Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-07
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Theodore Roosevelt, one of the strongest and most
picturesque characters the American nation has pro
duced, is dead
His end came distinct shock 1t shock be-
for many years the nation had to look upon
Teddy" constant somethng-a perpetual existence
which like the brook, while came and went ran on
forever. There always much life and much
vigor about Colonel Roosevelt that we could never as
him with death And so the flash from the wires
Monday morning that brought the of his end was
a shock, indeed.
Whatever may be said of the later years of his life
Colonel Roosevelt had deep hold the hearts the
common people of America-and in fact of the world
And being the of a Georgia woman-Martha Bulloch
OF Roswelhe loved Georgia with his whole heart and
Georgia bore him great deal of love and admiration
outside of politics. He was admired because he did
things He preached the strenuous life and practiced
what he preached
1t was with deepest regret the part of thousands
who once supported Colonel Roosevelt with their whole
heart or who deeply admired him as d man and as a
fighter for right though they not support him
politically that the last years his life were marred by
President Wilson and his conduct OF Americas part in
the war 1t appeared to many OF his former admirers
that his heart being eaten out by envy at the
world attention which Presiden, Wilson attained and
which he o~ed so we'll
That he might make the most of his criticisms OF the
administration, many months ago he became associate
editor Of the Kansas City Star one of the countrys
greatest and most influential inconvenience ,, ti ill.,
editorials in the Star published under copyright
arrangement by many of the greatest newspapers
throughout the country Through these editorials many
bitter shafts hurled at those responsible for the
conduct Of the this side even when they were
doing everything possible win it-even achieving re-
suits that al the time were amazing the world
An uncompromising foe and unfaltering critic he
proved in one Of his last spirit OF intolerance by
demanding for himself consideration which he would
not grant to others. This was his demand for modfoa
ton in New York school text book Of certain utter
ances Of his regarding Germany and the war in the
early days Of the In the expression quoted the
book he expressed the opinion that we should remain
neutral in the In of his outbursts during the
he bitter in attacking certain editors who
III Ie Fis oas7 VI t!4E toAICt IN the
Of public opinion when the whole nation was cropping to
get its bearing, whose expressions were no more
ing in the light of subsequent developments than his
utterances.
In this connection the following recent editorial from
the New York American is enghening on the real Col
onel Roosevelt in his declining days What pity he
lived beyond the period when he had whole nation at
his feet! The editorial follows
"A late issue of The New York Evening Post carried
the following:
William L Ettinger, superintendent of schools re-
fused again today make public the letter he received
some days from Theodore Roosevelt in response to
which he Immediately ordered paragraph written by
Mr. Roosevelt advocating the neutrality Of the United
States in the deeted from the textbooks now in use
in the public schools.
In view of the protests against the order of the sup
erinendent of schools giving the true perspec-
tive Of the influence brought to bear in forming public
opinion early in the in Withholding the truth con
corning Mr. Roosevels attitude while presenting that Of
ether leaders in America The Evening Post odav again
asked Mr. Ettinger to make the letter public Thus the
public would know on what request the superntendan
based his action
THE letter is not public property said Mr. Ettinger
ut not addressed to the Board of Education Il was