Putnam patriot., 1924-07-04
THE PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY

Calvin Coolidge thrtieth President of the United States July 4h 1872 in the of Plymouth Vermont Therefore President the threshold of the battle of his replace him in office will observe the ffty-second anniversary of his birth If could read now paper of day after tomorrow would be safe guess that would tell the world that the President had spent ms b day quietly working allotted number of hours taking serbed amount and dining quietly with his family This woraday picture President has become monoton ous that the carping who complain that Mr Coolidge the most unnteresng figure that ever occupied the White House
 Happily Americans a whole consider and always eon the picturesque side of the White House as merely incidental the real accomplishments of the man in the Pres dentia chair nation love pageantry and show and and the picturesque facets of VVd persohay but above that place those qualities which show themselves n labor thought and quiet accomplishment Of these three American virtues r Coolidge the possessor that has seldom been given any thirty national executives
 On this ffty-second birthday of the President which 70 uniauely and appropriately falls upon most completely American national holiday many will look back with interest on which has carried Mr Coolidge to the highest oiee in the nation opens tiny farmhouse in Vermont The township appropriately named Plymouth an echo ot the Purian clearly stamped everything that per tans o the very name Coolidge for three hundred family New England farmers There primary scene too the Academy Ludlow where twelve miles there and twelve back Calvin Coolidge went for his parliamentary education Then period preparation for college in the Aeade my St. Johnsbury Vt and finally entrance into Amherst College and graduation with "cum aude" degree in 1895
 The second Cooidges life is exciting than any young lawyer He entered firm for study o Northampton Mass began to take an active part Iii civic affairs, and married a charming young woman
 passed quiet and steady and solid work the first two parts of the Presidents fe in way distinctive from many striving attorney in small cities of the size of Putnam Northampton.
 But the third act was to have it's thrilling climax h 1908 MT Coolidge became active politically and he elected to of the Massachusetts Legislature IL served Northampton mayor and later o the State Senate and served president 19l45 Then followed his cleo ton three times Lieutenant Governor of he Bay State his election Governor of the Commonwealth and in 1919. It in his first term Governor national prominence and acclaim by hi spen did handling of the police strike when over half the Boston pc their posts the night of September 1912 Re plying American Federation of Labor that there no right strike against the public safety by any body any where time he gained nationwide praise and eommehdatea ana immediately Presidential possibility. It on the strike that returned the office of Governor with majority of over l25O00 votes.
 Then there came brief lu in Mir Coodges Main taning gubernatora with that calm executive ability which he has displayed larger public from the White House Mir Coolidge kept his work and waited There came the Re publican 1920 the battle of the candidates for the Presidency the final compromise Warren C. Harding struggle the wcepesdeney promised to be almost struggle the Presidency The delegates were tired and hot and worried about getting home and from all Then that m the hall called out the name ot Coolidge Like cyclone the Governors swept over hall and in the presidential ballot he was chosen the ticket by vote of 674ig
 be futile the Presidents career from the flashed from San Francisco that Harding dead and that in the night in his native township the president had become president his father administered the oath by the light o candle But Americans holiday going rehears their minds what Mir Coolidge has done in his brief tern and they going realize why he candidate to reelection that quiet steady that started Yer and led him Washington they going to realize that has produced is that avis real American will that has not been of chance and light ming change deep thought and study of que decisive action the life of leader of whose leadership
 based upon ability and not eleveess of personality rgh thinking and right acting solid gifts of character ano straightforward honesty.
 MR COzAD,S DFPARuIRF