Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-09-25 | Page 4 | Local News

i It will be remembered that President i Jloosevelt wrote a life of Thomas H Pcnton lie Is a wonderful admirer of the old sage and thinks l he was nearer right on all the questions agitated in Bentons time and solved since than any other statesman of his epoch Benton Ben-ton was an arrogant and exceedingly I vain old man but he had a clear Jiead Ills two ruling traits were common Bcnse and common honesty He was big enough too to change his mind when h9 found he was wrong He used to I I I f port at this country where we live C user il to exult over the fact that the I Koky mountains would make a sum I dent barrier for any people that might I live beyond them But he gave that t up after Fremont returned from his relebratou paihllmllng trip Then he i became nn enthusiastic advticale of I Western expansion It was due lo him i probably more than any other man I that UH southern boundary Hue oC 3rltimi CplumlJla Ja not the right bank I of the ColujHbjn river lie was a great i fricnd and beltover In the schftme of building a faclle railroad arid still his ohlefeat attribute aflo r1li vna his I 1 3 CLiOna1e love forrailvQ jftndlle was an American nf Americans All the j vrw 1 I samp he wan a vain old chap When a I i1 1 I man tinred t to him and said Colonel t i hae YOu read this editorial Jn this pa i ii i t per thin morning Yes sir Th llrst speaker said oor think It Is one of the finest editorials I ever read to I which Benton repUed I know it is lrt I wrote It myself J I i