Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-06

| time between out door sports, particularly
| hunting, and literary work. Here he iaio
the foundation for his series Of books
/ "Thc Winning OF the West, which was
| published from 1889 to 1896, and of other
| volumes Of kindred character.
EARLY IN Tur Lie LIFE.
| Returning to New York ho became tho
| Republican candidate for Mayor, IN
| 1886. He was defeated. President
! llarr ison in 1850 appointed him member
| OF the United States Civil Service Com
mission and President Cleveland con-
tinucd him in this Office, which he re-
signed IN 1895 TO become New York
citys police commissioner.
~ thing that attracted mo to this
office" Roosevelt said at the time he
accepted this appointment, was that
it was TO bc done III the hurly-burly
for ! don't like cloistcr life Honesty
was the watchword of this adminstra-
ton. and the two years of his occupancy
became memorable through the reforms
Inc ina guratcd, attracting the nation S
attention while holding a position which
was obscure in comparison with the
events to come. Illicit liquor traffic,
gambling, vice III gcnCral-Of these evils
he purGed the city IN the face of corrupt
political opposition, and the reputation
he established as II rcformcr won him
he personal selection by President Me
kinlcy as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, in 1897 \ year later the Spanish
American War broke out.
The Roosevelt temperament did not
allow the man to retain a deputy Cabinet
position with war offering something
more exciting, Leonard Wood, now a
Major General was then President
Mckinlcy's physician and one OF Roosc-
vclt's staunchcst friends.
ORGANIZED RouGH RIDERS
The famous Rough Riders were or
ganizcd bv Wood and Roosevelt a
band Of fighting men the mention Of
whose name today suggests immediately
the word Roosevelt They camc ont
and ready fighters who were natural
marksmcn, and Wood became their
Colonel and Teddy" rs he had become
Familiarity called hy the public, their
Ilcutenant-C Colonel In company with
The regulars Of the Army tbcy took
transports 10 Cuba, landed at Santiago
and were soon engaged IN the thick Of
battle Among tho promotions which
tins hardy regiments gallantry brought
about were those Of Wood TO Brigadicr-
General and Roosevelt TO Colonel-and
this title Theodore Roosevelt cherished
until the end. Some of the Rough Riders
formed the military escort when he was
elected President a few Years later.
GOVERNOR, AND VICE PRESIDENT.
When Cuba had been liberated. RoOSc-
Welt returned 10 New York. \ Tlhor-
natcrial campaign was in SWING, with The
Republican Party in need of a capable
candidate Roosevelt WAS nominated
Nan Nvck his Democratic opponent.
was defeated The reforms Roosovclt
had favored rs ASScmhlyman lie now had
the onncrtunity TO consummatc together
with Others oi more Importance. and Il
was during his Administration that he IS
said first 10 have earned tho hostility Of
corpofatons When the Republican IA
tional convention Was held III Phlladel-
Dhia III 1900 his party in New York State
demanded and attained hlS nomination
for Vice President nn tho ticket with Viii
ham Mckinley In November of that
ycar this ticket Was clertcd
The policies - Mckinley. Roosevelt
cndcayorcd IL AIRY out after hc succeeded
tie former upon the President S tragic
death Ii TIM hands III an assassin Reo~e-
Welt retained is predecessors Cabinet
IS l.l~ own and nc kept in ,.j.cc il.c .,ut-
ha~sado-s and Ministers whom Mckinley
had appointed IS much As two wears
before the IrcoidlItial campaign q 1904
Republican, organizations m various
states hogan ctdar~InG him As thcIr ncNt
candidate
vorta>I ri ~HFIyrD.
]. wae ,hie thu, ":hc man J. drsr:ny"
idca became associated wlth his lite
O,-cu-Irly. Rc.~cN.i; leaving the Cover
ror-hp ~ New Nark 10 become Wee
President ,va- moving forward from
~.a.t politics INTO n.tIonal Ir.ltlc~. 80
lis pr.Itictl opponents prote7s'd puh!lrlr
70 bchovc. hut IL Wae their secret desire ~
~hclyc ~ ".:,u aHd cliriuatt ll1u from
r-.u..Icur, i'll heir own community, i
,,~ Snd ;hat prompted tncse political
iat> r1 Cntaini.r him the ElCc Presidential
domination. winch ic personally L.d not
desire
Al lie Height 81 ls putl.r and political
rs.rc-r lur.Ig the lnir wears OF ihe term
for which he had bcct. 81, c;cd Roosevelt
accomplished achievements which his
tarl3u> V.. rank lIgii lnthc international
and mdus'r.4l progress - the country
Ihoy irc,4Aa. lU~ influential negotiations
Winch ccagtt.l IL Portsmouth \ IT.,
Effected cacc 49, vccr Ru,sia-Japanu main
touAuce II tA. Monroe Doctrine al q
period Whsn European Powers were in
.trcs ed in IN, affairs Oi Venezuela, the
recognition d! l.,uaua IS Ecptbiic and
ll, treaty with Pausma BY which tie
I,lteT-occaric canal through That country
WIS put under way. and Inc settlement
through hi~ moral influence ~ the face Of
4 SITUATION ~ which there was 40 adequate
Fcdcrai log laturc q. rhc Pennsylvania
coal miuc etrl, Icr ms part IN tcrmIna-
tlug the Bu-~o-J-p@ne coi net he Was
aw racG the NDbcI itcacC Prize IN 1865
Iuur >cat- later uurc more = private
cItIzcu. he W.. special Ambassador from
tiic uIfcd >t.tc~ - The fiHcral If King
ldvard Vii Il England
Fr-KOo-IyLLT INCIDENT.
A Mt IN the friendship between
Roosevelt and hls successor as Prcsl-
dent. William Howard Taft led to the
formers announcement of his opposition
t. MI Taft $ Icn0mination. The cX-
President influence had been large IN
placing Mr. Taft IN the White House
Now his influence was equally strong III
preventing Mr. Taft from remaining
there. Men who had clashed with the
Taft policies quickly rallied to Roosevelt S
support Roosevelt assembled what he
termed as constructive ideas as opposed
Il the conservative ones of the so-caltcd
The Wonderful Cal
When BabV Cones