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greatest living human asset.
REPRESENTATIVE MEDILL Moor
was the greatest American of
our time. We are his debtors for his ire
mendous labors IN the regeneration of our
public life. for the ~quickening of our ma
tional spirit. for the termination OF our
patriotism.
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES r. MANN
i think Roosevelt was the most wonder
full Individual character in the world. He
was a student of mankin and SO prodi-
siously 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
tional 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 1 have known.
REPRESENTATIVE of Mas
sachusetts-Colonel Roosevelt was the
most remarkable mar America has pro-
duced since the Civil war. His general
knowledge was ~unbounded, his personal
magnetism extraordinary.
REPRESENTATIVE SHALLENBER-
GER of Nebraska-It Ii 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 his 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 virility and
courage were a constant inspiration. He
personiied 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 hat was done in the war
was the pressure of his relentless insis-
tence. In response to his patriotic call
lay the safety of civilization and in this
hour of complete victory the whole world
In his debtor.
SAMUEL GOMPERS. president of the
American Federation of Labor-I regard
the death of Colonel Roosevelt a very
great loss. He rendered service of meal
culable benefit to the world. I knew him
for thirty-ive years in all his public ac-
t~ivities. 1 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 a host
of oponents, but his death puts an end to
oAt oho bO WIN 10 ~
foe as well as by friend. He was a great
American and made q profound impress
sion in the thought of his generation. His
picturesque career will form q fascinating
chapter in our nations history.
CHIEF 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 af-
fordsd me for observing the highness of
hfu fDpofa fdeolu md hfa COURAGE ALI nf
which combined to make him the distin-
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 a
time when we can Ill afford to lose him.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIS VAN
DEvANTER - The death of Colonel
Roosevelt is a great loss to the country.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOSEPH Nc
K~ENNA-The country has suffered a
great loss in the death of Colonel Roose-
welt. He was a man of very great quail
tiles.
MAI. GEN. LEONARD wooD1The
| 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 indi-
vidual. The national loss IL irreparable.
for his death comes at a time when his
services to this nation can Ill be spared.
Never was America more in need of his
~frankness and courage, his honest criti-
cism, and farseeing wisdom than at pres
emit. 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
rave the living voice and presence, we
shall always have the example of his
life.
PRESIDENT FoINCARE 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
to express to Mrs. Roosevelt our most
sincere coincidence.
]. J.. JUSSERAND, French ambassador
to the United States-The unexpected
death of one who has upheld all his life
the principles of virile 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 commandments 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 a lifelong
friend.
poorer for the loss of a great citizen. the
world for the loss of a great man. His
virility and Americanism has been one OF
our national treasures.
COL. e. N. 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
viriie 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 q loss IL can
not wall afford at this time. TheOdOre
| Roosevelt has been a dominant force in
American life for thirty years. Dur
ing all his life he has sough and
striven for a better. juster society. His
robust and fearless Am~ericanism was
like n bugle call to his countrymen,
whenever danger threatened from
within or without. Whether In ONCE
nr nrixate life. he was a leader of