“Now what are the facts?”

Speech by State Rep. Calvin Coolidge: October 21, 1907.

Coolidge does not hold back in this early speech from his days in Northampton politics. The particular charge, made by an unspecified political opponent, is that Coolidge has been supportive of legislation harmful to labor. Coolidge refutes this charge by describing at length his pro-labor record and openly questioning the trustworthiness and honesty of his critic.