Connecticut western news., 1919-10-30

to do with active politics now that he is out of the Presidency. l have regarded him as great teacher. I thing he is the best qualified man to teach the American people. This should be his function, and hope he will follow it." Had Mayor Gaynor lived he would have seen his wish fulfilled. For from 1914 to his death Mir. Roosevelt was indeed the great teacher to the American people. The lesson he taught with all his abounding zeal was the abiding truth of Americanism.
 Immediately after the beginning of the great war, MT. Roosevelt ex- pressed an approval of the policy of neutrality on the part of the United States of America. His mind how ever, underwent a swift change on this subject, as the certainty of war of much longer duration than any had anticipated seemed to be assured.
 From the moment when he realized the complete import of the struggle in Europe he became the national teacher. 1t is true that many re- fused for long time to hearken to his teaching.
 With what seemed setbacks to his efforts, he redoubled his energies. He pleaded that America should speak with strident voice not only against the affronts against our own dignity, but the outrages against other nations committed by the Ger man Empire. He averred that the, cause Of democracy was our cause and that we should defend it, else our own future was imperilled. He advocated preparedness of our people for the struggle which he predicted was surely to come upon us. He de- nounced hyphenates of all types and attacked them in their own strong holds. He held up to scorn the pro- fessional pacifst and fiayed the American who was not all for Ameri- ca and wholly American.
 When we entered the war the, people then realized how far they had failed to heed his teachings and profit by them. With the war upon us he offered his own services to the gov- ernment. When denied this honor he continued his editorial and plat form work never relaxing his urgent demand for speed in preparation and efficiency in management with fast diminishing physical strength he went from place to place indoctrin- ating the people everywhere with the ideals of genuine Americanism. To almost the hour of his death he spoke forth the words that make for great, self reliant, masterful people. A people such as he believed the
 man. The Republican Party has always been a liberal party It was conceived of the demand of the
 liberals of the country that this na- tion should not be half-slave and
 half free. It was constituted of liberal democrats and liberals outside who sought a reunited and manhood i free country. The difficulty which
 was not foreseen prior to the Presi-
 dential election of 1912 was that a
 great body of the membership of
 the Republican Party, actuated. by i the liberal tendencies of their poli-
 tical natures and deeply stirred by ! the enonomic developments and in-
 dustrial unrest which Mir. Rooscvelt's administration had endeavored to correct demanded some new agency
 through which to enforce their. American people were and ever will , be. The most virile, the most cour- ] ageous figure in contemporaneous
 history, has taken his place with the 1 iimmortals.