The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-23


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The career OF tns iloN' tHso'o.N
Roosevelt mas Oeeh Ons o' lne'eolie ~
complishment, ana ye' 1t n.ls Ny $50. o,'s
OF signal usefulness anu So 'o
Oen which mas cohtrlputsu mus 'lpp1s
ciably to the prosperity Oh 'nI "l''o' i
and which cohser'es tue Puo''' 5vou'
he has won tor hihisef' 4 cot''''a"uiHs
position IN tue puDlic "orlu' anu N's'
honors as man Among iiie"'
Theodore Roosevelt IL now governor
OF the state OIL ne" lork' ou' Ae WIN
always i've In the aan'rins neurtS Oh
his fellow men as the orsah'H'l anu
COMMANDER Oh the FIRST O'''e" "t''eS
volunteer cavalry out more popu'"''y
known as "kooseNelts housh tt'uess.
Theodore Roosevelt won tof himself
the grand distinction OK oelhs Que Oh
the most intrepiu heroes OF 'he ms
pano-American war ana ms uneN-
ceued bravery Ut the storIhl"s Oh sa"
Juan hill, where ms morse WAS shot
from under him. VIII always pe rec''eu
e q glorious instance Oh the bravery Oh
the true American
he was porn IN new AorK ei'y on
October "a 1893 ana comes from I" IAN
fly that for generations has been noted
for its wealth social position nign IN
tRiiiBenoe' dis'nterestea pHOhe spirit
general usefulness anu ph'Ian'ntopy'
Theodore RooseVelt Is d N"icNeF-
booker OF the AnlckerDoSNers, pel"s
seventh in descent from kiaas Mar'en-
sen van Roosevelt, who with ms wlte,
Janete Samuels-Thomas, eniisrateu
from the Netherlands to New Amster-
dam in 1649. and become one OIL the
most prominent and prosperous oursn-
ers Of that settlement. For TWO anu a
half centuries the descendants OIL TINS
couple have hourisheu IN ana near tna
city OF New YORK maintaining uhln-
paired the high social STANDING assumed
at the beginning and by thrift inaus-
~ and enterprise AIDING materially 10
the wealth acquired oS inheritance
With the special opportunities ior as
tinctiOn afforded by the revolution a
number OF them came into marked
prominence.
With such a successful, distinguished
and worthy ancestry 1t Is not 10 De
wondered at that Governor Roosevelt
has accomplished SO much anu risen to
such lofty heights in national profni-
hence.
From the very dawn OF his MANHOOD
hU seems to have had q purpose In life
Graduating from Harvard college In
1850, after distinguishing himself both
as a diligent student and devoted
athlete, he made a tour OF Europe IN
the course OF which he assembled the
the Materhorn and Jungfrau' tramped
through the country districts OF Ger
many and "roughed IT. thereby gam
ting much knowledge. Fastening back
20 New York he threw himself with ms
Honted earnestnesS IN the poHacal
campaign then raging. In the fan oil
1881 he was elected to the assembly from
the Murray Hill district.
In 1885. although leading what was
generally regarded as a fortorn nope
he was given the nomination for Repuo-
lIcan mayor OF New York city, and
made q splendid fight for success, but
displayed his true soldierly Qualities
and submitted gracefully when defeated
BY Abram s. Hewitt, one OF the ab!est
and strongest men the Democrats could
have nominated.
This brought Theodore Roosevelt in
the full glare OF publicity, and his po-
titlcal opponents are free to admit that
his entire life and public career have
been Irreproachably correct and he
stands before the world to-day mag
nificent American statesman, calm self
sustained, Iar-SlBnteuI CUuSluetatST