will tell you brief
ly what kind of a man he really was.
He was a great lover of children, and
very fond of all kinds of animals,
especially dogs. He believed in friend
ships. Just on this last trip while he
was in Alaska he said: I'VE may won
der what is the greatest end of life.
Men make their plans and try to
adhere to them. That is motive
which is inherent in us, but the longer
] live and the more | see of communi-
ties and human beings, the more firm
ly is my belief established that the
sweetest thing in the world is the
friendship of a few dependable friends
This is the happiness that makes a
life of contentment.' Mr.. Harding
had a gift of making friends; people
might disagree with him as to his poll
cies, but they couldn't help liking
him. His character is best shown by
the words of Lowell:
AS one candle hteth another
Nor grows less, so
Nobleness enkindleth nobleness.'
president Harding was born in a
two-room farmhouse and his father
was a poor country doctor. Therefore
he had to work and it was this work
that prepared him for his career and
ultimately for the presidency. He
was truly typical American. We
have lost great and good president.
1t is to be regretted he could not
complete the service for which he had
been chosen. But while it is fitting
we should mourn we must also look to
the future and give President Coolidge
our cooperation and support
"President Coolidge is farmer, too,
isn't he?' asked Jack.
yes, Jack he was on his farm
helping with the work there when it
became necessary for him to take the
oath as president. Another farmer
boy is now the chief executive of the
nation. He was formerly governor of
Massachusetts, and distinguished him.
self in the mastery way he handled
the Boston police strike. He is very
patient hut firm and has demonstrated
his power for leadership. Mrs. Cool
idge is fine woman, very gracious
and will be charming "First Lady,
They have two.sturdy sons, well bal
anced in their outlook on life. The
fact that their father is now president
hasn't changed them one bit. One
boy is in Massachusetts, working on q
tobacco farm and the other is in the
Citizens training camp at Camp
Devens Both are preparing them
selves for greater things, as did their
father, by hard work. -
am bet if my father was president
wouldn't work in a tobacco field, .
said Jack.
"You re a little young to be making
such rash statements' said Uncle Ted
"It isn't so much the money yor
you would get from sticking to the
job as IT would be the fact that yor
carried through what you started, ant
when you are old enough to go ont ant
get employment 7 hope You will lool
at it in that light. Work is n necessity
and not to be scorned.
"One newspaper, in speaking o.
President Harding lying dead in sa1
Francisco and Of President Coolidg'
on his farm in Vermont, said:
"'And the 5000 miles that
rolled between them was one conn
try. And the 1OO,OOO,oOO souls
from whose humble midst they
sprang were one people And the
traditions which made such as
they possible were democracy.
And the land which gave them the
opportunity was America
'fWorlt and their application t
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