River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-16

nuous If not misplaced. He was Americas
greatest living human asset.
REPRESENTATIVE MEDILL Moor
MlCk-He was the greatest American OF
our time. We are his debtors for his ire
mendous 1abors in the regeneration of our
public life, for the quickening of our ma
tlonal spirit, for the termination c. our
patriotism
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES r. MANN
Il think Roosevelt was the most wonder
full individual character in the world. He
was student of mankind and SO prodi-
giously active that his influence was tre-
mendous and his loss will be deeply felt
here and in other countries.
REPRESENTATIVE TESS, chairman
OF the Republican congressional commit
tee-Hfs death at this moment is ma
tionai calamity. Never were his talents
so much needed as now.
FORMER SPEAKER CANNON-Col-
onel Roosevelts place in history will be
as one OF the great presidents of the re-
public He kept in closer touch with the
legislative department than any other
president have known.
REPRESENTATIVE GILLETT OF Mas
sachusetts-Colonel Roosevelt was the
most remarkable man America has pro-
duced since the Civil war. His general
knowledge was unbounded, his personal
magnetism extraordinary.
REPRESENTATIVE SHALLENBER-
GER of Nebraska-It is inexpressibly sor-
rowful that he should be taken away at
this crisis in the affairs of government
and mankind.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERLEY, chair
man of the house appropriations commit
tee-Mr Roosevelt was one of the really
great men of his age and above all else
was wholly an American.
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES - The
death of Colonel Roosevelt is an irrepar-
able loss to the nation. His virility and
courage were a constant inspiration. He
personif1ed the Americanism of which he
was the most doughty champion. He de-
manded the recognition and performance
of our national obligation in the war.
Back of all that was done in the war
was the pressure of his relentless insls-
tence. In response to his patriotic call
lay the safety of civilization and in this
hour of complete victory the whole world
is his debtor
SAMUEL GOMPERS, president of the
American Federation of Labor regard
the death of Colonel Roosevelt very
great loss. He rendered service Of meal
culable benefit to the world. l knew him
for thirty-five years in all his public &C
tivities. I worked with him and every
one even those who differed with him,
conceded his sincerity of purpose, his high
motives and his anxiety to serve the peo-
pie.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN-The
rare qualities which won for Colonel
Roosevelt a multitude of devoted Hollow
ers naturally arrayed against him host
of opponents, but his death puts an end to
controversy and he will be mourned by
foe as we'll as by friend. He was great
American and made a profound impress
sion in the thought of his generation. His
picturesque career will form fascinating
chapter in our nations history.
CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE-Mr. Roose-
velt's death brings to me sense of deep
sorrow, of personal loss. While he was
president his kindly consideration never
failed and many opportunities were af-
forded me for observing the highness OF
his innate ideals and his courage, all or
which combined to make him the d1stln-
guished, not to say phenomenal, man ne
was.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIAM r.
DAY-Eyery one appreciates that we nEve
lost one of the greatest Americans one
of the first citizens Of the world, at
time when we can i'll @fford to lose him.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WILLIS VAN
DEVANTER = The death of Colonel
Roosevelt is a great loss to the country.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOSEPH Nc
KENNA-The country has suffered a
great loss in the death of Colonel Roose-
yelt He was a man of very great quail
tiles.
MAI. GEN. LEONARD wOOD-The
death of my friend; Theodore Roosevelt,
| brings to me great personal loss and sor-
row. but keen and deep as these are, they
are but the sorrow and loss of an 1nd1-
yidual. The national loss is irreparable,
for his death comes at a time when his
| services to this nation can i'll be spared.
Never was America more In need or MS
frankness and courage, his honest criti-
| cis$n. and farseeing wisdom than at pres
-ent Unselfish loyalty, honest and rear
| less criticism always characterized the
life and work of Theodore Roosevelt and
| he lived and worked always for his coun-
| try's best interest While we shall not
| have the living voice and presence, we
| shall always have the example OF his
| life.
| PRESIDENT FOINCARE. of France
| Friend Of liberty, friend Of France, Roose-
welt has given, WITHOUT counting sons AND
| daughters. his energy that liberty may
| live. We are grateful to him. We wish
| to express to Mrs Roosevelt our most
sincere coincidence.
J. J. JUsSERAND, French ambassador
to the United States-The unexpected
| death of one who has upheld all his life
| thetprinciples of virile manhood, straight
| forward honesty and fearlessness Will DC
| mourned all over the world, nowhere more
sincerely than in France, whose cause ne
| unheld in her worst crisis in way thai
1
shall never be forgotten.
| HENRY WHITE, one of the American
peace commissioners have heard or Mr..
Roosevelt's death with deep sorrow be-
cause of the loss to the nation or a great
public servant and to myself Of a lifelong
| friend.
HERBERT G. HOOVER = America is
poorer for the loss of great citizen, the
| world for the loss of a great man. Ills
virility and Americanisrn has been one OF
| our national treasures.
COL. E. M HOUSE-The entire worlc
will share the grief which will be fell
| in the United States over the death OF
| Theodore Roosevelt. He was the one
yirile and COURAGEOUS leader of his gen
! Grafton and will live in history as one OF
| our greatest presidents.
| GOVERNOR LOWDEN of Illinois
The nation has suffered loss 1T can
! not we'll afford at this time. Theodore
Roosevelt has been dominant force In
| American life for thirty years. Dur
| ing all his life he has sought and
| striven for a better, juster society. His
| robust and fearless Americanism was
like bugle call to his countrymen
whenever danger threatened from