The river press., 1904-09-28
RoosEvELT's QUALITIES.
They Insure SUCCESS Both as Soldier
and Statcsm mQA. ~

IF we were seeking a soldier" said
Senator Bailey, of Texas, III opening the
Democratic campaign in Brooklyn last
week, Il should prefer the President to
almost any other man in public life.
As we are seeking a statesman, how
ever, L should prefer almost any other
man in public. life to the President"
"rhey tell us the President is brave
Mr.. Bailey continued, :'and SO he is, but
he is as rash as he is brave. He would
be one of the best men to lead a ,desper-
ate charge in time ofwar. but he is one
of the worst men to administer a great
government in time of peace
Coming from the Junior senator. from
Texas. where every boy baby is colonel
before he is weaned and a statesman as
soon as he sheds his milk teeth this is
as unexpected as it is in part untrue.
Senator Bailey has sacrificed his ad-
miration for military genius and his rec.
ognition Of its almost universal coin
cidence with statesmanlike qualities to
the exgencies of political campaign.
All history teaches that the qualities
that so to make successful soldier
are the effective equipment Of the sue
cessful statesman.
Caesar crossed the Ruhicon before he
put aside the crown upon the Luper'
cal.
Bonaparte devastated all Europe be-
fore he gave to France the Code Napo
leon.
Cromwell triumphed at Naseby before
he held the reins as Protector with 4
tirmncss and justice that deserved the
emulation OF Kings.
In our land, from Washington dowr
to Roosevelt. experience has proved tha
the life Of the camp is no unfit train
ing for the presidency. The list include!
at least one Democrat, now almost can
onized who carved his way to the White
House with his sword and retained th'
presidency second term through thu
wisdom Of doing things" which con
fcuHdcd the drawing room Statesman
of Ills day and party.
We cannot say that Theodore Roose
welt is an ADLER or hraver soldle
| than Andrew Jackson. But we doub
| il Senator Bailey would seriously main
| tain that tho hero OF New Orleans wa
| as amenab}e to the coynsels Of reaso
| and righteousness and the letter Of tn
constitution as the soldier who for thre
| years has administered our government
sohcrly, seriously and successfully, at
cor,ling to the chart laid down by hi
predecessor.
Every Republican president electe
| since the civil war-Grant. Hayes, Ga1
field, Harrison, Mcknlcy--was a. so
der before he was President, and non
| OF them was the worse for having see
service in tie field fo. his country. Bt
they were all something more than SO
dicrs-:hcy were born administrator
And so is Theodore Roosevelt. In tt
brief span of less than a quarter Of
century of public life he has compresse
more kinds OF public usefulness tina
was ever dreamed OF in the dolce t.
niente philosophy of the Texas Senate
Being a soldier in Cuba was on
an incident in his career Of sccasele
activity. AS assemblyman, rancho
. publicist, civil service commissions
, police commissioner, colonel, Govern
OF New York. and President OF the U,
. ted States, Theodore Roosevelt has ,
, ways horne himself as an honest ca
, able, efficient American citizen, viii
: is more creditablc than being merely
y soldier or merely a carpet statesman