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cultivating love for the out-of-door

dliIS d lOSo LOT the OuI-OI-uOOT
sports and the rough life Of the ranch that
have played SO great part in his lfework.
His experiences developed not only a hardy
physique and gave him a large capacity
for work. but they added to his knowledge
or the whole country, so that few men to-
that are found In the city and the coun-
try in the east and the more newly set
tied portions OF the west. His experiences
have been such as to eliminate any pos
sible tendency to narroWness of view or
biased Judgment. If he has ever been i'm
petuous in his speech and action it has
been the impetuosity of young manhood,
which is lost sight of in the cases of most
men. but which has been heralded every
where in his case because he became a ma
tionai character so early in life.
He will not be fortyfour years of age
until the 9th Of next month, and is by
five years the youngest President the
United States has had. When he was
tWenty-six years of age he came forth
prominently as leader Of a faction in the
New York state republican convention
which met at Utica to elect delegates to
the national republican convention of 1884
In that convention he had as his opponents
such men as Conkling and Platt, and he
won against them, securing the Endorsement
of Edmunds for the nomination. From
that time on Teddy Roosevelt was known
throughout New York state, and his fame
rapidly extended throughout the country.
He was but twenty-eight years of age when
he ran for the mayoraity Of New York city
against Hewitt and George and was beaten.
Harrison made him civil service COM
missioner when he was thirty-one years Of
age and for six years he filled that posi-
tion. During these years he was writing
voluminously, chiefly on the history and
characteristics of his country. He was
taking trips to all parts of the land and
keeping up his interest III the rough out-of-
door life of the ranch OF the southwest.
He became police commissioner of New
York. and in that position showed the same
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had become the most important element Of
his official life. When the Spanish-Amer-
lean war broke out he was assistant secre-
tary of the navy, and with the characteris-
have been interpreted by some as evidences
of an impetuous nature, he entered upon
military career SO well known to every
body. Then came his best school in gov
ernmental affairs with his election as gov
ernor Of New York state. With this varied
and always earnest career President Roose-
velts friends want to know what there has
been about the incoming President that
can inspire in the country at large any
thing except confidence in the mans judg-
ment, integrity and ability for the duties
that have been thrust him.
so far as the general foreign policy of
the country is concerned, Mr.. Roosevelt is
looked upon as typifying the ideas repre-
sented by Mr.. Mckinley. On the tariff and
finance he represents the well-estabiished
republican principles.
SISh service He1Orm.
His knowledge of civil service reform and
aggressive advocacy Of it have nat
uraily called forth great deal of specula-
ticn in regard to the probable course he
Will pursue and the powers he has under
the law to enforce such principles to
greater extent than is now the case.
He has 1T in his power to order that the
q. 165 fourth-class postmasters be classi-
ned In addition to this, there are about
2O.ooO positions now outside the classified
service that he could include within it
either entirely or by prescribing reguIa-
tions for the admission Of persons to the
service under such a system as now pre-
walls in the case Of appointments to places
In the navy yards of the country In fact,
the restrictions under the civil service law
are contained In the following provision Of
the act of January 16, 1888:
NOR snail any officer not in the execu-
tive branch OF the government, OF any per-
son merely employed as a laborer or work
man, be required to be classified hereunder:
nor. unless by direction of the Senate shall
any person who has been nominated for
confirmation by the Senate be required to
be classified or to pass an examination"
The word workman" in the above has
been interpreted to mean an unsisiiled
iaborer. While the above restriction is
made in regard to the classification of a
"iaborer or workman" there is further lati-
tude allowed the President I'm the eif-nina-
tion Of the element of patronage from
appointments by section 1854 of the Revised
Statutes, as follows:
THE President is authorized to prescribe
such reguiati tions for the admission OF per-
sons into the civil service of the United
States as may best promote the efYiciency
thereof, and ascertain the fitness Of each
candidate in respect to age. health charac-
ter, knowledge and ability for the branch
of service into which he seeks to enter; and
for this purpose he may employ suitable
persons to conduct such Inquiries, and may
prescribe their duties, and establish regu-
lations for the conduct OF persons who may
receive appointments in the civil service"
Probable Action Uneertain.
AT present there are directly excepted