The Washington herald., 1907-06-14

lA'- ~ nAAl4Ht fl44dl E4iiS VI -4Af 4A'lNA DA
journalism and the development Of the
news features were traced. a passing
glance was given the penny dreadful
which class, fortunately, is not as numer-
Gus as noisy.
Roosevelt and the Press.
Alr Noyes devoted the greater part Of
his address 10 President Roosevelt. On
this subject he spoke as follows:
Capt John Smiths achievements in the
way Of planting and sustaining the Eng
iish colony under the most formidable
difficulties were as worthy Of glorincation
as the deeds Of Theodore Roosevelt. but
he lacked the aid Of the newspaper press
that has so greatly helped the latter
in his upward career.
THE newspapers have given llr. RoOse-
welt their vigorous support IN his reform
policies. have exploited all his sayings and
dolngs through the tWenty-four hours OF
the day; gIoTiaed the man and his work
and made his name a household word In
every home 81 the land
Mr. Roosevelt has seemed somewhat
slow in acknowledging his indebtedness
% tie press but perhaps he will think
Of il some day when he is not too busy.
Always Under High Pressure.
Theodore Roosevelt IS a steam engine
working always under high pressure. He
works all day under fun steam. and when
he takes an hour or two in the evening
for reCreatiye exercise he goes or Ike
steam engine. II he starts out for a walk
he rushes 90 q pace that speedily puts
him out Of sight of the companion who
has uuwarlly accepted an invitation 10
accompany him. II on horseback, the re-
suit is the same. Away he goes in the
lead. making desperate jumps over high
/ fences and wide vater-coursss. II he
| hunts bears, or plays golf, or football
or lawn tennis. 10 is ever in ike fashion,
whether he hunts rides, walks. or plays
+ he always goes at Il in steam-engne style
with hs remarkable equipment OF
strength of mind and body and his ap-
parautly unlimited powers of endurance
F Doc seems qualified 10 continue this hot
pace indefinitely But very few people
are built that way. and il is not q wise
f thing Co do 20 encourage the unfit multi
/ tlde o. run their motors at high speed
when they have not the strength or in
f tc.llEGuc- 10 guide them properly.
Mr. Roosevelt said in his address on
/ The Strenuous Life. delivered In Chi
/ caEo. April 10, 1899:
/ Cd + wish % preach, not the doctrine OF
ign0hIo ease but the doctrine OF the
strenuous life. the life Of toll and effort
of labor and strife, 20 preach that high
est form Of success which comes not 70
. the man who desires mere easy peace,
but % the man who does not shrink
from danger. from hardship or from
bitter toll and who out of these wins
. the splendid ultimate triumph.
Admirable in a wny.
This is admirable doctrine in a way.
and in this case at least Mr.. Roosevelt
/ practices what be breaches by devoting
/ au his energies TO the exposition Of the
/ lie OF effort. labor, and strife which
wins the splendid ultimate triumph. But
10 will be noted that he nowhere has a
word urging the practice Of the rules OF
equity. evenhanded justice. the spirit Of
/ liberation. and the exercise Of the res-
soniug powers, and calm, temperate
+. Judgment i'm the transactions Of life.
He breaches always the gospel of
/ Hurry. You must not be lazy, and you
must do things always on the rush. This
/ imuetuous haste with which Nj ROose-
I welt does things is the cause Of many Of
/ his errors Of judgment
Theodore Roosevelt is a unique SpeCi-
.men. Incapable of classification He is Il
law 20 himself. His activities range from
the colossal 20 the indnitesimal. BY a
mastery feat Of craftsmanship he puts
am end 70 "a great and appallingly de-
structive war between two nations on
the other side of the globe, earning there
10y the Nobel Prize and the applause Of
the world Then he stoops 20 a petty,
Cussy attempt 10 prevent his Cabinet Off
GERS and other subordinates, and visitors
90 the White House from talking TO the
reporters
Performs Wonderful work,
President Roosevelt has performed a
wonderful work at the time when it was
most needed. His appearance in the field
just when the Harrimans and the Rookie.
|folIers and the rest Of the grabber gang
were in the act Of strangling all indi-
vidual enterprise and effort, was as op.
|portune as the arrival Of the Monitor at
Fort Monroe when the ironclad MerrimaC
had come out TO finish up the work Of de-
stroying all our wooden navy.
Theodore Roosevelt during his flrst
term was in very cordial relations viii
1.-The newspaper men, and expressed
HEARTY appreciation Of their services in
his support all through his career, from
the time when he first entered upon his
reform crusade as Civil Service Commits.
Isioner in Washington. But. entering upon
Ibis second term, little inflated perhaps
Iby his election by such an overwhelming
majority. he took on a somewhat die.
Itatorial tone toward the press. He seemed
Ito think, and with some reason, that ht
Ihad been commissioned by the people tC
carry out, with autocratic powers. his
grand schemes for the correction of great
public abuses. He had an intense desire
20 accomplish his herculean task in the
briefest time possible, and he was impa-
tient of any criticism or question Of his
linfallibuity as to the manner Of his going
about the big job.
Does Not Relish Criticism.
He has declared himself in favor Of
clean, healthy newspapers. with clean
healthy criticisms, which shall be fear
less and truthful but when it cones tC
the test, It IS seen that he does not relish
these fearless and truthful criticisms
when they are exercised at his expense.
When the newspapers have admOn-
ished him that If he would make little
less haste in his official utterances hC
would save himself from the commission
of many incoHsiderate and unjust acts.
THAT his hasty approval of the bruta
deeds OF his subordinates at the White
House when the knock down and drag
out outrage was committed upon Mrs
Minor Morris a refined, cultured, re-
spectacle, Christian woman, was an aci
Of cruel heartless injustice.
THAT, acting in haste, when some cal
low youngster catches his capriciou!