The Washington herald., 1919-01-07
Noted Men
Of Nation
Pay Tribute
GENERAL.

William III. Taft; Il am fairly
staggered by the news. Col. Roose-
Welt was truly a great man. He did
much for humanity and for his coun-
try. I am very, very sorry to hear
that he is gone"
Charles T.. Hughes, THE death
of Col Roosevelt is an irreparable
loss to the nation. His virility and
courage were a constant challenge
to inspiration. He personified the
Americanism of which he was the
most doughty champion"
Maj. Gen. Leonard Woods The
death of Theodore Roosevelt brings
to me great personal loss and sor-
row. but keen and deep as these are,
they are but the sorrows and loss
of an individual. The nations loss
is irreparaDle, for his death comes
at time when his services to this
nation can i'll be spared"
Champ Clark, Speaker of the
House of Representatives. II am
profoundly sorry to hear of Col.
Rooseyelt's death. I thought a great
deal of him and regarded him as
one of the most remarkable men
NllS SOuhlIy ever pIOuuCtu. L al
ways have had the highest per-
sonaI regard for Col. Roosevelt"
Chief Justice White: THE court
sorrows to learn of the death of a
conspicuous son of the republic whose
public services the country has lost.
It is glad to be able to grant this
mark of respect by granting the mo-
.tion of the Attorney General to ad-
journ."
Thomas A. Edison: He was one
of our greatest Americans. He was
honest: he was straight"
Charles A. whitman. former Gov
ernor of New YorkI NO other man
was personally better known or more
thoroughly understood by the Ameri-
can people than was Theodore Roose-
welt. The value of his great public
service, covering a period of many
years. will, I believe, grow in public
estimation and appreciation as the
years go by"
Cbauncey VI. Depew; "Col. Roose-
welt was one of the greatest men of
our period and its most unique and
original personality. His courage was
greater than that of almost any public
man. He dared say unpopular things
and If they aroused great opposition
he kept shouting them"
Attorney General Gregory: He
was citizen as well as a soldier and
a statesman of the United States"
Secretary of War Baker, col.
Roosevelt was great factor in our
history. He lived a very full and
vigorous life. His death is a great
Oh
Secretary of Interior Lane, He
was a great man, a very great man,
great in his soul, great in his per-
sonality, great in his conception of
Americas place in the world, her
responsibility, duties and opportu-
mites. and he had no fear of what
life or death could bring. He will
sit at one of the high tables"
Secretary of Navy Daniels, The
death of former President Roosevelt
removes one of the ablest dynamic
forces this country has produced. He
has blazed new paths and refused
to be fattered. Original, forceful,
courageous, he was the monitor of
millions of his fellow countrymen
who will miss his inspiring leader
ship"
Acting Secretary of. State Polk.
He was one of the most striking
figures in the history of this coun-
try, and, in fact, of his time. His
courage and dash endeared him to
the people. and his death will come
as a personal loss to many homes
in many lands"
Assistant Secretary of State Phil
lipsI He lived to see his ideal
triumph. and young America re-
spond as a unit to the call of the
nation. His influence will live for
ever and will be realized in the
words. service to the State"
Vice President MarshaU, The
late President undoubtedly will
leave a permanent impression on
American life. He was a born
fighter. His death will be sincerely
mourned by his many thousands of
personal friends and regretted even
by those who did not agree with
him."
James b. Reynolds, Secretary
Republican National Committee:
America has lost one of her fore
most statesmen, and the Republican
party one of its ablest leaders"
Secretary of the Treasury Carter
Glass, 'T think the whole nation
viii be distressed at the death of Col.
Roosevelt Even the enmities which
he incurred by his tense methods of