Show ROU EFT on national matters the utterances utterance of this paper cut but little lettla figure and TI v are not egotistical egotist icil enough to think that ann ani thing we N e ma say sa on national rients amounts to much net et we can scarce scarcely let an event of such quell importance as the retirement of president Roo pass without a word vord of appreciation it is uprising what a wide range of opinion exists as to mr air Roo roosevelt and his policies ardent opposition papers condemn him as the greatest meddler the country has ever eer produced while man mary of his own party part papers abuse him roundly for his methods from the opposition dolisi cal press nothing but brickbats brick bats can be expect el after all the plain american people ha hie hae e a great deal of rt respect for the retiring president he ins big eier hirrell hir relf to be the friend of the people and no matter seemed too small nor too large to engage his attention he was well named the strenuous one as he his beep been the most active president the united states has had in many 3 ears his actions did not suit the politicians because he be judged matters from the stand standpoint foint of the square deal rather than from the politicians point of iea his attitude was aas ener eer one of right rather than polien ahe politicians could not control him but on the contrary arl they vere to a great extent controlled ba b him whitener Wh Wha ateer teNer else may mav be said of him this must stand out plainly in all future history that mr elt was ab of and for th people he knew but one way nay to any end and that was N as the shortest and most direct route he has been a gr grat at president and he lea leaea e the exe executive execute cuti e chair with the to re eject and loie oe of the people even though the epthen the politicians have hane raged and imagined ain things |