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COOLIDGE, Calvin. Typed letter signed ("Calvin Coolidge"), as former President, to Mrs. Samuel Gompers, Plymouth, Vermont, 28 June 1932. 1 page, 4to, personal stationery.
COOLIDGE LAUDS THE FAMED LABOR LEADER
Calvin Coolidge was no friend of organized labor. He had, after all, risen to national prominence for firing the striking Boston policeman while governor of Massachusetts in 1919. Indeed, it was Gompers's protest of the firings that prompted Coolidge to make one of his most memorable statements: "There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anytime, anywhere." Yet here he lavishes kind words on the former American Federation of Labor chief to Gompers's second wife, and widow, Gertrude: "It has always been a great pleasure to recall that almost as soon as I reached Washington after the death of President Harding your distinguished husband...called on me to present resolutions representing the Federation, assuring me of the cordial support of that great body in the administration of the office of President of the United States. Of course the idea of framing such resolutions and presenting them at the time originated with Mr. Gompers and was most helpful in establishing public confidence in the Administration. He often came to my office on matters that were of interest to the wage earners of the United States and I found him very helpful in giving me information about conditions and suggestions for improving them."
COOLIDGE LAUDS THE FAMED LABOR LEADER
Calvin Coolidge was no friend of organized labor. He had, after all, risen to national prominence for firing the striking Boston policeman while governor of Massachusetts in 1919. Indeed, it was Gompers's protest of the firings that prompted Coolidge to make one of his most memorable statements: "There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anytime, anywhere." Yet here he lavishes kind words on the former American Federation of Labor chief to Gompers's second wife, and widow, Gertrude: "It has always been a great pleasure to recall that almost as soon as I reached Washington after the death of President Harding your distinguished husband...called on me to present resolutions representing the Federation, assuring me of the cordial support of that great body in the administration of the office of President of the United States. Of course the idea of framing such resolutions and presenting them at the time originated with Mr. Gompers and was most helpful in establishing public confidence in the Administration. He often came to my office on matters that were of interest to the wage earners of the United States and I found him very helpful in giving me information about conditions and suggestions for improving them."