New-York tribune., 1919-01-07

loss in Colonel Roosevelt's death is in
estimable, and am sure that the world
VIII be grieved by the news Of his
demise"
DARWIN P. Theodore
Roosevelt was physical and moral
dynamo. He repeatedly shook the
whole nation by his personality. One
could shout for him to-day and bitterly
disagree with him tomorrow and who
OF us has not done both but there
was no escaping him. He was master
ful President. We have lost leader Of
the sort that we produce only once OF
twice in a century"
GEORGE NJ. DEXTER, President of
the American Wholesale Coal Associa-
tion--"Though the individual may not
have always agreed with him poiltl-
cally, at the same time there was none
who had not the greatest admiration
for Theodore Roosevelt as a man and a
statesman and his integrity of pur-
pose and aggressive and constructive
ability. His death leaves place in
our public life that will remain long
vacant, if it is ever filed"
w. II. TRUESDALE, President of the
Lackawanna Railroad Company-"ln In
the death Of Colonel Roosevelt the
country at large has suffered a great
loss and one which, just at this i'm
portant time in our history, will be
very severely felt He has been by far
ential figure in our public life in re-
cent years. The influence of his
staunch Amcricanism and lofty patri-
otism, coupled with his forceful per-
sonality and widespread popularity,
would have been of the greatest value,
both to our country and to the other
nations involved in the recent war, in
dealing with the many difficult prob
lens which will have to be solved dur
ing the period of reconstruction"
ALFRED E. MARLING-"A very
great national asset has gone in the
death of Mr.. Roosevelt. We shall
greatly miss his strong suggestions in
these coming days of reconstruction.
He was true American, passionately
devoted to the highest interests of his
country"
E. E. LOOMS, President of the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company-"C Colo
mel Roosevelt was Americas foremost
citizen, patriotic, public spirited, loyal
and aggressive-a fine type of Ameri-
can manhood His death will be
mourned by all true Americans, ire
spective of their politics"
s. c. MEAD, Secretary of the Mer-
chants Association --"The death of
Colonel Roosevelt has caused profound
sorrow among the officers and members
of The Merchants Association. Our
president, William Fcllowes Morgan,
who has been compelled by an attack
of influenza to go South for a short
time, was for years his warm personal
friend and admirer The board Of di-
rectors of the association has been
called to meet next Thursday and it
will then take appropriate action
HENRY L. DOHERTY -"Thc career
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was Of
kind rarely eQuallcd in history. He
was dynamic, vital type of Ameri-
can, and being human he was liable to
mistakes. But he was man of high
ideals, with a keen perception of the
honors of American citizenship. No
American perhaps has ever crowded
so much activity INTO the same span Of
years. His death is a distinct loss to
the nation. Even those who disagreed
with him always admired him for his
answering loyalty to those views
which he championed.
JAMES w. GERARD, former Am
bassador- Theodore Roosevelt was
the greatest American of his day. H
represented the highest type of the
real, oldfashioned American His place
IN our national life is hard to fiji be-
cause he understood and represented
all sections Of America He was not
theorlst, but a man who dealt in
facts. He was for his own country
first First Presidents to fight those
who abused corporate power, he never
theless favored all legitimate business
and stood for the protection of Ameri-
can industries and American working
men from the competition of the poor
ly pad workingmen of Europe. While
President he was accessible. No one
was turned away from the White House
door. and in thus meeting all callers
he came to understand and grasp the
real sentiments of the country on
pending questions. He possessed the
double gift of personal and moral cour-
age. and stood by his friends through
thick and thin. He was happy in his
family relations, and his children
worthily bear their fathers great
name. He will be deeply and sincerely
mourned by all true Americans, for
with his death passes d soul devoted
not to experiments and theories. but to
the practical progress and the present
happiness of ALI our people. to the
IDEALS of America as expressed by
Washington and Lincoln"
ABRAM ]. ELKUS Roosevelt not
only served America and it's people.