Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

d ever heard Of" replied Jack. "Wha
D IN the world would you wait for
J. You know very well that there is on
~ one man to vote for and that mar
4 is Calvin Coolidge, who now occu.
pies the big chair at the White
). House."
why certainly, Ruth" spoke uI
Uncle Ted who had been listening to
+ the conversation from the other
= room. 1T seems to me that Jack is
quite right. We have in the White
House today a man who is one of
the safest Presidents the country
has ever known. He has shown in a
hundred different ways that he can
be trusted to carry the country on
through the next four years not only
with safety but in manner to make
every American proud of these Unit
ed States.
Now the Republican Party has
nominated this man as it's candidate
at the polls next November. No,
Ruth, there should be no reason for
you to hesitate as to the man you
would vote for if you were old
enough to go to the polls next fall"
Won't you please tell us a story
right now?" asked Ruth.
Yes, Ruth, will go right ahead
and tell you some things that per-
haps l have not told you in the past
about Calvin Coolidge. AS I have
told you before, this man of the COM !
mon people was born on July 4, |
1872, in farm house among the |
rugged hills of Vermont. He was |
just plain New England boy on a
plain farm, receiving his early edu-
cation in the district school of the
village. He worked for his father be-
fore and after school and while they
were not pOverty-stricken they had
few luxuries. The Coolidge family
had to be careful of their money.
This necessity has been carried
through life by Calvin Coolidge.
When he was governor of Massa-
he refused to sign a bill
raising the salaries of legislators
from $1,000 to S1,50O. He is as care
full of the publics money as he is of
his own. He knows the plain people
and understands their problems be-
cause he has always been one of
.hem.
when he was Mayor of North
lmptOn he cut down the city debt
lust as today as President he has de-
handed that taxes be cut down and
he national debt reduced. There are
many ways in which Coolidge is
much like Lincoln. They were both
'orn in a small house in the coun-
ry. They both have been noted for
heir common sense, their honesty,
trength of character and close
noWledge of what the people want
nd need. Calvin Coolidge is not
reamer He is of the strong stock of
eople who do things instead of talk
lg about them.
You remember me telling you
bout Mothers Day not so long ago.
thought of President Coolidge at
le time, for those who have seen
is Office know that ever since the I
~ he took up the work left unfn- H
he'd by the late President Hard :
g, a picture of his mother has Oc- 1
lp1ed a prominent place on his
9sk. That picture has always been 3
'tore him. 1t was on his desk when n
was Mayor of Northampton. 1t II
as there when he served the peo- &
e of Massachusetts as Governor n
Id it was there when he sat behind
e Vice Presidents desk at Wash B
gton. n
"All of these things tell you what II
man really is, kiddies. He has 8
own in every move of his home III
d official life that he is a thorough, u
nest, hOme-loving American citi- $
4. AS you know, he studied law in
law office in the town where he y
IS afterwards elected Mayor. He N
Idied hard and when he began to E
actice was known by all those y
IN whom he came in contact as m
lest, careful and thorough. HI
You know that President and ~
S. Coolidge have two sons. Their M
ne life is the finest you can imag- li6
Calvin Coolidge was married in u
5 to Miss Grace Anna GoOdhue, M
D at the time was a school teach 10
AT the University of Vermont, 81
n which she was graduated, Mrs. 10
lldge was a leader in all impor- III
affairs and one of the most pop q
girls in the University. Their l0
sons are fine, unspoiled boys. W
couldn't help but like them both. ~
was reading an interesting IM
g the other day. It was the W
.ch made by Judge NIcCamant, of T%
Land, Oregon, who placed the Xxi
e of Calvin Coolidge before the TX
ublican Convention four years M
for Vice President. At that time IyJj
eceived 6747a votes to 1867 by %2
nearest competitor. The one llll
gthat stands out in the speech w
1dge McCamant was this: 81
He is big enough and sound lMI
gh to be President of the Unit "
tate, should the occasion re- M
ldge McCamant little thought "
what the result would be but N
d know the man whom he was
mating. Calvin Coolidge, unlike *
men in the past, took the work m
2 Vice Presidency very serious IR1I
e studied the problems of the %sE
n earnestly with the result that nm
he was called to the White 0I
he was ready to handle the ~
ell. nm
W he is the nominee on the (W
Dlican ticket at a result of the 81
hat the voters want him kept lWl
White House. What finer type W
4 could we have at the head of 81
alton? IYII
1-time is here so off to your W