Evening star., 1926-03-26

Parental and filial love. two Of the
most beautiful sentiments of mankind,
are universally understood and ad-
mired. Between President Coolidge
and his late father, Col. John c. Cool
idge of Plymouth, VT, this human
bond was unusually deep and abiding.
The Nation sends out to its bereaved
Executive a warm and sincere SYM
pathy Joined with manifestation of
admiration and affection for the
rugged and stalwart character of his
father. who he laid to rest beneath
the SHOWS of the Vermont he loved.
Apart from the sad and distressing
features of the death of John G.. Cool
idge from the standpoint of the Presi-
dent and his family, Plymouth and
the State of Vermont both lose citi-
zen of marked ability and virtue in his
taking off at the advanced age of more
than fourscore years." says the Rut-
land Daily Herald which, continuing.
says: "It would be fulsome and unfit
ting to praise too highly the life and
character of John Coolidge. These
things speak for themselves, but 1t is
both meet and proper to pause at this
the nationwide effect of life like his,
considered in terms of his example
and precept. handed down to his son
embodied In the person of the Presi-
dent of the United States. John Cool
tdge was frugal, Self-denying and in
dustrious; Calvin, the son, Is likewise.
John stood for a high standard of per.
sonal conduct enlightened and inspired
by a sincere personal religion; Calvin
instinctively reacts to the same stand
ards and inspirations"
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1.-THE hearts of the American peo-
pie 60 out in sympathy to the Presi-
dent, who lost in his race with death
and arrived at the home of his boy
hood too late to see his father alive
again." says the Winston-Salem Jour
nal, as 1t declares that "people ev-
erywhere had come to know and ad
mire the father of the President for
his sterling qualities of genuine
American manhood" Says the Sa-
vannah Press, Every one will SYM
pathize with the President of the
United States, who. after all, is
simple citizen and who felt toward
his father the affection of boy and
the loyalty Of a man." That the
PREF ident's sorrow will be understood
by those whose hearts have known
the same sort of f1lial devotion that
has been manifest in the life of Cal
win Coolidge" is the testimony of the
Muskogee Times.Democrat, and the
Cleveland News says, THE News
joins with the people Of this great
Nation in extending sincere sympathy
to the President for the second great
personal loss he has suffered since
Worcester Evening Gazette pictures
people all over the country as feeling
like "grasping the President by the
hand and saying in that fine old all
inclusive Irish phrase, I'm sorry for
your trouble"
The devotion of these two-father
and son-is we'll understood by the
country. Says the Nashville Banner
of the son, "He preferred to spend
his vacations In the plain and mod
est home amid the Vermont hills, and
was never happier than when. re,
leased temporarily from the cares of
state, he was companion to his IA
ther." The Detroit News records that
"between father and son there had
existed a very deep and lasting affec-
ton. a splendid pride in his son on
the colonel's part, profound devo-
ton to his father on that of Calvin
Coolidge" Says the Newark Eve
ming News: "There was something
wholesome and fine in the relation
ship that existed between President
Coolidge and his father. That 1t
was q very vital matter to both was
evident to all who saw them together.
They were so close they liked to sit
in silence, just being together-sure
sign Of complete sympathy"
OF Col. Coolidge's traits OF eharac'