New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
ROOSEVELTVS ADDRESSES.
With an Introductory appreciation
bv Senator Lodge.

A nav voIur,s OF President Roossvelt's works
e sbo,,t n be published by Mess-s. G. P. Put
MANS Sons the contents OF which are Indicated
rv the t'tIe. Addresses and Presidential Mes
sopae of Theodore Roosevelt. 1o02-l9O4" Inc
,-olur,,s will not OF course. include the merely
-.s-frrc+o-,- ,5tternnces Of the President but
rather those OF general and permanent interest
hearing mon ipsues Of the day and giving de-
roror1ent o. the authors trend or thought ana
public policy. The selections have been made
under the Presidents own supervision ana OF
course The volume IS 10 he published with his
anp-oyaL though he win receive no pecuniary
r~oat from IT, An interesting and valuable
feature of the work VIII be the introduction,
written by Senator Lodge. This viii oe some
thing more than the customary colorless preface
II will be On "appreclation,' amounting almost
10 o. character sketch az the President, by the
man who Of al in public life IS perhaps the
hest atted Nv intimate friendship and knowledge
thus 10 write about him. In the course OF this
essay senator Lodge VIII speak as follows Of
the Presideu, and his speeches:
President Roosevelts speeches have the quail
i-y sure 10 be impaired 10 the spoken word 10y
man of the highest education. who mas rea9
widely and thought deeply, and who has nae
the invaluable mental training which comes
from many years Of historical study Al M
attributes which these habits Of thought ana
education imply may be found here, but these
speeches have one quality WhlcA - more III
portaut at this moment certainly 'hah any
other. although its value and meaning also -
those who come after as can hardly ne over
rated. That which marks PRESIDENT itooseNt1 t ,
speeches beyond anything else Is lnelr ei1lL7
sincerity What he says If pre-eminenty gem
uine FOR ell his utterances not only come
straight from the heart, but are SCI lot1h w
an energy and force OF conviction Whlch are as
anna rent as they are chara cteristic. lie mas no
secrets. The truth that is IA him rises uH5
checked 20 his lips Presldent ISooseNe5S ", - ~
never have succeeded IN diplomacy when ae-
served the ancient witticsm OF Sir Henry Nol-
ton when he described an ambassador as an
honest man sent to lie abroad for the common
v-ealth"-stu less can he use language Tor the
r,llrr,oee OF concealing thought. II he speaks az
an ne must perforce say what Re THINKS ail4
thus IL comes 10 pass that men may kiloN IN
as NE is "a knowledge very Important JusI nov
20 the people u the United states. IA oails
life there IS nothing so unpleas SAINT as pietence
nothing which IL 20 resful as rea.lty. II W
sham we can bear easily with many a oeiel /
or rhortcCmiug Even an unpleasant uGlh H.
in the long run. a better companion IMAM a
genial falsehood. and the greatest failures
among men are those who dwell among liIu
sione the greatest viCtors those VINO nave looheu
facts whether they smiled or froWned' steaulls
a. tba zee n then sham and pretence are 50
much 70 he Stunned IN the intercourse OF pr
yate life how infinitely more important = II
20 know ss they really are the men 10 WHOM
ne rate Of the country s. 10 be intrusted. hut
we cannot hone 10 know such men from ule
narratives OF criticisms ~ DINERS me "i-ls 49,
authority IS the man himself. h ne De a. -
honest and fea rless. The biographer may hat =
ter the nolitical friend may paint the poTlT
ali tn rose. and the political enemy ma. 49,
4, IN unraIieved shadow with the BLACKLIST char-
coal. hut there can be no mistake about What
the man himself has said. In this case We lAas
read the speeches here printed with tne Dr.
found assurance that whether We agree win
The opinions expressed or not, the man VINO VI
tered them meant exactly what ne sald because
he IS both honest and fearless. In the clear note
s1,a q n
IN the accent OF profound sincerity, Hes one %
tra rreat attributes OF the highest eloQuence.
t111+ FAR mora important here than any quallty
Of oratory IS the fact that the Worus Sllu ~
tbo11r1lta thp-- ernbodv enable those VINO redu
10 understand the man who speaks thehn' -,
Those speeches md letters and messages uedI
Cor The most part with great public questions
Of VARYING degrees Of interest and importance
which in thair solution are making M the his
-or-- or the United states ~ the present mo-
mont hut in them eli IS heard NOT only 'he IN
rnlstakabie note OF truth ana courage. but also
tho earnest tone of eXhortation which We asSo-
cfa+a with the preacher calling men upward 10
HIGHER thingn II President Roosevelt were De
scended from the men who followed OromWeil
in battle or sailed with Winthrop across the
stormy Atantic. We should say ne oeIlN S'l us
attitude toward ne from q Puritan ancestry
without being fanciful. We may fairly think
that II comes down TO him from those ancestors
OF his own who died for The freedom OF their
country and for their religious faith among the
bikes oF holland. or who gave their lives in
ruuvort of the Covenant among the rugged hills
OF Scotland But wherever this temperament
NAV originate there IS no doubt that through
eli the Presidents speeches there runs the ap-
peal OF the grea: Apostle when he called upon
men 10 awake 20 righteousness and sin not
II is always hard 20 catch the sound OF the
voice in the printed sentences to see the man.
ner which accompanied them. but those who
have heard the President speak know that the
earnestness OF the words is repeated both in
manner and IN voice. He speaks always with
an eagerness 10 convince the reason and arouse
the better judgment as well the best aspi-a-
tions OF his hearers. which can hardly be sur
passed. and this eagerness and energy or appeal
Shine out IN all the pages Of this volume. For
| these reasons the speeches here collected have
/ "a most peculiar value at this precise moment
The American people are TO be asked 10 give
| again TO Mr.. Roosevelt the greatest trust and
/ the highest responsibility which any people car
/ give TO any man. In these speeches they are
/ able TO see precisely what manner OF man he is
/ They can have the assurance that he says al
ways what he means and means always what h
says They can Judge him better from thes'
| words which he himself has uttered than from
! countless biographies or acres OF newspape
/ sketches. Here In these pages Is the real man
I We may agree or disagree with his views. bu
We have that satisfaction which passes all 9th
ers ~ knowing that Il is the man himself whc
I speaks 20 as and not n hollow voice soundinj
. like that Of Greek actor from behind a mask
/ We may think his views OF public policies ar
! wise OF Unwise hut can read thes
/ speeches and not realize that the man VIII
I made them IS not only intensely patriotic hu
is seeking tho triumph ~ good over evil and s.
far as he can do Il. Is striving 20 have right
eousness prevail On the earth