The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-17
A POPULAR EXECUTIVE.

Theodore Roosevelt. president of the
United States. has already taken rank
among the most popular executives this
nation has ever had. Men of all political
parties accord to him degree of esteem
that is little less than remarkable. Es-
pecially is this true in the Western states,
where the sterling traits of the presi-
dents character are known from actual
observation of the man. and where his
frank and sincere manner of life won
him admirers and friends long before
he was looked upon as a presidential
possibility. From feeling Of local pride,
the men of the west look upon Theodore
Roosevelt as representative of the
breezy, confident people who have
achieved the conquest of the plains and
made the country great.
At the same time residents Of all sec
tions of the country have plenty of con-
fidence in the new president No man
ever occupied place at the head OF
nation who was so thoroughly conversant
with the various sections of the country
over which he was called to rule. From
practical experience the president knows
the life of the large city, the New Eng
land farm, the factory town. the agri-
cultural Middle West, the plains and
the mining camps. He is in touch with
every arm Of the government. with all
classes of people and with the history
and traditions of his country He Is
equipped with practical ideas and the
knowledge of men and affairs that will
make him safe guide in the country's
domestic affairs and a good friend to
every section of the nation under his
care.
But it is perhaps to the anticipatory
interest in the settlement of questions
growing out of the country's foreign re-
lations that the new president owes that
popularity which rises above party con-
siderations and draws men Of all parties
to his support. 1t is known that the
president is intensely American. What
ever tends to make the country great
will find place in his policy of govern
ment. He will uphold every American
tradition and treat with foreign nations
firmly. The American people know they
have man in the chair of state who
will stand up for the rights of the
humblest citizens in complications with
foreign nations and who will, if need be,
sweep away needless red tape and an
noying diplomatic mystifications and go
straight to the substance of whatever
question requires settlement.
A European newspaper, discussing the
characteristics of President Roosevelt,
remarks that in the event of war the
world might be treated to the spectacle
of president of the United States COM
handing troops upon the battle field.
Such is the estimate formed of the pres
ident from a transatlantic standpoint,
and It is not at all harmful to the ma
tional prestige that in their impression
Of the chief executive Europeans should
look to the militant side Of his charac-
ter for an index to his real nature.
It is to these admirable characteristics,
which command admiration and conf
dence at home and respect abroad, that
President Roosevelt owes his wide
spread popularity. Men of all parties
recognize in the new occupant of the
White House an ideal leader of the
American people, and his growing popu-
larity attests the firm hold he has upon
their affections.
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