The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
SATURDAY. JUNE II, 1882
Is It . Coolidge Year?

Somebody is trying 10 inject dbe person. siity of Calvin Coolidge tblnietb president of the United States. into tbe coming pfesi' dsntaj nominations and election with vengeance We don't know f it is tbs ex. president himself Wed hardly say that ss Ms Coolidge has shown himself of quite rstising disposition since he left tbe White House in March. 1929. lioweyet there must have been times in tbe last tbres years when be gfitted hIs teeth, sighed fsgreiully and vowed some drastic VOWS Oi course. we have kept in touch with lbe ez.pfesdent through tbe medium Of our periodicals.
 With the republican national convention bare few days away il was announced in Congress with suddeBness that was startling that in coming issue Of current magazine Mr. Coolidge would condemn prohibition. The author of this remark able statement WAS Representative Emanuel ceiler democrat of Brooklyn. N r. We don't know where The representative got bis inside information" We eeftaiby can't youeh for its authenticity, However, Mf Coolidge has an article in ibe current issue of the Cosmopolitan dealing witb eaneela- lion Of European war debts, I he former president lakes determined stand against any such move on ibe part Of tbe United States,
 Then tbefs is lbe story coming from Chicago which makes Coolidge iiooyefs Ia af htga fJ.a.iIant ( us tis There is plenty of basic 10 such mmofs that deal with the rejection of MT Curtis. Many republicans feel tbst he should be re, placed by q candidate who would bolster ID MT Hoover considerably of permit tbe republican ticker 10 appear 10 iaelag tos wards ibe wet side of tbe prohibition issue, Certainly, fl MT Coolidge did oppose ibe prohibition amendment st some date after fi,s republican convention had been held and hs had been nominated for vice president what wave Of enthusiasm that would spread in republican circles,
 But any day bst Mr Coolidge is noml, mated 10 run second 10 President Hoover will h rare one jn our annals We can't see tbe sage Of Northampton allowing himself 10 be made Hooyer's running male even if the future of the republican party depended upon t, We doh't think ibst Mf Cool id2g approves of lbe way that ths president managed things after be banded him eopor tfy in which prosperity was ihe accepted hing, Not that we blame Hoover personally for tbe events of lbs lsst few years, lie ls nc more to blame thsh any man ID the presidents ebsjf st the tiale would be,
 George Booth publisher oi he Worcester Telegram and Gazette, has just recommend d thst Vice President Curtis be sheiVsd for some other candidate, On ihs eve of his departure t6 tbe 2,p,p, hlpohal convention jB company win the other Bay State dele gates bs sug2esis former Governor FlVa1 !, Fuller ef tbst stale for the office of vice. president Perhaps Mt, Booth and he assos eistes are merely feeling out tbe situation win fbe ides n tbe back ot lheIf heads that tbey might flash Mf Coolidge on ihe screen as 2 surprise candidate. li Mf Coolidge IS te be considered by lhe republicans next week for snY office, H might betisf be tbe ptssiz deHeY lbsh the vice pfssids6eY lie would never accept tbe latter nomtnsje1 10 ouf way of thinking.