Arizona republican., 1901-09-24
VERSATILITY OF ROOSEVELT.

Much has been published about PrAs- ident Roosevelt's personality, but, per- haps, only these who have seen him from day to day in lis family life can rsalize his extreme simplicity of man ner and conduct On the last election day. after a campaign of activity that eciipsed the memorable speech making period of Bryan, Roosevelt retired ic his comfortable homs at Oyster Bay and awaited the result of the voters battle. Awaited. and yet not waited for not single telegraph wire was pur in, and the candidate had to depend oi his n,ighbors or the newspaper men for the news. One of the latter-a Sun reporter-was the first to serve him. ar irving overheated and breathless w-.n inc report that there was undoubtedly another republican victory and that h. had been elected. President Roosevelt himself responded to the bell ring anu came out on the piaZza. 'I have great news for you. MT. Roosevelt" said the reporter, panting. you are elected vice president of the United States" I hope the country has indorsed the republican party and it's principles as II should.' replied Roosevelt. Ut has" continued the reporter, "and MT. Bryan has los: in his own stronghoids.'' That's very interesting" said Roosevelt. but tell me all about the foot ball game. Who wou?" And despite the reporters eag erness to go into the election returns. Roosevelt continued to discuss enthr- siastically the college contest or that day until. owing to the lateness cf th- hour and the pressure of other duties. the reporter retired. Not another word was spoken about the election. and Roosevelt went to bed with nothing
 more than some brief telephone an telegrap,llc reports sent to his home contrary to instructions.
 Roosevelt's democracy never fail=d him. whether he was q student at Hat ward. or in the saddle in the west, or Q legislator in Albany. and his corii- ality to the masses was shown to par . ticular advantage in the campaigl which made him governor of New York. One evening, after speaking twice in New York, he was rushed by special train to Yonkers. N. Y, and carried ' l over the heads of the invited guests. oI the shoulders of Frederick W. Hollis Chauncey M. Depew and others. There was tremendous enthusiasm bottled uc in the crowd. and it repeatedly over flowed to the Interruption of the speaker. A red faced Irishman in the gallery, who looked like typical Tam manyite of the kind that voted by the thousands for Roosevelt after the San { tiago campaign. suddenly called out: Teddy" "Sh-sh,'' said a big police man with big club. Roosevelt con- tinued. but the exploding exclamation. Teddy" rang out a second time. "I'i put yez out," said the big policeman to the offender But the warning of 'one i of the finest" failed to suppress the in- terrogator. Just as Roosevelt was dt- lating on the virtues of the German. whose gemuetlicheit. he said could not be translated or understood by the other members of our complex popula ton. the red faced Irishman arose and yelled at full voice: Teddy. what did ysz feed that haste of a mustang to make 1t throt so in Cuba?" The house collapsed. but Teddy rejoined ''The republican platform" turned the laugh on the Irishman. and continued h;s , speech.
 During his administration as police commissioner Roosevelt met a police man under the influence of liquor, and i determined to discipline him SO that he would nsver forget his offense. Accost- ing the policeman. who had been on the force for SO short a time that he did not know his superior. Roosevelt stirred . him up sufficiently to induce ths police ntan o arrest him. At the station house manner the misconduct of the prisoner. and during the investigation Roosevelt slipped around the rail ard into an . adjoining room. and returned in com | pany with another commissioner. The policeman received a tip sobered >up very rapidly on learning whom he hai arrested and with tears in his eyes , begged for pardon.
 
 | President RooseveIt's home life nas :. always been delightful. In his leisu .
 moments at Oyster Bay he has enjoye,l |, the companionship of his family an,' taken rare delight in directing the af-. fairs of his small estate. Soon. after his return from Cuba his aged gardener : came up the walk. Toe in hand, and. i tiroing his cap. said:
 1 MT. Roosevelt. I've come to finish ! that talk we had the other day about these onion beds. What talk.
 James," asked Roosevelt. with smile. | On" said the gardener. you knew that the afternoon you received that telegram to go to Cuba you and l wera | standing here and laying out an onion
 patch. If it suits you. let us pla'' those onions now.'' And the onions | were planted.
 | The president has quiver full of ol- 1 i've branches, and likes children other than his own. Except that he became buster and more inaccessible. Roosevelt ! carried the same domestic habits and
 preferences with him from his Oyster { Bay home to the governors residence at Albany. One day a clique of New | York city politicians. who had come l up on a special train to see Governor