Show CALVIN GALVIN COOLIDGE IS 0 THIRTIETH PRESIDENT 1 Ct Calvin Coolidge is possibly better equipped by experience to take up his duties in the White House than was any of his predecessors who have been called to that 1 high fh office by the death of or a president Having won for himself himself himself him him- self in large measure the vice presidential presidential presidential nomination by his executive forcefulness as governor of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- particularly by his attitude in the police strike he has kept throughout the Harding administration tion in the background In the commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts' where he was best known and had spent more than twenty years in public office before he achieved national national national na na- na- na prominence the name of Calvin Calvin Calvin Cal Cal- vin Coolidge was a synonym for independence independence in independence in- in dependence rugged honesty simplicity simplic simplic- ity of habits courage e inflexible devotion devotion devotion devo devo- tion to duty duly and the austere virtues generally associated with pioneer sto stock k from which he sprang It had become a synonym also for success at atthe atthe atthe the polls for he h had Ind d never been de defeated defeated defeated de- de for office and generally speaking speaking speaking speak speak- ing in each successive election at which he was a candidate the returns had shown increased pluralities With th browing recognition of ot his abil ty tr Senator Coolidge in the second sec sec- oa ond ye year r of his Ms service in the upper L L. t Y 0 rrY 4 J V. V Q fi L h r rr y r 7 o i. i Y ir k t 1 J 1 house oue was made chairman of the important important im lm- im- im committee on railroads Inthis Inthis In Inthis this capacity he fathered a bill which wh gave Massachusetts its public service and the first real control by the state of public utilities operations and fi fi- fi His bill was passed over tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre opposition from the corporations corporations corporations corpor corpor- affected Trio Tho ho next year and the year following followIng following follow follow- ing he was reelected to the senate and both years functioned as president of that body His speeches when he assumed assumed assumed as as- the gavel on both occasions are remembered in Massachusetts In his first speech on such an occasion occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion he said among other things thing Do your days day's work If it be to protect the rights of the weak whoever whoever whoever who who- ever objects do it If it be to help helpa a powerful corporation to better serve the public whatever the opposition do it Expect to be called a standpatter standpatter standpatter stand stand- patter but dont don't be a standpatter Be prepared to be called a demagogue demagogue demagogue dema dema- gogue but dont don't be a dema demagogue o ue ilont ont hesitate te to be as revolutionary as science or as reactionary as the multiplication table Dont Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong And dont don't be in about passing le legislation Give administration administration administration ad ad- ministration its chance to catch up with the laws you already have haye city of in the middle west It had a full telegraphic service the th latest type of perfecting press eight linotype a machines and fifty employees Largely through h Hardings Harding's efforts factories and railroad shops went to Marion during the years he a ran the paper converting the time one-time farming farming farming farm farm- ing town into an important manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing turing city talk his Hardin Hardings Harding's s 's ability to on feet probably led to his entrance into politics although as owner and e editor of a successful paper in Ohio he would have had political influence in any event He lIe aligned himself with the Republican party even before he was wasa a voter and soon became a member of the Republican county committee at atthe atthe atthe the meeting of which he was a regular ular attendant He made his first political speech in the early DOs DO's in the hamlet of Martel near Marion His second speech at so pleased an old Lincoln Republican that the veteran rushed up to him and said Young man you have the gift of gab Keep Keepit it up and some day you'll be president of the United States This not unusual but infrequently fulfilled prediction indicated at nt least and appreciative and there were many who praised the young campaign speaker His oratory attracted the attention attention attention at at- of the state Republican leaders I I and soon he found himself billed to toI speak with McKinley Foraker and other notables Thus developed Harding's Hardings Hardings Harding's Hardings Harding's Har Har- dings ding's close friendship for or McKinley his predecessor in the White House to whom he has been so often likened |