The Brunswick news., 1919-01-07
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

como in the nature of a severe shocA
to the people of the United States
1t had been known that Colonel
Roosevelt has rot been well nan
for many weeks in fact he only re-
turned to his home from a New York
hospital. to spend the Christmas holi'
days with the members Of his family
lie gave out an interview on that oc.
casion in which he used character
iatlc expression telling his newspa-
per friends that he felt "oully."
The Roosevelt type is the type that
has always held the attention and nc
miraion Of the people; his was the
dashing spirit, the intrepid leader.
which in all history has been the
idol of those psople that admire such
character, as he has been the bit
/ ter subject Of hatred by those who
disagree. In all Of his nature Roose-
ye.t w2s rugged, tie bold man Of
opinion, Who expressed tIat opinion
without always looking to the results.
Is the case with al! such N an pub
lie opinion must differ and while he
was the object Of much sdulation. a
great Zeal Of admiraton He was al
e the recipient Of most severe cri-
ticsm because Of the facts we have
enumerated.
However in discussing the life work
G.: Theodore Roosevelt. who is now
co-nered into the storehouse Of his
Maker, the sincere and honest histor-
i-r must place him IN lofty nich- in
the citadel CT history. In all Of the
turbulent life just snutfed ont, full
cccd;t must be given TO the illustrious
dead fer the highest measure Of sin
c.>-ity. for plain ar sometimes IN.
ccuth honesty and it must be even
confessed by mis- enemies that Theo-
do-e Roosevelt possessed that proud
srIrit that always rose aft3r defeat
nd that natureIy forced him TO taEe
issue and to make pronouncements
VIXEN a passive attitude and a silence
wculd have been tt.o better thing, dip
iorlatically.
Yet a young man, the record OF
Theodore Roosevelt is brim full Of
crcditable, highly intelligent service
to his people He was a soldier, a
statesman and an author and in turn
h brought to these tasks a splendid
mind and almost dynamic energy to-
gather with wh01esouled eoncep-
ticn Of the duties of public office.
Theodore Roosevelt first loomed in
70 prominence as Police Commission
q Of the City OF New York and here
il, built the foundation for his future
wcrk He rebuilt tie department and
made it in fact, what it had always
been in name His services as As
;.G5ant Secretary Of the Navy were
distinguished for thoroughness and
he built around the department {
nucleus for the present splendid sea
fianting force Of the nation. During
the Spanish-Amerlcan war he laid
aside this office and donned the
aword and history has recorded the
TACT that Roosevelt and his Rough
Ei+.o-s distinguished themselves at
II 4ney a San Juan Hill and in 9th
4 or Cuban battles during that briet
contest with Spain. The record OF
Colonel Roosevelt as president is too
well known to need much comment
and whiIe he did not please thous-
ends OF citizens he made a great
record as president and but for his
insatlable ambition might have taken
frank with the best Of his predecessors
The last few years of his life have
been rather a contradiction or rather
a paradox, in any event he possessed
sufficient power to almost strangle
the Republican party to death VIXEN
its leaders failed to give him the
thing he so devoutly desired As al,
independent candtiote t.e received