Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-23
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE Vi. 100
~THEopoRE ROOSEVELT.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Theodore Roosevelt, the man who
was nominated BY the Republican nat
aonal convention FOR the presidency
foaay and who VIM in all human prob
ability lead the forces of his pasty
10 j sweeping victory next Nsrcm'
her. In : man whom the American
people delight In.
z n q characterized BY his energy
ID his strength of mind nv his daunt.
less courage and indomitable will, He
is ! man OF exemplary private life,
with a spoticss record. Of ser,
vice In public life. he Is an ath-
iete, d s~portsman, a soldier, a politl
clam scholar and q statesman. In
every one of the diversified lines fof
activity 20 which he has applied him.
self he has cxcelIcSN~
He il a type Of jfhhn cho has 70.
fused 70 float alonglwNh TN tide. BIT
has chosen 10 prssht the current Of
circumstances from bis early youth.
he was naturally a weak and sickly
youth. nut he scorned q 8 and
tort and by ! vigorous outdoor life
and ~ysssmatic stAlsuot work. butif
up . con~ssstutiod which carried him
through . college curse. Born into
a rich and distinguished family, he
refused to float With the tide into a
life Of social pleasures and financial
..altifements: he went west and chose
a life Of hardship, Elected Mt an
carly date 10 the New York iegisla.
ture, he was laughed at az the silk
stocking representative. Fndins
himself in a body composed or older
and more experienced men who wink
ed al corruption and were partners In
~crookedness, he refused 70 take a back
seat and keep silent. He stemmed
the tide and made himself felt for
honesty and decency. He enjoyed
the unprecedented ~distinction or be.
ing the nominee OF his party for mayor
d New York u the aye Of twenty.
eight
He resisted the tide at the time oi
the Spanish var By refusing 70 hold
IN honorable position In the wal de.
partment Int chose 10 enter the thick
OF the night The circumstances OF
4 young wife with d large family oi
children. IN infant In arms, would
have deferred many men from such i
course But the patriotism Of Roose,
Welt could only be satisfied by offer
ing hts blood for hts country When
the victories Of wal were followed
BY the victories " peace. and he Do
anne The governor Of his state. he re
fused 70 tcmporire with the powers 81
corruption he breasted tho tide and
Incurred the inyetcrate hostility III
powerful forces In his " party. He
became the exponent The country over
n honest. STRAIGHTFORWARD politics.
The bosses feared him hut the PEG,
pie trusted him -Four years ago Ne
WAS the second choice Of The people
for first place on the Republican tick
Il and The irst choice Tor second
place.
The older leaders of hls party Who
resented the popularity and Influence
Of Roosevelt. were glad 10 force HE
yiceprasldency upon him Their hos.
tile designs were frustrated hy the
hand of fate n the man they rad
wished 10 thrust aside became Inc frst
man III the land.
How well he has discharged the ne.
sponsibilities ~accidently laid upon hlin
the people know His party today
rendered him the highest tribute In
IL power by d unanimous call 10 NJ.
cept Al rs hands the ONCE which for.
tune has 50 well prepared him u iii.
That BE- has kept faith with the truat
laid upon him BY President Mckinley
no o can deny That be viii kee,
faith with himself and Inc people
when called by them TO the same high
trust, no one q doubt,