The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-09-16
ROOSEVELT TIE
STRENUOUSONF:
some Adverse Comment Anent
Americas Leading Citizen
SECRET OF Ills POWER
Incidents of His Career Where The Big
Stick Ruled the Roost--SociaIist
Mayor Seidel Defended

1.-THE biggest man in The United
States" was said of Theodore Roosevelt
hv a friend in conversation with the
writer. 1t is of sufficient weight tc
Give it credence with the multitude
Y il voiced in the throngs which greet
his speeches. Whence this power of
compelling abeisance? Is it in the force
Of intellect? Certainly to some extent
But we see as much, and more, of solid
thought in many of the public men of
the age, who have scarcely. if ever at
tracfed attention as presidential posi-
bities. True, the fact of having been
President greatly magnifies the import.
ance of the utterances of the man. Yet
in the pre- ent case it is the very posi-
biljty of his being the next president
which commands the interest in what
he has to say in the midst Of the present
turmoil of politics and business causing
a nationwide unrest. So then it is the
personality of Roosevelt around which
this interest crowds. Why is it?
The answer is not found in superior
intelligence and knowledge; nor in his
remarkable political acumen, in all
which he has many peers. Such quail
ties might have elevated him to the
yice-presidency, which in turn made
him President. Not however without
the manipulation of Don Patt, then
boss of Republican conventions, who
was about being prosecuted by the re-
form.Governor, Roosevelt, for the Erie
canal scandal. But Platt whispered
vice president to him. The suit was
dropt right then and there. The cir
cumstances made the writer lose his
admiration and faith in the Great Re-
former, as Roosevelt was styled, and
subsequ emily as Presid ant expected him
to sacrifice principles for personal
power.
The secret of his power was three
fold: ID unbounded self confidence (2)
Personal Magnetism in great degree.
which of itself constitutes leadership
(S) then a combination of faculties
eliminating in what is designated
Brass" BY all these he would beat
down opposition by the mere force OF
his assertions, in the face of facts and
reason; e. g. President Roosevelt was
trying to force railroad bill through
congress presumably in the interests of
the public, giving the interstate com
mission more power. The President
had war led the railroad magnates that
II something was not done, 1.-THE So
cialists," said he. would overwhelm
US in 1885," So then he was working
for the party and not the people. !
The raiIrOaders were Obdurate and
had such following in congress that
the President appealed to the Demo,
Gratis to help him him pay the bill, and
Senator rillman was made chairman
Of The committee. The bill was being
fought The railroads made a sudden
change got clause added which mao.
the courts the final arbters Thus
republican majority was obtained Tor .
the railroads owned the courts. Roose-
Welt caring nothing for the courts, as
the people could be so easily hoodwinE- I
ed, seeing that his party could have the
credit of passing the bill. regulated
Inc aid of the Democrats. Senator
illman in a speech incidentally referred
1.-THE President request; his veracity |
impesched; ex-senator Chandler,
e friend to the president, and bear
his message for the and OF tne
nocrats, was appealed to, and ne
ties to the truth of it. So DID
her of ROosevelt's friends, access
10 the transaction (names now tor
PM He pronounced them mars
khus the nersonaIity of Theodore
Ptenuous settled the incident. Inc
ZION arises, was it evidence Of olg
ain, In the midst of the wreck and
he"big stick"was making against
aigu funds, letter of Hartman
an order for $3.50. 600 asked Tor
k. RoOse velt for his campaign ex-
IS, was published. Mr. H.. AT
stated that he had not authorized
blication but could not deny the
of it's contents. Mr.. Roosevelt
unced him a ''lisr"-The best
in politics he ever had. Was t thus
err evidence of y big MAINLINE
Btin the United States?
rtly after this: incident. and Just
the Standard Oil had been fined
o, 90, the Big Suck, hot after BAD
and bad doings Of Big. Interests
proceeding to arraign Mr.. Harrl'
for his big Alton railroad swlnale.
! Mr.. Roosevelt characterized as
igantic steal, land the public were
Giant, like whenas governor ne was
Don Platts scalp for the ERE
u swindle- but, what happened:
tie old labor paper away gu. !"
pas, called The Appeal to Reason,
ished statement that Theodore
bevelt was responsible tor the a..
steal. When Governor of the state
lew York he endorsed it by signing
which made the swindle possible;
equired the passage OF bill anu