Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10

past the sixty year mark, but by <hA
deeds he wrought, his life was with
out the ending of years.
He was a college bred man. The
best education which he could ac4
quire was his. He began his career
equipped with love for study Of
books, as we'll as his intense inter-
est in men and affairs. We trace
has career through the many differ.
ent forms, as assemblyman, ranch
man, civil service commissioner, pO~
lice commissioner, assistant secre@
tary of the navy, soldier, GOVERNOR
vice-president, president, home lover
traveller. explorer, naturalist, jour-
nalist, author, orator, thinker, states-
man and always leader. In each of
these he wrought to the full fnea-
sure of his energy, and gained a sue
cess which could not crafty man
of his spirit.
Being a man of strong personal
ity he excited opposition. The men
who had been leaders in public life
often took exceptions to his ideas
and methods. But he gathered
around him new group which 10y
ally furthered every laudable cause
he espoused. And the people be-
lieved in him. He was the idol of
multitudes because they believed
that he made public office a public
trust. So marked was their faith
that he was made the one exception
of our history, in that he was made
President by the franchise OF the
Nation after he had rounded out
the term which came to him by the
accident of death of his predecessor.
In office and out, his creek pleased
his fellow men. Human rights
seemed worth more to him than
property rights, whenever these
clashed. He made it his chief aim
to be the servant of the people. His
creed of the square deal carried
him, in these recent days, to become
the advocate, and exponent of Amer
ica'S entrance into the world war.
When the nation did enter he gladly
offered his own services as a soldier
to his country. When this became
impossible the contented himself by
finding his joy in seeing all his sons
enter the conflict. Nothing was too
good, nor too precious, when the
welfare OF his beloved people was
in peril.
"He was a man who possessed the
courage of his convictions. Often
he acted while other men hesitated.
He seemed to get plans almost by
intuition. But no analyses of his
character would be complete without
recognizing him as a God-fearing.
praying man. As truly as that he
was an embodiment ef ideal Amer
icanism, he filled out the lines of
modern prophet of the Lord.
We. the citizens of Harrisburg.
assembled in great meeting on the
9Th day OF February, 1919, desire to
express our great sense of loss in
the passing of this man who was
truly one of Americas greatest men
of all history.
I'VE desire to offset our tsnderest
sympathy to those who are of the
inner circle of borrowing ones. Nav
the God of Theodore Roosevelt be
their stay and comfort!
we would recommend the an
pointment of a committee of citi-
Zens, whose duty it shall be to serve
as HarrisburG's committee to CO.
operate with the National Roosevelt
committee to provide suitable per
manent memorial for this man who
feel asleep with America in his
heart.
The Committe,
wv. II. HILDRUP, Jr.1
'E. j. STACKPOLE,
DIR. JESSE LENKER,
"THOS. l.. MONTGOMERY.
"RABBI l.. J. HAAS,
''WM. II. BENNETHUM,
paul A. KUNKELA
DEAN HOFFMAN,
"G. L. HAWES."