Today
In His Father's House.
Who Will Re the Next
Man?
Enough W ork Here.
Mr. Coolidge's Oppor
tunity.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
Warren -G. Harding’s body is
taken to his father’s house at
Marion, to rest awhile before go
ing to the grave. The faithful be
lieve that his soul is resting in his
Father’s house, far away from
Marion and this little earth.
Only fathers and mothers that
have suffered know the sorrow of
that old man, left alone for a few
hours with the body of his dead
son.
Fifty-six years ago he held that
son, just born, in his arms. And
now the light has gone out. There
is no more happiness or ambition.
What is all the grief of this na
tion, compared with the grief'in
that old father’s heart?
In a few months the nation will
be shouting for other candidates,
and exulting in another victory.
Public sorrow, public gratitude,
are short-lived. The love and sor
row of fathers and mothers last
while life lasts.
Whence will come the next man
to lead the great experiment in
democratic government?
Seven of our presidents were
born in Virginia, seven in Ohio.
Mr. Coolidge is the second born in
Vermont.
Sixteen presidents were of Eng
lish parentage, six had Scoteh-Irish
blood, three Scotch, one Welch,
two Dutch.
The country has never had a
president from the far west, but
may have the next from California.
Hiram Johnson lives there, always
has lived there. McAdoo has adopt
ed California. Michigan has never
supplied a president; that might
interest Henry Ford, and help him
to make up his mind.
But state or ancestry makes lit
tle difference. The real question
is, “Where will the country find a
man with power and courage to
deal with national and world con
ditions as they are today?”
As this is written traveling from
New York to California, you pass
great cities, mills, factories,
furnaces, concentrated human life,
then go mile after mile, hour after
hour, through endless cornfields,
past great piles of threshed straw,
big barns, little houses, many cat
tle, few men. You wonder that any
human mind can hope to under
stand and deal with the problems
that lie between the Atlantic and
the Pacific, between Mexico and
Canada.
Here, in America, are work and
problems enough for any presi
dent, without wandering to Europe
to settle problems there.
What qualities must a president
have? What qualities of daring
and recklessness, admirable on the
battlefield, must a president lack,
or suppress, to keep the nation out
of trouble?
First of all, as trustee, he must
know the value of things, already
accomplished, and preserve them.
If he builds he must do it with
out tearing down—not easy, al
though it can be done.
He must have respect for law
and for precedent. At the same
time he must realise that the law
of today is the will of the people of
today, within ^institutional limits.
A president must see no differ
ence between a man that rules an
entire industry, or, through his
railroad, drains the resources of
many states, and the owner of that
little hut, seen just now from the
window, a freight car made over
into a house, a few acres of corn
around it, and two weary horses
lighting flies in a small enclosure.
The president must know that
the powerful man's contempt for
the little man is the sign of a mean
heart, an undeveloped brain. He
must know that the dull, unreason
ing hatred of the poor man for the
man more successful, is also borne
of a mean heart and a brain that
does not understand.
President Coolidge will soon
have an opportunity to show what
kind of president he is. He will
welcome the opportunity, in the
coal situation.
Thousands of men that work in
darkness and live in poverty, earn
ing just enough to keep on living,
demand better conditions. A hand
ful of men that “own" coal under
the ground, that God Almighty
made millions of years ago, say
the coal is theirs, and they will not
arbitrate their quarrel with the
men.
It requires no great statesman
ship to deal with that problem.
No profound sense of justice is
needed to define the rights and
the needs of 100,000,000 people
that own the United States, as
compared with the “right" of a
few that think that they own the
coal under the United States.
If one man, by law, owning
every drop of pure water that
could possibly be supplied to a
great city, quarreled with his
workmen and refused to turn on
the water, preferring to let the
people die of thirst or use ditch
water as a substitute, what would
the people do? What would the
president do?
The answer io those questions
is the answer to the coal question.
The difference between coal and
water is only a difference in the
intensity of necessity.
Before the weather gets very
cold the country will know what
kind of president J\f r. Coolidge is.
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Nebraska Bows
Head in Tribute
to Dead Leader
Business in Entire Stale Halts
for Memorial Services
—Flags Are al
Half Mast.
(Continued From First Cage.)
services for Warren G. Harding tvere
held in the auditorium of the Scotia
High school under the auspices of
the Community club Addresses were
made by the 'pastors of the several
churches.
Kearney legions Mourns.
