The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-05
THE YOUNGER ROOSEvELTS

Two of Theodore Roosevelts sons have come Into pub
lie notice during the last few days, and it is interesting to
see that both show qualities strongly reminiscent of the
father
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at a
meeting of the republican county committee in Bryant hall,
New York, for upward of an hour" according to q news
paper report, held an audience that filled the hall SPELL
bound by his simple delivery of a tale of war" His speak
ing methods were said to be 'strikingiy like those of his
father" Old-imers thought they were listening all over
again to the famous man who broke into political life in
New York City back in the eighties" When young Teddy"
was through the audience stood up and cheered him long
and loud"
One of the most interesting things he said was this:
Two features of the war impressed me more than any
thing else. One a the democracy of the situation, the way
the army has democratised all classes, and the other WI the
way it has Amereanised all classes.
There were all kinds of men in my regiment One lieu
tenant wa a former city editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Another as an ex-state senator from Washington. Not more
than ten pei cent of my regiment were regulars. Ninety per
eel were national army men and members Of national guards.
All creeds and ace IRE represented. And not n of these
men but would have knocked down the first mar who said.
they vel not good Americans"
That is quite in the familiar Rooseveltian style. The adj
dress all through showed individuality and courage.
Meanwhile more of the Rooseveltian quality is discern
IDLE in a letter that Captain Archibald B. Roosevelt, another
son of the late president, printed in a New York paper a
few hours after his brothers initial platform appearance.
Captain Roosevelt is as vigorous in his utterances as his
father was wont to be. He addressed himself in particular
to Mr.. Wilson's assumption that "a large majority of the
American people are united behind him." The captain de-
clares this is not true. And he urges the United States SEN
ate to stand up for its constitutional prerogatives. 1--WE, the
people" he says, must demand that the senate use the pow
ers given it by the constitution" If the peace treaty and
the Wilson league plan are in two parts, he thinks that only
the peace treaty should be ratified; if they are interviewer,
they should both be rejected. He says: "Al of us blieve
in and will support any proposition likely to limit wars in
the future. But we must have time to talk things over be-
fore we decide on any new policy so vitality affecting our
whole national and International life In conclusion he de-
Iclares:
There re many of us who feel that those at the peace
conference are not truly representative of public opinion. Per-
haps the sixty-siNh congress will be more SO. The sixty-sixth
congress needs both courage and conviction to oppose the
bullying of Mr.. Wilson. II this congress fails W g must find
in 1920 e who ART fit to lead us"
Theodore Roosevelt is dead, but his spirit lives in his
sons. There is no doubt that we shall hear more from them
as time goes on, and that they can be counted upon to stand
for a vigorous, hundred per cent Americanism.