Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT RoosE-
WELT.
[By Hon. Frederick Holbrook. ]

A notable event was the visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Brattleboro. The
weather was proptious. and the people
came in crowds by rail and private con-
veyance from all the country around.
His visit, though necessarily brief, was
made very welcome and brilliant, with
showers of flowers from the ladies and
little girls, continuous throughout his
passage to and from the common. where
his speech was delivered, to the depot and
flags were everywhere on the route NY
ing in the breeze. and band of music
and military escort conducted the pro-
cession both ways
The Presidents speech, like all his pub
lie utterances. was characterized by
sound allround common sense. sprinkled
with frequent epigrammatic Illustrations,
conveying all the more concise and point
ed meaning thereto Indeed. all his pub
lie utterances are thus characterized, and
meet at once the hearty acquescence
of 1.-The plain people" of the country. as
Mr.. Lincoln was pleased to style them,
and whose sober. second thought he was
ever anxious to know. that being in his
Judgment, a safe guide for him In the
/ administration of public affairs. This
quality in President Roosevelt's utter
ances forcibly reminds me Of President
| Lincoln.
President Roosevelt is warm-hearted
! and quite approachable man, whom one
|
! approachable and naturally genial, yet
| his quick-slghted sagacity will at once
detect anything of n specious or sinister
| sort in those who interview him; and
| thus he is well guarded from the decep-
lions and imposltons of designing men.
In fact, with all his warm-hearted and
| healthy flow of good nature he Is still
stalwart man. not to be imposed upon.
! The words of the poet. applied to another,
| apply we'll to President Roosevelt
| ITO front lie in arms and not to yield,
| This shows. methinks. Gods plan
And measure OF stalwart man,
Limbed like the old heroic breeds
Fed from within with all the strength
| he needs"
| 1t were no easy task for any man TO
| follow our revered President Mckinley,
and to successfully carry forward the
| far-reaching, humane. patriotic and
Christian policies inaugurated by him.
The events transpiring during the later
portion of his administration of pub
lie affairs, bred many delicate and diff
cult problems in state craft. descending
as a legacy to President Roosevelt, to
practically illustrate and solve.
What a lovable character Christian
gentleman, tactful administrator of pub
lie affairs. cultivated orator, in fact. all
| round cultivated man, was President Nc
Kinley, and how he is remembered and
his grand and beautiful character referred
to by his admirers It may In truth bt
said regarding him:
For 1t so falls out,
: That what we have we prize not t.
| the worth
While we enjoy 1t; but being Lacked and
lost,
Why, then we lack the value; then w,
find
/ The virtue that possession would no
show US
{ While II was ours"
The country is fortunate in Presiden
McKinley's successor. President Roose
welt at once announced when his success
1 | sion to his present high Office came, tina
1t would be his purpose and high en-
deavor to carry out the policies of hi
predecessor. How we'll how earnestl
and faithfully he is doing is know
and read by all his admirers and well
e spoken of abroad His stalwart strength
q of personality his earnest patriotism an
n honest endeavors for the general welfa-
D of its people. of all professions, pursuits
n parties and opinions, are pretty general
. recognized by the plain people" of hi
country with whom he so much desire
: to be in touch as did Mr. Lincoln O
J, old-a people who. in the mass, are NOR
intelligent, patriotic, and live to the pub
y lie interests and welfare than the peopl,
3 in the aggregate of any other countr
on earth. The American people ma
l. be trusted, in their sober, second though
! in any important crisis in public affairs
They may be led somewhat astray, pos
sibly, at the start. by designing. craft
politicians, who would give up to part
what was meant for mankind bu
- when they approach the brink of tn
precipice. and look over, they retire I
safer ground and larger and sounder cor
" illusions. Our history as a nation prove
a this thus far.