Show HIT jFE MTr sk i H L F 0 OL I 1 DG F calvin coolidge who was nominated at cleveland as the republican the presidency waa 11 n 1872 ills his bi birthplace was a citrin house among the rugged hills ot of vermont ile he was a plain hoy boy on a plain farm Coo ligde gile received his early education in the dis r scho 0 ot f the village before and after school hours he worked on his fathers farm ile he became a practical pra cical cAcal farmer while there did not exist any poverty in his fathers home thero there was no luxury economy and frugality were the necessary adjuncts tal his life when he was governor lie he vetoed a bill to raise the a laries of legislators from 1000 to 1500 a year withal he Is as careful of the publics money as he has always been oi of his own coolidge knows te plain people ho he is one of hem when he was mayor of he cut down the municipal debt lust aust as now as president he be has de banded that bat taxes le be cut down and the national debt reduced those lie ho believe in omens point to the a i when coolidge was elected vice president lie he was as years old re year tor for each star of the flag pursuing this line of thought one d hat it if he Is elected president 1 1924 he would at the time inauguration march 4 1925 b be 52 ears old the coincidence is that wl wb n i al abraham bahara lincoln was inaugurated abed lie also was 52 coolidge like lincoln lincol n was born n a small house inobe in tie country both nich being noted tor for their keen compon sense an and d accurate perceptions reng bength th ot of character rugged honesty and InI intimate mate knowledge of the needs ot of the people and an earnest desire ale sire that all the citizens of the na lan prosper coolidge worked hard i the farm ile he diligently studied is lessons and when manhood was ached lie was equipped with a tiong iong sense of 0 proportion and a lep e p seated veneration for the works rt if god ile he sprang from pioneer stock the ind and of 0 people that have developed the great domains ot of the the kind hind of deop people ae who lid did things rather than indulged in day dreams A month ago was mathers Mb day it brings to the minds ot of thise who ehnow collidge well the tact fact that always on life hia desk has stood the pie pic fire ot of his hie moier the picture was over ever before cheri when he was governor of 0 when he was vice president and the stands upon don his hia desk in the phiip house toil tod ay iy coolidge as a youngster led the ife or of a normal american boy up i bihn ills his education he studied law after graduating lie he cmerek a luw law office in nc n i i his was the old fashioned way of studying that profession this action perhaps was taken because money was not over abundant in the coolidge family it never had been la in tact fact the president before coming to washington lived in a modest home la in nor bampton it was suf tor for his needs coolidge was an apt and industrious pupil this is evidenced by the tact fact that after reading law tor for twenty months he was admitted to the bar ile he had established with his employers and their clients a reputation for honesty carefulness and thoroughness ills his services were sought as a counselor by by the families ot of the tanners farmers of his locality local StY iris his first entry into nto political field was as a member of the northhampton North hampton republican cir cl y committee of which c e was later chairman in 1899 ho nai w elected to the city con council roil of northampton Kort hampton serving two terms ile he took his bis duties seriously sly ile he be came a candidate tor for city solicitor and was elec tied while always a party man his honesty and ability have always won for him the Is support lipport of many democratic voters at the he polls POLE in 1410 10 he was elected mayor of northampton during 1912 15 he was a state slate senator senat r berving on the following agrical atre ti re city legal affairs municipal finance railways and rules in 1914 15 he was president of 0 the state senate in 1916 1918 he was lt LI governor and in 1918 1920 he occupied the position of governor of I 1 his big in 1920 Coolidge Coolid go was elected vice president and became president cf lent august 3 1923 the home life of calvin coolidge has bag been ideal on october 4 1905 he married miss grace anna goodhue who at the tame she first met calvin coolidge was a teacher mrs mra coolidge Is a graduate of the un vr vi ltv of vermont she was prom anant man t in college affairs and one of at uie the most popular young women in the university the Coolid dur 11 II 11 their years ot of residence in 1 ncr 1 hampton were attendants at the congregational church two sons have blessed the marriage john the elder graduating this year from the Mercer burg pa A academy cad emy calvin jr has one more year before lie he finishes his course both of the youths are splendid examples of unspoiled american boys the east may claim calvin cool P a its nativo native son on but it was kho 1 west that made possible his hia bomin anti antion n for or vice president denit at the chicago convention when AleC mccamant amant I 1 or of portland oregon placed his name in nomination nomi A tremendous burst nf f cheering followed judge maccani ants mention of the name of 0 ol 01 dge A i wave of enthusiasm swept over oter the convention coolidge received votes to received ly av his nearest st competitor there stands out today one particular da D sentence in judge nominating speech it reads as follow ha la is big enough to bo be president f of the united states slates should occasion require mr coolidge took ills his duties as vice president seriously ile he did the days work lie ho studied the problems or 01 the nation the tragedy of pre hardings death focused up I 1 ou op I 1 coolidge the attention of the world in the sitting room ot of a fathers humble home at plymouth veri mont the sandy haired boy who had been raised upon the farm took the oath ot at office it was administered RV gy his father throughout the period of mourning the now new president adopted a course marked by courtesy and reverence tor for the memory of the late president A few later dec 6 1923 coolidge delivered his address to congress it was a message typical of the man A message I 1 art I 1 t the hiir huri blest bleLL citizen could uni understand I der stand it was characteristic of calvin coolidge one of the stand ing features was his declaration to reduce war taxes isto isato give every home a better chance high taxes reach everywhere and burden industry 1 and commerce they make agriculture unprofitable they are si fi charge on every necessary of life numerous other strong points of the message showed a keen insight into the needs of the nation and an earnest desire to bring about a general betterment of conditions the nomination of calvin coolidge to head the republican ticket during this campaign is the result of a dinand demand by the voters that coolidge be kept hert in the he white house this dt damand has been caused because people of the nation recognized hla his honesty liones tv his businesslike methodia of dealing with public affairs and his big sincere desire to make and keep the united states stales the greatest nation in the world |