Kearney, Neb., Aug. 10.—When
President Harding's funeral train
passed through Kearney, a crowd In
excess of 10,000 mourners assembled
at the depot, and with bowed heads,
paid humble tribute 'o the nation's
< xeeutive.
Today, with all business houses In
the city closed, great throngs again
congregated, this time at the Teach
ers’ college auditorium, to attend a
community memorial service. Speak
ers of the afternoon were M. A.
Brown, N. P. McDonald, Rev. Oliver
Keve and Rev. J. Coon.
t loses Store Third Time.
Fremont. Neb., Aug. 10.—John
Hauser, pioneer Fremont merchant,
closed his doors for the third time in
22 years today in tribute to the late
President Harding. On (he two
previous occasions, the venerable
Fremont news dealer and variety shop
proprietor, observed the deaths of
William McKinley and James A. Gar
field.
These three occasions mark the
only ones on which Mr. Hauser can
remember that his place of business
was closed for any length of time
during the day. From before 7 in the
morning until 10 at night, no matter
what the weather nor bow bad the
tempests, the news dealer is always
open and ready to cater to trade or
tt> swap items of news. John Hauser
located In business in Fremont about
187-1.
Beatrice I'ays Tribute.
Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 10.—Hundreds
of Beatrice citizens, including mem
bers of the G. A. R„ W. R. C. and
the American Legion, met in the
First Christian church this afternoon
to pay tribute to the memory of the
late President Harding. The altar
was banked with flowers and the
American flag hung at half mast at
either side of the platform. There
was an organ prelude by Irving C.
Hancock of Philadelphia! Pa., and
prayer by Rev. M. Lee Sorrey, after
which Hudge J. A. Vanorsdel, a per
sonal friend of the late president,
gave a fitting eulcry on his life and
character. \
Auditorium Filled.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 10.—Al
most every scat in the large Lieder
kranz auditorium was occupied for
the union memorial services in honor
of the late President Harding. Mayor
Ellsberry presided. Rev, Wright, of
the Trinity Methodist church, led the
invocation. President Wells of the
Grand Island college and Rev. .1. H.
Stitt of the First M. E. church, made
addresses, Rev. Bishop Duffy deliver
ing the benediction. A vocal solo by
Miss Alice Musseiman, and a quartet
"I^ead Kindly Light," by the Y. M. C.
A. male quartet interspersed the
speaking. Arrangements had been
made to flash the final consignment
to the tomb to the auditorium, and
while President Wells was speaking,
a signal from Mayor Ellsberry caused
the audience to arise and stand in
most impressive silence. Members of
the American Legion served ns
ushers.
Memorial at Humboldt.
Humboldt, Neb., Aug. 10.—I'nion
services for the late President Hard
ing were held in the city park. A
large concourse of people met to,
honor the memory of the departed
president. Memliers of the Amerioaji
Legian were present in uniform,
members of the Masonic Fraternity
attended the services in a body hut
not in Masonic garb. The members
of G. A. R. were given "honorary
seats. The principal address was de
livered by Rev. John V. Bandy of the
M. E. church. All stores and shops
were closed.
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Services at Tecumseli.
Tecumseh, Neb.. Aug. 10.—Services
honoring the memory of the late
president Harding were held in Te
cumseh. The services were at the
Methodist church and business plarrs
were closed. There was music l>y the
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Tecumseh Military hand and Rev. R.
J. McKenzie. Rev. Willard McCarthy
and Rev, W. H. Cooper apd Mayor
D. w. Hurst were on the program.
At noon the Tecumseh Kiwanls
club held a memorial lunch at the
Arcade hotel. Addresses were made
by the president of the club. Dr. A.
P. Fitzsimmons, Jay C. Moore and
Father Thomas Barden.
Program at McCprk.
McCork, Neb., Aug. 10.—Citizens of
McCook and vicinity Joined this af
ternoon in merorial service in honor
of late President Warren Cl. Harding
in the city park. The program In
cluded short addresses by Mayor
Frank Real, Dr. C. W. Ray. chaplain
of American Region; Judge C. E.
Kldred and Rev. A. A. Unger, O. M.
I. Appropriate music was furnished
by the Matinee Music club and Rotary
male quartette. Invocation was spok
en by Rev. A. C. Boughton and the
benediction by Bev. Ferdln and Batt
ler.
15,000 Join in Service
in Memory of Harding
<1 untinueil From First rage.)
