New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
PRES. COOLIDGE
WORN and TIRED
WeariM BY Work Which Broke
Woodrow Wilson

Rapid City, S. d., Aug. (uP)-
Four years in the White Hous,
would test the physical endurance,
Of even q heavyweight champion
and President Coolidge is beginning
to show signs of the strain.
The job which broke Warren G.
Harding and Woodrow Wilson ha:
furrowed lines under Mr.. Coolidge:
eyes and finally robbed him OF hi:
phlegmatic disposition. Anyone who
was with him through the day yes.
terday on a trip to Deadwood could
discern through the pallor Of his
smile an indication of relief which
his remuneration of the throne OF
the republican party has brought
him.
He is not sick. but he is tired and
he will be glad when March 4 1923
will bring him rest. His color is not
good and his general appearance
as compared with a few months age
indicates he has had some sleep
less nights.
If anyone thinks he did not mean
what he said when he announced
Il do not choose to run for presi-
dent in 1928" he need but look at
Mr.. Coolidge. Very naturally his per-
sonnal physician, DR.. j. +. Coupal,
an able surgeon, says Mr.. Coolidg' S
health is fine. He knows the presi-
dent is nowhere near a breakdown
and that he is not sick man.
Mr.. Coolidge takes scrupulous care
of himself. He goes to bed early and
arises early. He is careful about
what he eats. He smokes ordinarily
only a few cigars a day although
lately he has taken to smoking al
most continuously using both cigars
and cigarettes.
After the nations experience with
Harding and Wilson. agitation was
begun to tighten the burden of the
presidency in the belief that the job
was imam killer" This died down
when Mr.. Coolidge appeared to be
growing fat at his work. Now the
agitation may again be revived.
The retiring thing about the job Is
that man feels he is always before
the public eye. He cannot move two
feet without secret service men at
his heels. His time Is not his own.
He must accept a certain number
of social engagements. He must
dine with people he doesn't want to
talk to. He must entertain even
though he doesn't feel like It.
Politicians and newspapermen are
logging his every movement so
closely that If he Is sensitive he cam
not be happy. Mr.. Coolidge with
stood these influences for the first
few years but now that his fourth
anniversary in the presidential chair
is past, he is now ready to quit.
What he will do upon his retire
ment is problematical. He is not
rich but he has enough to get along
on and he could return to North
ampton for practice OF advisory law.
He might choose to go back and
live an easy life on his farm in Yer
mont. 1t is not expected that he con-
templates any active position such
as president of Amherst College or
a position like that of Judge Ebert
H. Gary in the United States Steel
Corporation.
Mrs. Coolidge wants rest too.
Strain of social enge gements has
had noticeable effect upon her and
it would not be surprising if she
convinced the president that they
would both be better off if they
went back to Vermont.
Newspaper men will today have
their first opportunity since the
candidacy statement was issued to
question the president about it. He
is holding his usual semi-weelSly
conference.