Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
By DONALD WILHELM.
ALVIN COOLIDGE sits down
before his typewriter.

OABN1N NOOL1DGE SlJS QOWu
before his typewriter.
Or, perhaps, he uses one of
~ those old-fashioned Northamp-
ton quill pens.
He writes slowly; he weighs each word
(each is reported to be worth one dol
lar), but with the passage of time, the
pages of his manuscript pile up. There
is no fear of rejection slip from a
busy editor. In fact the editors have
been jumping all over each other for
several months, all striving to obtain the
writings of an American who has, dur
ing all the years of his life, paid very
little attention to the craft of letters
A former President has turned to
literature.
Mr.. Coolidge bidding farewell to his
friends here In Washington last Monday
afternoon, did not break his habit and
reveal his personal plans for the future.
From New York came dispatches to the
effect that he had agreed to write for
the magazines. and that he had been
offered a position as an advisory editor
OF an encyclopedia.
When Citizen Coolidge left the White
House. he was without question both in
point OF special abilities and the poten-
tialitieS for usefulness that are always
attached to prestige the most valuable
and significant private individual in
the world.
Accordingly it long since has been
anticipated in many quarters that he
would not, as we say in the American
language, be long out of job.
He will, in fact, be by all odds the
most highly recommended American.
In the first place, as every one knows,
his predominating instinct is for USE
fulness. Success, moreover, has come to
be kind Of habit with him. Looking
back on his purposeful career, 1t seems
that In 1t every circumstance has been
part of a predestined plan. He was a
farm boy: so, by and by he could I'M
derstand all companionate dirt farmers.
After graduation from Amherst College,
he was a student of law, councilman,
city. solicitor, clerk OF courts, member
OF the Massachusetts, Legislature and of
its Senate, then its presiding officer.
then governor. Then he was nominated
and elected Vice President of the United
States, which was a good deal of
recommendation, following these many
others.
Then, dramatically sworn in at 2:47
am. August 8, 1928, he served out the
term of President Harding, and as re-
ward Of merit received in the next
election the largest electoral vote ever
given any man. ana nnaliy, 10 rOUnQ
out his record and to qualify him
uniquely for the next step, every one
seems agreed that he has given the
Nation Just about the most gratifying
i've years and seven months In its
history.
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OBVIOUSLY. in the light Of all these
familiar facts plus all that we
know about the man and his family,
there Is no job too good or too big for
him.
Moreover, he is young-younger than
any retiring President since Roosevelt
only Sc. He is physically 1T, thanks
to the thrifty way In which he has
safeguarded his energies for duties and
responsibilities that broke down his
two predecessors. And, to go no fur
ther-because the presidency reveals
nearly all there Is to know about any
incumbent-he has manifested such
remarkable talents as chief admins
traitor of the largest business In the
world that it is no wonder that some
months before he made his cryptic but
conclusive statement, 81 do not choose
to run," there occurred In New York
City discussion that seemed Of no
great moment then, but is full Of
meaning now.