The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-24

years OF daylight have not discovered to
the eye. And 80 the fash Of the Span
ish war revealed that lofty Courage and
devotion which tho American heart Sc
loves and which you have mot again t.
decorate and recognize. HIS qualities dc
not need to be retold, for no man in that
exalted place since Lincoln has been bet
ter known in every household In the
land. He is not conservative, II conserv.
atism means waiting until Il l. too late
He is not wise, II wisdom i to count al
thing a hundred times when once VIII
do. There is no regret so keen, in man
or country, as that which follows ar
opportunity unembraced. Fortune SOAR
with high and rapid wing, and whoever
brings II down must shoot with accuracy
and speed. Only the man with steady
eye and nerve and the courage 30 pull
the trigger brings the largest oppor
tunitics to the ground. BE does not al
ways listen while all the sages speak
but every day at nightfall beholds some
record which IL not complete has been
Mt least pursued with conscience and in.
trepid resolution. He Is no slender
flower swaying in the wind, but that
heroic fibre which Is best nurtured al.y
the mountains and the snow. He spends.
little time in review, for that he knows
can be done by the schools. A states
man grappling with the living problems
of the hour he gropes burt little IN the
past He believes in going ahead. He
believes that in shaping the destiniOs
of this great republic, hope is a higher
impulse than regret. He believes that
preparation for future triumpns Il a
more important d1ty than an Inventory
of past mistakes. A profound student
/ Of history, he is today the greatest his
tory maker in the world. With the in,
stincts Of the scholar, he is yet forced
from the scholars pursuits by thos
superb qualities which fit him 10 the last
degree for those great world currents
now rushing past with larger volume
and more portentious aspect tain for
many ears before. The fate Of nations
is still decided by their wars. You may.
talk Of orderly tribunals and learned
referees; you may sing in your schools
the gentle praises of the quiet life; yov
may strike from your books the last
note Of every martial anthem, and yei
out In the smoke and thunder win al.
ways be the tramp Of horses and The
silent, rigid, upturned face. Men may
prophesy and women pray, but peace
will come here TO abide forever on this
earth only when the dreams of childhood
are the accepted charts to guide thu
destinies OF men. Events ar number.
less and mighty, and no man can tel
which wire runs around the world. Iii
nation basking today in the quiet OF
contentment and repose may still be on
the deadly circuit and tomorrow with
ing in the tolls Of war. This is the time
when great figures must be kept in front
If the pressure is great the material &c
resist it must be granite and iron
Whether we wish 1t or not, America is
abroad in this world. Her interests arc
in every street. her name Is on every
tongue. Those interests 50 sacred aud
stupendoas should be trusted only to the
care Of those whose power, skin and
courage have been tested and approved
And in the man whom you win choose
the highest sense of every nation in the
world beholds man who typifles as no
other living American does, the spirit
and the purposes of the Goth century
He does not claim to be the Solomon Of
his time. There are many things he
may NOT know. but this is sure. that
above an things else he stands for prog
ress. courage and fair play, which are
the synonyms Of the American name
There are times when great fitness Il
hardly less than destiny, when the Gle.
ments so come together that they select
the agent they win use. Events some.
times sclct ia strongest man, as Light
ming goes down the highest rod. And s.
It i with th6se events which for many
months with unerrins sight have lci
you to Single name which am chosen
only to pronounce: Gentlemen. / nomi.
nate for President of the United States
the highest living type Of the yonthy tho
vigor and the promise Of great country
and a great age, Theodore Roosevelt, OF
New York.