The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-01-11

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lar, O noted hunter. q good shot and
provided himself during his years d
roughing Il with q good constitution
which was to prove Invaluable to hin
later In life.
In 1885 Roosevelt became q candi
date for mayor Of New York. but ran
third. His reputation was enhanced
however, and President Harrison nam
ed him for q piace'on the national civil
service commission. He dominated the
body and later became It's president
II was In 1886 that Mr.. Roosevelt
married Miss Edith Kermit Carow
while in London. She was the daugh.
ter Of Charles Carow OF New York.
In the Spanish War.
In 1898 Roosevelt resigned from the
civil service commission and began q
fight on Tammany hall. He served
two years rs police commissioner of
New York city, stirring up the cor
| ruptionists. and then President McKIn-
ley made him assistant secretary Of the
navy. When the Maine was blown
up he resigned and helped raise the
first volunteer regiment Of cavalry for
the war with Spain. II was the IA
nous rough riders. Of which Leonard
Wood was made colonel.
Colonel Wood was later given q bri-
gade and Roosevelt promoted to COM
mand Of the Rough Riders. Colonel
Roosevelt was commended for heroic
conduct at the battles Of Las Guaymas
and San Juan hill.
Governor and President
Coming back from the war. Roose-
welt was elected governor Of New
York. But he would not be bossed by
the politicians, so instead Of giving
him a second term they persuaded him
20 take the nomination for vice presi-
dent on the ticket with Mckinley.
When President Mckinley. shot by an
assassin, died on September II, 1901,
Roosevelt became president.
President Roosevelt served out Nc
Kinley's unexpired term and was elect
ed president In 1904 by the largest ma
jority ever given a candidate for the
ONCE. In his seven and a half years
In the White House he had ample op-
portunity to show the stuff that was In
him. He lived deeply and broadly and
was at once the accomplished man of
the world, the student Of national
problems, as well as Of books, the
adroit politician, the forceful writer Of
books and eloquent public speaker.
He had the happy knack Of invent
ing or reyiving phrases that stayed In
the memory Of his hearers and those
who heard him usually carried away
with them an apt summary of condi-
tons so cleverly worded as to be not |
easily forgotten.
Colonel Roosevelt's stand, from his |
first cry for the square deal" to his
fight for asecond elective term In 1872,
was always on the basis Of social jus
tice and on the platform Of elevatipg /
the condition Of the working and mid
die classes. Along this line developed
his demand for the initiative, the ref
erenum. and the recall Of judges and
ana JUDICIAL decisions.
Is president, Rooseyelt's activities
and scope Of endeavor were immense
he became a great international figure
through his many negotiations with
foreign powers and took I'm hand many
problems at home seldom touched by a
president.
6ooms Taft for Presidency.
Roosevelt declined a second elective
term in 1908 and fostered the eandi-
dacy Of his secretary Of war, william
II. Taft. who was elected president.
When he left office,, March 4. 1903,
Roosevelt was the unquestioned leader
Of his party. Taft was his close friend.
Roosevelt went to Africa to secure
specimens for museums and also. II Is
TO he out Of the country
and escape possible accusations Of at
tempting to influence the conduct of
The new administration.
Colonel Roosevelt was a mighty hun
Ter. His exploits In killing big game
n equatorial Africa are well known
through the book which he wrote on
he subject.
It was In the summer of 1910 that ,
Colonel Roosevelt Travelled through the
'ountry promulgating his doctrine of
II the new nationalism," and the next ,
ear he editorially attacked arbitration {
reaties with Great Britain and France, 6
proposed by President Taft.
Candidate Of Prosressives.
AT the Republican convention in Chi /
ago, beginning June Is, 1912, Taft C
Fas nominated by p votes over q ma 9
ority, but a few hours before the
animation Roosevelt had withdrawn 4
is name as a candidate. and that a
light at meeting In Orchestra hall. :
'hicago. the Progressive party was '
iven its first real impetus in n demon c
tration for Roosevelt and at which he
'as named for president by the new :,
arty. A formal convention was held q
tier and he ran as the regular candj. C
ate Of, the third party. drawing sup =
Ort from Republicans and DemocratSl =