The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-21


h posed. but men do not wear even
ing clothes as knocknbouts He did
not force himself before the people.
They called for him. when he was,
supposedly politically rotir,.l. the pro-
pie resented it with Il louder call
When he spoke. ii was no highralutin,
but hard sense. His ideals. as eX-
pressed. were all manly. Individual lie
dodged no issue. Tie stood for his
country ANA for all that its past aud
present represent. lie poured SCorn
on class feeling. aud upheld the law
and all authority He was more demo-
cratic than the Democrats. His speech
was plain. his actions were in sight
Of an men. He was hearty and heat
Thy. never rfCuSiv". He made no false
step. never had to explain. Whatever
he did was natural unaffected, simple,
The suprcm" quality Of his mind
has been alortncSs Vet he has
been always hdicious. even when
enthusiastic. sincerity. honesty mark
ed all his ways and days.
lie has the capacity for catholic inter-
est. His bluntness is mitigated by II
gentleman's polish. His brnsqnerie
Is kindly. His Amcricanism is not
chauNinism, not ingoism lie has
preached nothing but duty, duty to
country. duty to- ones self There is
no case on record in which he has
talked for talks sake, where he has
been bright at the expense of right.
There is no subtarfugc about him.
lie stands four square to all the winds
that blow. 80 one doubts his attitude
on amy issue. II" has accepted popu-
larity without sacrificing his modpSty.
lie is, nevertheless, h"althily aware of
his own worth. He accepts himself at
a fair valuation lie rarely criticises
others in harshnrss. Mr.. I.oosevelt is
an American citizen without single
frill. earnest but contained, romantic
but rational, iiealstic but matter-uf-
fact, nervous but self-contained
He is thu friend of the poor. Jacob
Riis tells about that i'm late issue
of the outlook. lie helped abolish the
Mulberry shmS in New York. lie
helped officially, personally. lie went
into dark. foul places % dark nights
to see for himself lie left his money
behind him for the work of relief he
saw being done. He went into the
trnem"nts and the sWcat-s shops. He
helped with his ch 'que-boo lie had
practical sympathy with an the "vlc-
Tins of civilization" in tn" great city.
He loves the strong. but does not
despisc the weak. He is diSciplinar-
ian. but he makes allowances, Is as
rigorous with no one az with him
self He ador"S youth and glorious
life. ana one way in which he WOr-
ships these things is by helping the
afflicted. Aud he does ii without blare
ur flare.
Mr.. RouseveltS politics are simple.
He believes in American destiny as Il
republic. He believes that American
ism is individualism. lie holds that
the man is the great thing. issues only
the expression of men. lie pledges
himself to Mr.. Mckinlry's policy. That
means the rrcrding from extreme pro-
lection. the gradual building up of
representative government in "the
colonies" As to Trusts, he says "it
may be necessary in the future to
shacltle force" He believes in capital
and in labor, in harmony between
them. He forced a franchise tax on
New York. He made war ON dishonest
public officers. he is committed to
civil service reform, hut believes in
stocks in Wall street. but he does
care for the prosperity of the country.
He is not cOmmerCialist not imperial
list, lie is for the happiness Of all tn"
people under representative govern
mrnt. lie sees the danger in too great
prosperity and lifts his voice to warn
against its enerVatiOn, to rouse people
from Sordd materialism to appeal to
the higher view of Iife as Il process
of each mans realizing his best self,
This. then. is President Roosevelt, as
his career thus far reveals him. The
paradox in him is only apparent
There runs through him 1t fine con-
sistency. lie is very human His
health may eXasperate tha morally
anaemc and rtiolatrd, His selfish.
ness may offend those who are lost in
the crowd. His forthrightnesS may
startle those who do not believe it is
safe To be frank with the crowd. lie
is not afraid either of the people or Of
himself, Iou may Judge for yourself