The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-20
ROOSEVELT A MAN
or MANY PARTS

80 Of the trip OF Governor
ID vieW through South Dakota the
Boosesen sketches of the various cpl
bDoWihe his many-sided career are or
odes ID NO
interest: ,,, r on THE RANGE.
kV y packard. now of Chicago, was
, a. Of the Bad Lands COWBOY Wnen
sal." sveIt was ranching up on the LIT
a0esssouri, and has many pleasant
le Visions of those days. Said ne:
Sannot pay a higher compliment
YOU 'odare Roosevelt than to say that
% The friendship OF every COWBOY
le WI psd Lands. There isn't on earth
% lns independent, self-think,ng lot
nv, than these same COW puncners.
q m'I have the faculty Of shucking a
lhe' ar of his crust and looking his
nan a JSr squarely in the face. IL
is,r like him it is a pretty safe guess
~ ~, the man will pass muster any
Ia are for his sterling worth. and 1t is
vac os eafe for any one who differs
". such n conclusion about Roose-
lvm 20 Keen his opinion to himself III
va naa Lands. The cowboy is per-
wy .,v willing at all times to back up
,e0a. NV way his friendship for Roose-
-. 7 wonder what would have hap
.nea n Altgeld If he had delivered
r. Toledo speech at a Bad Lands
'O Roosevelt returned directly to Me-
ao-a rom the Chicago convention or
,ss0 when Conkling came so near
.on,irating General Grant for a third
,srm He had been one of the dele
s.tss from New York and had broken
sw,y from Conkling.- He refused to
rass for Grant with the rest OF the del
ogatlon and cast his vote for Edmunds.
= uas bis first experience In national
nolItIcs. and will never forget his de-
runciation of the methods used by Sen
s,or Conkling and others to coerce
him And he always would wind up
bis story with and, by Godfrey, sir, l
wont be dictated to by any man
There wasn't a symptom OF rant in 1t.
He meant exactly what he said, and in
every fiber of his being. This very
trait. with It's corollary Of never die
tating to others, Is the point upon
which hinges his multitude Of friend
sbips even among those who do not
know him. He is as firm In his con-
yictions as the everlasting hills, but is
alvays amenable to argument. do
not know a man." concluded Mr.. Pack
ard. whose right-mindedness sur
passes that of Theodore Roosevelt"
ROOSEVELT THE MAN OF NATURE
A. L. Hunt in Philadelphia North
American: Roosevelt Is irrelevant.
You feel that the moment you begin to
study him. He Is out OF his time and
place. Instead Of vice president, ur-
bane, dignifled, important, he should
have been Volsung, barbaric, free,
untamed by creed. formula or philos-
ophy.
1t may be that In some prior age he
was such, and is now but a reincarna-
ton. The Berserker lust of combat
RACES within him. He would be con-
gruous in long hair, whipped by the
winds OF the sea, or in mail, flourish
Ing a spiked battle ak.
AlC 10 d ulOluCI " lhC hlOOoC anu ShS
buffalo, and he knows their language.
The rush Of mighty rivers is music to
his ears, and his Joy of life is in the
cry of the wolf and the crack of the
rife. He is the tonic man for whom
looked; for whom Kipling is
still seeking.
watched Roosevelt In the conven-
lion the other day. He Is not a tall
man, as you might suspect. His figure
might be called square and stolid. The
head is perfect round, like a cannon
,all, and the hair Is cropped close to
ne scalp. The Jaw is straight and firm
md the mouth defiant.
Many men pressed upon him when
he tide began to sweep him toward
he capitol. He grasped their hands
a way that must have hurt, and gave
ach short, quick shake. Sometimes
le slapped one on the shoulder with
ne same emphatic gesture. His head
Gould go to one side and back again
an instant and his lips spread, show
NJ two rows of even white teeth and
you Of a bull dog.
When he stood upon the platform
'aiting for their bowls to subside, so
hat he could speak, he was in what
light be called aggressive repose;
cad erect, feet together, and arms
.iffly at his side Suddenly he raised
Is hand, palm outward, inclined his
ody forward, with protruding head
nd one foot on tiptoe. 1t was an at
tude for the camera, but 1t was en-
rely natural.
The first word came like a bullet.
hen 1t was out, the head went back
18th the same abrupt motion, and the
and dropped to us side. These were
Is only positions during the speech.
he voice was throaty but the delivery
ear and incisive. When he felt the
lrill of a strong period the words
Inc like Kisses from between the
etched teeth. out went the head again
ld the mouth screwed up In a fero-
GUS pout.
If you think this an exaggerated esr
mate of the man, read what he has
one. Here are the names OF some OF
S books:
"Huntiup Trims of a Rranchman."