Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-01-14
Death Hits a shining Mark.
PEOPLE OF OXFORD COUNTY ARE CALLED
UPON TO MOURN AN Ex-PREsIDENT
AS WELL AS LOCAL SONS.
co1oAr1, rHroposn RoosEyrLr.

COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
1t 10 not often that persons who have
never lived In Oxford County, or, per.
haps never have been within 1t territory,
are given an obituary notice the Demo.
crat, but when one has practically filled
the chair Of the ohief executive OF this
nation for two terms, been Q candidate
for third term, and was looming large
as q possible candidate for 1920, such .
man must be of interest In every COM
munity which this paper reaches.
The nation was shocked Monday morn
Ing of last week to learn that Theodore
Roosevelt had passed away In sleep at
about 7 O'Clock. Colonel Roosevelt had
not been In his usual health for some
weeks and had returned to bis home
from the hospital the day before Christ
mas; but he was considered as doing
we'll and was expected to recover; CON.
sequently his death was Q shock to his
family as we'll as the nation at large.
Although Q weak child, he had been
q robust man and had lived, to use bis
own expression, "strenuously." he
enjoyed life-all of 1t; and, no matter
what he was doing, whether hunting In
the Rockies, conducting political cam
paign, chasing Spaniards In Cuba, or
antelopes In Central Africa, or verifying
"Rivers of Doubt in South America, be
always bad "delightfup and "bully"
time. Perhaps IL he had not lived quite
so strenuously-had not burned the
candle at both ends-his life might have
been longer preserved. .
The statistics of bis life briefly stated
are as follows:
He was born in New York City Oct.
q, 1858, the son of Theodore and Martha
Bullock Roosevelt, old Dutch stock. He
graduated from Harvard College. Short
ly after graduating he married Miss
Alice Lee. She died in 1884. To them
was born one daughter Alice, now the
wife of Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio.
In 1885 he married Edith Kermit Carow
of New York. To them were born five
children, Ethel, wife of DR.. Richard
DENLY, and four SONS, Theodore, Lieu.
tenant Colonel In the army Of occupa-
tion in Germany; Kermit, Captain In
France; Archibald, Captain at homo
incapacitated; and Quentin, aviator,
who was killed In France.
He early entered politics and was q
member of the New York State Assem-
bly, in 1882, 1888 and 1884. He was
chairman of the New York State delega
ton to the National Convention In 1884.
Going west about this time, he pur-
chased land In North Dakota, where he
spent his time in outdoor sports and
literary work. Here he laid the founda-
ton for his series of books, 1.-THE Win
ming of the West" which were published
from 1889 to 1895.
Returning to New York, he ran for
mayor of New York on the Republican
ticket but was defeated. President Hsr.
rison In 1889 appointed him on the
United States Civil Service Commission
and President Cleveland continued him
In this Office until he resigned In 1896 to
become police commissioner In New
York City. In 1897 he was appointed
Assistant Secretary of War by President
Mckinley.
A year later the Spanish-Americsn
war broke ont and Roosevelt and Gen.
eral Wood raised the famous regiment
of Rough Riders of which Roosevelt
became colonel. In this place it might
be said 1t was one of the disappoint-
ments of Roosevelt's life not to 60 to
France with an army during the recent
struggle. Roossvelt's temperament was
such that fighting was privilege rather
than duty.
After the war, on returning to New
York he was elected governor of that
state. In 1900 he was placed on the
presid entail ticket with Mckinley and
elected. By McKinley's assassination
he became the head Of the nation. he
was elected to succeed himself in 1908.
In 1912 be was the candidate of the
Progressives for president but defeated.
In early life he studied law but never
praoticed.
1t is safe to say that Theodore Roose
vslt was the most popular American of
his day.