Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-17

i he had no parallel-none approached him
| in virility force profound knowledge
/ of varied subjects.
| SENATOR KNOX of Pennsylvania-His
life was abundant. open, and so IA
| miliar that observations at this time upon
| his career as a statesman would be super
| fiuous if not misplaced. He was America
greatest living human asset
/ SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN of Oregon
"A truer. more loyal American never
lived.
| REPRESENTATIVE MEDILL Moor
MICK-He was the greatest American of
/ our time. We are his debtors for his ire
mendous labors in the regeneration of our
! public life Dr the Quickening of our ma
| tional spirit. for the termination of our
patriotism.
REPRESENTATIVES, JAMES R. MANN
| Il think Roosevelt was the most wonder
/ full individual character in the world. He
! was a student of mankind and so prodi-
| giously active that his influence was ire
mendous and his loss will be deeply felt
| here and in other countries
| REPRESENTATIVE TESS, chairman
! of the Republican congressional commit
tee-His death at this moment is a ma
| uonal calamity. Never were his talents
/ SO much needed as now.
| FORMER SPEAKER CANNON-Col-
| onel Roosevelt's place in history will be
as one of the great presidents of the re-
! public. He kept in closer touch with the
legislative department than any other
| president / have known.
| REPRESENTATIVE GILLETT of Mas
sachusetts-Colonel Roosevelt was the
| most remarkable man America has pro-
| duced since the Civil war. His general
! knowledge was unbounded, his personal
magnetism extraordinary.
| REPRESENTATIVE SHALLENBER-
| GER of Nebraska-It is ineXpressibly sor-
| rowful that he should be taken away at
! this crisis in the affairs of government
| and mankind.
| REPRESENTATIVE sHERLEY, chair
| man of the house appropriations commit
| tee-Mr. Roosevelt was one of the really
| great men of mis- age and above all else
was wholly an American
| CHARLES EVANS HUGHES - The
| death Of Colonel Roosevelt is an irrepar
| able loss to the nation. His virtity and
| courage were a constant inspiration. He
| personfied the Americanism of which he
| was the most doughty champion. He de-
| manded the recognition and performance
| of our national obligation in the war.
| Back of all that was done in the war
| was the pressure of his relentless inslS-
| tence. In response to his patriotic call
| lay the safety of civilization and In this
hour Of complete victory the whole world
| is his debtor.
SAMUEL GOMPERS, president Of the
| American Federation of Labor regard
| the death of Colonel Roosevelt a very
| great loss He rendered service of meal
| culable benefit to the world. knew him
| for thirty-five years in all his public &C
| tivities. / worked with him and every
| one, even those who differed with him,
| conceded his sincerity of purpose, his high
motives and his anxiety to serve the peo-
pie.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN-The
rare qualities which won for Colonel
Roosevelt a multitude of devoted follow
ers naturally -arrayed against him host
of opponents, but his death puts an end to
controversy and he will be mourned by
foe as we'll as 10y friend. He was a great
American and made a profound impress
sion in the thought of his generation. His
picturesque career will form a fascinating
chapter in our nations history.
CHEF JUSTICE WHITE-Mr. Roose-
velt's death brings to me a sense of deep
sorrow, of personal loss. While he was
president his kindly consideration never
failed and many opportunities were at
forded me for observing the highness OF
his innate ideals and his courage, all of
which combined to make him the distln-
guished, not to say phenomenal. man he
was.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM R.
DAY-Every one appreciates that we have
lost one of the greatest Americans, one
of the first citizens of the world, at
time when we can i'll afford to lose him.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOSEPH Nc
KENNA-The country has suffered
great loss in the death of Colonel Roose-
welt He was a man of very great quail
tiles.
MAI GEN. LEONARD WOOD-The
death of my friend Theodore Roosevelt,
brings to me great personal loss and sor-
row, but keen and deep as these are. they
are but the sorrow and loss of an indl-
vidual. The national loss is irreparabe,
for his death comes at time when his
services to this nation can i'll be spared.
Never was America more in need of his
frankness and courage, his honest crit1-
cism, and farseeing wisdom than at pres
ent. Unselfsh loyalty, honest and fear
less criticism always characterized the
life and work of Theodore Roosevelt and
he lived and worked always for his coun-
try's best interest. While we shall not
have the living voice and presence, we
shall always have the example of his
life.
PRESIDENT POINCARE of France
Friend of liberty, friend of France, Roose-
Welt has given, without counting sons and
daughters, his energy that liberty may
live We are grateful to him. We wish
tn express to Mrs Roosevelt our most
sincere coincidence.
J. j. JUSSERAND French ambassador
to the United States-The unexpected
death of one who has upheld all his life
the principles of viriie manhood, straight
forward honesty and fearlessness will be
mourned all over the world, nowhere more
sincerely than in France, whose cause he
upheld in her worst crisis in a way that
shall never be forgotten.
HENRY WHITE, one of the American
peace commissioners have heard Of Mr..
Roosevelt's death with deep sorrow be-
cause of the loss to the nation of a great
public servant and to myself of lifelong
friend.
HERBERT c. HOOVER - America is
poorer for the loss of great citizen, the
world for the loss of great man. His
virility and Americanism has been one OF
our national treasures
COL. E. NJ. HOUSE-The entire world
will share the grief which will be felt
in the United States over the death of
Theodore Roosevelt. He was the one
virile and courageous leader Of his gen.
Grafton and will live in history as one of
our greatest presidents
GOVERNOR LOWDEN of Illinois
The nation has suffered a loss II cam
not well afford at this time. Theodore
Roosevelt has been dominant force in
American life for thirty years. Dur
ing all his life he has sought and
striven for a better. juster society. His
robust and fearless Americanism was