The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25

kindly, genial, happy man, too full OF
Sanimal spirits and too fond of fun tol
be stern except upon rare occasion
His mind works quickly, and he Isl
yquick in every impulse, he talks fast
and his words, fly from him in shortI
svolleys, not in loud tone, but with,
sonly half-restrained energy He Isl
snoted for his high ideals, but he is!
nevertheless exceedingly practical
when asked once what he expected to,
boy, he said: 'I do not recollect that
II dreamed at all or planned at all. l,
Isimply obeyed the injunction, what
lever thy hand findeth to do. that do
with all thy might and so / took up
Iwhat came along as 1t came. Since
then / have gone on Lincoln's motto
PsDo the best; If not, then the best pos
fsible.'"
Theodore Roosevelt was born at No.
rs East Twentieth street, New York
scity, on October 81, 1858. Eight genera
/ lions of his fathers family have lived
there and have always been prominent
in business, social and political affairs,
many of it's members have taken active
part in all the wars of the country.
from the Revolution to the Spanish
War. OF mingled Dutch, Scotch. Irish
land French Huguenot ancestry, Theo-
tdore Roosevelt was born in home or
ssome wealth, but not to a life of idle
Sness. He was brought up with the
sconstant injunction to be active and
He was graduated from
Harvard in 1880. and then spent some
xtime in European travel and Alpine
Sclimbing.
A On his return home he began the
gstudy of law. In the fall of 1881 he was
Eelected to the State Assembly from the
ATwenty- first district of New York. gen
&erally known as Jacob Hess district
SBy reelection he continued in the body
q during the sessions of 1883 and 1884
%He introduced important reform meas
lures, and his entire legislative career
Ewas made conspicuous by the coura &c
y and zeal with which he assailed political
8abuses AS chairman of the Commit
Mtee on Cities he introduced the measure
(which took from the Board of Alder
Gmen the power to confirm or reject the
appointments of the Mayor He was
Echairman of the noted Legislative In
4 vestigating Committee which bore his
Sname.
a In 1886 Mr. Roosevelt was the Repub-
!. lican candidate for Mayor against Alb
Rram S. Hewitt, United Democracy, and
& Henry George, United Labor. Mr.
& Hewitt was elected by about 22.00C
Eplurality. In 1889 Roosevelt was APP
npointed by President Harrison mem
ioe
= Commission. His ability and rugged
thonesty in the administration of the af-
4 fairs of that office greatly helped to
gstrengthen his hold on popular regard
kHe continued in that office until May i
A1S95. when he resigned to accept the
Z office of Police Commissioner from
q Mayor Strong. Through his fearless
Sness and administrative ability as pres
|ident of the board the demoralized
Apolice force was greatly improved.
8 Early in 1897 he was called by the
i President to give up his New York Of
Alice to become Assistant Secretary OF
&the Navy. Then again his energy and
squick mastery of detail had much to dc
Swith the speedy equipment of the Navy
q for it's brilliant feats in the war with
Spain. But soon after the outbreak OF
]. the war his patriotism and love OF
%active life led him to leave the COM
parative quiet of his Government office
q for service in the field. AS Lieuten-
Cant Colonel of Volunteers he recruited
&the First Volunteer Cavalry, popularity
= known as the Rough Riders. The mer
z.were gathered largely from the cowboys
sof the West and Southwest, but alsc
numbered many college-bred men from
: the East.
* In the beginning he was second il
command, with the rank of Lieutenant.
! Colonel, DR.. Leonard Wood being
EColonel But at the close of the wal
the latter was Brigadier-General, and
Roosevelt was. Colonel in command