The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-22
YEAR OF THE PRESIDENCY.
Individual Honors and Good for the
Country Achieved by Pres
ident Roosevelt.

The first year since Theodore Roose-
Welt was inaugurated as president OF
the United States after having received
the largest majority ever given TO
candidate, has just ended. He has not
disappointed the confidence expressed
in the popular vote. says the Troy
Times.
The greatest distinction of that year
IA distinction which has never been
equaled In the worlds annals of pacif-
cation, and which was due entirely 10
the initiative and personal effort OF
President Roosevelt-was the bringing
to an end OF the war between Russia
and Japan. That act alone was glory
enough for a lifetime, even OF so
strong and energetic life as that OF
President Roosevelt. When the hor.
rible experiences on the battlefields OF
Manchuria and the bitter hostility OF
two great powers year ago are con-
sidered. and then II is remembered
that one voice turned all this terror
OF war into peace and restored friend
ship. the magnitude OF the act can To
some degree be estimated.
The individual honor which has
come to the president for this crown
ing achievement is shared by Its re-
Election upon the repute OF our coun-
try as. a nation which having the
strength for conflict, retains the heart
OF peace. II must be remembered that
in the older thought of the older world
the president of the United States Is
even more typical of the character and
sentiment of the people than he Is in
his own land, and the effect upon the
Difference of other peoples is great
when the executive chair of America
is occupied by one who is az the same
time so potent and so earnest In the
interests Of righteous peace.
But In domestic affairs as we'll as in
those OF foreign relation President
Roosevelt has fulfilled the expecta-
lions of those who made him chief
magistrate. He has stood not only
theoretically but practically for good
government and purity in administra-
tive Office. He has mingled with the
people and has graciously insisted that
in citizenship all were equal. He has
as the head OF a happy home and as
attentive to the rules OF health and OF
the preservation of bodily vigor set an
example to the domestic and physical
life OF the country.
II is as the champion of the liberties
of the individual against the oppres-
sion Of monopoly and the greed OF
financial power that President Roose-
welt now is most conspicuous before
his fellow citizens. His attitude Is not
that OF one who would subvert the ex-
listing forms OF society. but rather of
one who would tend TO establish by
publication those forms against the
Onslaughts of a revolutionary and de-
structive socialism. Such measures as
he has introduced to congress since
the beginning Of his full term Of Office
are intended to protect the many
against unjust exactions OF the few.
to give TO the weak the opportunities
OF growth and to spread not only the
principles but also the practices OF
Justice and equity. In these endeavors
he has the sympathy OF the American
people, who believe in his sincerity
and trust in his wisdom.
With three years more OF the presi-
dental term and with healthy. ener-
getic and serene individuality such as
has not been surpassed If Il has been
equaled by any president during his
omeial term, much may still be ex-
pected OF this man of power and per-
severance, who has made the last year
30 vital with philanthropic purpose
and good deed for his own land and
for the entire world.