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This obligation comes home partlcu*
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They must dedicats themselves. In
part at least, to public service. They
must reaiiex that the enforcement of
law is necessary to the perpetuity of
any governmen.
•Service llis Memorial.
“If we carry into our homes the
teaching and example of Warren O.
Harding, and the lessons of his life,
his memory will be forever secure,
and our nation will long endure. That
will be his monument—his memorial
—built by loving hands and hearts;
and over it shall float the stars and
stripes, representing peace on earth,
good will to men.'
Following the singing of three
stnnzas of "Abide With Me" by the
Kiwanis quartet, cam* a dramatic
ceremony designated by the American
I.egion to commemorate tire passing
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of the president and the endurance of
the republic.
Two squads of riflemen, who had
been seated to the right and left of
the speakers’ pavlllion. rose at the
word of command, turned, and fired a
salute of three volleys toward the
echoing hills.
One of the squads was made up of
picked riflemen from Fort Crook, all
wearing the red and black emblem
of the rifle range upon their shoul
ders, the other contained two mem
bers chosen from the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, tw-o froirt the disabled
veterans and two from the American
Legion.
The triple volley is similar to that
fired over President Harding’s grave.
It not only honors him in-command
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but also recalls that ha died in the
service of his country.
Veteran Lowers Hag.
As the echoes of the salute died
away, J. H. Berger, a veteran of
the civil war, lowered the flag, which
had flown at half mast during the
service.
The audience rose to its feet as the
colors descended. A squad of Amer
ican Legion buglers directly behind
the speaker pavilion blew taps. A
second squad, hidden In the shrub
bery on a distant hi if, replied very
faintly. Adjt. Harry Hough of
the American Legion caught the flag
lest it -ouch the ground, and in
the silence a Boy S*out, Alfred Wad
leigh. symbolizing the future, raised
the colors once more.
As the colors liegan to mount to
the very peak of the flagstaff, the
band, rising, struck up “America,”
and thousands of voices caught up
the words of the familiar anthem.
The audience remained standing while
the benediction was pronounced by
Hev. Howard C Whitcomb of Cal
very Baptist church, chosen as a rep
resentative of Harding's own denom
ination. Then the assemblage filed
out with the inspiration of the dead
strong uprfn It.
President
to Rest in Home Town
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"Lead Kindly Light.” The last serv
ice for Warren Harding had begun.
Prayers followed, spoken by an old
friend of the dead president and
scriptural passages that hearten men
in sorrow were read, and again the
choir sang. The last hymn of this
simple, reverent service was “Nearer
My God to Thee" and as the softly
blending voices came to the last
chords, Mrs. Harding slowly raised
her veiled face and stood as though in
prayer to Him above that the dead
husband who. in a moment would be
shut away from her forever, might
know that peace beyond which God's
mercy holds out to hupianity at the
last.
The voices died away, and with
lifted hand. Bishop Anderson of the
Methodist Kpiscopal church pro
nounced the benedict ion:
“Now unto Him that is able to
keep us from falling, and to present
us faultless before the presence of
His glory, with exceeding joy. to tho
only wise God, our Savior, be glory
and majesty, dominion and power,
both now and forever jpore. Amen.
Nation Silent in Sorrow.
The funeral party and the hun
dreds who ringed them about stood
motionless and silent for a moment.
Then the soldiers and sailors and ma
rines who have kept the honor watch
all the way from San Francisco, and
who alone have carried this casket,
stepped forward. Facing the tomb,
they lifted It slowly and slowly bore
it in through the shadowy doorway.
And at that moment the nation stood
silent In sorrow.
Back to the dim depths of the crypt
of stone and earth the bearer* went
with their burden, then turned to file
out again and stand stiffly at atten
tion in double line forming a corridor
of honor.
' Mr*. Harding raised her veil slight
ly and swept the moisture Horn her
brow and lips. It was still and hot
where the light breeze was shut off
by the crowding, sorrowful people
about her. but It did not seem that
even now St was tears she wiped
away.
Ilids Final Farewell.
Ase l he bearers came out, she lean
ed to whisper to Secretary Christian.
Then she stepped forward on his arm
to pass just within the ivy-grown
doorway lieyond which lay the flag
draped casket, hardly visible in the
dim vault. She halted but a moment
in this final farewell, then turned to
walk slowly dnwn^the roadway to th*
waiting motor car that rolled her
swiftly away.
