McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24

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1 of "square-headedness" and Of solid,
massive strength Of mind and will. A
very remarkable feature was the
heavy, almost bulgiDg eyebrows,
amounting to rolls of brain overhang-
ing the eyes. The phrenologists as
signed a number of faculties to that
part of the brain, including form.
weight, size, number, etc. and when
a person has this development, it is
reasonable to expect more than usual
talent or adaptability. His nose was
not remarkable for strength, but was
rather broad at base, Indicating his
| Ouch origin. His nsck was big and be
was rather fieshy, bnt he got around
so quickly that he was by no means
clumsy.
| Roosevelt's memory was marvellous
| Gen. Wright told me he met him once
at the War Department, and years af-
ter, after he became president, they
met again at the White House. As
Gen. Wright walked forward, Pres
ident Roosevelt came towards him
with outstretched hand, exclaiming !:
why, General Wright, | am proud
to see you again. Gen. Wright said
that Gen. Grant was the same way
Each had seen tens of thousands of
| people Ia the meantime, but instantly
remembered Gen, Wright.
Roosevelt's private stenographer,
Mr., McGrew, who was a friend of my
father in Washington, said the pres.
ident was one of the kindest, sweetest
tempered men he ever knew; kept
track of the family affairs of all his
clerks and all others at the White
House; would say to one: Hello
there, Smith! How's that sick boy of
yours? or Williams, how did your
daughter come out with her 'examin.
alton for college% Mr.. McGrew said
that after Mr.. Roosevelt had had
busy day, meeting ambassadors. SEN
ators and countless people and signing
papers of all kinds and making ap-
pointments and meeting situations
calling for instant and decisive action
Of mometous Importance. when the
tea things we're cleaned away for the
evening, MIR. McGrew was called to
the office, and there, walking up and
down and debating in continuous
stream Of words, the president would
prepare lectures, essays, speeches, ar
ticles for magazines or criticisms, /
some cf which were to be published
year later. Roosevelt is an engine
in breeches," said Mr.. McGrew. HE
is a glutton for work and his brain is
never STILL"
A mere list of the books written
by this wonderful man, and a short
reference to the world-famous things
he did, and did we'll, would fill a page
If the Independent. He was a trav-
eler, hunter, naturalist. historian, or
ator. statesman, soldier. political econ
omlst. and a reformer without peer |
He was also a coiner of phrases
that stuck" such as undesirable cit
izens, "malefactors Of great wealth"
race suicide" etc, all of which set
millions Of people to thinking in the
right way. He saw the sore spots in
American life, such IS the childless
couples in the great cities, the greed |
which rolls up millions of dollars at
the expense of the poor, ETC., and be-
spoke out against them. He declared
no man ought to be allowed to own
more than five millions of dollars, and
he was right, as usual. He said if |
American couples quit having children
another and less worthy race would
come in and take hold here. Down
on Roosevelt street in New York, the
noisome cellars and tenements are
swarming with Italian and Slavic chill
dren, while up in tony Riverside Drive
you may hear the bark of a dog oc-
casionally, but very seldom the cry of
a baby. Roosevelt saw all this and
he foresaw it's results. People said
it wasn't the presidents business to
bother about such things. | say it
was his business, and that he did it
well.
Roosevelt built the Panama Canal,
or at least made it possible. He
stopped the war between Japan and
Russia, for which the Japs were very
grateful, but not the Russians, so
much. His name is perpetuated by
the Brazilian Government. for on ali
the maps of that very remote region
in western Brazil where he traced the
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