The state herald., 1904-09-09
ROOSEVELT'S QUALITIES.
fhey Insure saesess Both u. Soldier
and Statesman.

They Insure Success Both as Soldier
and Statesman.
"If we were seeking soldier" said
Senator Bailey, of Texaa, In opening the
Democratic campaign Il Brooklyn last
week, 81 should prefer ,lr President to
almost any Other ma IN public life.
AS we are seeking statesman, how
ever, l should prefer almost any other
man in public life to the President"
"They 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 n desper-
ate charge In time of war, but he is one
Of the worst men to administer great
government in time OF peace"
Coming from the junior senator from
Texas, where every boy baby is colonel
before he is weaned and n statesman ms
loon as he sheds his milk teeth, this IL
As unexpected as II Is in part untrue.
Senator Bailey has sacrificed his ad-
nirotion for military genius and his rec
ignition OF its almost universal coin
sidence with stntesmanlikc qualities TO
the exigencies OF n political campaign
All history teaches that the qualities
that go to make successful soldier
are the effective equipment OF the sue.
rcssful statesman,
Caesar crossed the Rubicon before he
put aside the crown upon the Luper-
cal.
Bonapartc devastated all Europe be
fore he gave to France the Code Napo-
leon.
Cromwell triumphed Mt Naseby before
he held the rcins as Protector with a
Hru1naaq nd tpafiy thnf Hpgnrpal thQ
emulation of Kings.
In our land, from Washington down
to Roosevelt, experience has proved that
the life of the camp is no unfit train
ing for the presidency. The list includes
nt least one Democrat, now almost can
onzed who carved his way to the White
House with his sword and retained the
presidency a second term through the
wisdom OF doing things" which con
founded the drawing room statesman
OF his day and party.
We cannot say that Theodore Roosc-
welt is an ADLER or brnver soldier
than Andrew Jackson. But we doubt
II Senator Bailey would seriously main.
tain that the hero of New Orleans was
ns amenable to the counsels OF reason
and righteousness and the letter of the
constitution as the soldier who for three
years has administered our government
soberly. seriously and successfully, nc-
cording to the chart laid down by his
predecessor.
Every Republican president elected
since the civil war-Grnnt, Hayes, Gar
field, Harrison, McKlnley-was n sol.
der before he was President, and none
OF them was the worse for having seen
service in the field for his country. But
they were all something more than sol
dicrs-thcy were born administrators.
And SO is Theodore Roosevelt In the
brief span OF less than quarter Of n
century Of public life he has compressed
more kinds OF public usefulness than
was ever dreamed of In the dolce far
nicntc philosophy OF the Texas Senator.
Being soldier In Cuba was only
an incident In his career OF ceaseless
/ activity. As assemblyman, rancher
/ publicist civil service commissioner
/ police commissioner colonel. Governor
Of New York, and President Of the Uni
/ ted States. Theodore Roosevelt has al.
ways borne himself as an honest, cap
/ able, efficient American citizen, which
| is more creditnble than being merely O
soldier or merely carpet statesman