New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-28
THE CANDIDATES.
COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

|
Tventeth-st In this city. on Octooer 80 iS' r'th'
! o.a,;ors ~ his fathers family have lived mere
Tro,, 1872 to the present the name mas always
heen found in contemporary cnurch re0oI"s ""'
tho CITY Directory: Il has always 1sWeo P.o'i'
nentlv in the business social ana pohucal ann" "
| New-york while members Of the family nave 'aheh
active rarts in all the wars OF the couh'! HUM
the Revolution 10 the Spanish war
~ mingled Dutch Scotch, Irish and french
Huguenot ancestry, Theodore hooseVel' was "o'i,
! IN home of some wealth hut not 10 NE "
,dleness He was brought IN with the constant i''-
| ,,,no,,op IN he active and Industrious he was
sickly delicate boy, and his first business III Ie
noe m make himself strong and well by the tifne
| he entered Harvard he able to take part IN All
| kinds OF sports. and, while he never sIea1s 81
ceed in college athletics, yet he bore MS part "ei
| and was graduated in 1850 with sound BODY ana
! a wel-trained mind
| On leaving college he began the study Of law
=, ,ha fall Of 1881 he was elected to the Assembly
from the XXIst District OF this city. then known as
Jacob Hess's district. and WAS three times fe-eect
ed serving in the Legislatures 81 1873 INt aHp 'H'
| While chairman Of the Committee on cues ne IN
! PRODUCED reform legislation which has proved I'M
| mensey beneficial to the people OF Newly" 'ne
NJ hts measures was the act taking from the bohrn
ri Aldermen mower 10 confirm reject the appoint
| ments of the Mayor. He was chairman OF 'he h"tu
| Legislative Investigating Committee when oore HIS
| name and which revealed many Of the abuses eH-
/ listing The city government III lne 'n''F
| In 1856 MI Roosevelt the Republican oaho'-
| date for Mayor against Abram S. Hewitt Un'eh
! Democracy and Henry George. United LABOR MI
! Hewitt wa. elected by about q cco plurality MI.
! Roosevelt was appointed Republican meh"e' Va
the United States Civil Service Commission ny
| President Cleveland in his hrst ADMINISTRATOR
| uis ability and rugged honesty IN the admnlsira-
,ion of the affairs OF that Office greatly helpch 10
strengthen his hold popular regard. ne con-
,lnued in that Office until May l. iss5 wheh ne re-
| o,,Nle gfr7e
signed 10 accept the ONCE OF romeo Ooin'''sS,""'
| from Msvor Strong His record as president OF the
BOARD - fresh in the mind Of every one. He found
| tho administration 81 affairs In demoralzed con-
| dr,on nut the same energetic methods tnat han
! characterized all his work the same uncompfom's-
Ing honesty that is the most prominent no'e III '''
character. when applied TO police ah'ifs' soon
! brought the administration OF the department ~
| high degree ~ efficiency
| From his New-York ONCE he was called by 'he
President on April g. 1897 to be Assistant secretary
Of the Navy. There again his energy ana aul'H
mastery Of detail contributed much 20 the success
full administration Of the Department ana 'ne
nrenaraton ~ the Navy FOR the most brilliant fea's
| IN naval warfare in the history Of the world.
When war was declared Spain Mr. Roose-
| welt could not think Of remaining IN the quiet or
| a Government ofice Mr. Roosevelt is a man OF ac-
! ton On leaving college he Immediately went ABROAD
not 70 take the usual European trip. but IN CLIMB
| the hi7hest peaks of the Alps. on returning 20
|
| Ing and on his Dakota ranch There ne learned 70
know cowhovs NOT simply tbs picturesque Oh
ects who appear in Wild West shows. but "a coura-
geous men. strong 70 bear the hardships OF VAT.
! fare From such men the famous Rough Riders
were chiefly recruited Four years membership in
the 9Th Regiment OF the New York state National
| Guard 10 which re belonged from lSi 10 lSH. ana
al least A basis for his brilliant military career.
/ But more than al else that induced him N go 10
the front his devotion N the cause for whlch
the war was fought aud his love for An sctiYe ME
men ~ prominent families from all parts ~ the
country who joined the Western csvalrymen ~ go
ana hght Tho spsnards The regiment thus formed
was known as Rooseyeits Rough Riders although
Army. Cooncl Roosevelt being second In command.
with the rank until promoted Of Northumberland
In the midst Of his intensely active life Mr.. Roo.e
vel' has found time 70 do considerable literary
lege he published his Naval War Of lsl2 in 1853
there came from MS pen Life Of Thomas n
Benton published in the American Statesmen
| Series the following year he published a Life
Of Governor Morris" which was followed in 1855
by his popular Ranch Life and Hunting Trail
in 1889, the year Of his appointment AS civil Service
Commissioner. were published the first vol
! umes OF what he considers his greatest work The
series 81 Historic Towns History OF New-York
city" Essays on Practical Politics" published In
| 1892. followed the next year by The Wilder
| ness Hunter" while in 1894 he added "A third vol
| ume his Winning Of the West" During the pres
| ent year he has collected volume Of essays emil
tied american Political Ideals and I'm collabora-
ume Of Hero Tales from American History" Most
| or these books have either been written while on
hts vacations on his Western ranch in the inter
walls Of the la0ors Of his public offices. They are
sion. rich descriptive power and in his historical
writings by accuracy, breadth and fairness