Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-16
RESOLUTION SORROW
BY COMMERCIAL CLUB
Directors Pay High Tribute to
Life and Character of Late
Theodore Roosevelt.

Paying high tribute % the life and
character OF the late Theodore Roose-
welt, the directors of the Boise Com
mercial club adopted resolutions late
Wednesday and directed that copy
be forwarded to Mrs. Roosevelt. The
resolution follows
The eventful and strenuous life OF
Theodore Roosevelt Is closed. His
stout and ardent heart IS stilled.
Peace to his ashes, success to his
soul! At the news of his death mil
lions upon millions of his countrymen
paused in their daily tasks to express
their unfeigned regret. This simple
and sincere tribute OF respect was not
inspired by any blind belief In the
infallibility Of his Judgments, for even
his friends did not always endorse his
methods nor sympathize with his i'm
mediate aims. II was founded pri-
marily on an abiding faith in the
honesty OF his purpose and upon a
genuine admiration for the courage Of
his convictions. He was too restless,
active and impatient to avoid nais-
takes which somewhat mar his rec
ord and detract from his fame. Yet
owing to his splendid courage hts
self-reliance was not lessened because
Of them. His ability to retrieve lost
prestige was marvellous, the reason
for which Is not far to seek.-The pub
lie saw In his proposed remedies, and
in his earnest defense of them, the
thing he was striving for, and with
that-his ultimate object-the masses
were in close and passionate accord.
Hence his mistakes were never fatal
to himself, nor to the cause he es-
poused. These observations are not
intended to imply that he was more
often wrong than right. His reputa-
tion does not rest upon good inten-
tions by any means.
BRANDED PACiFlSM.
Fate decreed that Colonel Roose-
welt should render his greatest public
service during the closing years of
his life. At the beginning of the
world war, President Wilson urged
every citizen to assist the government
in maintaining its status as q neu-
trail. The request furnished an oc-
casion for pacifism to spread its
damnable and disgusting doctrine that
such a thing is impossible as q just
provocation for war. This I'M AM
erican and debasing propaganda grew
in popularity until there was only one
man in all America who could combat
1t, and that man was Theodore Roose-
Welt. A grateful nation can never for
get the Pfilippice he delivered at the
Panama Exposition and elsewhere,
wherein he ridiculed with whitening
effect the nauseous songs and senti-
ments of pre-war days. His inVec-
tivos literally took the hair off After
his first blast e did not raise my
4.
buried. Bntneled and unmourned.
neneHneing mollNeoddles, disloyausta
mud traitors. informing the people Of
their danger and urging them to de
their duty regardless Of the cost
either IN treasure or IN blood, hero We
soc Roosevelt Mt bis best. NV these
serNices-the Growing acts ana eli
max u lis hu5y md abundant life
he linked lis name forever with those
or Lincoln and Washington.
PAY HIGH HONOR.
These celebrated lines Of Realf arc
peculiarly applicable TO Colonel Roose-
welt.
Nor did he wait TIL freedom
had become
The popular shibboleth OF
oourtiers lips.
He smote for her when God
Himself seemed dumb.
And all His arching skies were
in eclipse.
When at last the government de-
clared war on Germany. public opinion
was prepared for 1t. This was his re-
ward and ours. Thus were his argu-
ments and example Justified. He en-
deavored to enlist in the war and en-
couraged his sons to do likewise. One
Of his sons-the apple Of his eye-was