The Irish standard., 1898-08-13
COMMANDS THE ROUGH RIDERS
The Daring Charge on Horseback
Up San Juan Hill.
MADE THE COWBOYS CHEER
His Name Has Been Imm0rtalized
in the Cuban Campaign.

For nine generations, writes William
Shepard, in the Criterion, the name of
Roosevelt has been an honored one in
New York. 1t has been honored not
merely for wealth and position, but for
publtc-sprited devotion to the common
veal. Before the revolution and since
there have been Roosevelts in MANY
branches of municipal, state and ma
tional service They have been associ-
ated with philanthropic and charitable
projects in times of peace. They have
borne arms in times of war The family
was of Holland origin. Roosevelt street
now runs through what was it's ancient
American homestead. It's members out
side of their official or military life have
been sugar rcflncrs, bankers, merchants,
and lawyers.
But though Theodore Rooscvelt's name
Is Holland one, he is In almost equal
part Dutch, French, Irish and Scotch,
These comminglcd streams of blood
show in his character AS occasion calls
for it he nlanifests the Dutch phlcgm,
the Scotch pertinacity, the French chiv-
airy, the Irish nimbleness of wit
This tendency he showed from the
earliest. Born in 1865, he grew ND into
IN invalid boyhood. The first task he
set himself was to conquer health. The
robust manhood of today shows how
successful his methods were.
At Harvard College he devoted him.
self to athletics as well as to books. He
was one of the best boxers and Mt one
time the champion light weight boxer in
the gymnasium. He was captain of his
polo club.
On leaving college in 1880, he went
to Europe, climbed the Jungfrau and the
Mattcrhorn and so entitled himself to
membership In tho Alpine club. In 1883,
he paid his first visit to the West. He
wished to sec the rude formative life OF
that region before it vanished forever.
He arrived in timc to take part in the
last big buffalo hunt near Pretty Butte,
where whites and Sioux Indians Joined
IN the killing
Deening that in Il free republic every
man should learn how to carry arms
ho joined the Eighth regiment, New
York state national guards, as second
lieutenant, rising to be captain in 1888.
The training so gained fitted him for
the brilliant military career upon which
ho has Just entered before Santiago.
He was In the assembly in 1882, 1883
and 1884. Hailed by his opponents in
both parties as a dude a rare spcci-
men in the political mcnagcrie at Al
bany he soGn proved that he was some
thing even rarcr, Il man, and his own
man at that. He encouraged other men
of the same stripe to join him. By the
time of his second appearance in the as
sembly he had come to be recognized as
the leader of an element which had
been steadily forcing itself to the front,
tho independent Republicans. who be-
licvM that loyalty to party was based
upon loyalty to the right. This element
had grown to be so powerful at the
commencement of his third legislative
session that he was the logical candidate
of the Republicans for speaker. The
Republicans were in the minority and he
inevitably lost. But he at once became
the leader of the majority on the floor
who had become Interested, some SELFISH
ly. many unsefishly. He fought the
battle of the people against the bosses.
At the national convention in Chicago
Roosevelt Joined George William Curtis
in his antagonism to Blaine. Blaine was
nominated, and Mr.. Curtis went over to
Cleveland. Roosevelt departed to his
Dakota ranch to think over the situation.
He returned with his mind made up for
Blaine: not that he looked upon him as
the ideal candidate, but that he held him
to be Il better candidate than his COM
parativcly unframed opponent, and his
party to be 4. better party than the
Democracy. He took an active part in
the campaign, which resulted in Blaine's
defeat. Then he returned to the West
For period he divided his time between
his ranch and his library in New York.
At his ranch he lived in low house OF
hewn logs which he himself had helped
to build. Here he roughed it not alone
In the pursuit Of big game, but in the
pursuit of knowledge. That knowledge
he has incorporated in the books which
deal with the life and the history of the
region, "The Making Of the West"
0SS5), 1.-The Winning OF the West"
Q8S9-90), Ranch Life and Hunting
Trail 1880 and other works which in-
corporate the personal experiences and
the reading of scholar and thinker
who had come into contact with tho
toughest and most exacting conditions