The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-07

,,,ro rsnI Gcadwny lie had M Pc
,i.uc,. with tn. rcformcr who WAS h"t
y,nrju,. In Lake = practical Wow am"
v.Lo m hix ,nSiSt"ut demand Tor n! nc
,,u.ht would sacrifice real Tor less
,uhi,ioua results He did much 10 lur-
,Lc.. thr. cause Of civil service reform
h,. enforcing the law as COMMISSIONS
,r,tr.I the reluctance of national Il"
CONSIDERATIONS. He tried IN make Things
better Ivy cnnd appointments |" O"
He ENLARGED Ia" classified service nut
,rbrn he WAS IN II political ilGht ne
.,,., . mos, fornidabl" antagonist. re
l,cw urlltirs and politicians well ana
rc WIS 4 master IN conducting cam
r.,:cn IIr knnw tn" American Nol"rS.
IT,, could chaflrnE" their attention AN"
ihcir support AZ fCw hay" don" III inc
h;siarv If American politics. II" c"u!"
invent 4 slogan which. IN 4 w"rh "r :"
rhrasc, gave full argument TO ms
sunnurtrrs that win victory. u" p"uh!
his followers ~ him with hoops OF
steel.
Personal Devotion.
Mother Clay nor Blaine inspired
,,,rc ncreCuaI DEVOTION No IN" who
over cqmc into personal contact WITH
Tbcod.rc Roosevelt could ever lnrf''
tho charm If his nature. Rrsp"nSiv" III
m, most sensitive degree to "r"rE nd-
v,urc If GOOD will and good fellowship.
lao delichtnd in rnnvcrSa' ions. which NJ
;IIurnjrrI with flashes Of VT ana
bIrnor directed against himself or any
uthcr whom the iopi" %uEgcSir"
His Wild. reading, his strong literary
,,stc his world wide CNprrIrn"" WIN
MGR and things enriched HIM. ana l'l'
rpicramatjr phrases aml UNIQUE NUS
rrat,ons IN tho memory If th"S" Tor
inmate enough 10 rnJry II. Wit he h'a'
,rJ nniovcd it. II" would rharari"Tizc
mon and things with n humor WHICH
hv It's Fantastic color. would fix itssli IN
rh,. minds of those who heard. forever
HI thus made words over. giving 'h"ih
new meaning which the world &c
ccptcd.
"Muck-rakinE' was one. "L"E";heie
was another Of many.
A Mans Mau.
IT. WIS sweet. tender. and kind in his
rcIa,ions 10 women. hut lie was man:
mann 10 Was n manly man. II s SIN
rrrc christianity WAS muscular ana al :
rrn;atiyc Elr feared the weakening -
rnci unon rncn or an absence of the sac
rificc. tho physical courage and th' Of
foot If which requires and stimulates
IT., lonked uSkancr az any proposals
Cor r..ruln@ri neacr which might IN
vnIvn national surrender of prInripic 90
scIf.rcSpcci. Ultra -purf:ci"m he con-
drmn"d with almost III" sam" Cmph"S''
which II. y;SIicd upon treason because
hc Thought tho results wcr: the $ahir.
lIr made an inspiring hero for young
mon. and hr has hurc much TO help
,hrm to high ambitions and manly.
courageous lives. IL" taught them the
e.rnnu0ris life aud III" Ned for effort
and sacrifice in achievement for good
:or the world and for happiness Tor
self.
intensely Active.
Few mrn have had minis and bodies
~ intensely active III all his work. f'
was meyer without book Of literary
mort. which he would read nj any in
,crval Of nm" which he might snatch
m his busy Office. He was L most vol
luminous correspondent. \ freedom OF
Lirtaiinn often tempted him in 4 state
m.rt of his views ut length in many
I,li.rs to his intimat"s. He was prompt
in prrna rItiotI. No sooner was an ar
IIcIr or Il speech to hr prepared than he
WIS nj H. He would. If his time al
loved. revise IT, submit ii 10 his friends
for surCrsiions and accept them. He
loved strong and affirmative statements.
He had little patience with indirection
IN style or thought.
Resembled Napoleon.
Theodore Roosevelt WAS genius IN