La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

/ Theodore Roosevelt uAoe IAo& night
In Milwaukee. after hs had heen shot.
without lump rising In your throa,
and a surging OF blood throsxh your
body ,ha, leaves you flushed and an
cry and proud In Its sweep of high
emotion.
Angry tha, this thing could have
happened here To one Of our great
soldiers OF the common good In the
midst OF his most valiant fIxhe. An
cry at that and ashamed for II. too.
And proud with a great pride tina,
this son of America. with the blood
soaking through his ciothes.'' could
have sent that valiant call OF his TO
cheer the listening crowd and tell
them he had lived we'll and could
face the prospect Of death joyfully,
because he would leave TO men the
memory of a life that had been full
to OVERLOOKING.
There are other men who bulk big
In the eye OF the people today. There
are good men. and wise men. aud
men who can speak as prettily about
this small thing aud that But. alone
OF them all. Theodore Roosevelt has
this way OF rising to hts great oc-
casions greatly and standing before
us stark and big. with the Hight OF
a great soul flooding about him and
a world tina, pays attention TO his
words.
Hear again the valiant farewell
tina, rose from him last night In MI
waukce as he stood. with the blood
soaking through his clothee.'' and
taught those men and women anoth-
er lesson In supreme courage.
Il want you t. understand. he
said and his face Was white with
pain as he spoke. Il want you 10 un-
derstand that am ahead Of the gan e
anyway have been able to d. GER
tain things tina, | had greatly Wish
ID 10 do. and | am interested iu do
ing other things And I san tn
you with absolute tru'hfulness that
Il am very much unint.re~tsd In
whether l am sho, or not. What |
do care for In my country"
With this. ana NM Nead -Aluh, he
said little more. for the strength Sas
not In him to speak At length: but
/ Il was like Roosevelt thai <ounded
though h. might be-the spirit nam.
ed In him stiii 10 tell them the
things that was peares, bis heart
and rally them about him In the
fight where his banners were stili
flung wid. to the breexs
For Roosevelt has Away been y
fighter. he has always faced his nd.
yersaries squsr. and unflinehinx: he
has never turned his back on n
/ friend or an enemy: and he looks
IN. service of his country ~ho has
coun, d the CHARGE Of that service
as the Kind of good fortune that has
KEEP, him ahead OF the game
He Was ahead Of the game when
they though, they would ditch him
and make him vice president He
was ahead OF tn. game" when he
succ 'ed.d Mckinley aud took up the
wcrk tha, they imagined their trick
had denied him. lie was ahead Of
the zane" when h. walked out Of
! the White House and left Taft to
carry on the fight that Taft Vas -
incapable of wasing. iIe was ahead
of N. game" when they robbed him
Of the nomination n Chicago. aid he
and his men went forth 10 rm an
other party He was ahead of the
game" when coward shot him In
Milwaukee lat nigh, AMI he vcnt to
the meeting To say what might hnve
been long farewell. with the blood
4 the wound soaking through his
cl9thcs"
And he Will be "ahoad q the
mc"whcn the ineviiabl. call cnm~s
for him. as II mrst come for III of
us. because th.r. Is In Roosevelt the
stuff that saints and heroes are
made OF. and no man who falile. 10
his standa-d need take shame OF the
i'aicr he follows.
Think wbat you like OF his poii.
cics; chp's. whatever leader l. best
suited to yorr temper: bat never for
momen, allow yourself to undercs.
Innate tho hold on the psopl. OF
this country Of the man vha could
'a't n. Theodore Roosevelt, taiked
last hirht while the wound of the
bullet xra~"i a. his flesh and the
blood soaked through his cioties"
80 that they who listened 10 him
could See tho staira.