The Teton peak., 1904-09-08
R00SEvELT'S QUALITIES.

they Insuro Success Both - Soldier
and Statesman.
IF We were seeking q soldier" said
Senator Bailey, Of Texas, In opening the
Democratic campaign ia Brooklyn last
week, II should prefer the President to
almost any other man in public life.
As we are seeking 4 statesman, how
ever, l should prefer almost any other
man in public life 10 the President"
''They tell US the President is brave"
Mr.. Bailey continued. land 20 hs is, but
he 10 as rash as he is brave. He would
be one of the best men to lead desper-
ate charge in time Of war, but he il one
Of the worst men to administer q great
government In time Of peace"
Coming from the junior senator from
Texas, where every boy baby IL colonel
before he is weaned and q statesman as
soon as he sheds his milk teeth, this is
as unexpected a. it II 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 exigencies Of a political campaign
| All history teaches that the qualities
that 60 to make q successful soldier
are the effective equipment Of the sue
cessful statesman.
| Caesar crossed the Rubicon before he
put aside the crown upon the Luper
cal.
Bonaparte devastated all Europe BE-
fore hs gave to France the Code Napo
leon.
Cromwell triumphed at Naseby befor'
he held the reins as Protector with {
frmness and justice that deserved tn
emulation Of Kings.
In our land, from Washington dowl
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 Whit
House with his sword and retained tn
presidency 4 second term through tn
wisdom Of "doing things" which con
founded the drawing room Statesman
Of his day and party.
We cannot say that Theodore Roose
welt II an ADLER or 4 braver soldie
than Andrew jackson. But we doub
il Senator Bailey would seriously main
tain that the hero of New Orleans wa
as amenable to the counsels Of reaso
and righteousness and the letter of tn
constitution as the soldier who for thre
years has administered our government
soberly. seriously and successfully, az
cording to the chart laid down by hi
predecessor.
Every Republican president electe
since the civil war-Grant, Hayes, Gal
field. Harrison, McKinley-was a so
dier before he was President, and non
of them was the worse for having see
service in the field for his country. Br
they were all something more than SO
, diers-they were born administrator
And 80 is Theodore Roosevelt. In IL
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 fl
niente philosophy Of the Texas Senate
; Being a soldier in Cuba was on
: an incident in his career Of ceasele
activity. As assemblyman, rancho
e publicist, civil service commissions
e police commissioner, colonel, Govern
Of New York, and President of the Ur
+ ted States. Theodore Roosevelt has 9
n ways borne himself as an honest. ca
. able. efficient American citizen, viii,
: il more creditabls than being merely
y soldier or merely q carpet statesman