The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-11
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
SPECIAL FEATURE AT THE M
PERIAL THEATER TOMOR-
ROW AND THURSDAY
EVENINGS.

Where is there a youth of school
of age, to a man in the full vigor of
life, who upon beholding a youth,
whom he has known from early child
hood to the age of 81, who is a walk
ing aenemic, q mere runt OF a lad,
not being allowed the physical priv
ilege of enjoying the sports of his
friends have rendered the universal
verdict: HE will always be a load
stone on his parents" Who is there
among them who could be convinced
that in future life. this weakling
would become a strong, healthy, vir-
lie man, full of life, combating the
wrong, in an honest, forceful name
that has seldom been recorded in
American history. 1t isn't reason
able to believe in miracles, so of
course you would be listed with the
doubling Thomases. However, this
was exactly the case with Theodore
Roosevelt. He was just such a lad.
The future held nothing for him. He
loved his books, tits true, but he had
not the physical strength to develop
the energy that lay deep down in his
soul. The awakening came. His
doctors said, Go west and grow up
with the country" Teddy went
west. 1t vas a painful task to ride
a horse. It vas almost impossible
for this boy to control his nerves suf-
ficiently to aim a gun at a given
mark. What brought about the
Lchange, you will ask? Pure unadul-
terated grit. That's it. Teddy said
he would win. Win he did. He
worked as a cow puncher and slept
in the open until his body was fit.
This also developed the gray matter
in the brain, and in time he became
a genius, the most talked of man in
the world. Fatigue was a misnomer
to him. His great mind and body
with a volcanic force that caused his
friends and cohorts to wonder. His
rise was meteoric. when he delved
into politics. From police commits
sioner of New York to vice president,
which is sometimes called the fin
ish" or political graveyard" of a
man, who is to be shelved. The
wealthy classes, the g~rafters. the cor
porations were afraid of him. He
was too bombastic to suit them. BY
an act of the Almighty he assembled
the presidential chair. Things in the
capital began to and kept on
moving through two terms. Then
surely an ex-president is oon sent
into oblivion. Not so with the
mighty Theodore. He would not
hide away among the "has-beens."
He was as full of vigor as ever. He
had other fields to conquer. He
sought them in the wilds of Africa
and found them. On his return he
visited all the larger nations of the
world and was accorded the greatest
honor ever bestowed on an American
civilian. You all know his ideals OF
Americansm. He had his ideals and
lived them. He was a great presi-
dent, q good rider OF horses, true OF
aim with the rifle and shotgun, an
excellent swimmer and rover, a fair
ly good wrestler and boxer, a virile
writer and a forceful lecturer. All
these accomplishments embodied the
makeup of Teddy Roosevelt. He
was an American. every inch of him
John McAllister, president of the
Gaumont Film company, was a great
friend of Teddy. He took a series
of motion pictures of Roosevelt In
action during everyday life, which
when completed were so artistic and
correct of photography that copies Of
the film were made and one present
ed to each of the children and a copy
stored in the archives of the librarian
of congress at Washington, ID. c
Since his death Mrs. Roosevelt has
granted permission to exhibit copies
of these films, so that the many ad'
mirers of the once great man may
have a last look at Teddy" in action
Two of these reels will be shown with
the rest of the program at the I'M
perial theater on Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon and night. A
special school children's matinee viii
be given at A o'clock Wednesday al
10 cents. Every scholar should gel
a last look at this great American
who has filled several pages of Amer
lean history.