The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-13
OF the New World Is What the Ger
man Press Call
GOV, THEODORE ROOSEVELT ;,.I.
Strong Editorial by Local Anziegsr
Of Berlin-Received His Early Ed
ucation in Germnny-His Great
Friendship for the Baron Won
sternberg, the Ambassador to
: washington.

e BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE Lokal An
zescr to- day publishes an editorial ar
tlclc on Governor Theodore Roosevelt,
Republican candidate for Vice Presi-
den, Of the United States, which is
highly nattering. both to the character
and talents OF the nominee. 4. <
The editorial was induced by a biog-
raphy Of Mfr. Roosevelt. which appeared
In the latest supplement Of Meyers
Conversations Lexicon, considered
among tho best encyclopaedia Of the
continent.
The Lokal Anzeiger attacks the lexi-
cographer with hard gloves. tells him
in plain words that he does not know
what he Is talking about, and that the
most mcritorious nets and best parts
of the distinguished statesman's career
have. been omitted. Here is what the
writer of the Lokal Anzeiger has TO
say: -6,5s
"Whoever knows anything ut all
abou, the life and character Of this man
cannot help but be nstonished at the
peu picture OF the coming man Of the
new world in Meyers Conversations.
Lexicon. The author speaks Of AN am
bilious politician, WHO In vain sought
the mayoralty of New York. and imme-
d!a,ely afterwa-d entered political life
as delegate TO the Republican national
convention In 1854. 1t is maintained
that Mr.. Roosevelt incurred the enmi,y
of the Germans when, as president Of
the board OF police commissioners, he
insisted on the strict observance OF the
law which forbade the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor on Sundays. Finally he
Is accused In the erroneous biography
OF having invoked the war against
Spain by catering to the lingo press
while he was assistant secretary Of the
navy, aud later OF having instigated q
lot OF newspaper and magazine litera-
ture describing his heroic career as q
Rough Rider in Cuba.
Z Friendship for Germany.
"In all this there Is not q word about
the importance OF the man as states
man and civil service reformer, his ex-
traordinary fertility and versatility as
literary man and writer. his remarka-
bic executive ability and his talent as
IN organizer. which. he displayed in all
the offices he has held during the two
decades of his public career. Instead
. OF this the reliable photographer gives
the wrong date OF his birth.
TT would require more space in these
columns than we can afford to give II
we would try to controvert oil the mis-
takes and Misrepresentation contained
sin the Roosevelt biography. One thing,
however. VIC must positively contradict,
and tina, Is the accusation that Gov
rnor Roosevelt has ever been ruled by
santi-German sentiment. We can as
sert on the. best authority that Mr..
Roosevelt is u man who loves Germany
and the Germans more than, or at least
MS much, as any nationality represented
In the United Status.
1T is not generally known that the
Republican candidate for Vice President
OF The United States received his fun
damental education In Germany. Here
he was lmbued with the thoroughness
that only the German language, German
literature. and German science can I'M
part. Here he imbibed the treasures Of
the leaders of thought OF the world, FILL
his soul with enough German idealism
TO make 1t the cardinal aim of his life
10 clean the Augean stable OF American
politics, and to place In the stead OF the
corruptlng politicians Of spoils' able
and worthy ohice-holdcrs.
1.-THE eminent statesman, now known
as the leader OF Rough Riders in Amer
lea, was feeble and puny In the years
OF his boyhood. After he had passed
successfully his pre-college examination
the family physicians counselcd that he
should be taken for season or two
10 A!g!ers to cure his lung trouble. The
climatic cure had such specific effect
that his mother could take him to Dress
den after few months sojourn in Az
RIGA.
Student in Germany.
In Dresden young Roosevelt was In
trusted 10 the care OF the celebrated
conservative member OF the relchstag,
DR.. Mlnkwlt2, who died in 1885. The po-
lltical activity Of DR.. Minkwltz pre-
vented MIN from giving his young
charge as much time rs he liked. But