El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-03
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WHO
HAS CREATED HIS OWN PARTY
Twice President of the United States, Frontersman
Soldier, Traveller Author Hunter Fighter of Trusts
and Interests Who May Head the indie
pendent Ticket

! New York, n Y, July 3.-There has
| been no statesman of modern times
| who has been so criticized and praised
] as has Theodore Roosevelt. He has
/ been called meddleT, dictator, four
! flusher and fool, and some critics have
| gone so far as to question his sanity
] His character" has been dissected by
| others equally serious, and their find
ings have proclaimed to the world that
! the hero of San Juan hill is made up
I of weird combinations of bOmbast,
| brilliancy, egOtism and common sense.
On the other hand vast assemblages
I have gone mad with enthusiasm at a
wave of his hand Politicians, grown
| cunning in every political trick known
to the devOtees of the game, have ad-
mitted reluctantly that he was their
master. He has been prayed for from
the pulpits Of every denomination, chill
dren have been named after him. and
| he numbers in every quarter of the
United States men who are his ear
nest champions who believe in him
implicitly, who worship at his shrine
To them he is the political Moses who
is to lead the people to the promised
land
These were some of the brickbats
and bOquets that have been accorded
Theodore Roosevelt since his birth in
New York on October q. 1853
ROoseveIts of Holland Stock.
The Roosevelts are of Holland stock
the earliest member of the family, one
Claes MaartenZOOn Won Roosevelt set
/ Ting in New York nearly 500 years
ago. From Claes Won Roosevelt, the
clan grew and prOspered- They were
farmers, ship builders and owners, and
merchants of note.
Mr.. RooseveIt's father, himself an
other Theodore, was a retired mer-
chant, wealthy and able TO bring his
son up in surroundings not often &C
corded future great men His mother
was Martha Bulloch. a Georgian Of
~H=# -
passingly fit to shape the early des-
TIMES Of her children.
Theodore n SickIy Child.
The early years OF Roosevelt's life
were those of weak, sickly child be
was understood and white and at one
time his family Travelled with him as
far as Egypt in search. of health.
Because Of his physical condition his
parents sought to inculcate in him a
love Of outdoor life, and they succeed
ed so well that young Theodore. at the
age of u, set his heart upon being
naturalist This ambition led him TO
the fields and woods and regenerated
his physical being to such an extent
that when he entered Harvard in 1876
he was robust young man
By reason Of his fathers wealth ev-
cry advantage was accorded Roosevelt
during his college career. He was well
coined by the most select clubs; moved
IN the best society; maintained his
own riding horses, and lived IN COM
fCrtable, almost luxurious quarters.
Sports, however, took the precedence
over his studies and he failed to make
an academic mark that could have led
any observer at the time to predict a
great future. He boxed, rOWed, ran
and swan with an enthusiasm that was
the last word in ''strenuOsity." But he
studied very little and always main
tanned a place of ObScurity in the
standing of his class When he grad
uated in 1880 he stood 22d on the COM
mencement roster.
Al about this time Mr. Roosevelt
gave voice to trenchant principle
that has guided his life in later days.
There is nowhere in the world
more 1gnODle character than the mere
moneySett1ng American, insensible to
every duty, bent only on amassing a
fortune and putting his fortune only to
the basest uses"
Takes Fathers Place.
With this precept in mind and his
graduation over he set about filling
the place occupied by the elder Roose-
at Harvard He Joined the Prison Re
form association and became a mem
Der Of various philanthrOpic movements
with which Roosevelt the elder had
been associated.
In the fail of 1880 he married Miss
Alice Hathaway Lee, a Boston girl
with whom he had become acquainted
during his student days The couple
spent their honeymoon abroad and re-
turend to New York, where Roosevelt
at once plunged into the arduOus cam
Beside his social and philanthrOpical I
Stud1eS ne became interested in the
law, studying in the office Of his IN
Gle, ROBERT 3. Roosevelt, and some time |
later taking an active part in ward |
his friends.
This was the first entry of the young 4
man into the political field. He came |
TO his ward studies with all the callOw /
confidence in virtue and truth of one /
who has studied little the ways OF I
petty American politics He was soon I
appraised of the power behind the I
throne"
Fights the ssMachine.,
A hot debate broke out IN the 21st /
assembly district Republican club, (
which then stood in 59th street. New
ork- Roosevelt was one of the speak
ers and was opposed by a machine"
man His speech received vOciferOus
applause and the young man assumed
that victory awaited him on the vote I
At the ballot, however, a nod from the
party boss decided the matter. He was
beaten by a ballot Of 95 to 8. 1t was Z
hooseYelts first taste Of machine !
Here was where the Roosevelt push.
confluence and determination came to
the front He decided that he would
IKE TO go to the state legislature, quite
a natural ambition, and made his de-
SlreS known to the Bosses Both he
ana his ambition were greeted with a |
hearty laugh 1t was good joke
me laugh, however, appeared upon I
the other side of the bOss's cOuntenance /
when the result Of the primary be-
came known Roosevelt had gone /
mong his silk stocking friends, among |
the saloon keepers, among the voters, I
and had Won This was during the
summer of 1882
Wins His First Campaign.
. AS election day came around the
light waNed hot. In the same district
vas William Waldorf AstOr. a candi-
late for congress on the same ticket
mat carried Roosevelt Both men made
strenuous campaigns. The wealthy res
dents OF the district caught the infec-
lions MilliOnaires solicited the votes
II their servants There We're fusiOns
II all sorts and kinds of people. but
such was the personal popularity OF
Dung Roosevelt that when the cleo (
1on counts We're taken, it was found
hat he mad ridden to victory. while
Astor fell short of the goal
me election over and his coveted
seat in the assembly firmly in his pos
session, the bosses sought him out and
sounded him as to his political creed.
" ould he observe the rule of the ma
nine? Would he be amenabIe to or
iers2 Mr. Roosevelt would not.
I GO not number party LOYALTY
LmorS the 10 commandments" said he,
Ind his trouble with the bosses be-
5an.
He was % when he took his seat in
he state legislature at Albany ETa.