Mayor Coolidge’s second inaugural address: January 2, 1911.

Coolidge shows his commitment to thrift and his interest in the details of sound governance in this speech. It contains little sweeping rhetoric, but a strong attention to economy, efficient administration, and an eye to the future. For example, he notes with confidence that the automobile will replace the horse and meditates on whether it may be more efficient to introduce roads for cars in the city all at once rather than accommodating both methods to their mutual detriment.