Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23


costs itself is What will Roosevelt
do? Perhaps some people, like tho
New York World, are troubled by the
question what "win Roosevelt do
with u.s."
our distinguished citizen has an
| swcred this question in a gen eral way
In the following extract taken from
his response to tho address of well
como extended to him by Mayor
Gaynor Of New York:
I have been away year and n
| quarter from America, and have
seen strange and interesting things
| alike in the heart of tho frowning
wilderness ana in the capitals OF tho
mightiest and most highly polish I'D
| or civilized nations. have thor
oughly enjoyed myself, and now I
am moro glad than / can say to get
homo, to be back in my own country,
| back among people I love. And am
ready and eager to do my part so
FAR as l am able, in helping solve
problems which must be solved II we
| OF this, tho greatest democratic re-
public upon which tina sun has ever
shone. are to see It's destinies rise to
the high level of our hopes and It's
opportunities.
This Is tho duty of every citizen.
hut 1t Is peculiarly my duty; for any
man who has ever been honored by
! being made President Of the United
states Is thereby forever after rem
dercd the debtor of the America
people, and is bound throughout his
life to remember this as his prime OBJ
| legation, and in private life ms much
MS in public life. so to carry himself
that tho American people may never
| have cause to feel regret that once
| they placed him at their head.
Being Interpreted, this means that
Theodore Roosevelt will not retire to
private life and hold his hands IN
| deed, 1t would be an utter impossi-
bilty to conceive OF his adopting this
course But viii he help solve the
nations problems" by entering the po-
litical field; or viii ne seek the t,ignl-
fed halls of the United States Senate
ial pen at the head of some great
daily newspapers of the country, as
has been suggested?
He may determine that the most
appropriate means Of service is the
occasional address which. delivered
from MIN as private citizen, would
always be hailed with open ears in
whatever part OF the country nc might
consent to appear, and which would be
reproduced IN the columns of the press
throughout the country.
The thought impresses itself that no
man ever enjoyed the opportunity for
helpful service that now presents it.
self to Theodore Roosevelt, and no
one can doubt that he will take adj
vantage of every opportunity of this
character. He can unquestionably
again become President of the United
states. but he will be forced to ask
himself the question whether he will
not be Of greater use to tho American
people as man who will he listened
to by all with bipartisan In terest,
than as an executive involved in con-
tests with the Legislative branch OF
our government, and antagonized by
the interests he would surely assail
in some form or other.
1tr1 dad
that according to the news reports
New York's famous financial district
gave him one Of the warmest greet
ings he received on the entire route.
Nor have we failed to overlook the
fact that Chairman Woodruff and
host of organization republicans Of
the Empire State were on hand to
welcome the ex-President.
This announcement brings the coun-
try face to face with the fact that one
Of tho first problems Theodore Roose-
Welt may be asked to help solve will
the New York Legislature will again
consider at the extra session begin
ming to-day. He has unQuestionably
heard all about this already from Sen
ator Root, who met him abroad, and
the chances are he has already made
up his mind what to say. lie is I'M
qucstionably the leader Of the party
In New York. and he Will DO obeyed
implicitly by the republican lieuten-
ants, or "bosses," who have grown up
believing that political orders should
be oheyed by the Organization" with
military meekness and promptness.
Then will come other problems of
a broader nature, and the chances are |
that he VIII be kept busy. whether or
not he decides to take the United
states senatorship as the successor Of
Senator Depew. In any event Theo-
dore Roosevelt WITH remain our fore
most American, our most useful citi- |
zen, and our most efficient worker I'm
the cause of cleaner and better
country.