The Washington herald., 1910-05-17
MR.. ROOsEvELTS HEROES.
TimOIeOn, HRmpden, Washington,
and Lincoln the Greatest Men.

| llmOleOn, Hnmpden. WaHhtnE = on,
and Lincoln the Greatest Men.
From the Louisville Post
! When we know what manner Of men
one admires we know something more of
/ the man himself. Landor has said IN his
satirical way. speaking Of one OF his
| characters. mis- gods were Ike himself
as most mems gods are" II IS interest
/ ing. therefore 70 know what men OF his
/ tory have most impressed themselves
upon the mind or the admiration OF a
man like Mr.. Roosevelt. Just at this
/ time II pleases n lot Of sensational news
papers 20 picture Mr.. Roosevelt as an
/ American Diaz. Cromwell or Napoleon.
! the ruthless man on horseback, scorning
liberty and worshiping power That there
/ IS nothing in HIS career 10 Justify these
Inscriptions is true, but that Is no retard-
Ing influence upon men who hate.
Mr.. Roosevelt, IN referring TO the gift
Of a portrait OF Hampden from King Ed
ward. says incidentally that the King
knew that TO him the four great men or
history were Timoleon. Hampdeu. Wash
ington, and Lincoln.
These four men had In common a love
Of liberty that silenced all personal ambi-
ton. devotion 20 the common welfare
that led two OF them through rough paths
70 martyrdom. and two through long
years Of labor TO years OF peace, in which
they had the admiration and the devotion
OF their fellow countrymen
All four were characters developed in
times Of revolution, in turbulent times.
Each became the leader OF a great people
Each had but 20 reach out and take arbl-
trary power. and would have been justl-
fed by the ordinary reasoning OF man
kind as the best Il not the sole method
for securing peace and establishing order.
Each saw through these sophistries and
each rejected these temptations. put aside
these temporary expedients "obeyed at
eve the voice obeyed az prime" Each
through his whole career was loyal 10 the
faith he proclaimed. waverinE at no step
under the influence OF clamor or hattery.
seeking with a single purpose 10 serve
the common veal. sacrificing himself
rather than sacrificing his inborn con-
victions
Timoleon consented 70 the death OF his
brother that he might protect Corlnth
from a tyrant Hampden ruled the storm
that arose In England and sought
through many years to avoid a conflict
Of arms. and would have succeeded but
for the treachery Of Charles 7. In like
spirit Washington served the colonies and
wrought for the people n greater service
in reconcilng them 70 the Constitution
and more perfect union. and when his
work was accomplished laid down with
satisfaction and great relief the power
the people had conferred upon him. LIN
coin. through new paths. guided the peo-
pie during four years Of revolution TO n
new devotion TO the Union and a new
respect for the Constitution. He was tod
that one Of his generals had said that
what the country needed was a dictator
He rebuked him. stating that II that gen
eral would see that the victories were
won on the field Of battle he would agree
70 take care OF any danger from a dicta-
tor that might arise
No man can take these four patrIots &c
his exemplars, no man can rightly read
their careers or understand the lesson of
their lives and fail 70 draw from them
a new spirit Of devotion to the institution
Of a free people