The St. Louis Republic., 1901-09-14
CHARACTER IN WHICH pER7INAcI1Y is A RULING FAC

REPUBLrc SPECIAL
| New York. Sept. 13.-Here Is record
that shows you just what kind of man
| Theodore Roosevelt is:
Out West. in Montana. at big roundup
the 'fbad man." who always is present on
such occasions. was known as Long Ike
| He had the reputation of being quick with
I his fore finger on the trigger and able 10
whip his weight in wild cats" on account
Of his great muscular strength. He inn
posed upon people so long that he gradually
got to believe in his own courage-tor. III
! reality. he was as arrant a coward az ever
passed himself off as a brave man. one
OF his favorlte tricks was to line up along
side drinking bar. select the filed glass
Of one of the men he though he could bluff
and drain It, At this particular roundup
Theodore Roosevelt happened to be one OF
a part in the only place of shelter on the
prairie-the saloon. A glass half filled with
whisky had been poured out by COWBOY
and placed in front Of him. Long Ike
reached out and took it. and so certain was
he that the stranger would submit that
he did not take the precaution to make his
customary bluff with his revolver.
Bully Gets TrOuncinE.
Before he could swallow the liquor Mr..
Roosevelt was on him like a catamount
An expert wrestler, he threw the bully in
jifry. Then he turned him over and stood
him up and ran him out Of doors. taking
the revolver away from him in the run.
Ike was thrown again, harder than before
and could not get up for five minutes When
he did, he was daZed and wondering. The
style Of attack was SO quick. so unusual
and SO vigorous that he was afraid to re-
sent it in the bad man" way even had he
possessed the nerve-and his shooting iron.
He sneaked out of camp.
The young man with the eyeglasses and
the cleaning teeth enjoyed the respect of
the cowboys from that day forward.
That is Theodore Roosevelt. n man OF
action as we'll as words, but whose words
mean action, for he is man who says
what he means and means what he
says; who acts according to his words. who
is as fearless as he is tireless, as strong as
he is fearless. as gentle as he is strong.
and as fierce as he is gentle when fight is
called for-the relentless foe in battle. the
generous conqueror when the battle has
been fought.
Combination of Fine Nationalists.
Here is the merest epitome of the career
of this electric battery as Theodore
Roosevelt well has been called. He comes
Of an old Dutch family, and one known and
respected in this city for generations. The
blood in his veins is Dutch. French. Irish
and Scotch. He has the thrift and caution
OF the Dutchman, the volatility Of the
French character and the aggressiveness
and combativeness of the Irishman. and
so we'll blended that he presents a combina-
tion Of the most admirable qualities of
each.
Roosevelt's American ancestry dates back
to the early history of the colonies in Amer
ica Nicholas Roosevelt was an Alderman
in the city OF New York in the year 100.
half century before Kings College was
established. and long before the city ex-
tended beyond Wall street.
The founder OF the family in America es-
tablshed reputation, which has been con-
sistently maintained throughout the eight
generations that have succeeded him. In the
mercantile. political and social life of the
state and nation the name of Roosevelt has
taken somewhat important part. and the
family escutcheon is clear of the faintest
blot in each and all of these relations. The
predominant characteristic Of rugged probity
of character has marked the line from
Nicholas Roosevelt through all the gener-
ations.
Born In New York.
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York
City in 1858, and was the son of Theodore
Roosevelt. lawyer and Judge. The late
James A. Roosevelt. a well-known New York
banker and a large stockholder in the
Chemical National Bank. was his uncle.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Jr., is his sister. He
went to Harvard. where he was graduated
in 1880. His pertinacity was noticeable even
in college. and the fondness for boxing
which he developed there was characters
tic.
Though well-born. Theodore Roosevelt is
not snob. as an anecdote told of him while
he was at Harvard will show:
Roosevelt said a classmate to him one
day, why do you associate with So and
So?'
"WelI." was the reply. hes a good boxer.
a good wrestler and chain lightning in
mathematics"
But he's below you in social position"
was urged. His father is a carpenter or
something of that Sort