Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-07
All Omaha Mourns Death
?. Of Soldier and Statesman

elected by the united rank and file
of the republican party"
Awakens Public Conscience.
Judge A. L. Sutton: Colonel
Roosevelt has done more, in my
Judgment, to awaken the public con-
science than any other living states
man. He was man of deeds rather
than words and his death is a dis
tinct loss to the patriotic spirit of
America. His sudden death will be
an especially hard loss to the people
of the west.
Colonel Roosevelt has long been
one of the corner stones of the ma
ton. He has always been right In
practice as we'll as theory. He was
one Of the first among the states
men of the nation to see war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many was inevitable and long prior
to the time we went to
war with Germany advocated
through newspapers, magazines and
public addresses the necessity OF
preparing for war with Germany.
He was in favor of going to war
with Germany when the Lusitanla
was sunk.
I'm the light Of past history. We
all acknowledge now that Colonel
Roosevelt was right and we should
have made vigorous protest when
Germany started its march through
Belgium and gone to war when the
Lusitania was sunk"
Great Loss to Country.
James c. Dahlman, former mayor:
Tits a great loss to our country. ]
am exceedingly sorry to learn of the
colonel's death"
Fred Metz, Ak-Sar-Ben king i'll
1908, the year Roosevelt attended the
annual fall festival: The country
has lost great man."
City Commissioner Ure: He was
one of the very greatest men of his
time--a man who has had Won
derful influence on the men of
America and his influence was for
good during peace times. The great
ness of his personality, I think, was
Swallowed somewhat during war
times because of his impetuosity and
the intemperance of some Of his
utterances."
John L. Kennedy: "The death of
Colonel Roosevelt removes from
public life one of the most forceful
and unique figures in American his
tory. He was great president. In
Nebraska he had many friends. 1t
would be particularly appropriate for
this state to pay public tribute to
his memory"
Col. F. A. Grant, Omaha quarter
master: Colonel Roosevelt's death
is a national calamity" Colonel
Grant and Colonel Roosevelt were
close friends and probably no one in
Omaha more sincerely mourns the
sudden death of the great man than
does Colonel Grant.
Judge Willis G. Sears: "In the
death of Colonel Roosevelt one. OF
the worlds most striking PERSONAL
ties has passed away. His mental
activity always carried him to the
extreme, and at times made him
seemingly unfair to his opponents.
His courage was greater than that
of lion, and OF all the families of
the world, his, l think, comes out
with the most family credit from fhis
war. He saw the trend of war
events and of our peremptory call
to engage in it, that could not be
avoided with honor. His was the
early clarion voice for preparedness;
and when the time came for us to
enter not one 5Y his family sought
place in safe department. All
FIVE sought the firing line. He was
a great leader of men, and he led
when he thought that fighting was
for purpose
Robert Cowell: ITO me it comes
as great shock. / haven't always
been with Roosevelt. I was not with