Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-12

that Roosevelt was a "hard drinker,"
and that he was not himself when in
public he gave that peculiar twist to
his neck and clenched his buck teeth
and drove, literally forced, from his
chords those falsetto sentences which
contained minatory advice to the en-
emy. Many excused him on the false
ground of genius, an excuse which
he would be the first to denounce.
All the world that cares to know
knows now that Roosevelt has led a
temperate life; whether a great per-
centage of the public, in partisan
mood, will credit the testimony given
at Marquette this last week is a ques-
ton which, for the sake of the weak
spot in human nature, had better not
be answered or too closely analyzed
Scandal dies hard; too many are prone
to stick to juicy morsel-
OF course, Roosevelt, with his usual
instinct, did the proper thing in bring
ing suit to clear his name. All who
take rride in his work and those who
love fair play will be glad that the
al ended as it did.
The time had come to put an end
to the loose talk regarding Roose-
velt's private life. Not that he cared
d cowboy whoop what an obscure pub
lication alleged against him, but the
manner of publication, grossness OF
the SANDER and the cowardly manner
of publishing it following his injury
ct the hand of madman, called for
action and afforded Roosevelt oppor-
tunity to place himself right with the
world AS most people know VINO
have been behind the scenes, Roose-
yelt's enemies-and they are numer-
Gus and exceedingly bitter and often
| unscrupulous-kept insinuating that
Roosevelt was not always responsible
| for his acts; and, in the campaigns o1
recent times, alienists, to whom hypo-
| thetical questions had been put by
| these who had felt the Roosevelt sting
answered that the subject must be 6
paranoiac and therefore dangerous.
The trial has cleared the atmos
phere. Testimony was emphatic ant
conclusive, unless citizens of reput'
are willing to perjure themselves, tina
Roosevelt is abstemious in his habits
and so constituted that ne require:
no artificial stimulants to keep hin
going.
After all, however, was trial nee
essary to demonstrate what his whole
I! life has made clear? If he had takei
| liuuor to excess it would have beel
impossible for him to have accom-
j plished what he has succeeded in do
ing. If genius is capacity for TAX
ing pains, then Roosevelt has tina
attribute to an unusual degree. Thos
who are so fortunate as to read hi
autobiography now appearing in thes
columns from time to time do not hav
to be told that it was perseverance
and again perseverance, coupled wit
indomitable courage, that brought hir
to his high estate. He was not Dor
full panoplied for the battle of life
In youth he was weakling and wit
no unusual precocity to his credit
But he had born in him as his in
: heritance the germ to do and dare
the pride of accomplishment.
Henceforth those who accuse hir
of wrong living will do so as part o
campaign of Misrepresentation. TIL
best in the land from different pro
fessions and callings have given hir
clean badge.
The country requires of its grea
men and leaders moral standing
This is Puritan nation, ruled by tn
New England conscience. Roosevelt
. fits up to the proper standard. Roose
welt differs in his social etiquette fror
. Bryan as he differs from the latte
in most things. The one is Round
head, the other Cavalier. And tn
country (this being an off year i
rolitics) can afford to be proud O
both. They stand for what is righte
Gus in our home life.-Denver Time!