The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-16
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PRIVATE
CITIZENS JOIN IN PRAISE OF
THE DEAD LEADER.
GREAT LOSS TO THE NATION
Pure Patriotism, UnfaiIins Courage
and iliustrious Service Of Former
President ExtoIIed by His Country
men. Regardless Of Party.

tribute to the fearless Americanism of
Col. Theodore Roosevelt and to the
great service the dead leader rendered
to his country and to all mankind.
Here are some of the expressions of
public men and private citizens telling
of the loss the nation has sustained:
SECRETARY OF STATE LANSING
| The death of Col. Roosevelt removes
| from our national life great Ameri-
| can. His viKor of mind and ceaseless
energy made him a conspicuous figure
in public affairs. Friends and enemies
alike recognized the force of his per-
sonality and the great influence he had
| in molding public thought and purpose
His patriotism and devotion to his
country will long be remembered by
all his fellow citibens. while his
sturdy Americsnism will be an inspira-
| tion to future generations.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE
| FRANK l. POLK-He was one of the
most striking figures in the history of
this country. and. in fact. of his time
It 10 impossible to measure today what
| he did to arouse the political con-
science of the American people.
| NEWTON D. BAKER. Secretary of
| War-His relations to the navy and to
the army are. of course. . part of the
history of those two services. and dur
| ing his terms president he brought
his powerful personality and energy to
bear upon economic problems of the
| greatest moment. do not know of
any career which combines so many
diversified and intensively pursued ac-
| tivities-frontiersma explorer. natu-
| ralist. seaman. soldier. executive and
publicist- In each of these relations
he was conspicuous and left his mark.
| JOSEPHUS DANIELS. Secretary of
the Navy-He has biased new paths
| and refused to be fettered by conven-
tions that other distinguished men rec
oEnized. Original. forcefui. COURAGEOUS.
he was the monitor of millions of his
fellow countrymen. who will miss his
inspiring leadership. Believing in him.
| self and the cause he espoused. he
threw himself into every conflict with
| every power of mind and body.
| FRANKLIN X. LANE, Secretary of
the Interior-Colonel Roosevelt was a
| great man. = very great man-great in
his soul. great in his personality great
in his conception of Americas place in
the world. He will sit at one of the
high tables.
CARTER GLASS Secretary of tho
Treasury-Colonel Roosevelt was an
extraordinary ngure and leaves leg
acy of patriotic endeavor and useful
achievement of which those who most
respected and honored him will always
be proud.
DIRECTOR GENERAL MADOO =
Colonel Roosevelts prodigious activi-
ties made him one of the most conspic-
near the event to place just estimate
on his life and career. but he will al
ways be distinguished for one great
achievement-the construction of the
Panama canal
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT-The
country can i'll afford in this critical
period of history to lose one who has
done and could in the next decade
have done SO much for 1t and human
ity. We have lost a great patriotic
Anna
most commanding personality in our
public life since Lincoln. l mourn his
| going a personal loss.
SENATOR LENROOT of Wisconsin,
regard Colonel Roosevelts death az
very great calamity for the nation.
His usefulness is familiar to all. but !
believe that his greatest usefulness
might have been in the future.
SENATOR LEWIS of Iilinois-Thc
death of Colonel Roosevelt is the loss
of a great man. of great force. and
the loss of a great benefit to America
| Whatever differences men may have
with Colonel Roosevelt party lines
| or political principles. all must certify
that his fight for cleanliness and integ-
rity in public life did much to rid the
nation of corruption in public affairs.
All must admit that his labors to force
| corporate monopoly to yield to private
| welfare and personal rights started
this country upon the course of justice.
SENATOR HARDING OF Ohio = He
| was one of the foremost citizens of the
| world. in most extraordinary era,
and he was the most vigorous and
coura geous American OF his time.
There is no direct legatee to his vast
political estate.
SENATOR KENYON of Iowa = His
| virile American utterances were help
| inK to bring order out of diplomatic
chaos. In my judgment he was the
greatest American since Abraham Lin
coin.
SENATOR NEW of Indiana-Intel-
| lectually he was in the first rank
among those who have figured in our
| public life. and for versatility and ap-
plication he was without an equal. He
| was a true patriot, thorough Ameri-
can at all times and in all respects.
SENATOR MARTIN of Vtrginia-He
| met all the responsi blities of citizenship
| in the most coura yeous manner. A char
| acteristic of mis- life was his unqualified
courage. He never had conviction in
| his life that he did not have the courage
| to follow 1t. He was man of unlimited
| courage. of limitiess resources and Of un-
| bounded patriotism.
SENATOR LODGE of Massachusstts-
He was a great patriot. great Ameri-
can. great rlan. He was devoted
! throughout his life to his country. He
tried always to be a servant of human
ity.
SENATOR KELLOGG of Minnesota
He was a great commoner. who In his
h6ort CherlentO tHe CAuseS VI the hdsses
"a man of the most intense patriotism
who placed the advancement of humanity
and the cause of his country above all
other considerations.
SENATOR JOHNSON of California
Tho greatest American of our generation
has passed away. He had a truer vision,
a higher courage. 4 wiser statesmanship
than any man OF our time 1 cannot
speak Of him in ordinary terms. Tc me
he had no parallel-none approached him
IN virtlity or force or profound knowledge
Of varied subjects.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN OF Oregon
"A trusr. more loyal American never
lived.