The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-01-10
DEATH or Ex-PREsIDENT
ROOSEVELT


died at his home at Oyster
Bay on Monday morning at
4:10 O'Clock and bulletin
announcing his death was posted
by this paper few hours afterwards.
Although it was known and mad
been known for some time that MI.
Roosevelt was not in robust health
the announcement of his death came
as q surprise and / chock to tie
nation.
His was strenuous lie from mis-
boyhood days until his death. He
was beyond all odds the most spec.
tacular figure in American politics.
He was gifted in many ways. He
was possessed Of a fine physique,
was res0lute and buoyant, and enjoy
ed the largest. personal following Of
anw one in public life
There being no question as to his
being red-bl0Oded this fact made aim
immensely popular even with those
who did not share his ambitions ana
who were opposed to his political
methods and policies
His participation in the Spanish
American way as colonel o. the
Rough Riders" added 30 MS person
atty ana popularity in electing aim
president his early rendering his
services to President Wilson in the
great world war. the enlistment of mis-
sons and the death Of one Of them
grounded him still more in the affec-
lions OF MS strong and popular fol
lowing
It is believed that ore hundred
thousand or more would have prompt
~ responded to his call and wound
have recklessly followed him 10
death or to glory
It is safe to say that no man n
the United States was more ardentIy
admired by his friends OF more cor,
daily derided by his enemies than
Theodore Roosevelt
Brave, red-blOoded, and daring
Theodore Roosevelt was not, however.
without his faults and possessed the
weaknesses of human nature.
He was sOured and embittered by
his defeat for the presidency in 1912
and it is a matter of regret even to
his strongest friends that he became
a captious critic and could see moth
ing deserving of praise in an admin
istration the achievements of which
were the greatest known to the
world.
No finer tribute can De paid to the
memory of the ex-president than the
following from the pen Of President
Wilson:
"As president of the police board
of his native state. as member OF the
legislature and governor OF his state,
as civil service commissioner. as as
sistant secretary of the navy, as vice
president and as president of the Uni
ted States he displayed administra-
tive powers of a signal order and con.
Quoted the affairs Of these various
offices with a concentration OF effort
and watchful care which permitted
no divergence from the line of duty
he had definitely set for himself
"In the war with Spain ne display
ed singular initiative and energy ana
distinguished himself among the com
manders OF the army in the field. AS
president he awOke the nation to the
dangers of private control which
lurked in our financial and industrial
systems. It was by thus arresting
the attention and stimulating the pur-
pose Of the country that ne opened
the way for subsequent necessary and
beneficial reforms.
His private life was characterized
by simplicity. a virtue ana an afec-
ton worthy Of all admiration and
emulation by the people or America.
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