Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-07

after he left Harvard in 1880. lie
went to Europe, climbed the Matter
horn, and as a result was elected a
member Of the Alpine Club of Lon
Gon-an organization OF men VINO
had performed. notable feats of adj
venture.
A few months after his gradual
ton, Roosevelt married Miss Alice
Lee, of Boston. She died in 1881,
leaving one child, Alice; now the vile
Of Representative Nicholas Long
worth, of Ohio. In 1886 Roosevelt
Of New York, and to them five chill
dren were born-Edith. now the wife
Of DR.. Richard Derby, and four sons,
Theodore, Jr., Kermit, Archibald and
Quentin.
The public career of the man VINO
was to become president began not
long after he left college. His pro
fcssion was law but the activities
that were to come left him no time
IN which to practice it. In 1882, 1858
end 1854 he was elected to the New
York state assembly. where his eff
forts on behalf of good government
and civil service reform a ttraeted4f
attention. Then the Republican ma
tioua1 convention of 1884 was held,
in Chica 60 he was, chairman of the
New York state delegation.
Leaves Politics
After this experience he dropped
out of politics for two years. GO
ing west, he puI chased ranches along
the Little Missouri river, in North
Dakota. adm divided his time between
outdoor sports, particularly hunting,
and literary work. Here he laid the
founda ton for his series of books,
The Winning of the West which
of other volumes Of kindred char
aCter.
Returning to New York, he be-
came the Republican candidate for
mayor, in 1896. He was defeated.
President Harrison in 1889 appointed
civil service commission and Presl-
dent Cleveland continued him in this
Office, which he resigned in 1895 to
become New York city's police COM
missioner.
"a thing that attracted me to this
Office" Roosevelt said at the time
he accepted this appointment, 'wds
that it was to be done in the hurly-
burly for L don't like cloister life"
Honesty was the watchword of this
of his occupancy became memorable
through the reforms he inaugurated.
attracting the nations attention
while holding a position which was
OBSCURE in comparison, with the
events to come. Illicit liquor traffic,
evils ne purged the city i nthe face
of corrupt political opposition, and
the reputation he established as a
reformer won him the personal Sc
lection by President Mckinley as as
Sistant secretary of the navy, in
1897. A year later the Spanish
American war broke out
The Roosevelt temperament did not
allow the man to retain a deputy
cabinet. position with war offering
something more exciting. Leonard
Wood. now a major general, was then
President McKinley's physician and
one of Roosevelt's staunchest friends.
The famous Rough Riders were or
ganlzed by Wood and Roosevelt-a
band of fighting men the mention
of whose name today suggests i'm
mediatcly the word Roosevelt"
They came out of the west-pIains-
men. miners. rough and ready fight
"rS who were natural markSmen. and
Wood became their colonel and "Ted.
dy. as he had become Familiarity
called by the public, their lieutenant
colonel: Tn company with the regu-
ports to Cuba. landed at Santiago and
were soon engaged in the thick of
hattie. Among the promotions which
this hardy regiments gallantry
BROUGHT about were those Of Wood
to brisadier general and Roosevelt
to colonel-and this title Theodore
Roosevelt cherished utril the END.
Some Of the Rough Riders formed
he military escort when he was
elected president q few years later.
5zis Picturesque Phrases
Theodore Roosevelt, besides being
a prolific writer, 1ectured and made
only in his own country. but in Eng
land. Spain. South America and
other parts Of the world. The faciI-
ity with which he made political
enemies and followers made him
marked man for both the bitter and
friendly attention Of cartoOnistS and
paTacra pliers. Quaint md pictures
Que phrases wee coined liberallv by
him 3nd bv others concerning him.
"SNe?f SOFTLY and use the hio"
stick 'Woasol Words "nussyfoot.'
"mon"coddle" and "mv hat is i'm
The ing" were some 81 the Roose-
Nc!+ian expressions which attained
wida publicity.
Mr.: Roosevelt. II has been said.
was heerIv. 4 ga proirtad when he did
not receive the Renub1ican, nomina-.
ton 70" president in 1915 At the
Same time, however. he refused TO
follow the odYicc- Of So of bis
Stannchcst followers that he o~1in
head the Progressive party ticket.
Instead he prevailed upon tn" Pro-
"ressive partT to MAKO Charles
Evans. HUGHES. t1oo Republican candi-
ed for Mr.. Hugan~ With the ro-
election of Mr.. Wilson, and Ameyi-
cas- ent"v into the world war soon
after. Roosevelt Immediately sun
ported tho president and bitterI' "s-
SaF7ed tho nro-GermGns nocifists