The Taney County republican., 1919-10-23
HIS SPIRIT LIVES.
Torch Which Roosevelt Bore viii Be
Held High by other Hands.

Men have Wed with one another IL
praise Of Roosevelt. The lowly and
the exalted Of the earth have borne
testimony to the surprising value Of
his life and service They 10 them.
selves honor in their testimony.
Said John Morley, writing OF Amer.
lea; 81 have seen Niagara, and |
have seen Roosevelt" He spoke with
rare insight. In the wide scope OF
his activities, in the vast sweep Of
his patriotism, in the resistless out.
pouring Of his impetuous moral force,
Theodore Roosevelt was a veritable
Niagara. And just as the power Of
Niagara has cut for itself a channel
that shall be ineffaceable forever, So
has the moral force OF Roosevelt left
an indelible imprint upon the thought
and the ideals Of America that shall
mould the future OF this nation.
Had he passed from the stage Of
action when he closed his official
career, his fame as one Of the truly
great men Of the worlds history
would have been secure. His ac-
tivities covered fields wide and var
liant. As historian, naturalist, ora.
tor, explorer and soldier, he won
distinction. As police commissioner,
in the navy department, and as gov.
ernor of New York he established a
| record for loyal and devoted service
to the public welfare. AS president
| Of the United States Of America, he
not only reached the highest pinnacle
OF mortal fame, but his service en-.
titled him to place with those i'm
mortals of American history. Wash.
ington and Lincoln. And yet future
generations will know and love him
not so much for what he was or did
as a public official, as for what he
was in precept and practice as a pri
vate citizen--for his practical ideal.
ism, for his courageous American
ism.
These are dangerous times. I'm
rest, discomfort, class strife -- these
are words Of common conversation
Socialism, anarchy, revolution -
these boldly raise defiant heads
Bourgeoise, proletarian, what car
such terms mean in free America
Internationalism, disintegration -
these darkly and OBVIOUSLY assault
this house built by the millions ot
hands of the liberty loving men o.
all ages Men go about dazed speak
ing grardedly, wondering just wha
the days shall bring forth. Through
II all runs one common lament, on'
common yearning-"Oh, If we onl!
had Roosevelt"
Whether that yearnirg be reas
oned, or intuitiye, men speak truly
IF we only had Roosevelt" Th,
square deal - this is the solvent 70
unrest and class strife. Patriotism
America first--these are the antidote
Of anarchy and revolution. American
ism. free opportunity for every nan
loyal and devoted service to the Who'll
nation-these leave no room for PR
letarian doctrines imported like III
seeds of noxious weeds from foreig
soil.
We plan a memorial to a memor
which Is deathless-a monument
a man who served. We propose
shrine Of patriotism which shall stan
not alone for the memory Of patrio
but as a sacred retreat for all wh
love America first. We hope II II
J culcate in all Americans, living an
to be born. those principles of sturd
and lofty patriotism Of which The
! dore Roosevelt was not only the yoic
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