The state herald., 1901-10-11

cabin, and for several years mingled
the life Of ranchman with that OF a
literary worker. From Lis front door
he could shoot deer. and the mountains
around him were full Of big game
Amid such surroundings he wrote
some OF his most popular books He
became daring horseman and rival
OF the cowboys in feats of skill and
strength. In 1886 Mr.. Roosevelt was
the Republican candidate for Mayor
against Abram S. Hewitt. United
Democracy, and Henry George, United
Labor. Mr.. Hewitt was elected by
about twenty-five thousand plurality.
In 1889 Roosevelt was appointed by
President Harrison member OF the
United States Civil Service Commits
sion. His ability and rugged honesty
in the administration OF the affairs OF
that Office greatly helped to strengthen
his hold on popular regard.
Police Commifsioner in Metz
York.
Roosevelt continued in that office un-
I'll May /. 1895. when he resigned to
accept the Office OF Police Commits
sioncr from Mayor Strong. He found
the administration Of AFFAIRS in de-
moralized condition. but he soon
brought order out OF chaos. Says James
A. Riis. who is an intimate friend OF
President Roosevelt:
We had been trying for forty years 10
achieve n system OF dealing decentiy WIN
4. Aa
fore. the surgeons of the police depart
rnent had pointed out that herding the"
In the cellars OF over the prisons OF poIee
stations In fostering heaps, and turnins
them out hungry at dAybreak to beg the'.
way from door to door. was Indecent an"
inhuman. Since then grand 1uries. achn-
emies OF medicine. committees on ph'i
anthropic citizens. had attacked the fou'
disgrace, but to no purpose. Pesihehce
favaged the prison lodgings. but stiii the!
stayed. ] know what that hght meah'.
for was one OF committed that wnh'u
II year after year. and suffered oeies.
every time. until Theodore Roosevelt
came and destroyed the nuisance IN u
night. I remember the caricatures OF
uamps shivering In the cold with which
the yellow newspapers pursued MN Nv
the time. labelling him the poor man
foe" And | remember being Just a niue
uneasy lest they wound him. and perhaps
make him think he had been harty. But
not he. II was only those who did not
know him who charged him with being
hasiy. lie thought "a thing out quickly
yes. that is his way. but b. thought u
out. and. having thought II out suited ac-
tion to his Judgment or the consequences
he didn't think at all, lie made sure he
was right and then went ahead with per
feet confidence that things would come
out right.
HiS a dOies 10 OrSonixed Labor.
MIR. Riis says he never saw Roose-
welt to better advantage than when he
once confronted the labor men ut their
meeting place. Clarendon Hall:
The police were all the time having
trouble with strikers and their ''piekets
Roosevelt saw that II was because neith-
er party understood fully the position OF
the other. and. with his usual directners,
sent word 10 the labor organizations thht
h. would like to talk II over with them
~ his request I went with him TO the
meeting. II developed almost immrdi-
ai.ly that the labor men had taken a
wrong measure Of the man They met him
NJ a politician playing for points. and
hint.d at iroubl. unless their drmands
were met. Mr., Roosevelt broke them ON
short
'Gontiemcui' he kald-with that snap
OF the jaws that always mad. people us
tent asked to meet you, hoping that
We might cofrr to understand one snoth-
.r. Remember. please, before W. no fur.
ther, that the worst injury anyone Of you
can do to the caur. Of labor II to counsel
violence. n will also be worse for him.
self. Understand distinctly that order
will he kept The police will keep H. Now
we can proceed
was never 10 proud and pleased aH
when they A,,piaudrd him 10 the echo, lie