The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-09-18
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
has Taken Oath of Office The
Man Who Now Becomes the
Chief Executive of the Natio,

4 Chief Executive of the Natio
c Theodore Roosevelt, the new Pro-
l ueh' or the United Sta "s, was swo,
| INTO 'fiicc at Buffalo on lav aftc
noon, Sept. IA, twelve hours after Il
oca'h OF President Mckinley. He h,
occh on hunting expedition in II
adirondack mountains, when couri,
was sent to him on Friday with the now
ol inc Presidents serious illness. and h
rode thirty hvo miles on horseback tn,
hlght to reach the railroad at Norl
creek, where a special train WAS wal
ing and where he learned that Presiler
hchinley had passed away On reach
ing Buffalo in the afternoon he went I,
inc house Of his friend, Mr. Anslcy vii
COX, where he was sworn into C1ice h
Judge Hazel, after Secretary Roo. O,
pehalf or the cabinet requested him [,
take inc oath for reasons Of weight af
iccting the affairs Of government. Mr.
Roosevelt replied:
shall take the oath at once in ac
cordancc with your request. and in tbi,
hour OF deep and terrible national be-
rcaycment | wish to state that it sha
DC my aim to continue absolutely nm.
broken the policy Of President McKin.
10y lor the peace and prosperity and
honor Of our bclo, cd country"
The constitutional oath of Office was
then administered orally, when Presi.
dent Roosevelt affixed his signature to a
copy on parchment.
RooSEvELT's ANCESTRY.
Theodore Roosevelt was born Oct. 81,
1905, In his fathers house. 30 East
twentieth street, in New York city. In
that quiet region around Gramercy park,
inc nome OF many families bearing
names held in high homer and esteem
there was none bearing a name more
highly honorcd and esteemed than the
family into which Theodore Roosevelt
was born. Fer six generations his for
pears had been prominent as citizens OF
New York and distinguished In the
councils OF the city His father, James
D. Roosevelt, was alderman in 1898. 1929
and 1880, asscmblyman from 1885 to
lS4O Congressman from 1S4l TO iS43 and
supreme court justice from 1854 to 1860 ::
his grandfather, James Roosevelt. who
was merchant, was assembly man in
1876 81 and alderman in 1869 his great
grandfather, Cornelius G. Roosevelt
likewise merchant, was alderman from
1885 to 1901; his great groat grand
IA her, Cornelius Roosevelt, was alder
man from 1853 to l7G4 his great great
great grandfather, John Roosevelt, also
merchant, was alderman from l74S to
1857, and his great great great great
grandfather, Nicholas Roosevelt, was
alderman OF Ne" York city 17O00l.
Such WAS the life of the study Dutch
ancestors fIom whom Theodore Roosc
welt inherited his name. But, though
his name is Holland Dutch, Scotch,
Irish and French HuHucnot blood min
gle in his veins in equal measure with
that or his Dutch ancestors and accounts
to no small extent for tho personal
quantities or the man, his energy and per
severance, his impulsYc II 1t to say fiery
temperament and his vivacious mode Of
expression. With the impetus of family
and the favorable material conditions IN
which he found himself as well as by the
force or his own personality, Roosevelt
might nave advanced rapidly in any path
he chose, whether it led toward brilliant
social success or the making OF a large
fortune. That he chose u career Of public
service is characteristic of the man, the
more so in that he saw in the course he
had marked out for himself small chance
or pccunlary remuneration and a strug
gle for principle that might jcopardize
those rewards that are the politicians.
Once decided ho never swcrvcd from his
course For more than twenty years he
has been before tho public eye as All az.
grcssivc political force.
THE ROOSEVELT HOMESTEAD.
Vice President Rooscyclts homestead
near Oyster Bay, N. Y, is an ideal
country scat, and tho Roosevelt family
is very old one in the ncighborhood.
The house is large, homeike and
countrllicd, quito uDprctcnticus 1t
crowns the very topmost peak OF Saga.
moro hill.
mo approach to the house, through
forest ana meadow, is beautiful and re.
freshlng in the cXtromc. But it is not
until after one reaches the top OF Saga.
more hin that the tull beauty OF the
| magnificent panorama is revealed
Tho view Of the bay, the hcadlands
with the Long Island sound and the
Connecticut coast stretching for miles
and resting against the deep blue OF the
sea, is 80 restful, So altogether lovely
that it cannot soon fade from the
| memory.
The library, which is spcn lid room
directly of tho main hal, co 1tains sbou,
5000 books The interior il ono of on
chantmcnt to the genuine book lover
A big open fireplace str tchcs across on,
end of the room Above it is magnifi
cent display OF the heads OF deer. rams
antelopes mountain sheep aud othe
trophies Of Colonel Rouseyelps skill a.
a hunter.
The lloois arr covered with rugs mad
OF the skis Of lions bears buff Al Jes an,
panthors, all victims of the vice presi
dents gun Ia fact the whole house |
adorned with trophies Of the chase.
Here it 's tina; most OF his books An,
arCiclcs, oi which he has writton man,
wCro brought into be'nE
MIS- Theodore Roo3tvcit Ia the mos
nthusiastic admircr an ardent helpe
II her husband in his political carcc
She is abS,rbcd heart and soul n hc
husbahds SUI c,s> ", sho has been fr
the timc they ii kI cw each lor =
children Mrs 3)oscv ! who tef I
lcr marriage WAS Mis-, Edith Cer y
possesses grca, intelligence GA rl
ably fine cd ,iDn and a W, nda {,
power OF clf-c ng herself and as L
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