Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

manly. He was human and natural with
The commonest man and with royalty.
Theodore Roosevelt may he said to be
wherever found the man of great human
sympa thies, His great heart felt the
hcartbeats Of humanity lie was always
in touch with the people. Roosevelt had
all the qualities necessary to make min,
Il great man
/ The speaker drew comparisons between
Roosevelt and other great presidents
/ showing that he had the learning of John
Quincy ADAMS. the courage of Andrew
Jackson, the sound common sense of
! Grover Cleveland. the all-emhracing
humor of Lincoln While each of these
men had characteristics which made them
great. Roosevelt embraced all these
characteristics and was boarder than
each Of them
"A great. good American ci;ihen has
passed away" said Judge Darling and
urged the following of Roosevelts ex.
ample.
| ROOSEVELT THE MAN
| Postmaster James f. Burke eulosised
! Roosevelt in a brief address on "Roose-
Welt as a Man Among Men" calling at
tention to Roosevelts loyalty and intense
patriotism. The principles for which he
! stood saved the nation in '6l-65 and in
! spired the four million men who saved
the country and the world in ls17-1Ss
! Postmaster Burke urged the people to
stand behind the principles Of Roosevelt
and help to defeat the hydrah ed
monster which to-day is trying to under
mine the foundation of civil liberty"
! IF Roosevelt were here to-day. con-
tnued Mr.. Burke. me would want to see
us pledge anew loyalty TO flag and coun-
try" Nj. Burke called upon his audience
to follow him in the taking of such a
| pledge. with appraised hands
''rhc public life of Theodore Roosevelt
is one of the milestones that marks the
pathway of the history of our country
for li3 years. said Mr.. Burke
ROOSEVELT AS AN AUTHOR
Frederick Tuper. head of the Eng iish
department at the University of Yer
mont. was the last speaker of the eve
ming. His address on the writings and
! adventurous life of Roosevelt was a mas
terly handling of the subject
Theodore Roosevelt played in his life
many parts, said Professor Topper
He was one who never shrank from the
give and take of life. and through whose
| tongue and pen flowed Goth century life."
Professor Topper declared that not in
1
! man be found with whom Roosevelt
could be compared 1t would be neces-
sary to go into the past to find such
man of diversified interests DR.. Upper
declared that in Walter Raleigh, the man
! who settled Virginia. the larger Virginia
OF the colonial days, might be found
many of the characte ristics with which
Roosevelt was endowed.
Both Roosevelt and Raleigh were en-
Enthusiastically devoted to country. Both
turned their hearts to the West. the land
| OF sunsets. Both were admirers OF the
great out-of-doors and men who fought
against hardship and conquered in the
open These two men, as explorers,
reached and shook hands across the CEN
turtles, Both were keen observers and
| ready writer's Both were lovers of books
and carried about with them on their
| trips small library to be made use Of
al any leisure moments.
But the intellectual curiosity Of neither
Roosevelt nor Raleigh was satisfied by
books alone. Both learned largely from
their contact with people everywhere.
Both were students of science, both his
torians. Both loved adventure, Both
wrote open-heartedly to the young. DR.,
Topper gave high praise to the letters of
Roosevelt to his sons.
II was the purpose Of Roosevelt, said
DR.. Topper, to bring the past and all its
! usefulness to the present 1t was his
aim, in his writings, to he readable and
he accomplished this not so much by vir-
tue of his themes as by his personality
| through his writings He loved the sun.
shine better than the shade"
''Roosevelts style was simple and
direct" said DR. Topper in closing
Raleigh and Roosevelt always spoke
out