Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-09-24

-,,uL, i'll single phrase, give MS eA-
act political status among The diner
ent elements of his party, because IL
has varied occasionally during the past
dozen years. 1t is certain thai no mem
her of his party who has differed with
him on any issue and has sought MS
Office, spelling for a fight, has ever
gone away disappointed. Aside from
lis sturdy and vigorous principles, his
nany-sidedness is. shown by the 1ac1
that he is esteemed among historians
for the variety and quality of his his
torical works; among soldiers Tor MS
eallantry in war; among hurtsmen for
his skill with the rifle; and among
plainsmen for his daring as horse
man. Tonight he is among newspaper
men, and he must permit US to salute
him as the most prolific source of news
in the country. Wherever he has i'een
situated through his political career
Mr.. Roosevelt has made what Horace
Greeley called mighty interesting
reading" In the assembly at Albany he
lifted even tho legislative debates To
newspaper value. AS civil seSVlce
commissioner, he had the genius to
make even Civil Service Reform an at
tractive and popular subject of discus
sion. The minute he took his seat on
the New York police board Mulberry
street became news centre. He was
appointed assistant secretary OF the
navy, and even there his enemies could
not lose him. Wnen the Spanish war
came, by his OWE originality, he Great
ed place for himself which, measured
in headlines, eclpsed the glory of all
the maior-generals. AS governor OF
New York lie created more news OF
general interest than The governors Of
all the other forty-four states put to-
gether When, as Vice-President, he
took mis- seat as presiding officer of the
Senate, the best news story of the in
auguration was born. We have had
Presidents with so little personality
and force lnat they have hardly made
first-page feature during their entire
service. In the present instance we
have chief magistrate who cannot
ask a man TO dine with him without
causing an international sesSacloD
that nearly exhausts orr supply of dis
MAY type. What source Of JOY and
pleasure he is to the men who have to
build the bright and breezy headlines
for the newspapers, You and l know
that there is no justar contemporary
verdict on the work Of public man
than that which is rendered by the
headline builder He is trained and
dispassionate expert in popular tastes,
ard is the accurate barometer Of pub
lie interest. For this reason is there
man in the world who is more richly
entitled to receive hearty welcome
from this audience than President
Roosevelt? Like successful journalists
everywhere he is himself working
man and believes in the dignity OF
labor. He believes that man should
work for the honorS and prizes OF CIlis
life. He has told his sons that when
their educations are finished they must
20 to work and make names for them
selves, thus setting an example to the
fathers of his day and generation. We
welcome him, not only as the Presi.
dent of the United States, but ,ecause
CT his record, as man, and as friend
and above all because he represents
the best type of citizenship in the
greatest nation in the world.