Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-09-16
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Tie People nov Rooscveff, and a.
Dire and Respect Him.
President Roosevelt Is not an unknown
qua nifty 70 the American people. HI
ia personally well known to a rast rrD
Der Of voters in every parr Of the couo
try. In New York be ~ familiar 70 tbs
sight Of a great majority Of the psopbs
OF that great city. Throughout ls svI
State the same is true In Boston -
Is as much at home as in New York, To-
Harvard Is bis alma mater. Througk>0
New England he is recognized ~ H.
representative and exponent Of the Asak
which have ruled the cradle Of Americas
liberty from the landing Of the PilgAD
fzthers-
And this native of the Empire Stass
this graduate from the famous Sss
England university is even more fer
yently admired and beloved IN the Wsa
the far West-and the middle West
than he is In the East And this In
tensity Of feeling for Roosevelt in the
West unswayed BY sectional bias. n =
Is, is but the national feeling Of young
virile people A people who recognise
a man when they see him.
During the Mckinley campaign -
1900 Roosevelt. as candidate for yles
President. visited almost every Wssrsr1
State and territory. He spoke TO in
mense cro~ds, and won friends By thos
sands By nis straightforward. self-cos
trolled, digni6ed utterances, and ~
manly, generous personality.
Toward the end OF the campaign ~
national COMMITTEES was oyeruhelmed b,
requests for speeches By Roosevelt IA
all parts Of the country 1t was ply
sical inpossibiIity for him to acceps one
fourth OF the engagements TO spsak rAs
were urged upon him
Ia Chics 20, where, on bis return freu
the West. he addressed great crowd q
the Coliseum, he was received with IL
utmost exhibition Of enthusiasm Hk
speech was calm- forceful, logical an1
convincing. a contrast TO the frazus -
forts Of ordinary speakers.
Contrary to the expectations Of essDa
who had derived their idezs from tn
comic supplements, and other pfctoris
atrocities OF the yellow press. Mr. Reese
relt's uttersnces were characterized b,
steadfast adherence to the main eoes
tons st issue in the campaign, aad What
ever he said bore the stamp Of eriSiaa
thought, broad experience and study, A.
the most conscientious sense Of rsspsaa
blllty- There was no raEring. ~ 80
sonal abuse. no wild statements .
strange inns zinings. in any Of Mr.. Reese
velt's speeches, and there was DO posaaa
He stood before hi. great audiences dc
nihed- collected and amply able - tA5s
care OF bimself-an American gentleman
In language, in bearing. Ia all that y
said and did. there vas What naAs
friends for him OF all VIE came visAs
the sound OF his voice.
President Roosevelt has visited a.
Pacific coast since his assumption sf ~
presidency. and there. az well as tArsagb
out his journey from and back - -
capital, the people rose TO him with -
matched enthusiasm He met and TAI
ed with hu-dreis of bis fellow cdtissaA
in every occupation. In every stage Az
state Of society. from the cowboy - ~
lege president He saw and spoks - aD5
was cheered by thousands upon thSo
sands OF men. women and childrsn- Pre-
ident Roosevelt is no stranger - IL
people OF the United States He kssws
them They know him And thsy -
derstand each other.