Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-10

In .Roosevelt's life occurred during this
campaign. AS he was leaving a hotel
In Milwaukee, TO go to a meeting hall
TO make political address, man
standing among the spectators In the
street fired a shot which struck the
Colonel and smashed rib. Roose velt
insisted he was not seriously hurt and
his automobile conveyed him to the
hall. There he spoke to an audience
which had knowledge Of what had
happened-sobbing women and grave.
faced men shaken with emotion by his
appearance under such circumstances.
Examination Of the wound showed 1t
was serious and the candidate was
hurried by special train To Chicago for
treatment, Though he speedily re-
covered the bullet was never removed.
The assassin was sent to an asylum
for the insane.
Roosevelt after leaving the White
House devoted his life largely to liter
, airy work, hunting and exploration.
He became contributing editor to The
Outlook In 1909, continuing this for
five years, and later held editorial
positions with The Metropolitan and
the Kansas City Star. From 1882 to
1917 he published about fifty volumes
OF works covering the wide range Of
natural history, hunting, biography,
the Rough Riders, Americanism, Ma
tionalism, conservation Of womanhood
and childhood, animals, exploration,
the world war and Americas partici-
patton in 1t, an dhls autobiography. His
hunts for big game and his sest for
exploration took him into the Ameri.
can west the heart Of Africa and the
wilderness OF Brazil.
Upon his return from his African
journey-a return during which he
made triumphant entries into Euro
pean capitals and was received by ma
tons rulers, including the Emperor
OF Germany-he arrived in New York
to experience what was generally con-
ceded to be the greatest ovation an
American private citizen was ever &C.
corded by the people of his country.
This was in 1910. At the head Of an
exploring party in South America In
1914 he discovered and followed for
600 miles Madeira river tributary
which the Brazilian government subse-
quently named in his honor, REQ
Theodore. This was the famous
River OF Doubt"-so-called because
in many quarters considered authori-
tative 1t was questioned whether
Roosevelt was the first man to explore
the stream. During this journey the
president contracted a jungle fever
which was held indirectly responsible
for the assesses which developed ma.
lignantly and required several opera
lions at the Roosevelt hospital in New
York City in 1918.
Theodore Roosevelt, besides being q
prolific writer lectured and made pub
lie speeches extensively, not only in
his own country, but in England,
Spain, South America and other parts
OF the world. The facility with which
he made political enemies and follow.
ers made him a marked man for both
the friendly and bitter attention OF
cartoonists and paragraphers. Quaint
and picturesque phrases were coined
literally by him and by others concern
ing him. Speak softly and use the
big stick weasel words" pussy
foot" "mollycoddle" and my hat is
in the ring" were some of the Roose-
veltian expressions which attained
wide publicity.
The strenuous physical activities In
which Roosevelt engaged at the White
House included boxing. 1t was not I'M
til about eight years after he left the
White House that it was disclosed
that during one Of these bouts. which
he welcomed as means Of keeping
him in fighting trim, blow landed by
a sparring opponent injured one OF
the Colonel's eyes, Later blindness Of
this eye developed.
In the later years Of his life two
court suits in which he figured in
one as plaintiff and in the other as
defendant, winning them both, kept
Roosevelt before the public eye. Dur
ing the presidential campaign OF 1917
Michigan editor charged him with
intoIication. Roosevelt instituted a
suit for libel and marshalled notable
host Of witnesses to testify regarding
his private life and habits. Their tes-
timony was so overwhelming that the
charge was withdrawn In open court |
and the jury brought na nominal YER
dict Of SIX cents in favor Of the ex'
president. william Barnes, Jr., OF Al
bany, N. r., accused Roosevelt in 1914
OF uttering libel in statement as
sorting that the "rottenness' OF the
New York State government was due
directly to the domination OF Tam
many Hall in politics, aided by Mr.,
Barnes and his followers. At SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, in 1915 the jury's verdict
acquitted Roosevelt.
When the European war began
Roosevelt vigorously advocated a pol
icy OF national preparedness, urging
universal military training for the
nations youth. In speeches throughout
the country and in his magazine and
writings he criticised, in
this respect, the policies of Woodrow
Wilson during Mr.. Wilson's first term
as president.
Mr.. Roosevelt, 1t has been said, was
keenly disappointed when he did not
receive the Republican nomination for
President In 1916. At the same time
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