Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-21
The New President.

tonal figure. Attending the ReDuhli
can State Convention Of 1854 III Tit.
elected one of New Ycrks four dele.
S2tes-at-larSe to the Republican Nh
ticn2l ConN ention. as Il delegate desir-
Gus of nominating George f. Ed.
nunds FOR the presidency.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
In 1886 Mr.. Roosevelt was the Repub-
lcan candidate for Mayor against
.Nhram S. Hewitt, United Democracy.
Said Henry George, United Labor. Mr.
HeWitts-swas elected by about - 00o
plurality
4. Nj. Roosevelt was appointed a mem
Ter OF the United States Civil Service
Commission by President Harrison in
1854. His ability and rugged honesty
in the administration of the affairs of
that office greatly helped to strong II n
his hold on popular regard. There
Acre l!,C00 places under the merf. and
capa,ity rul IS OF the Commission when
h. went in. There were 10000 wnen he
.-ent oit.
AS POLICE COMMISSIONER.
Mr.. Roosevelt continued in that Office
Grtil May |. 1856, when he resigned to
,.yccnt the office Of Police Commi ssion-
a: from Mayor St}on% He found the
administration Of police Gfrails in =
d,noraiized condition. but tie sime
energetic methods that had character
iZ,d all his work. the same uncompro-
missing honesty that is the most prom;-
nriIt note IN hig character. when ap-
pied to police affairs soon brought he
Observation-Disclosures, AT tho ,4o,,.,+,,,.,, -.
I, lio, Gapr.n If pttitiav.,.
in the period he,y.an A1r Hoosa-
,.,I-.s ar.ctio,, Ia +b.. i,er;et.+,,,. go, -.
.,,,nointr,art I'D ,,iyil .nr,-i,a ,,n,,,,,,f,
.=n,,a,. he ba1 erant most ~ H.. s,,,,
,...,r. in ~. West ON b, ,.,.,.h .r1 ba5
,..,itt.r >.,-,,.,1 ,,.,,l.s IL, iii, Iifa III tha
N-nst.,, f,r,i,,s a,l r,o,,+ain. co,,a
.,,,r,;s,. Voc, s,,,,,..sssd t,a,.e,r,,., r,. .,
friend vb.,, HI r,osa,-o1t h.o.,,,,4 pn-
1;,c ,,o,,,r,issi,,,4,. tha+ a 1i,.r,,.,- mon
shonld voIuntaa,. for nnjica v.o,.l, and
Ar. Roosevelt gave this reason: II
bought the storm centre was in New
YORK. and so / came here. 1t is d
great niece If prartiraI work like
| /, t9ka hold Of work that has been
,,..,.. -, L. :.
i,.,.,,ealt,i,, I. WILL
-. a,,,asita S ,f,.,,.ti,,, tI,i,,e. INIT
,.rracted mo ~ II WIS that it WIS ia
oe done in the hurly-burlv. for don't
Ike clnister life"
His enforcement of the excise law
produced an abundance ~ burIv-br,ly
Many said it was the most potent fac
%, in the overthrow of the Strong re-
iorm administration at the next cleo
tion and the return Of Tammany to
power: but Roosevelt answered all
ritiJism by asserting that he had
worn to enforce all the laws and
would not stultify himself. Moreover.
rs maintained that the best way TO
obtain the repeal OF an obnoxious law
Vas by enforcing ii rigldly. and not by
ignoring it.
His Unheraldcd personal tours OF in
|rection about the city by night
caught many policeman mapping,
ma resulted in many humorous situa-
ions, until the force had thoroughly
e.ip,iIated tho idea that their prasi-
i.r, v...s IA j n,a, n IL tlitlad with
Ia.ob \ Riis. author of How the
l.har FaIf Lives" saw a great deal
" Police commissioner Roosevelt
'oUching on the mans single minded
t.arIpssness in that office. Nh Eiis
IftrrWtrt wrote:
# raad p story when | was a boy
bort man who, pursued by a re
antIass enemy. dwet in security be-
| ..ause of his belief that mis- plotting
could not hurt an honest man. NJ
| roosevelt constantly made me think Of
aim. He spoke of 1t only once. put
aW him act out that pelleI 4 HUH" -
| lines. Mulberry street oouiu =,
| ave been hldue u '"NS any
| t. When It failed 20 avs l.'"He>'i' =
| 4 tried to eaten nnl. JOBS lhilu'llel-
| BILE were put up To us etil 'l'e
| president "t the hodtu anu Ky IN
| lim into awkward po'itloii'' ~"
Y lie never knew "i one -ei'h VI
| hem. Mr.. Roosevelt "aiked tiiiouSi
| hem with perfect uhcoliceI"' - Niii9
| aside the snares that We're SET 50
| deliberately to catch HIM Inc Poilti-
| ians who saw him Walk apF4IeLt!
| blindly into trap ana oeiieiu M
merge with damage 70 t"t .,"F ~, ~ :
'ould not understand II, AheS ~.
iudea II was ms iut tnid ,,a onca after
as ms aeii'e ,,.,. ,,attar of
'uch tlhie 49, = IL. rr,,,l- ona
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