The Holt County sentinel., 1919-01-17
Americas Greatest Statesman.

Wc have road MANY able editorials
from among tho most promine Mt
re,ysn,nars nj, over The country and
,yc n,nst concode that in orr ;udy.
wont tbe folioyyiro from tho non Of
E,cd J,,rlburst IN Tho 81, Joseph
t:aze,,o Of January 7,h. il tho ablest
,,J u,os, comnrchensivc Of any road
hv ne. and NO take measure in giving
n snacc in our rnlunns. and hone thc
b.ad If the fnmily Of our suh .cribcrs
v;II assemble his family and r.nJ this
nas,orfni effort aloud 10 The family
g'ou, " ~ "
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,t. III s ,n.V"V n' i,vose'v s , Mas e'
u'e i'i'",oS' N'''e''"'' VI I'VE 's,'
Ills emlnence canc TO him wholly rs
n natural fruit OF ma own achieve.
mcnt. lie was not the fortunate chiid
OF circumstances, nor merely chance
recipient OF honors which came TO
him because he happened To be IN tic
way OF them when they were seeking
one upon whom they might alight.
lie made opportunity.
mat fittlngly and fuIly explains
how Theodore Roosevelt reached the
heights to which he rose. Other men
ne met IN every year OF ms career
were rs wei equipped mentally ana
by training to attempt the things
which nc succeeded IN DONG, out thcy
waited Tor a later turn OF events to
lorcibly enguif them IN those activ-
tiles. Roosevelt was an absolute
stranger TO the principle Of letting
events take their natural course and
abiding by the developments. Ito
siezed upon the shaping incident, and
with the Whole strength Of alert mind
and heart bent u to the line Of ac-
,ivity he believed 50 earnestly Il
should take.
mus history was made by him. lie
was not a contemporary of any par
ticular development OF the times u,
when ne had part; he made needed
things occur.
u u not easy To find parallel TO
TINS great Americans career In all
our nations lite. Indeed, there nrc
lew men OF all history 10 whom u,
can DC closely iikcncd. lie possesS,d
the intfcpldity ana ieSourccfuIness oi
abram - who marshaled his force
and swept down upon the kings who
had favished the cities OF the plain
and put them all TO flight He hal
too, the craftsmanship OF that founder
OF great race-yct We do not usGally
THINK OF the father OF the Jewish PEE"
pie as OF so strenuous temperament
rs THIS mighty American posscsscn
DAVID was "A Fighter. and was vie
too. Yet David knew discourage
mcnts. and often was ready Ia sue
cumb 10 them. IL the heart of Thco
dorc Roosevelt ever sunk. or u hi.
spin, knew times OF weaken ing. ~,
mortal ever learned the fact. Look 81
the FORMER president when his young
est son fell IN battle.
Mrs. Roosevelt and ! are glad thai
quentin was permitted 10 give his III,
IN the cause Of liberty"
Thus the father spokc-and th,
brave sentiment thrilled Two cont
I ncbtS'
just ~ Mily ~ Quentin Roosevelt
died FOR his fcllowmcn. the father die,
IN his beloved republics service. SUI
fcring from physical Ills which 81.
mandcd the utmost attention. az,
which would have insured any les
sturdy man going to the hospital q
remain until cured Colonel Roosevelt
hcgrudgcd 10 his bodily comfort
moment OF the time and effort he III,
sired 20 hestow upon his nations SAT-"
~ with voice and pen he tuilr'i
counting no effort too great, no I'll,
comfort too disagtccablc, no sacri,ic,
too bitter which enabled him to mai,
more certain the safeguarding Of H.,
LIE isih' government IN the futr.
The strain was beyond the ability o
human endurance to withstand. Tho
gal liant acknowledgements de-
fled Nature, and seemed to have ear
RED her outpoSts by storm. II WI,
when his battle against the demand,
OF hiA physical self seemed all but wor
that the lncNorabie mandate of Dca,l
was uttered. Then, the bold sor
which never before had taken ord, r,
from q foe turned its lettering step,
IN obedience TO the stern command.
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Colonel Roosevelt longcd NOR,
deeply to participate as soldier IL
the great combat than he. ever yearne,
for anything else. 1t will doubtless b,
said now that those who refused hin