New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
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Roosevelt Replies to Editorial.

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Roosevelt Replies TO Editorial.
After the parade an editorial attacking
him which appeared in ihe New 1orh
Evening Post" was shown Mr.. hoose-
Welt After reading ii through lie salo;
There's nothing to say 1t is the KIND
of attacks I expected that The Evening
Post. would make just as soon as any
movement for clean, decent politics was
attempted in New York
After a short rest in a room ana
hasty luncheon Mr.. Roosevelt proceeded
TO Frontier Park to make ms aaofess
and view the sports. He was introduced
by Governor Brooks. The address loi-
The West stands for growth. for progress
So must the whole american p eoPie ~,
A great democracy must be PROF. $50 t ~
IL will soon cease TO be either SIed. va
democratic. No nation, no state, no pai - -
can stand still. 1t must either &c ici v ~
or go backward and il becomes useless II ~
goes backward Therefore ! greet wv, NC CO
of the West, and / stand foI pLost 80 dc
al men must stand who are progressive
The pioneers and their immediate suCS SUES
sors won victory only by proving tnal anes
possessed the great 9d,,,,9sfion Of national
greatness There are certain wen iiieailt.iIS
men OF intellectual cultivation. puI aachi ,,,s
nlain continually that they mo American
f;fe anG especially the life Of those Amer
iuan communities eIlerslns ION ,-e s1 or
beauty Genius is a fine thing Tor a natloh;
bur character is a still finer thlns, aIu
though beauty is good, strength Is an even
freafer good The men who have MADE
This great republic OF the West what II Is
and especially the men who haye turned ~
into a continental commonwealth nave pos
ssessed in the highest degree the great, Vifls
virtues OF strength, courage, energy anu
undaunted and un~aNerinS resolution
Their typical leaders have possessed Keen
intelligence and a character not me- e!
strong but lofty: a character exalted by tlle
tact that great power was accompanied bg
d high and fine determination to use TINS
great power for the common good, Tor tle
advancement Of mankind The pioneer ia :
are over save IN few places; ah4 !'ie
more complex lie Of to-day calls Tor
greater variety of good qualities than "eie
needed the frontier.
There is need at present 10 encourage the
DEVELOPMENT of new abilities which can pS
brought to high perfection only by k-ho
of training useless in pioneer tunes, bul
these new qualities can only supplement
and never Supplant the old. hometN hlrtues'
the need for the special and DISTINCTIVE 70
Iaeer virtues is as great as ever IN otIie5 s
syorGs, Us our civilization grows oldeT anu
more complex, while II IS true ina ~ ~
need 10 develop men whose lives are oe-
voted wholly to the pursuit OF Speciai op-
jecis. ii is Yet also true that We heeo d
greater and not a less DEVELOPMENT OF tne
Fundamental frontier virtues. These virtues
Include the power Of Self-help together wiz /,
the power Of joining with others TOT m "a
feeling Of comradeship, or soclaI sooo-
fellowship. +be
new communities just as IN me 9lo CON
rntInities and the conditions on the IRON
tier Were such that the quantities OF lle
good and bad alike were ra'ner IlloL
strikinsyly manifested than IN Older com
nunitieS: but among the men VINO tFieu 10
lead hard working. cecent HNes LLeas - Is
a feeling OF genuine democracy, when rep
resented an approach to the American ldeal
which we certainly should do every thlhs
in our power to preserve We ola not uy
70 sav that men we're equal when they
were not equal. bat we did our pes "
secure something like an equaIlty OF oppoT,
tunity and equality Oh reward ioi soou
service and. moreover. each man expected
10 be received. and. on the whole was re
ceiVed. wherever ne went on Inc Ioolhs
that his merits warranted. 49,
Now. so far as possible these QuallIleS
md tfa conditions that bring about these
qualities should be kept in the great states
which are growing out OF the olo 70, ~ q
communities. We need 10 strive Tor the
general social betterment OF the people as
a whole. and Vet to encourage lndlVidudi
liberty and set high reward on Individual
Initiative up to the point where they be
come detrimental to the general WeIIaTe.
ia continually and earnestly striving for
this betterTnent OF social ana eGoloLi il,
conditions in cur complex industrial CIVIL d,
zation aye should work in the old frontier
spirit of rugged strength and courage, ana
vet with the old frontier spirit OF brotherly
comradeship and good VIII
do not mean that We ShoNld ret1dii
from hating wrong: on the contrary,
would preach fiery wrath against wrong
But l would not preach such wrath against
The wrongdoer, save in those cases where
his wrongdoing really is due to evil moral
attributes on his part and not to d wrong
or false system. of which he IS almost as
much the victim the beneficiary some
times a wrong represents the deirpefate
~Vickeaness of the wrongdoer, n Wnlch case
the remedy Is 10 punish him; but sometimes
Il represents the effects OF d false soclal
system. i'm which ease the TlSht course =
10 alter what is false IN the system Both
principles need 10 be kept in view as guloes
TO our conduct. and II Is necessary some
times TO work In accordance with one ana
something's in accordance with the other.
In conclusion. Mr.. Roosevelt paid trib-
NE to Frederic Remington. painter and
sculptor. as a portrayer of all the most
vivid and characteristic features Of the
Western pioneer life which is just clos
ing. and as one who has commemorated
the men Of the plains and the mountains
as they actually Were. He expressed
rhe hope that these men will join to-
gether. arrange the appointment Of
committee and start to raise funds for
the erection Of a statue to Frederic REM
1ngton.
Mr.. Roosevelt Appiaudec'.
The speaker was occasionally applaud
cd. mis- reference to the progress Of the
Western country calling forth approval
from the gathering Reading from his
manuscript Mr.. Roosevelt now and then
departed from its text
4 don't care ne said, how patriotic
a man is if he runs away from the time
Of danger His reference to the pun
ishment that should be given. wrong
ceers in public and private life was
greeted with cheers.
If the rules OF the game are wrong.
We should change the rules rather than
blame the men VITO follow them, he
said. amid wells by the COW boys and
girls.
When the name Of Frederic Renaing
ten was mentioned in connection with
the suggestion that great memorial be
erected to the memory Of the artist
there was . chorus OF shouts. Mrs.
Remington. widow of the artist. occu-
pied a seat on the reviewing stand.
Closing his remarks amid cheers, the
band played Garry owen" known to be
a favorite air with Colonel Roosevelt.
The former President then went down
from the reviewing stand, and, mount
ing a big white gelding, accompanied