Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-30
The vests President.

is decidedly q mutual admiration
affair. Mr.. Roosevelt Is by nature o
western man and his residence on the
plains instilled into him sgreSt love
Of the free. siscsre. unaffected stren-
uons life Of the newer sections Of the
country's love which expresses itself
whenever he has the opportunity to
discuss the different sections OF the
country and which colors many OF bis
papers and speeches. And this love
10 retdrSed With interest by the west.
The west stands De almost one man In
its sdmirstion for Theodore Roosevelt,
b fact which can 10 caught from
Ichancs conversation With The people
at sny time and which hss boon made
abundantiy evident on this tour Of
4 tho president. The west regards Mr..
isoosevsit Is > typtcsi American,
strong, rugged, honest. cIssrsightsd,
true 10 convictions una possessed Of a
Insstsrful win and upbinBtsd common
ssnss. The wort regards the presi-
dent 81 tks United States rs man Of
the highest intsIlectuai capacity. but
ID ono intensely practical, mot a
dreamer but worker, not 0 mere
planner but as one who accomplishes.
1t regards him as possessing an ex-
ceedingly active and varied mind,
one which grasps almost intuiavely
all details Of Q policy and one which
throws of the clouds Of sinister influ- |
ence and sphistry and strikes straight
to the truth. Above all the west re-
CARDS Theodore Roosevelt as that
ideal man Of the west, the one who
arrives honestly at bis own conclu-
sions and stands by them, the ons
who cannot DO reached BY atgamsht
or influence no matter how adroit Or
smooth, the one who makes up his
own mind and then refuses to allow
1t to be swerved by any motives Of
expedieuCy or favor. He is d manly
man, strong, courageous, energetic
man who recognizes that be has
work to do and will allow nothing To
interfere with the doing Of it.
In addition to all this the president
represents the policies which are In
the mind Of the west. There ID . re-
lreshing ruggedness in his sympathy
with the toilers and the pioneers and
The men who do the hard battling In
building up the country, refreshing =
ack o. sympathy With the sasy going, .
With vested privileged, with the syco. t
,hant and the drone. But over and a
'bove all this there is a high type Of !
tatesmanship Of the people and fcr i
he people which has not always been \,
epresented ct the white house and Ii
'hich is founded upon intimate y
Of the struggles Of the =
reat mass Of the people, with their r,
truggles and their aspirations and ii
heir good. The exaltation to The al
ighest rank In the country has not b
poiled Theodore Roosevelt or caused N
I'm to change his clear vision Of the I,
eople at large. He 10 no demagUgue, Z
ut 1t is refreshing to find that the III
Of great wealth which
lrrounds him, the vast interests til
hich bring subtle but tremendous =
ressute to bear upon men In high !,
alton, have utterly failed to spoil be-
IN, have left him the same man in nj
sPOsition and habit Of mind and "
ear sighted sympathy with the Peo- Ve
Q at large which characterized him
hen sheriff Ii Montana.
TIE wsst lIkss Theodore Roosevelt Al
Il has never liked b president since ye