Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-16
OUR PRESIDENT

energetic young man. somewhat i'm
peuous without the temperament nee
essary to the discharge Ct his great
duties. we predict that he will be-
Obliged to revise his hasty ooncm-
sions. His career has been such as to
warrant a different view. He has be-
Ihind him a clean, yirile ancestry.
While his name shows a Dutch origin,
yet in his veins flows an admixture Of
the worlds best blood-Scotch, Irish,
English and Dutch His ancestors
have been men OF affairs from period
antedating the English invasion OF
New York Should he have chosen
life of aristomatic ease, no man in
New York could have laid better claim
10 ancestral privilege. But at a very
early age he manifested the ambition
70 do something and TO be somebody
His early education was of The best
and he holds a diploma from Harvard
College. There are few men more YER
satile He has done much. and done il
well. A number of volumes have come
from his pen, and they have shown
ripe scholarship and "a painstaking
devotion to the details of truth He
carly developed taste for hunting big
game; with the most daring of
lfrontiersmen he pursued this pastime
land his trophies bear testimony of his
Iprowess. This was means of relaxa-
ton from his arduous labors.
AS Police Commissioner of New
York city there was an opportunity to
take the mans measure. The law
breakers were entrenched behind Gus
tom and powerful ring. He was
daunted at nothing; he demanded that
the law should be obeyed and asked
nothing from his subordinates but that
they should do their duty. He declared
that the saloons should close on sun
day, that gambling should stop, and
all places of infamy closed He said
he had nothing to do with making the
laws. but that he was required to en-
force them. From night to night he
made excursions to AL parts of the
city, determined that the police should
do their duty Politics and personal
pail were unknown. Such was the rec
ord he made.
AS CIVIL Service Commissioner his
record is known. When he was called
TO the position Ct Assistant Secretary
cf the Navy many regarded him as
shelvod and overshadowed but his
talents were not to be wasted; il was
his wisdom which foresaw the great
A., part the Asiatic squadron was to play
and the choice OF Dewey as command
O. or was his Then came the call IL
arms and Roosevelt could not sit al
r a desk while the boys in blue wer,
s going 10 the front He resigned. form.
e ed that unique cavalry regiment OF
a Rough Riders, and went TO Cuba But
- let anyone who thinks he Is over con.
!. iident, remember his conduct then
/. He was rendered the colonelcy. but de
). clined, on the ground that his expert
p once was not sufficient. and accepted q
e lieutenant-colone cy instead Ills
n work in the short Cuban campaign wa
brilliant and marked at every stag,
r by brains and courage. There was n,
5. eXpedient he would not resort to FOL
{, tho comfort and protection OF his men
5. From war he came back to a grel
d position in civil life; he became Gov
l. ernor of the greatest State in tn
" Union. New York. Those who fear n
d, is untitled for the work of the Cabinet
r. should not forget the ability ne dis
Is played as Governor He had inaugu
lf rated certain reforms which he desire
as TO carry ont. and wanted a renomina
Mt tion. But his growing popularity wa
IL causing jealousy. Thin plans wer
formed to name him as the candidat
n for Nice-President He fought agains
- it. even declaring that he would not &C
IN cept But it was absolutely force
he upon him; and then another side of hi
at nature was shOwn-he would do HI
in duty. 1t was distasteful; the positio
i'll was almost repugnant to him. He sa
to that il was designed as a shelf upO
nd which he was to be placed. but he a
in lcepted and was elected
he Now he comes TO his high office by
.ly catastrophe which requires a man
led extraordinary tact and force. II
Id first uttemnces show that he Is Il
nd man upon whom we can rely. He pr
poses to continue the work of his
lustrious predecessor. and aIays 4
~ fears of radical changes, We belle
es, the country is fortunate in its ne
est Chief Executive. and. that time W
ION vindicate the wisdom of his choice
the the nominee for vice-President at t
the last convention.
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