Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-02-15

uratively speaking, yet he grew up as the
ordinary boy, with every fellow for himself
and God for us all, as his motto With the
doors of the business world swung open to
HIM, yet ne preferred cattle ranch in the
wllds OF Montana, where he not only lived
close to, but actually with nature and met
his fellow man as he was, and he demon
strated to the plainsman that college
graduate and millionaire s son could heard
the cattle, rope the bulls, graple with the
mountain lions, be one of the boys after
work was done, the same as he who grew to
manhood in the saddle on the plains, but in
spite Of all these alleged handicaps Roose-
welt still was Christian gentleman and like
Presto could change to a parlOr piece al
most instantaneously
From maturity to the grave man plans
for the future for himself and those immedi-
ately dependent on him, that he and they
may accumulate vast possessions and be-
come potent factors, if not absolute die
tators, in the body polite of their BALI
wcls, but Theodore Roosevelt was unmind-
full Of the future and lived his best each day
and instead of him taking care of the flu
ture the future took care of him. On the
square and in the open was the way he
planned for the future and from it he
reapcd golden harvest. The plainsnan Of
today became the statesman of tomorrow
The statesman of today became the writer
and philosopher of tomorrow. The writer
and philosopher Of today became the SOL
der of tomorrow. The soldier Of today be-
came the politician Of tomorrow The poll
tician of today became the first man of the
land Of tomorrow. The first man, of the
land of today became the safety valve of
the Republic of tomorrow. The safety valve
of the Republic became America ideal
citizen dead for whom all manner Of man
mourn without comfort.
Twas not his statute that made him
great but greatnes sof his mind. Roosevelt
was great because he met his fellow man
rich and poor. black and white, Jew and
Gentile-as they were. He was great be-
cause when hotel accommodations were de-
MED noted colored singer he dispatched an
attendant to invite the man to be guest Of
the governors mansion during his stay in
the capital city. He was great because
when commanding a company in Cuba and
one of the colored troopers was found miss
ing after an engagement, he too helped to
search the woods for him and being the first
to find him. brought him into camp on his
shoulders instead of sending a detail for
him. He was great because he SNAPPED
his fingers in the face of the South when
president, and compelled Democracy to ac
cept his appointments or it would have no
office at ALL He was great because, when
president, he defed the German Kaiser and
forced him to withdraw his men-of-war
from South American waters. He was great
because he pooh pooed the Pope who re-
fused to receive him, if he spoke to the
Methodist Episcopal schools in Rome; he re-
fused the Pope's request and spoke to his
countrymen He was great because he rose
up against his own political party, when
it cot wrong, and tore it down and at the
same time politically destroying William
Howard Taft, whom he had caused to be
made president Of the United States He
was great because he so lived at all times
that his fellow men honOred him and chose
him to be their E'ideal' American citizen.
Fellow citizens we meet tonight to mourn
our hero dead because he was our friend
We mourn our hero dead because he was
natures friend. We mourn our hero dead
because he was for all men up. We mourn