Identifier: famousleadersofc01wild (find matches)
Title: Famous leaders of character in America, from the latter half of nineteenth century; the life stories of boys who have impressed their personalities on the life and history of the United States
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Wildman, Edwin, 1867-1932
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Publisher: Boston, The Page company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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n-firm the opinion of the Republican Party, but was de-feated at election by Woodrow Wilson. Mr. Hughes may be regarded as a conscript inpolitics, conscripted for service to the Nation ratherthan for service to political entanglements. He becamethe Presidential nominee because the people wantedhim. Mr. Hardings election, four years later, madeit possible to conscript Mr. Hughes again in the Na-tional service of his country, as Secretary of State. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES 281 In an address whicli he delivered in Washington whilehe was on the bench of the United States Supreme Court,Justice Hughes epitomized his own success in states-manship and character. Speaking of the Americanflag he said: It means that you cannot be saved by the valor anddevotion of your ancestors; that to each generationcomes its patriotic duty; that upon your willingness tosacrifice and endure, as those before you — rests the Na-tional hope. WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING (1865 ) PRESIDENT — CHAMPION OF SOUNDAMERICANISM
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WARREX GAMALIEL HARDING WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING (1865 ) PEESIDENT — CHAMPION OF SOUNDAMERICANISM WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING twenty-ninth President of the United States, electedNovember 2d, 1920, is an inspiring figure toyoung men because he represents above and beyond allother expectations of him, a safe and sound Americancitizenship. Mr. Hardings service to the people hadno other precedent but that, before his nomination, torecommiend him. His life had been consistentlynormal, healthy, intelligent, conservatively Ameri-can. When he stood before the country, after hisnomination by the Republican Convention in Chicago,there vras six feet of presentable Americanism, solidand sound in character. As the people looked overthe open book of his life, thev read between the lines,over and over again, the assurance that if they electedhim, he would perpetuate the unselfish, high-mindedrecord of America for Americans that had been hiscreed from boyhood. There were no spectacular promises, no boas

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