New Britain herald., 1924-02-21


 GOV. [, A. IEMPLIIoN
 and how happy we are to have hin present" Mir. King said.
 He Has It Every Day. Governor Templeton told the assem | bly that it was worth while to endur hardship to attend such an affair explaining that being present at ban quets is part of his daily routine H i brought out his point forcibly by tell ing a story concerning his daughter
 now q smith college girl.
 When my daughter was child, the governor said. i've invited tn When the day of their visit arrived We impressed on our little girl tn, need of being unconcerned regardless of what she saw on the table W,
 wanted her to act as if she were ac
 customed to what ever was place,
 before her. All went well until tn, , last course was served. This consist ed Of those forms which ice cream now appears in-chickens cows ant other animals. To tell the truth tha was tho first time I had seen them
 Our little girl looked at her ice cream with protrudng eyes and l could seq she was struggling to suppress hei emotion, Finally she could restrain no longer, and taking her knife she beat on the table and said: We have it every day. VIC have it every day So it is with mel have banquet every day somewhere.
 'I'm glad I'm governor Of Con- necticut. I'm proud or our state. It is small in area and population com pared with other states. but when an appeal is made 10 Connecticut it ai- ways responds.
 Plain Business Man
 'Tenneeticht had the first Consti- tntion. Later on Roger sherman and Oliver Ellsworth helped to frame the constitution of the United States. I'm very proud of the fact that had the ambition to be governor--and got it. I'm a plain business man. What l have, won through my own efforts. No one has bought mo a suit of clothes since l was seven years old. I'm not looking for votes because no one will have another chance 10 vote for mo. All 1 ask of you is that you help me 10 be a dccend governor. want history to say that l tried to Co the things I thought were for the right. 1 have always tried to do things right when 1 believed them to be right.
 George Washington was 8 great man, d scholar, soldier and an en- gineer. Back of him was Christopher Columbus. He did his own thinking, he had ideas Of his own and he stuck to them. When he was about to start out on the voyage which ter- with the discovery or Amcri- ca he was told that he was crazy, but he persisted in his determination. Before Columbus sailed he called his crew together and they knelt down in prayer and when land was sighted he called them together again and they sang 'Tc Dcum i.atidamBs.'
 Not all our well known men have been Teapot Dome men. Because a man holds public office please don't think he is not decent man. We harc good men in office and they need your encouragement. Every public official is Il target for criticism. But that does not matter. When you are being bumped 1t indicates that you ar. trying to accomplish something.
 Happy men and women are busy men and womch--they're doing some- lining ail the time, doing something for others. Real happiness is in try ng 10 do things for other people. not thinking ali the time of yourself. i Business men need bank account and in order to got it they must put in tho bank. So it is in ! ife--yye cant draw anything out Of hp fank Of happiness unless we put something in.
 'I recall hearing the story Of log which lay in the sun and whincd. man dsEEu ilt OHutF OI lllt JOE fhy if bouled aHr whined continual ! y. 'The ctitter Is sittin' on a burr he snner replied. Net1. why : ioesn't be set up?' the inquirer asked. ] Hes too darn Iaay,' said the owner. !. Spr- that's just the way it IS with a pt uf people. They would rather sit | ,n burr and howl than get mp and . rs to do something. ]
 Not Miserable Man He Knew
 "Tlfe most rnisera$c man l ever supw had great ueai'h but all lis ife ft never did anything for any 10dy pt hiIns.If. When He died | lis relatives gathered around his i ,irf. They were moi there 10 mourn lis less but to learn how much hc . fad ieft them. l
 "Tha trouble with most folks is hat thfy don't understand each i 'tb1r. v Ws nnderstood each other 1 ee would be mucH happier.
 "I'm trying 10 do my best for my tate and nation. Frequently am < riticized. ] don't object to honest 1. #riffrisrrL s4Fffsaurars Ii Ig4ff I .s-s ps