After she had gone, President Cool
idge, with Mr*. Coolidge, stepped to
her place within the doorway, they,
too, standing for a moment. As they
turned to pass out, the great iron
barrier was sw'ung softly shut and
Warren Harding was at home for
ever in the town he loved.
Down beyond, w'here a green lawn
stretched under Ihe trees, the khaki
tents of the guardsmen gleamed. As
the sorrowing company * before the
vault moved away to the waiting cars,
the guardsmen again took their place*
before the vault, flaming with the
beauty of the flowers that banked it
about. And the hundreds who had
stood to watch the simple ceremony
that committed a simple American to
the' keeping of his God, drifted slowly
away to leave him alone when dark
fell for the sleep that will never end.
Not a Glad Hand, but
Strong One Takes Helm
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the affair they were engaged in to
realize that it eyas too late to do any
thing at that session. It would lie
characteristic of Coolidge to assume
that anybody engaged in any enter
prise whatever ought to familiarize
themselves with all conditions of it.
And it is even more characteristic of
Coolidge not to make any explanation
of his inaction nor to give any ex
cuses whatever.
Silently Did His Duty.
However, when the next session of
the legislature came, Coolidge, with
out saying anything to the trustees,
and without their reminding hitn,
took up the matter of hid own initia
tive and put it through in a better
way, as the trustees later realized,
than they had themselves first pro
posed. There was something about
I'oolidges attitude throughout the
entire transaction that appealed to
Stearns, it was in utter contrast to
the effusive geniality of most poli
ticians.
Stearns' attention having thus been
attracted to Coolidge, he began to
hear other striking things said about
the young Amherst man. In the
course of time Stearns established a
relation to Cwdidge that became one
of deep personal affection, coupled
with the conviction that Coolidge had
the qualities to go far in the world
and be of much service to it.
Stearns, in private life, had been
a successful dry goods merchant. In
later years, however, he had devoted
much of hi» activity and much of thd, r
money he made in his private buzl- J
ness to a wide variety of good works.*..*
Like many such men, he has a strong
zeal for the public welfare and his
steady work of quietly calling the at -
tention of Amhergt graduates and
other influential persons to CoolidgwflP
and otherwise pushing Coolidge along
in his career has lieen for Mr. Stearns
a kind of vicarious exercise of his
own zeal. The other story,-equal!*'■
illustrative of Coolidge* habit of
mind, also has to do with Amherst
Heady to Help.
At a time when Coolidge was the
presiding officer of the Massachusetts
state senate, an Amherst professor
was elected to the lower house of the
legislature. When the new member
from Amherst came to Boston he
went to Coolidge as a fellow Amherst,
man, and asked Coolidge to use hia
influence to g°t him an appointment
on the committee on education. Cool
idge declined, saying it would not be
proper for him, as chairman of the
senate, to try to influence the actions
of the speaker of the lower house.
The new member from Amherst felt a
little rebuked and hurt. A few days
Inter, however, the new member, de
ciding to depend on himself, took his
courage in his hand*, went direct to.
the speaker and asked the latter to
make him a member of the committee
on education. Thereupon the speaker .
said. - -
"Yes, I have heard of you. Mr.
Coolidge spoke to me about you ami
said you were a man that seemed to
take an interest In his work.”
The principal point of this story
lies in the quotation just made.
Coolidge didn't ask the speaker to put
the new member on the committee
on education. He didn't make any re
quest whatever of the speaker. What
he did was to confine himself to the
literal facts that were within his per
sonal knowledge, namely, that this
new member was "a man who
seemed to take an Intereet in hi*
work.”
This habit of exact thought
restrained expression on Coolldge1^^
part, the utter_ lack of effusiveness,
is in strong contrast with the ordin
ary habit of the usual run of poli
ticians and public men under the
same circumstances.
Equally characteristic of Coolidge
was the fact that he never said any.
thing to the new member about hav*
ing spoken to the speaker about him.
In the course of year*, a good
many people in Boston have had ex
periences with Coolidge like those of*
the Amherst trustees in the one case
and the Amlicrst professor in the
other. Naturally, when you have an* •
experience like that with a man you - -
remember it. It is so unusual that
you take a second look at the man «
and keep your eye on him. In the
course of years, the aggregate of such
experiences resulted in building up a
considerable body of Influential per
sons in Massachusetts who looked on: -
Coolidge as something unusual in poli- *
tics. It Is these persons who com
posed the body of supporters who de- r
termined to push Cosdidge along and
see what would happen.
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