Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-17

there be any vet who believe him
"hasty." they will find themselves
disappointed in that. as always pc-
fore. Roosevelt has pcrsiStcntiy ais
appointed his enemies from the very
beginning. Seeing his rapid rise the!
compared him 10 Il rocket. and Salu
that he would come down STICK
presently ANA 50 he would have done
had he been. as they thought. pom
tician. But he MS statesman u
man Of destiny bcc1u-c i nrtn Oh
duty.
That is the KEY mote ~ his Uf". ! WI
his fathers. one oi the most .:'riii ano
public spirited men WHO ever l\t', ~
New fork-a man Who's i've wa, ave-,
= lesson to us all and wh"'t d'3'h III ~
the metropolis To such sorrow rs II u''
seldom felt for any ciiiz.n. His hiGh
ideals Of citizenship lie got from NM ~
sanity, too. | fancy. Tor III wits u u'o'''
t"iShinE nitrh "i one ana Is "i 'h' ~
80 was his fairness, his sober Sri'S,, ~
Justice, tor which the policemen i'll ~
t"rry street love him yet III SrVttt ih',F
dare not mention his name openly III
these dayS OF Tammany iu'". "cr once
and once, only, the honest policeman va
did his dIty but had II" pun had an CORA
, nance with til. 5thcmcr Neither KIM
WI soon forget the two Years Of Rnos'-
NClt. well remember TIE time & aSh'n
with al tnrc. OF the qua litirS in HIM
which | have mCntior"d. ii WAS when i
woman was condemned to death tor the
lou! an! wicked lnGrGC. oi h"E STEP
daughter, and lie. az ;.rNVrnor. WAS t"%"t
lN an Cldl,'SS array ut more OF lest
rna:.diiu rctitirus praying tor pardon. I.
too la;,nrCd with him. did not L" tho
ext cutinn. hut mUr'-i never owned it h'-
tore, he would HAY" been n" last man t.
bring that Argument tot feared the "t-
feet of il an his career. | WIS weak ami
foolish. know ii now. | Went to Alhan.,
ani all that evening aud night TIL tnc
| y. ~. train went back I" the citT, |
arGutd il with him in his studs. !
pleaded on every ground knew how. and
saw in his face the ycarninG to -" il
As his friend did hut hr coud MOI II"
had Iard"n,d others before. and knew
il WIS his dear delight To- temper justice
VITA mercy where it c"Cla rightly b"
done. Roosevelt is far,hcst from being It
hard man. his heart IS as tender as i
w"mans where il may hr, a. hard as
steel where ii !aJSt tC. In tiiS ease h
WAS absolutely right. Every cnnsidcra-
iiNn "f fairness and Justice demanded th2t
the law take its course if the prisoner
was rtsponsih!c. That fact he asccr-
tanned by the StricteSt scrutiny and thea
stood aside, needless Of the c,amor. IL
WAS with something almost of awe that /
saw him do ii, Tor | knew what ii cost
him.
Theodore Roosevelt loves children as
William Mckinley did. When he wIq a
police commissioner. We would some
tim:s 3" together to the Italian school
kindred place. and loved OF all things
10 hear him talk to the little ones. The
did, too. | fancy he left behind him on
every on" of those trips a streak OF littl"
PATRIOTS, To- whom. the, grow lip tn
memory Of their hour with Teddy will
u" u whni" manual al good citizenship |
know one it'll" ciri out on Long island
VINO Is today huEGinc the thought of the
h'tnfiShdhr hc -aNe her aS the mos
precious "f h'r memories. And 50 do /.
tor ! saw Etm spy hcr-p"or pale htt,e
ihlng. in her throadbarc jacket-way back
N Tn" crowd "f school children thar
SWdflnrd about HI train. and | SAW him
dash INTO til" Urging tide like a
strong swimmer striking from the shore
make a WAY rhroLEn the shouting mob of
Youngsters lear To whore She was ON
the outskirts looking an hopclcsSlv catch
ana shake her hand as If his very ho.rt
were IN his and then catch thu, moyin;.
ram on IN" run while she looked after IL
h'r Face IN. big. happy smile. That was
roosevelt every inch al him
Is SIch a man safe rs tn" executive of
TINS country If blessed homes? Ills own
!" on" Of ~" happcSt | know 81 for
L",u ~ at ne helm. 1t is his harbor of
~a'feh t." him AMI his. whatever storms
rage without. And IN this also ne i
faithful L" the highest of American
1,' 'lS !" ms country best tr.thItinn.;.
=,
he|ti' lose his temper was when h,. WI
t"4h tn1t his enemies in tho Io}ic, IL
P'''hl"hi' VINO never EraSp.d the Kind ar
man thtN haG 70 q" with, or were ab,.
I" q" IT. were ShaduWing him night,
from ~ "fir" to his homo. thin,<,ur a.
hotIN ~ lush u
~ hat, he said going home to my
n"pirS Ert his anger died in a sld IN
'ic idiGh ~ contempt. That Ms M ~
way. not hi. When. soon iftrr. tho n,-
i,"',Hhit\ am" To him la pay them h1c.,
IN thcir own coin. h" sutirn.d il ,y,.h
l"ntninr. lie fought fair even with
nat Kind If = man * h. who IN. now.
"H me 'catn ~ our behaved Pr. 81 .i,.,. III
'"n' the chief ~ our great nation ,
1ii$t man and fair: a man of an, go, :
rlhl'iP''. never. hN any chan,,..f . <t,.i :
.tH, i"llticaI "r pcI mai; arr,.r..Ilt man
~" pup L. prof : 'icn>. bat Of u.a..i,.a
iINit" and public ever in af.c,,rJ VII,
I'M ih-h"St ideals Of Christian man .i,..,,.
~ iari knew "l M VI" who tvi,,ti.t
h,', nc CHRISTIAN G'utiCnldn II; lin.
r"IHF - such Il man. no one hut ,
n,i'. 'h"d newspaper c'.itnr whose sr,,rn,
iHii II iath"r to his fpaiS u,rl l. , r,.,i |,
w "dFc the d"Stini"e of ON, ,n,trtr, i !