The Redwood gazette., 1924-10-22

carnate spirit OF sincerity, tne PeISViAiS0soa "
utter frankness. The conception of falsehood
is impossible to him.
In his Labor day address, he said: II have an
abiding faith in the American people" He also
has an abiding faith in his God-the God of his
fathers He trusts to wisdom that is greater
than any human conception of wisdom and from
this fountain source, he receives direction he
says: at is faith that lifts above ourselves
and gives us strength that is not our own"
His philosophy is written in homely terms.
There is no attempt at fine writing, no didactic
utterances couched in high-soundng periods, no
sounding brass and tinkling cymbals; yet his
style is of purity that has never been surpass-
ed. It is all substance, substance and more sub
stance.
He deals with the homely virtues; he extols
the Ten Commandments. Yet it is done with
such simplicity, such lack of affectation, that it
never loses interest nor ceases to be impressive
He may touch on variety of subjects; yet he is
always concise He may repeat the same thought
and present it in another dress; yet he is never
long -winded
He points to the really great satisfactions
of life which are derived neither from the pride
of possession nor the Incidence of wealth, and he
asserts that "there is no reason to condemn our
failures because they do not Immediately give us
all great place and great riches"
Here is an unanswerable argument put into
words that none can fail to understand. If posi-
tion and wealth were the alpha and omega of our
existence, indispensable to success and happiness,
all but few would be doomed to failure and dis
appointment. But this he strenuously denies.
"It must be-" he says, 'that there is plenty of
cfo hop fO
will but put ourselves in an attitude to accept
them"
What is success? Is it the product of sell
fshness? No! eff we think only of ourselves
we shall reap nothing but failure" says Calvin
Coolidge Was ever great truth more aptly ex-
pressed?
And having espoused great cause or ac-
cepted great office, we must be loyal to those
who have trusted us. We must be honest with
ourselves and with them; and then he defines
honesty Honesty is loyalty to truth" Five
words embodying the essence of all morality.
One cannot be great preacher teacher
without having great love for ones fellow men.
Calvin. Coolidge has this love. His life has been
one of continuous service The welfare of his
countrymen is constantly in his mind.
81 want to see our institutions more and
more humane" That does not sound like re-
dictionary; neither has it the false ring of the de-
magogue.
81 want to see jobs hunting for men rather
than men hunting for jobs" To that end he
uses every effort, and they efforts that produce
results.
"I want every individual, no matter how
humble, to know that over him is the protection
of our law" Here is the and substance of
the great ideal of American government-equal-
ity before the law. Rich and poor, powerful and
humble-they must all be treated alike. None
shall have an advantage over another.
81 want to increase the moral and spiritual
wellbeing of our country" These are not words
that fall easily from the mouth-piece of preda-
tory wealth. They are more like the voice OF one
crying in the wilderness
But after all is said and done, we have no
right to be discouraged for the president re-
minds US that 1--WE live in an ordered universe,
ruled by law and by the guiding power of Provi-
dence.
"Not to have faith in our fellow men is not
to have faith in ourselves. 1t is to deny our
mutual dependence upon one another and upon
a Divine Power.
whatever may appear to be the temporary
power of evil, it is always overcome by the
greater permanent power of good.
Faith in God is the beginning of religion"
Thus speaks Calvin Coolidge-the spiritual
leader.