The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-06

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The famous Rough Riders were organ
lied by Wood and Roosevelta band of
fighting men the mention Of whose name
to-day suggests Immediately the word
Roosevelt" They came out of the
West plainsmen, miners, rough and
ready fighters who wAre natural marks
men, and Wood became their colonel and
Teddy as he had become Familiarity
called by the public, their lieutenant col
onel. In company with the regulars of
the army they took transports TO Cuba,
landed at Santiago and were soon en-
gagged in the thick of battle. Among the
promotions which this hardy regiment s
gallantry brought about were those of
Wood to brigadier general and Roosevelt
TO colonel and this title Theodore
Roosevelt cherished until the end. Some
of the Rough Riders formed the military
escort when he was elected president a
few years later.
Back in Politics.
When Cuba had been liberated, Roose.
welt returned to New York. a guberna-
torial campaign was in swing, with the
Republican party in need Of a capable
candidate Roosevelt was nominated.
Van Wyck, his Democratic opponent, was
defeated. The reforms Roosevelt had
favored as assemblyman he now had the
opportunity TO consummate, together
with others of more Importance, and it
was during this administration that he
is said first to have earned the hostility
of corporations. When the Republican
national convention was held in Phladel,
phia in l900"his party in New York state
demanded and attained his nomination
for vice president on the ticket with Will
liam Mckinley. In November of that
year this ticket was elected
The policies Of Mckinley, Roosevelt
endeayored to carry out after he succeed
ed the former upon the presidents tragic
death at the hands Of an assassin Roose-
welt retained his predecessors cabinet as
his own and he kept in Office the ambas-
sailors and ministers whom Mckinley
had appointed Az much as two years
before the presidential campaign of 1904
| Republican organizations in various
states began endorsing him as their next
candidate.
1t was thus that "the man Of destiny
! idea became associated with his life Os-
tensibly, Roosevelt, leaving the governor
ship OF New York TO become vice presi-
dent, was moving forward from state
politics into national politics, so his POI
litical opponents protested publicly to
believe; but it was their secret desire 10
"shelye" the man and eliminate him from
prominence in their own community, it
was said, thas prompted these political
| foes 70 obtain for him the vice .presiden
tial nomination, which he personally did
not desire.
At the height OF his public and political
| career, during the four years o. the term
for which he had been elected, Roosevelt
accomplished achievements which histor
ians will rank high in the international
and industrial progress Of the country.
They included his influential negotiations
which, conducted at Portsmouth, n. H.,
effected peace between Russia and jap
an; maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine
at a period when European powers were
interested in the affairs Of Venezuela
| the recognition of Panama as a republic
and his treaty with Panama by which
| the interoceanic canal through that coun-
| try was put under way; and the settle.
ment, through his moral influence in the
| face a situation in which there was no
adequate federal legislation, Of the Penn
| sylvania coal mine strike. For his part
in terminating the Russo.JGpsnese con-
| hict he was awarded the Nobel peace
prize in 1906 -Four years later, once
more a private citizen, be was special
ambassador from the United States at
the funeral of King Edward VII Of Eng.
| land.
Helped to Defeat Former Friend Taft.
| A rift in the friendship between Roose-
welt and his successor az president, VIII.
/ liam Howard Taft, led to the formers
announcement of his opposition to Mr.
Taft's denomination. The ex-president's
influence had been large in placing Mr.
| Taft in the White House. Now his infiu-
ence was equally strong in preventing
Mr.. Taft from remaining there Men
who had clashed with the Taft policies
/ quickly rallied to Roosevelt's support
! Roosevelt assembled what he termed as
constructive ideas as opposed to the con
sentative ones Of the sO-called Republi.
can "Old Guard" characterized them
with the description progressive" and
organized the Progressive party by with.
drawing with his followers from the Chi.
| rago convention Of 1912 He became the
new partys candidate for president. This
split in the Republican ranks resulted in
Woodrow Wilson's election.
Carried Bullet of would-Be Murderer
One of the most dramatic incidents in
Roosevelt's life occurred during this cam.
psign As he was leaving hotel, in
Milwaukee, to go TO a meeting hall to
make a political address, man standing
among the spectators in the street fired
shot which struck the colonel and
smashed a rib Roosevelt insisted he
was not seriously hurt and his automo-
bile conveyed him to the hall. There he
| spoke to an audience which had knowl.
edge of what had happened ~sobbing
women and grave.faced men shaken with
emotion by his appearance under such
circumstances Examination of the
wound showed il was serious and the
candidate was hurried by special train to
Chicago for treatment. Though he speed
| lily recovered, the bullet was never re
moved. The assassin was sent to an
asylum for the insane.
/ Roosevelt after leaving the White
House devoted his life largely to literary
work, hunting and exploration. He be-
came contributing editor to The Outlook
! in 1909. continuing this for five years,
and later held editorial positions with
| The Metropolitan and the Kansas City
Star From 1889 to 1917 he published
about so volumes Of works covering the
wide range Of naval history, hunting,
biography, the Rough Riders, American
ism, nationalsm, conservation of woman.
hood and childhood, animals, exploration,