Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28

mmenteu IIeslutnt MChlHlty, ne ulu
not dream, nor did the American people,
that he was soon to be elevated TO the
chlef-magistracy Of the nation But
.here was one thing that the American
people did know, and that was that In
the person Of Theodore Roosevelt, was
man who could take the helm Of the
ship Of state and steer 1t successfully
snrough waters no matter how troubled,
His had indeed been a strenuous life,
His, too,wa life that had been put tc
the test under the most trying circum-
stances and found to be equal to every
emergency Much Of his important
career and public achievements is told
By Murat Halstead who wrote as fol-
lows at the time he was unanimously
nominated for the Vice-P Presidency:
MKINLEY'S RUNNING MATE,
President William Mckinley has rea-
son 10 be proud that on the Republic
can ticket for his reelection has been
associated with him, as the candidate
for the vice presidency Theodore R0Ose-
Welt Both are men who were tried and
proven true, weighed and not found
wanting in the hours Of their counly's
peril and the days Of their cOuntiys
peace In time OF war both were at the
front and both IN places where there
was the thunder with the deadly hail
OF battle about them II may not be 50
well remembered by the brave boys Of
today, who in the enthusiasm OF their
victory over the Spaniards may forget
the equally daring deeds Of their fata-
ers, but Il remains true that Just as
Roosevelt urged on and was in 'front.' OF
hls rough riders. the First United States
Volunteer Cavalry, so II was with Mai.
Mckinley, Of whom Gen Sheridan said
IN an official report OF his ride to VIM
chester that he found Mckinley far in
front urging his men to rally one Of the
officers who were doing their duty"
Another point OF interest in the mile
tary careers OF the two men was their
devotion as officers 10 the care Of their
men Mckinley, then mere lad
In the commissary department, saw
during severe engagement that
though II was his seeming duty to stay
I'm the rear and watch after the stores
I'm his charge. yet the men In front were |
hard pressed and without food. and this !
made the seeming duty a certain mis- |
take. The mans part was to get to |
the fellOw-sOldiers and give 10 them |
sustenence 10 support them in their try
Ing position. and so the commissay |
sergeant with shell and shrarne,l |
bursting on every side, went ahead |
risking more danger than the men at |
the front as he moved among them ard |
handed down 10 them in the trenches |
coffee and hard tack.
WHERE DEATH sTALKED.
Theodore Roosevelt, when Spain was
whipped and the horrd hand Of the
tropics was snatching away his brave
boys, dared TO be sponsor for a mes
sage to the home government In which |
he called attention TO their condition
and the very real necessity OF brlrgng
them home, away from the pcstilence
and the miserable death in camp, at
which the soldier shudders who can
laughingly face death IN the battlefield.
The selection Of Mckinley and Roose-
welt by the Republican party at Phil
adelphia is slngularly appropriate and
fitting, for both are men Of the nalion
one born of humble honorable parent
age, who has wisely served his gov
.ernment as soldier and statesman, and
the other born to the heritage Of the old
.arlstocracy Of New York, who was
equally anxious TO do and successful IN
doing a citizens part IN peace and war
Very briefly the career Of Theodore
Roosevelt IL; lie was born In the city
OF New York on oct a. 1855 He Is OF
the eighth generation Of Rooseyelts
who have lived in New York.
4 He began his public life In the fall
OF 1881 as a member Of the New York
legsature, having been elected 10 the
assembly from the Twenty-hrst dis
frict. He was reelected three times,
serying in 1882 1888 and 1854 lie was
chairman OF the cities committee. and
after his first year was the Repubi-
can leader on the floor Of the assem-
bly,.
RAN FOR GOVERNOR.
4 He was a; the head OF the Republl-
can delegation from this state to the
national convontion In 1854, which nom
mated james o. Blaine. I'm 1900 be ran
on the Republican ticket for mayor Of
New York against Abram S. Hewitt
and was defeated. lie was appointed
civil service commissioner by President
Harrison in 1889 and was retained by
President Cleveland lie resignsd In
1895 and was appointed police commits
sloner Of New York by Mayor Strong,
Ind was elected president Of the board.
He was appointed assistant secretary
of the navy by President Mckinley in
1897, but resigned In May OF the follow
Ing year and came TO New York TO be-
come lieutenant colonel OF the First
gl |
He returned TO New York after the
war a colonel and was elected governor
Of the Empire state,
What splendid career this Is, even
In the meager outline. the story OF an
American boy, who was not overpow-
cred by the advantages Of his birth, but
was worthy descendant Of Americans
md fitted TO run. forced 10 run. by the
unanimous win 81 his countrymen with
The president Of humoler BIRTH II was
truly as hard Tor the one as for the
other 70 rise 10 their exalted positions
DIDN'T WANT 1T.
Governor Roosevelt Of the great state
Of New Yor; did not want e. be the
vice presidential nominee. not that he
failed to appreciate The glory and the
honor, but becaue be- D. man u pur-
pose, and II takes moie than single
term for such a man TO accomplish all
that should be done in the Way OF bet
erlng the state over which the shadow
Df the Tammany tiger falls. as the
great beast Shelters the b.othes ana
he saloons. and rejoices when the poor
Try for ice, because that increases the
price and the profits OF the mayor and
me Tammany associates Of the I q
rust There was further work 10
Roosevelt to do, he felt. and MS he put il
II Philadelphia
I'm view Of the revival OF
he talk Of myself as vice
presidential candidate. have to
Jay this: II IS impossible too deeply 10
Express how touched | am by the atti-
ude Of those delegates who have wish
d me to take this nomination.
Moreover, II is not necessary 10 say
low thoroughly | understand the high
ionor and dignity OF the ofIice.-an Office
% high and so honorable that Il Is well
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