New Britain herald., 1925-02-25

IL Is A great thing to think Of these great men In our history until you feel you know them, think If l should see Washington coming into this room l would know him and know what he would say.
 We Americans are slogan low ing people, We love phrase. We are attracted and captivated by a slogan. We have always demanded of our presidents that they give us q word of praise or slogan repre- scnting their life and their admins traitor.
 The present president, Calvin { Coolidge Is man whom We all love, d man who has our confidence, Il man whom l respect more highly every day than l did the day before, | His mlnd is probably not of the first magnitude; his qualities are not . those of the first magnitude; but talk ing him all in all and taking them altogether he is a true representa- tive of this New England life, and he is true representative of New England life. l think he is one of the most remarkable presidents that We have ever had.
 Tn that dark time just before they had discovered oil in Washing ton-aNd a good many other things were discovered there-when Daugh- erty was having his hard time and Fall was falling, when it was dark for the republicans and the clouds were gathering heavy and dark and there wasn't any hope anywhere like a great light this New England CT stood there holding the confi- dcnce and the hopes of the people and the hopes and desires of all the nations.
 People heard so much about bu.
 rcaus and about conditions dowr there in Washington that a woman
 up in assachusetts who had al antique shop wrote to Presiden
 Coolidge and asked him if he would sell her one of his bureaus. He wrot'
 back and told her that he couldn'
 spare any of his bureaus, but that h'
 had a secondhand cabinet he would
 like to get rid of.
 If Calvin Coolidge ever doe
 anything or ever says anything tha is unbecoming to a gentleman or
 real New Englander it will go lonl way to shatter my faith in the bes
 men, but I have no fear that tha will ever be done l have watchc, him closely. I have scrutinized ever act and read every speech and req
 his history, and l think of him ever
 day and pray for him every day, an believe that he is true. that he ha the courage of his convictions, an
 that he would rather be right tha
 be president.
 "Washington's word was 1nde pendcncc.' He lived it, he fought fo
 it, he gave his life, he gave his for
 tune that this nation might be free By the time he was 16 years of az
 (by that time his father died) he be
 gan to live an independent life. H , left school at an early age. Probabl , the greatest thing he eve
 when he copied out 50 ru l became the guide to his co s was a poor speller. He W |, privately and became SUI n l6 years of age he went ou
 Wilds of the west and live
 the Indians and the frontie
 that day. Then he became e and an officer in Braddocl ., If Braddock has listened to him h f would never have had the great de r feat that he did. Washington wa . left behind sick with a fever. He rc o fused to remain there and mounte
 a horse and caught up with tn
 army. Braddock's soldiers were bt ing cut down and the great gcnor;
 himself was mortally wounde' Washington took command. He ha two horses shot under him and fol bullets passed through his clothe The Indians said, which was tru that the Great Spirit protected hlm There he showed his indepen' cnce, and when it became necessa' to fight for independence he Wi
 elected general. He whipped Il army into a great army and drlII' it and finally provisioned It. Alt the fall of Ticonderoga he got cannon and ammunition. He ma' Hat masterly retreat across Ne Jersey. crossing the Delaware in t, early morning on the floating ice al turned defeat into victory. - "Those whom he trusted bctray'
 him. At last he went for SjO,0
 to Robert Morris, when he was tigh
 ing at Valley Forge and the soldle
 were leaving their footprints in t
 snow and Howe's men were rev'
 ling. He pleaded with Morris f
 more funds. When Morris to him. I have spent my fortur
 there is nothing more Washingt'
 placed his face in his hands Morris table and tears ran down !
 cheeks and fell upon the table.
 had given his fortune.
 d Washington fought for an ind . pendent central government a z finally got that. France was :, difficulty and the whole nati 2, wanted to rush in and help Fran' ii when Washington pronounced /. policy of strict neutrality. Tn ,, hated him so that they bounded h .' through the streets: but they jiy :: to see that he was right. He " '' the man who said that this you ;. nation should not have any ", tang,ing alliances with Europe a '' ought not to get mixed mp with tn l. duarrels; We should be free. .s said We should not love one natl |" SO much that We would not see tn - faults, nor hate another nation much that We see no virtues, but 3, our own thinking and be indep' TX dent as nation.
 ls Now if he lived today he vol