The Delta independent., 1924-06-13
Plain Boy, On Plain Farm
---That Was Calvin Coolidge

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Calvin Coolidge Cleveland the Repub-
Presidency born July A. 1872 His birth
place the rugged hills OF Vermont He was
the Before and after school hours he
He became practical farmer While
there did his fathers home there no lux
ury Economy the adjuncts to his life
When he was he vetoed legis
aos from 900 year to year of
has always been of his own Coolidge KNOWS
the plain people, he is of them
CUTS TAXES MAYOR
When Northampton he cut down the municipal
debt just has demanded that taxes be cut
Those who believe omen
point to the fact elected Vice President he
@ old one year for each star flag; pursuing
% one finds that if he is elected in
inauguration March 1925 be 81 years o Lhe
Abraham Lincoln nauguraed he also
HAS LINcoLNs CHARACTERISTICS
Coolidge like small house in the country
epons character rugged honesty and intimate knowledge
of the needs of the people and an ] earnest a a @ % b a." f @ He dill
gently and when manhood was reached he was
equipped with strong sense OF proportion ana deeeaeu N
| He gprang from pioneer stock the kind people
veped nation; the kind of people who did
things rather than induged in day dreams
SHOWS REVERENCE FOR MOTHER
month ago the minds of those
who know his desk has stood the
picture mother before him when he
Governor of Massachusetts, President the
picture upon the White House today.
Coolidge youngser led the life of normal American boy
Upon education he studied law After graduating he
office Northampton This the odfashione way
money Coolidge family it had
President before coming Washington lived in
home Northampton 1t sufficient for his needs
SUCCESSFUL IN MANY POLITICAL OFFICES
Coolidge apt This evidenced by
reading law for twenty months he admitted to
the bar He had established with his employers and their clients
carefune and thooughnes His services
counselor by the families of the farmers and
locality His first entry into the political field
member of the Northampton Republican City Committee of
@ He % became cnddate for Cjty Solicitor and was elected
his
support Democratic the polls In 1910
Northampton 1925 he State
Senator serving Agriculture, Le
Municipal Railways Rules In 1915 he
President of the State Senate In 9l691S he 1t Governor
and 19S12O he occupied the position Governor of his In
1920 Coolidge elected Vice President and became President Aug
ust g. 1928.
Calvin Coolidge has ideal October 4,
the
she college affairs
the Congregational church Two sons have blessed the marriage:
graduating year
while Calvin r has before he finishes his
Both youths splendid examples unspoed
boys.
NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
The East claim Calvin Coolidge its native but it
Chicago Convention when Judge McCamant of Portland Oregon
placed his in nomination tremendous burst of cheering fol
lowed McCamants mention the Coolidge
enthusiasm swept the convention Coolidge received STAY
today particular striking sentence Judge McCamants nomna
ting speech follows
to be President the United States should the occasion require
TAKES UP HARDINe's DUTIES
Mr. Coolidge his duties Vice President seriously He did
the he studied the problems the The
President death
world In the sitting
the haired
office;
of mourning President adopted
later Dec 1928 Coolidge delivered
typical Of the humbest
could understand
the
and
They charge
the nation and