Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT ROOSE-
WELT.
OBy Hon. Frederick Hobrook in the Yer
mOnter)

mONteT.)
A notable event was the visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Brattleboro. The
weather was propitious, 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
flying in the breeze, and a 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. all-round 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 acquiescence Of
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 judg
nient. "A safe guide for Inn in the admins
tration of public fairs. This quality in
President Roosevelt's uttcranCes forcibly
reminds me of President Lincoln.
President Roosevelt is rm-hearted
and quite approaChabe man, whom one
/ soon lCtIS acquainted Win. HoiSN 50
apprOaChable and naturally genial. yet
his quick-sighted sagacitv will at once
detect anything of speciouS OF sinister
sort in those who interview him; and thus
he is we'll guarded from the receptions
and impositions of designing men. In fact
with all his warm hearted and healthy
| flow of good nature. he is still a StalWart
man. not to be imposed upon. The words
of the poet. applied to another, apply well
| to President Roosevelt:
"To front lie in arms and not to yield,
| This shows. methinks, Gods plan
| Ana measure of d stalwart man,
| Iinlbed Ike the old heroic breeds,
Fed from within with all the strength he
needs"
1t were no easy task for any man to fol
! low our rcvered President Mckinley and
to successfully carry forward the far
reaching, humane. patriotic and Chris
tian policies inaugurated by him. The
events TRANSFERRING during the later por-
| ton of his administration of public af-
fairs, bred many delicate and difficult
problems in state craft, descending as Il
! legacy to President Roosevelt. to practi-
cally illustrate and solve.
What lovabe character, Christian
gentlemen tactfu administrator of public
affairs. cultivated orator, in fact all-round
cultivated man. was President Mckinley
and how he is remembered and his grand
and beautiful character referred to by his
admirers 1t may in truth be said re-
glrdnp him:
For il 50 falls out,
That what we have we prize not to the
worth
While we enjoy it; but being Lacked ant
lost,
Why, then We lack the value; then We
find
The virtue. that possession would not
show us
While il was ours"
The country is fortunate in President
Mex nley s successor. President Roose
welt at once announced when his success
sion to his present high Office came thai
it would be his purpose and high endeaVo
to carry out the policies of his predeces
sor. How well. how earnestly and faith
fully he Is doing so Ia known ana read by
all his admirers. and well-spoken o.
! abroad. His stalwart strength of person
} Atty, his earnest patriotism and homes
; endeavors for the general welfare of IT
peoDle. of all professions, pursuits, partie!
! and opinions, are pretty generally recog
, nized by the plain people of his country
with whom he 80 much desires to be II
, touch, as did Mr.. Lincoln of old-a peopl,
l who, in the mass, are more intelligent. pa
triotc and alive to the public interests AM
) welfare than the people. in the aggregat,
l Of any other country on earth The Am
erican people may be trusted in the
sober second thought, in any importan
, crisis in public affairs. They my be lee
i somewhat astray, possibly, at the start, b.
designing. crafty politicians, who would
, Give up to party what was meant 70
mankind" hut when they approach tn
brink of the precipice, and look over, the,
! retire to safer ground and larger ant
sounder conclusions. Our history as
. nation proves this thus far