Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-01


the new President during his earle,
years to labor in the library rattle,
than the forum. yet his campaign In
! 1900 proved that he has the naturs
pptitudes and qualifications of a grea;
debater. He has wonderful memory
power of absorption, and every new
thought becomes at once a part oil
himself. His mind is chemical sol
vent OF thought into which great ideas
can be thrown with the assurance tina;
they VIII come,forth clear. crystallized
and compact. His syllogisms are iron
limbed. and no sophistry can live n
their embrace. His power of rapid
and correct generalization Is supreme
No man can reason more rapidly OF
more cogently from cause to effect OF
from circumstance to principle. Al
the vast and varied resources of his ex
tensive reading and experience. all hi
wonderful capacity for instantaneous
and correct conclusions. all the intui
tive knowledge OF his great genus
seem always to be at his immediate
command. II requires opposition.
danger-excitement. to evoke his full
powers. and then he has always arisen
to the occasion.
To be esteemed great among the
men OF this day and generation. re-
! quires qualities and achievements In
excess of any ever before demanded
We are indeed dwGrfs in knowledge IA
our relations to the physical and men
tai universe: but we are dwarfs perch
ed upon the shoulders of the giants II
all the generations which have gone
before, and our eyes scan a horizon
theirs could neves reach. Those WIN
can so tower above their fellows as To
define an outline against such a ho,i
zon. must be giants indeed.
/ The proverb which says that SOM,
men are born great some achieve
greatness. and some have greatne, ~
thrust upon them. may be questioned.
II is doubtful whether a man who is
not born great can ever achieve great.
ness. for II fame be thrust Upon a man
or common nature he will be ant 10
contradict the proverb by proving I'M,
equal to the occasion. I doubt II cir.
cumstances. or accident ever made a
great man. They may develop latent
genius but God Almighty enjoys a mo.
nopoly of its creation.
Theodore Roosevelt Is a leader II
men. leading not merely BY superior
power, but by superior moral qualities,
Men follow him because e impressas
them with the idea that his own pro.
motion Is not his first care. His
thoughts take direction from self.sac.
rihce-from care for others. In few
natures are to be found poised with
poetical and the practical elements
such perfectness and exactness, the
u mind. His early inspirations took
schoiariy ways. he loved TO uurayel
the mysteries OF science. TO anaiyze
the legends OF history, TO untangie the
pains OF Philosophy. linen ne raced
unilinchingly the exIgencies OF a wesr.
ern lron,ier lie. ne borrowed dig
nity and grace from the unnamed gran.
deur OF physical nature. Courage was
MS ny insunct and inheritance. His
hardy, hopeful zeal saw high purpose
IN every storm that beat his cabin. A
result OF this noble education he
presents his thoughts In English as
verse and virile as 1t Is pure. He
takes the model for his expression
nom Tie classic philosophy OF the an.
clients. He draws the inspiration of
MS action from the practical pmloso.
phy OF the day. His bow has the
sweep and beauty OF one welded BY
an ancient archer, the arrow strikes
us mark with the precision and power
Oi a bullet from a .Mapser rifle. He
thinks IN Greek and acts In Anglo.
saxon. He walks with Socrates along
the streets OF Montana mining camn
and compels the philosopher of an.
tiquity to electioneer for the Repub.
lican ticket. He is the Cheyalier Bav.
ard OF his century. He has all the sin.
gieness OF purpose and devotedness
u the Puritan, and all the grace.
courtesy and dash OF the Cavalier He
would be equally at home in Athens
Dr. In Chicago. The restless. hurrviny
NE OF the west suits his ardent shirt
the calm philosophy of the ancien,s
IS congenial to his classic mind. lie
Is the type OF Northern chivalry-the
spirit OF generous daring mingled with
srdeht love or justice-the marriage
d correct, cold. erudite, determined
New england to the enthusiastic. earn. |
ISL, warm'hearted and daredevil West. |
u VIII never be said of him as Fonte
leiie said OF French statesman. that
ne mas as good heart as can h.,
maze out or brains" for heart and
brains are close partners In his mako |
ip. Mr.. Roosevelt Is equally well
equipped to dispute with a Harvard
professor on the character OF Periclvs.
Dr. 70 engage In war of wit on The |
lustings. He faced the iron hail pt |
santiago unfiinchingly, and few
months later he extorted from The
rites unmeasured praise for his his.
orical essays on the American Reyo.
ution. S"
The history of President RooseyeIt.s
'areer affords lesson which NAV well
tut into the humblest heart. n oueht
= pe tne proud boast OF a government
nat u Is able to furnish pedestal for
uch GIFTS and such goodness as are
,mDodied In the character OF our
resident. and II ought to be boast
lot less proud shat the people ara
wise enough to accord aim the posi-
ions that he has achieved. Not all
'ho win the race may wear the laurel,
nut one such selection redeems many
u the errors of our politics. and atones
or many corrupt or cowardly choice.
president Roosevelt is. above every.
ming else, intensely and genuinely
In narrow sense, but
'ith broad conception of the mighty
estiny that came to us when Dewey's
uns crushed open the doors OF tho
'rlent. The needs of civilized Asia
'ill soon make OF the Pacific rival Of
ne Atlantic as commercial ocean.
he United States OF America Is now
ne OF the great powers OF the world;
Is destined under the administration