The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-23

the sages speak but every day at night
fan behOlds some record which n not
complete has been at least pursued with
conscience and intrepid resolution He IS
but that heroic fiber which is best nur-
turcd by the mountains and the snow.
He spends little time in review. for
that he knows can be done by the
schools.
A statesman graphing with the living
problems Of the hour he grODes but lit
tie m the PAST. lie believes in going
ahead He believes that in shaping the
deStinies Of this great republic hope IS
a higher impulse than regret. He be-
lieves that preparation for future tri-
umphs is a more important duty than
an inventory Of past mistakes
Student and Maker Of History.
a profound student Of history. he s.
today the greatest history maker in the
world. With the instincts Of the schoI-
ar, he is yet forced from the scholars
pursuits by those superb qualities which
nj him to the last degree for those
great world currents now rushing past
with larger volume and more porteutous
aspect than for many years before
The tate OF nations g. stiil decidpd hy-
their wars. You may talk of orderly tri-
Dunals and learned referees: YOU may
sing in your schools the gentle praises
Of the quiet life. YOU may strike from
your books the last note of every mar
tlal anthem, and yet OFT in the smoke
ana thunder viii always be- the trarup
OF horses and che silent. rigid. uDturned
lace. Men may prOphesy and women
pray but peace VIII come here 10 abide
forever on this earth only when the
dreams or childhoOd are the accepted
charts 70 guide the dcstiuies OF men
Events are uumberless and mighty.
adm no man can tell which wife runs
around the world. The nation basking
To-Day IN the quiet Of contentment and
repose may still be on the deadly cir
cult and tomorrow writing ia the tolls
of war.
This IS the time when great figures
must be Kept iu front. II the pressure
IS great TIE material o. resist il must
DC granite and iron Whether we wish
it or not. America is abroad iu this
" GRID. Her interests are in every street
ner name is on every tongue. Those
'HttFcs-s Sc sacred and stupendOus
should De trusted only TO the care OF
those whose power. skill, and courage
rave been tested and approved.
Type of the Century.
And in the man whom YOU viii choose.
the highest sense Of every nation in the
wo-ld benolds man who typincs as no
other living American does. the spirit
and the purposes Of the twentieth cer-
tury. lie does not claim 60 be the Solo
mon of his time. There are many things
he may not know. but this Is sure, thas
above AN tainGs else he stands for prog
Icss, courage, and fair play, which are
the SYNONYMS OF the American name.
There are times when great fitness is
hardly less than destiny. when the cle-
mcnts so come together that they select
the agent they VIII use. Events some
times select the strongest mon. rs light
Hiag goes down the highest rod And so
it is with those events which for many
months with uuerTiug sight nave led YOU
10 Il single name which ] am chosen only
10 pronounce.
Gentlemen. nominate for President az
the United States the highest living t,pe
OF Inc youth, the riEor and the promise
OF great country and great age,
Theodore Roosevelt of New York