The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-03

| Roosevelt a real touch of the strenuous
| lie and bestowed upon him without stint
| the sincere tribute of an honest enthus-
lasm- 1t was day of triumph for the
distinguished Rougn Rider, and all his
way was garlanded with. laurels-of gen
| erous praise. 1t was such a day as Theo-
oore Roosevelt glories ina Gay full to
| the br1m with action-and crowned with
such a unanimity of feeling aid senti-
ment as to leave but one Impression in
the minds of all who paltic pated its
glories. 1t was Roosevelt every where!
| 1t seemed as If the very spirit of the
man took possession of all things and
| persons and places and fused the thought
| and nope of the multitude into one ire
niendous oItbuTst of ovation 1t was
truly an inspiring spectacle, and no man,
! Whatever his faith or creed or his make
| up, could look upon it unmoved This
spectacle of the complete domination of
! a personality, the overmastering power
| OF an embodied enthusiasm taking hold
| or great masses of men and liiGing them
Tor the time out of all other considera-
| lions into an atmosphere which dissolves
| all distinctions of habit and thought, is
| surely spectacle to inspire and amoZe,
| as II 1t were some elemental power at
| work. This was the impression left by
| the remarkable demonstration fer the vice
president of the United States yesterday
There have been demons tratfons of great
| er outward splendor, and occ casfons which
| ecllpsed this in spectacular features and
tnere nave been larger assembl:ngs of peo-
pie on notable pblic occa sions But never
before has there been demonstration in
tms state equal to this in the qua ity of
ITS enthusiasm or the unanimity of its
expression. From the small boy of the
street paying his tribute in the delight
1ui 1rreverence of democracy, in the wild
yell Hello, Teddy and the comrades
in khaki, with their spirited and expres-
sive salute:
.Rickety, Rackety, Rough and Ready.
what in Hell's the. matter with. Teddy?'
to the more dignifed, but not more sin
cere, tributes of the distinguished guests
OF the occasion and the great body of
the citizens OF the state-the one SEN
tlment was "Hurrah for Roosevelt The
most gratifying feature of it all was the
absolute absence of the slightest political
discrimination. 1t was not the tribute of
a party to party leader it was the
state of Mime sofa WeI9ornir irg the vice
president of the United States. And Mr..
Roosevelt not only appreciated this senti-
ment, but respected it. Mr. Roosevelt
paid tribute to this spirit, as well as 10
himself by the character of his address
The surroundings and the occasion were
such as to tempt man into fulsome
hattery If there be any of 1t in his ma
ture
On such an occasion any specfous plea
Tor favor is condoned, even expected
Col. Roosevelt addressed himself with
Vlgor to serious DISCOURSE and deliv-
cred an Grafton of exceptional power It
was an address typical of the man. In
nothing did he abate his strenuous he
iiefs; he hit straight from the shoulder
regardless of what would please and what
not.
The effect Of his address was electrical
fire. TO loo Al
attention. Not a word escaped them.
over and over again they lent Them
selves to wild outbursts of applause. He
might nave spoken ten minutes or an
hour: there was no sense of time. He
mastered everyone and everything
Many looking back upon it will remark:
Where was this mans power?' And the
answer is somewhat difficult to give
Col. Roosevelt is in no sense eloquent as
that term is used. All the graces of
oratory are lacking in him; his voice has
not the qualities of power or of sympathy
Which so often take an audience off it's
guard. 1t is true that in large measure
ne voiced the thoughts and ideas and
hopes of the mass before him. but this
is not enough in itself
Others might have said the same thing
without disturbing, in the least degree,
the comfortable placidity of the crowd.
The answer must be looked for in the
character of the man himself. When
Theodore Roosevelt invented the phrase
strenuous life he gave a definition Of
himself Whatever else may be said of
this man, it cannot be said that he has
ever feared the consequences of hard
work.
EMBODIMENT OF ACTION.
In every mental trait and personal ad-
dress he is the embodiment of impetuous
determination and stubbornness. He has
never allowed himself to be defeated. He
has mastered every situation that has
confronted him. There is a suggestion
of antagonism in everything he does. 1t
is in this spirit that he meets people; he
will be master. Even in his conversa-
tion, however trivial be the subject, he
needs must slap his knee, or gesture. or
clench his fist. When he shakes hands
it is with a determined thrust at one as
if he demanded surrender. And so in his
speech. He makes no effort at rhetorical
trickery. But he compels attention by
his very manner and attitude. Even his
awkwardness adds to his power He
makes his appeal to the Individual and
has a menacing way of jabbing his
fingers directly at one as if to say.
Now listen to me-" He commands by
his every action, the homage of attention.
And back of all this there is great
earnestness. 1t may be, as some think,
an emotional earnestness, but it is over
powering in the man himself And hers
lies his strength. A speaker never re-
ceives from an audience anything that he
does not give to 1t. Roosevelt is a syno-
nym for enthusiasm. His own enthusi-
asm, driven home to his audience with
all the eaTnestness in his makeup. Gre
ates a vast tide of enthusiasm that con-
tinues to ebb and flow between speaker
and multitude.
ENJOYED THE SHOW.
Theodore Roosevelt was happy yester-
day. He fairly gloried in the mag
nificence of the tribute paid him. De
made no attempt to conceal his satisfac-
ton. Indeed, If he We're asked, he would
undoubtedly admit, without hesitancy,
that he loves popularity, and is thrilled
with the plaudits, of the crowd. This be-
ing so, 1t is needless to say that he was
as buoyant as schoolboy yesterday
His good nature overfowed in laughter,
retort, and happy speech again and
again. After an entire day of hard rid
ing, and speech-making and hand shaking
he was apparently as fresh as ever ano
eager to attend the reception at the Min
neapolis club, which lasted until the wee
small hours of the morning. In other
parts of the country he has been feted