The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-27
His Life Has Been
Full of Inter Sc
Interest.
FROM COWBOY TO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
The New Head OF the Government
Has Trodden All Pathways
and Won Fame.
. HEODORE ROOSEVELT. Presi-
dent of the United States, is the

pied IDdt nlSn it" plCSi-
dent, whose taking of Office comes I'M
der such dreadful circumstances, is one
of the most remarkable personalities in
the history OF the United States.
In youth puny and of uncertain
health manhood found him ready for
any duty, owing to the perseverance
and skill with which he fought for
strength From the first he showed
that NJ was born to lead, and the his
tory of his early life indicates that his
resourcefuness, which has marked his
later years was cultivated in the lad
becoming the ruling passion of the man,
The record of his achievements runs
the gamut of the possibilities which lie
before the youth of the Republic. Alike
has he made his mark as soldier and
statesman, ranchman and litterateur
and the places which he has filled fur
nsh list which has been equalled by
no other man in public life today, forl
ne has been cowboy on the plains, hun
ter of big game, Colonel of his own
regiment, politician, historian, novelist,
civil service reformer police commits
sionei of the metropolis, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. Governor of his
native state of New York, member of
the legislature of that state, Vice-Pres-
ident of the United States and now as|
President at time when the wisdom|
OF the executive means so much for theI
future Of the country, he takes up theI
highest office under the government and
solemnly promises to follow in the foot
steps of the man whom one short year,
ago the people chose as their pilot
through the rapids of changing condi-
tions
In every walk of life which he hasI
trodden he has displayed a PECULIAR
aptitude for the work which his hands,
found to do AS member of the leglsla
ture he did much to purify office hold
ing; as an historian he displayed notI
only deep reading but grasp of the7
meaning of events which indicated theI
statesman in the rough; as a plainsmanI
he gave promise of the caretaking andI
valiant soldier whose fame would bel
safe did it rest alone upon San Juanl
Hill; as member of the civil servlceI
commission and police commissioner of!
New York he enforced unpopular lawsinI
such way as to arouse admiration andl
finally to create a sentiment in favorl
of the very legislation which was conf
demned. It was as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy that he showed his far-l
sightedness, and the preparedness of
the Navy for the war in 1898 was due inI
great part to his actions for he saw
that there must be collision of theI
nations and that nothing could be of
such weight for peace as ability to forceI
the fighting.
In his person there are combined theI
men whose mental attributes he att
tains, He is brusque with the candorl
of conviction, free of speech in that heI
has no opinion of which he Is ashamed,
vigorous in all things, for his life has|
been made by action in the open air,
forcetul for the reason that his conf
vic tioI of truth and right carries all!
before him. In build he is of the1
medium height, broad, very thick set,j
solid and muscular. Even through the
large lensed glasses he is obliged toI
wear when at work he looks boyiSh,
and is constantly thus referred to inl
the press That is because ne is mott
only young, but his youth has been pre-
served by an active outdoor life ra-
tionally directed. He has a plump, al
small light mustache of a younger
man than ne is, and swapping blue,
eyes. His photographs make him look
a trifle stern, because they are takenI
with his glasses off, and the strong,
light makes him half close his eyes,
like a man Influenced by a stern reso-
luton or character. In reality he is a
kindly, genial, happy man, too full Of
animal spirits and too fond of fun to,
be stern except upon rare occasion.
His mind works quickly, and he is,
quick in every impulse, he talks fast,
and his words, fly from him in shortI
yolleys, not in a loud tone, but with
only half-restrained energy. He Is,
noted for his high ideals, but he is,
nevertheless exceedingly practical
When asked once what he expected to,
be or dreamed of being when he was a.
boy, he said Il do not recollect that,
/ dreamed at all or planned at all. l,
simply obeyed the injunction, what
ever thy hand findeth to do, that do,
with all thy might and so ! took up
what came along as ii came. Since,
then | have gone on Lincoln's motto:
Do the best; If not, then the best pos
sible'"
Theodore Roosevelt was born at No.
2S East Twentieth street, New York
city. on October %, 1858. Eight genera
tons of his fathers family have lived
there and have always been prominent,
in business, social and political affairs,
many of its members have taken active,
part in all the wars of the country,
from the Revolution to the Spanish
War. OF mingled Dutch, Scotch, Irish
and French Huguenot ancestry, Theo-I
dore Roosevelt was born in a home of
some wealth, but not to a life OF idle
ness. He was brought up with the
cs~staat tnjsnetben to es active and