The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-09-27


MI. ROOSEVELT AT EASE.
man Of the strongest personal attach
mcnts. He turned aside from public
life for time and went west z
He had been Il lover of hunting from
bOyhood. and when he decided to spend
some time in the wilds of Montana he
| took up the life as he found it there.
On the banks OF the Little Missouri
ho built q log house, working on It
himself. and there turned ranchman,
cowboy and hunter. He engaged in
one OF the last Of the big buffalo hunts
and satura ted himself with the life of
tie west. His trips in this and later
years were not alone confined to this
section of the west and his courage in
| teligence and compapionable nature
niaae him name which in later years
drew to his standard thousands Of cow
boys, aInong whom his name had come
to mean all that they admire and oil
that appeals to their natures.
IN these years and between 1885 and
13So Mr.. Roosevelt was also busy on
! much Of his literary work The most
important of his works, "The Winning
of the West" history in four vol.
umes of the acquisition OF the TERRITORY
west of the Alleghenies. REQUIRED nm
enormous amount Of research. On it's
publication 1t leaped Mt once into popu
hrlty and soon acquired a reputation
as most reliable textbook.
His hunting trips ana his months Of
life among the men ana the ramo oe
the west have supplied the material for
q number of Mr.. ROosevelt's books.
among them "rhe Wilderness Hunter"
hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and
Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail"
Ihis period of writing and hunting
was broken by two important events.
lie was defeated ga candidate for NAV
or of New York, md he married again.
The second wife of the vice president
eject was Miss Edith Kermit Caroyy
daughter CT an old New York family.
they have five children. three sons
ana two daughters. The marriage took
place In 1886.
For years after this Mr.. Roosevelt
was not prominent In politics. He
spent his time In writing ana in hunt-
ing trips to the west Never an idlo
man, hr accomplished an immense
amount OF research in the DreDaro ton
OF his historical. works.
HIS CIVIL SERVICE CAREER.
President Harrison appointed Theo.
dore Roosevelt Il member of the United
states civil service commission Nav
13, 1889.
tie served for six years, two Of them
under Pres dent IIarrison's successor,
MT. Cleveland. In that time the num-
Der of persons who were made subject
to the civil service law was increased
from l2.0O0 to nearly 10000, and the
still further great increase made by
the orders Of President Clctc'and in
'he iate years Of his first admlnistra-
ton was largely due to Mr.. Roosevelt's
efforts.
In the wave Of reform which sv,cDt
over New York in iS0t-5 the men, in
Guiding Mayor Strong. WHO were
Dornc into power were something Of
the same stamp ms the civil service
commissioners. They were OF the class
which Fought political rings, and they
turned to Mr.. Roosevelt to take hand
III purifying the police force Of New
YORK city. Which was alleged to be a
sink Of political rottcnness and studied
ineliiciency. Mr.. Roosevelt resigned as
civil service commissioner May 5, 1895
ana was appointed a police commits
sioner Of New York city May "a fol-
lowing.
Ihc uproar that followed the intro
duction Of Roosevelt methods in the
conduct OF the New York police force
has never been equaled as a police SEN