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Show EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Theodore Roosevelt, ex-presldent, retarna his hold on. the American people. peo-ple. On his way from Washington to New York, he was greeted by thousands, thou-sands, many of whom paid him the unprecedented compliment or offering written testimonials of their lovo and affection. Famous university professors have been discussing the question or the place Theodore Roosevelt will occupy In history and a number of them have ranked him rather low, but they have overlooked the fact that as President, Presi-dent, Theodore Roosevelt has been the most active man in all the history of the White TWuso, his public letters, addresses and official acts taking a greater range than that of hair a dozen doz-en Presidents combined, and In this great mental activity he has done more to arouse civic pride and conscience con-science than any man of our history-Theodore history-Theodore Roosevelt may not have been always right, he may have erred, as no' doubt he did. on some great problems, but he put in motion a wave of thought, that will not cease until those problems on which h treated have been solved to the satisfaction of the American people. There are half a dozen reforms to which , he gave form and-life. He stirred the American people to a sense of public duty and no one at present can measure the impress his vitalizing vitaliz-ing words will leave on American public life. k When Roosevelt came into command, com-mand, there was a need for Just such a man a fearless, outspoken man. Prior to his occupancy of the presidential presi-dential chair, there was too much ot a tendency to cover up political chicanery chican-ery and gloss over party defects. Roosevelt believed in exposing everything every-thing festering in the murkiness of party politics and he did so even though - his own political family at times suffered. Not since the days of Lincoln has any President had the courage to defy so powerful and resentful a body or men as is grouped under the banner or Standard Oil If Roosevelt had done nothing more than to challenge the unrighteous conduct of this billion-dollar concorn, he would have earned the esteem of his fellow countrymen, for, right or wrong, he displayed independence indepen-dence which did. not trucklo at the power of wealth and which knew no fear. Of all the powerful Interests In this country', the Standard OH is tho mo9t powerful, and were Roosevelt Roose-velt disposed to have strengthened his political fences, he would have winked at the big monopoly's infractions infrac-tions of tho law, but he drew the line of honest service, which Is a square deal, and friend or foe, weak or strong, who overstepped that mark received re-ceived his uncompromising opposition. That is our ideal type erf man rear-less rear-less in the right and undeviatlng la the upholding of Justice. There are many honest men who will evade or shlrfc an unpleasant duty, but Roosevelt was not negatively honest, hon-est, he was aggressively right. We predict that in eight years from now. If Roosevelt enjoys good health, he aain will -be called to tho presidency. |
