Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-06
COL. ROOSEVELTS
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daughter of Charles and Elizabeth
CTvler) Carow of New York city. Five
children are the fruit of his marriage.
In 1886 he was the Republican candi-
date for mayor of New York, but was
defeated by Abram s Hewitt. Presi-
dent Harrison appointed him, in Ma!
1899. q member of the United States
Civil Service Commission, and Presi-
dent Cleveland continued him in office
until in the spring of 1895, he resigned
TO enter the administration OF Mayor
Strong in New York as police com
missioned. He was at once chosen
president the bipartisan board,
and served for two years, when he
was recalled to Washington by Presi-
dent Mckinley to take the position OF
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
War with Spain having been declar-
ed in April, 1898, he resigned, and in
a few months had recruited the First
L. S. V. Cavalry, better known as the
Rough Riders. In that enterprise he
gave concrete form to an idea he had
cherished for many years, of gathering
into one regiment the most daring
horsemen in his vast range Of ac
quaintance. from the fox-hunting
Clubmen in the thickly settled East
ern states to the cowboys of the great
plains and the montaineers of the min
ing West Of his unique organiza-
ton he became the lieutenant
yieldiag the chief command to Leno-
ard Wood, young army surgeon who
had seen hard service in Indian cam
paigning. After the battle of Las
Guasimas. in Cuba, Wood was pro-
NOTED and Roosevelt became colonel,
and continued in that position till the
regiment returned to the L. S. and was
mustered out. This was in the fall
of 1898; and in November of that year
he became the Republican candidate
for Governor of New York, defeats g
four competitors and receiving a pluf
ity of 1876 votes in a total Of i.346.
96S. His two years administration as
governor was conspicuous for it's
vigorous refoem Of the state canal
management and the establishment Ol
improved Ct II service system. includ-
ing the adoption of a plan for appoint
ments and promotions for merit in
county Offices He also. in the face o.
tremendous opposition from the corp
DFations affected and from the profess
sioHal politicians of his own party,
GallFd an extra session Of the legis
lature to secure the pa sage of bill
he had vainly recommended at the
regular session, taxing the franchise
of railroad and kindred companies.
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carry further in a second term; but
at the Republican National Conven-
ton in Philadelphia in June 1900, he
was forced by the demands OF the
Western delegates. and much against
his own preference, to accept nomi-
nation for the Presidency up
on the ticket with William McKin-
ley for President He was sworn in
office in March, 1901 In the fall of the
same year occurred the assassination
of President Mckinley. and on Sep
TENDER IA, Mr.. Roosevelt succeed to
the Presidency the youngest man ever
indicted into that office His first act
as President was to reappoint the en-
tire cabinet as it then stood. and an.
nouncing that it would be his pur-
pose to carry out unbroken the admin
istratiye policy mapped out by his
predecessor. on the principle that he
could thus best fulfill the will of the
people most lately expressed at the
polls. In the pursuance of the same
idea his first message to Congress
was full Of suggestions inspired by
the speech delivered at Buffalo by Mr..
Mckinley on the eve of his assassina-
ton. He also, for the purpose of COM
ing into closer touch with the peo-
pie at large, soon began a series OF
journeys through the states remote
from Washington, where the welcome
extended to him was universal and
generous. 1t is not too much to say
that no President ever reached his
office through the Vice Presidency I'M
der happier auspices or with less
partisan opposition and criticism.
Some of Roosevelt's achievements
as a harmonizer of conflicting inter-
ests will hold prominent place in the
history of his times. For example, in
1902, the miners in the anthracite coal
fields of Pennsylvania struck. In