Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Career of the Man Who Succeeds
Mckinley in the White House.
A Prominent Figure in the Public Eye
For Twenty Years His Career as
Soldier. Statesman and Author
Believes in a strong and Dig
nifed Foreign Policy.


Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. who sue
ceeds President William Mckinley in the
" White House, was born in NV York city,
October 81, 1868.
For many generations the name of
Roosevelt has been an honorcd one in New
York. Though it is of Dutch origin. ia tn"
veins of President Roosevelt, IN almost
equal parts, streams the blood OF the
Irish, French, Dutch, and Scotch. HIS
ancestors on the paternai side came to
America In the middle of the seventeenth
century, even before Hendrix Hudson $
little boat plowrd the Hudson. Ills mother
is of a distinguished Georgia family whose
torbears came from Scotland 80 years
ago Both families were I'm America be-
fore there was an America.
His early education was received at
Cutters private school He entered ITar-
ward at the age when Young men arc sup
posed to enter upon college life and
graduated in 1880 At Cambridge he studio
hard and took an unCcasing int"r's st i'm
philosophy history and government. The
foundation for his literary career was laid
there He began by writing for tho Har-
ward Advocate" Of which he became
editor.
In his youth he was sickly and pigeon
chested,' and he therefore regard.l it AZ
one of his first duties to MAKE imsclf
physically strong.
Il determined to be strong and we'll and
did everything to make mVsoN so. |
Wrestl"d and spared a great deal at COZ
lege, and though never came IN first |
got more out of the "Ncrcise than those
who did, because / enjoyed and never in
Jred myself. | was very fond of wrostling
and boxing / think | was good deal of
a wrestler. and though / never won
championship. yet moro than once ! won
my trial heats and got into the final
round ! was captain OF my pol" team at
one time, but since l left colleg" have
taken most OF my exercise in lh" COW
country or hunting game in the noun
tins.
Mr.. Roosevelt is young nut he made his
entry upon public life years ago.iie was
member OF the Legislatures in lN". 1854 ana
1NS5. He went to the Legislature as the
result OF an independent move ment, Whl N
arose from dissatisfaction with the exist
Ing district ORGANIZATIONS as we'll as with
the asScinhlNman. Roosevelt was picked
e. the man to make the fight, and it entail
ID hard and sturdy work. n J. needless to
say that he came out Oh top. not only
ovcrturning the old MANAGEMENT, but also
sending reform delegations the next year
to the county. state and national con-
Nentlons. James q. Blniuo was can
didate for the first time for tho office OF
President in GNSi) Roosevelt went to the
state convention, whore. h' h conspicuous
Through combination between the Ed
munds and Arthur men Of tho convention
he for, ed his way into tho national con-
vontion at Chicago. Roosevelt was then
in his twentty-sixth year. virtually "A be V,
Yet standing prominently i'm a delegation
which contained such moa u.s. Andrew ID.
White and George William curtis
In the Assembly Mr. Roosevelt put him F..
self at the head of a little band which
worked unremittinsly to get through c,r-
tain measures which they deemed to he
for the public good. Strenuous opposition
sprung up to handicap them at every
turn. Some Of it came from, politician,
pccuniarily affected by tho measures
Roosevelt succeeded II was not in his
nature to los" he went about his duty
III lne hekisIature as precisely as a general
II, studied his rallov. lo,,isl,+,,, I,,, M,
their pnst histories auojvz,d th,ir mos.
ent character aud tb.ir a.e.,,iat,. ana
then with infinite skin tnot and ,o.,r,,,a
h. proceeded to force his va, tbr,,,,I ~,
enemy's trochR. Roos,vnIt vyos a r,b,v
1t is amusing now to tho ncmbars ~ ~,
Legislature OF 'S3 TO ronoct nm Rooso,.,it
W hen he CANA 10 Albapy tn ,,,os ,.t ,,.u,,
hv the old-starors as b,i,,, =, ana ;,
Weakling in nolitics and , Lo.. rr..h ro,,
college Within a rnn,,tb bo h,d ,,', ~, u'''
respect and ,dmiratior az ,l,,r, .u IT,
was accented then ae n cors'iamtio,,s al
worker noid and c,,,,
fighter and panIv to,Iou,
one of tho tirst and n,o., ,r,ror.on. ,,o,
sures that Rooea,,oI, s,,,,,nio, ~, l. w.,
enuctad int la III, r..,s 49,.