Arizona republican., 1919-10-28
TRIBUTE PAID ROOSEVELT
 ON ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH BY CITIZENS OF PHOENIX

was either right or wrong. He in- dulged in no subtleties of reason and approached his subject always in a direct way"
 Selfish ease he looked upon as im- moral" said Judge Sloan of Roose- welt. He said that Roosevelt's theory of social justice was based upon his celebrated doctrine of the square deal" He said Roosevelt despised the man who could see his country in- suited and it's honor assailed without emotion and that he had contempt for the man whose love of peace was greater than his love for liberty, for right, for justice in international af- fairs.
 Following is Judge Sloan's address:
 Mir. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen:
 regard it as a very great privilege to address you on the subject of Theodore Roosevelt. Although I had the honor of receiving two commits sions bearing his signature; although It was my good fortune to have met and to have known him as an official and as a private citizen; yet I can however claim no right, as many oth- CTS here tonight to speak of him from l the viewpoint of intimate acquaint- 1 anceship. What I shall say therefore will be said from the standpoint of an American, proud of the fact that our country has produced such a man. Since his death last January, mast CTS of spoken and written speech in this country and abroad have elo- quently described the life, career and character of Theodore Roosevelt, but : yet so great and so suggestive is the subject that it has not yet been ex- hausted. One cause of my embarass- ment arises out of my difficulty in choosing the particular phase of the | subject that may appeal to you as most fitting and suggestive at this time.
 It Is too soon to predict, with any degree of certainty, the place history Will assign to Roosevelt-that he will pc regarded as one of our truly re- markable men seems certain. If is a common error that confuses greatness with genius-defining genius as ex- aited mental power that manifests it. self usually in one direction only. The possession of genius therefore. in this sense, cannot be ascribed to Theodore Roosevelt. One may be great. how ever, even supremely great as was Washington, for instance. without evlncing that supernormal talent in one direction we ascribe to genius. It js the uncommon combination of superior qualities of mind and character that makes the great man. It is the har- monious development along many mes, each talent normal in itself each co-ordinating with the other and all together producing, not the superman, but the statesman inc oenefactor and leader who profoundly influences his day and generation. |, this sense Roosevelt was undoubte ,lv great. Student and hunter historian and ranchman, naturalist and soldier statesman and explorer. the embody- ment of vital energy both of body and mind, he combined the objective and subjective life in a way no rpoderr man has ever approached.
 Compared With Franklin | It is the astounding versatility o4 talent he displayed coupled with s,,s. tained effort, in so many fields of hu inaIi enoeavor that makes him com parable with but one other American
 OuF dpDTeClaffOT would degenerate into mere adulatior and panagyric if we should saw that Roosevelt should be classed as the in tellectual equal of Beniamin Frank, lin, probably the greatest min America has ever produced. Rnt if i, in my opinion. fair and just to botI these great characters to say ina tranklin's career falls short of exhihit ing the fullness, richness and variet, of experience displayed by that n Roosevelt.
 It is not, however, of his uniou personality or career that I uisb f, speak. The outstanding facts of tha career are as well known to you a to me. It is rather the influence a the man, the spiritual heritage h } lett his countrymen, some of In things he stood for which made hi, great ethical and moral leader an for which future generations . Americans will revere his memor , that wlsh to call to your remem brance. Truth in Witticism
 It was said of Roosevelt in derisio by one of his critics that be had "a : olscovered the ten commandments O .he sense that he emphasized in muc that he said the fundamentals 7 morality as these are contained in tn oecalogue, there was truth in the wifi ticism. His ethics was always eIa mental To him a thing was eitbe rignt or wrong. He indulged in n suDtieties Of reasoning and approache his subject always in a direct wa,
 His straightforwardness prevented hi x.1.
 ooth ways. "Weasil words" as h
 termed those words that sucked tb
 ille out Of the phrase, were not in hi
 vocabulary. There was no mistaIin
 ms intent. He knew what he mear
 to say and he knew how to say
 With sincerity and vigor. His though,
 upon analysis, w.re neither novel nc
 profound, but the dynamic force i
 put into his ethical homeliness re
 duced from banality and stampe
 with originality.
 Selfish Ease Immoral
 Roosevelt was both the advocate .
 also the examplar of the strenuous Tiff , He believed that true success come only from courage, the mastery of sel hard work and intelligent effort. Sc fish ease he looked upon as immors
 ana only the life that does not shrin
 from danger or hardship is worthy ,
 commendation or even of respect.
 His theory of social justice ",
 based upon his celebrated doctrine , the square deal" He applied it
 every interest and to every class. ' did not mean merely that men shou
 be accorded their legal rights. or tn; ? they should be allowed this or tn;
 privilege. It was not matter of wage