Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-27 | Page 4 | Governor Coolidge

i GOVERNOR COOLIDGE. Governor Coolidge of Massachu- setts has issued a statement to the i public in -which he declares in the lan-, guage of the street that he -will not use his position as governor to "feather "feath-er his nest" In connection with the efforts of some to put him forward as a candidate for the presidency. Among other things he said, "The times require of men charged with public responsibility a singleness of purpose. The curse of the present is j the almost universal grasping for power pow-er in high places and in low to the exclusion of tho dlschnrgo of obliga-j Hons. It is always well for men to , walk humbly." Those are fine statements and they j ring with sincerity. There are many fine men in public office, men who are 1 putting forth their beat efforts to bring about results for tho general good, but there are a few who use their politicnl position of gain higher political honors and in doing this they forget thoir duty to the people. It Is this class of men who have caused a .stigma to be attached to public office' holding. Governor Coolidge points out tho right way and he seems to bo practicing prac-ticing what he preaches. The pitiful , part of it all Is that when public men i of such fino character as Governor t' Coolidge aro refusing to "feather ' their nests" men less worthy of high office are taking advantage of every political opportunity and through the j workings of political machines are! boosted into places they do not de-i serve. I