Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-19
4 Brief Summary of the Roosevelt
Administration


Mr.. RoOseveIt's time OF service as
president has closed and he has become
private citizen and the only eS-presi-
der.- ,.--sxg now In the United States
- has enioyed seven years in the
v-htfe house and while part OF that pc
Rod belongs justly to the Mckinley re-
-frre. he was the dominant spirit during
the entire seven years
7econectfng all that he has done q
mean the prominent acts or his omclaL
rrel he may Justly be called great
man. His settlement OF the Russo-JaP
war was an unparalleled feat. His rame
was so great abroad that foreign powers
we're obedient TO his authority and
--,tln Ne nav readily believe that both
r2ussians and laps were tired and ready
"a cult; stin il is ar amazing feat In
dfulomncy due to downright strength
ana personal greatness, OF Mr.. Roose-
welt.
IN the years 10 come the United
states viii be recognized as media
tor between old world belligerents, a
condition created by Mr.. Roosevelt
Neither Russia nor Japan were con-
tent with the settlement down In their
hearts, but the hand OF Roosevelt was
50 mighty that they dared not pull out
OF the traces'-arter the matter was
committed to his care
HIS Panama canal project must be
completed before the fu.. story can be
told. but II was aided By a general and
recognized determination OF the entire
nation TO hold the Panama tract OF land
against the endeav0rs or Foreign coun-
tries. in canal building.
Afr. Roosevelt will leave the executive
once a much broader and wiser man
than when he went into II, because he
= SO N u~NW
sectional eyes. and being raised in the
north. he became a sectional party man.
He has learned TO respect the once de-
spised south and is now glad 70 be called
the son Of his southern mother. he had
the accustomed squirt Of Yankee" poll
tfcians on the negro question, and he was
q good many months in office before mis-
vision cleared itself. but he did come up
.. K when the negro soldiers shot up
Brownsville" IL Is my belief that the
Cruu business in Charleston would have
been reconciIed IL II had not been for his
eager luminosity against Senator Tillman'
for Roosevelt is a good hater and was
weak enough TO allow himself made furi-
Gus whenever TiIIman was in sight The
rvro men always reminded me OF two giant
bull dogs chained apart TO keep down
fighting. and il is perhaps the irony OF
fate that Mr.. Tillman has still the floor
OF the senate 10 SCAEAAE ever AAAAN
may come I'D against the retiring presi-
dent in legislation
afr. Roosevelt may be called the athletic
president for he was alive in every nerve
and muscle. He must have been sore
after riding horseback ninety miles in one
day but he was aggravatingly tired OF
molly coddles in the army; and he gave
them a dare that they viii long remember
in army tactics He is Tong-winded attn
rete and If he escapes African wild beasts
] wouldn't be surprised II he yet registers
4 high mark in some national Marathon
race.
sIr Roosevelt is essentially different in
his vigorous strenuosity from any other
president of the United States Andy
Jackson came nearer TO such strenuous
blood than any OF the others. but Teddy
would have been as conspicuous as Andy,
on the hghting line, if necessity required
and il may be that the American nation
may call for a fighting general one OF
these days. and then conclude that Teddy
Ills the bin. Mr.. Roosevelt had some con-
spScuous weaknesses, but as whole he
l. the most remarkable president that the
country has known for three-quarters OF
a century.