Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14

New York special TO the chicago
Record Herald Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President Of the United States,
and President in the event Of the death
of President Mckinley, was born In
this city, October q, 1857. He will be
a years old this coming October. He
has been before the public eye since
1884, when he first turned his eyes to-
ward the far West to seek new health
and fortune in the cattle lands Of
northwestern Dakota.
lie looks younger than 40. He is ath-
letic. His eyes are blue and clear, his
hand cordial in greeting, and his teeth
which his maner Of speech habitually
dlscloses. are marvelously regular and
white. He is studious and Jealous, lie
scorns a lie and double-dealing. He Is
too frank to be a politician and too
strong in the popular mind TO be
sheyed by party combinations.
is A SELF-MADE MAN.
WHAT he IL he owes to himself, His
ancestry made New YORK CITY history
IL was Dutch and French Huguenot,
Ii was God-fearing and laborlous' IL
had opinions and il chung to them. The
Vice President inherited all the family
traits. At 20 he was almost an in
valid Close application TO his studies
in Columbia and Harvard had sun
further weakened him. lie was
heavy reader of books, a patient stu
dent, a quick observer.
He tried a plunge into New YORK
politics. In his city district was
Republican machine combination thal
showed no disposition 10 recognize MS
desire to become a member of the leg
islature. He fought the machine ana
defeated IT,
lie went to Albany in 1881, nationally
obscure, but indomitable. In three
years ne put through the states ciNll
service act and an act regulating phi
mary elections. Party machine leaders
frowned upon him, but he went on ms
way. That has always been his meth
Cd.
LIVED WITH COWBOYS.
In 1884 ne appeared before the nation.
He was q delegate to the national con-
yention of that year His health trou-
bled him and he sought a new life at
Chimney Butte, OAK, where he grazed
cattle and led the life of CONVOY. he
became known from Medora to DICK
inson as the boldest and bravest cattle
man In the region. He did what the
COW men did, He lived as they lived
He commanded the respect even OF the
desperadoes His lungs expanded ms
body developed and he gained a re-
serve Of health that seems to have
grown every year since.
He lost money on his cattle venture,
but he returned to New York a strong
man physically, and made the race for
mayor Of that city. Tie was defeated
but he laughed. He understood that the
corrupt elements OF this city would not
tolerate him, but he waited. Meanwhile
he wrote books-books on hunting
books on western life, books on east
ern cities. His style In literature was
vigorous and pleasing. His books sold
well and the magazines made great de-
mand for his writings. The public
liked his breeziness, his evident SIN
certify, his courage. and partially ap-
preciated him even before he became a
national civil service commissioner IN
1889.
FAITHFUL TO DUTY.
Once at Washington, he commenced
an enforcement OF the law OF the most
vigorous kind. He made himself dis
liked among the spoilsmen Of both par
ties, but he held to the line OF his duty
He took the law as he found II, lived
true 10 his oath Of office and made the
measure respected in many quarters
where II had been sneered at before.
From Washington he passed TO n po-
lice commissionership In this city. His
peculiar ability to work and work on
right lines gave the corrupt police force
such shaking up as IL had never had
before. He was police commissioner in
every sense Of the word. unbribabe. un-
approachable, fair to the fairminded
severe on the criminal. His books con-
tinued to sell in increasing number. and
the public. through the press, began 10
have q broader view OF him.
when the Spanlsh-American war
came he was assistant secretary Of the
navy by the authority OF President Nc
Klnley He had much TO do with the
organization Of the navy for the con-
nict, and II has always been believed
that his influence largely contributed to
the sending Of Admiral Dewey TO Hong
kong, and thence 10 Manila Bay.
ORGANIZED A REGIMENT.
when war became a certainty. Mr..
Roosevelt resigned his position in the
navy department and, with General
Leonard Wood. organized the First Vol
unteer Cavalry, better known as the
Rough Riders. General Wood was
colonel Of this regiment and Mr. Roose.
Welt lieutenant colonel The members