The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-01
RoosEvELT's FUTURE.

Theodore Roosevelt is at tn. pres
ent moment the most conspicuous fig
ure In the worlds eye, and specuia-
ton is naturally rife concerning the
political fortunes of the homeward
bound African hunter. Whatever the
future may hold in store for him, 1t
lis no unlikely that he will soon begin
to accumulate an independent fortune.
He has never cared for money as an
object of pursuit. While president
he lived narrowly within his income.
But the pre-eminence to which the
ex-president has attained will create
a demand for his literary wares and
for his frequent appearance upon the
lecture platform. II he yields to the
seductive overtures of commerciaIism
even within bounds which are perfectly
legitimate and proper-he will be COM
pensated with golden revenues.
In one Of the recent issues Of The
Philadelphia Ledger a correspondent
gives an interesting hint Of what is
most likely to happen. Says he:
when Colonel Roosevelt was asked
to become a law student under his
longtime friend, the late Frederick C.
Hollis, Roosevelt intimated that his
ambition, If he had any, was to gain
a permanent distinction as a writer.
The Colonel Roosevelt who is in ac-
ton, the executive Roosevelt, differs
greatly from Roosevelt who is a. stud
ent, an author and a reader OF the
classics. His whole attitude when In
this latter relation is that of the scl1ol-
ar. There is no doubt that Colonel
Roosevelt takes greater delight and
finds finer mental stimulus in liter
airy composition, the writing of hisotry
or narrative, than he ever did in exec
utive action. And 1t has been sur
missed by many of his friends that he
looked forward with the keenest antici-
pations to a career or scholarship
and OF authorship after he quilted pub
lie life.
Critical readers OF the various arti-
cles he has written for publication
since he has been In Africa do, il they
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welt, discover in these writings the en-
thusiasm, the animation and the i'm
tense mental delight which have been
characteristic of his best work The
dispatches from Khartoum report that
Colonel Roosevelt has completed the
manuscript narrative OF his expert
ence, which is to be published in book
form. What his business arrangements
are, he and his publishers alone know
But it is the common impression that
he is to receive for these publications
a greater sum than has been paid to
any living writer for book or any
writer OF the present generation OF
his heirs. John Morley received $780,
900, 1t Is understood, for his life OF
Gladstone, Carl Schurz received $40,-
| 900 for his autobiography The late
Senator Hoar is reported to have re-
| ceived $4,000 for his recollections
But none of these pecuniary returnl
will match the earnings OF Colone
Roosevelt from his African expert.
4 ences.
fsIf he were willing to deliver :
course OF lectures and to appear III ths
larger cities Throughout the United
/ States, he would gain greater sun
than ThacikeFay did for his two series
OF lectures. Tilackeray earned aboui
/ 100000. And Dickens reading:
brought him q little more than that
As D. lecturer, Colonel Roosevelt could
be guaranteed as much as 100000 fol
Eones years course. TT ls very DOUBT.
6u1s however whether ae WouIa aeeepi