The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-04
Royal Greeting Given Son Of
Statesman Who Has Three
Times Been Guest Of
This City.
HE SPEAKS FOR G. O. P.
Attacks League of Nations and
Democratic Administration
and Says He is Not Wor-
!. ried About IoWa's Vote.
by Frederic C. SMITH

by Frederic c. Smith,
! Keokuk, which regardless of partf
sanship, has three times welcomed the
late Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Saturday
night spoke a warm welcome to his
son, Lit Col Theodore Roosevelt The
magic of the Roosevelt name once
more gripped the crowd, the perso-
nality, the democratic bearing of the
elder Roosevelt were easily traced
Even the grin of Teddy's was there
only the glasses and mustache were
missing. The wave of the hand, the
set of the shoulders, the forcefulness
of speech were all those of the elder
Roosevelt Chip of of the old
block" is complete six-word descrip-
ton of 1t Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
soldier and statesman, and as Con-
gresham Kopp designated him. the
worthy son of a worthy father"
Young Teddy made himself at home
from the minute he stepped on the
stage at the Grand theatre Saturday
night In the first place he met and
greeted warmly = sergeant In his old
command = Sergeant Clifford Sisk.
who served with the first battalion OF
the first division, with Colonel Roose-
veIt as his old &C O." There were
precious minutes of "reminiscences be-
tween introductions to this person
.snd that-introductions acknowledged
warmly with an apt word, and
hearty handshake and real smile
He gave brief message to The Amerf
can Legion through the adjutant, Rolla
g. Erdman; he welcomed warmly a
delegation Of old soldiers, who stood
no q
TO speak to a delegation of republican
women seated on the stage. and II
took less than It takes to tell, to Dor
row a pencil from reporter, and au-
tograph Captain T. F. Baldwtn's book
for him
Miss Caroline Baldwin presented
her fathers book 30 the colonel WITH
a smile he took It and. borrowing
pencil wrote in it, with Best Wfshes,
Theodore Roosevelt" 1t was copy
of Theodore Roosevelts Letters 10
His Children, and man sitting on the
stage offered five dollars Tor the au-
tograph. He received Roosevelt
grin, instead
Baby Makes Him Feel At Home
When the curtain rose On Tho au-
dience that packed the Grand, cheers
burst forth from the assemblaee and
Teddy, Jr, waved his hand and
grinned. The cheers rolled forth again.
and he waved again As he started
to speak a child IN the gallery cried.
Oh. Hello There" was his greeting.
Say, that makes me feel at home"
] have four of them. Oh, don't take
him out" he entreated Really, he
doesn't bother me at all, you know"
Later, Is he was in the middle OF
his speech. another child cried, and
again Teddy grinnei appreciatiyely as
an embarrassed mother, way up in
the upper tiers of seats started to car
" the baby out
Please don't" he interrupted
you know he isn't bothering me a
bit"
dieuce at once, when he said he was
going to call them just folks. That's
what we say at home when everyone
understands each other" he said.
And we understand each other per
fectly tonight Then he pointed
proudly TO Sergeant Sisk. And
another reason you're just folks is be-
cause I've met my sergeant here. We
we're gassed at Cantingny.7 he added
He urged the women TO remember
that the franchise was nc a privilege
but "a solemn obligation He warn
ed the women against the apathetic
voter and said that was what was the
matter with the men in politics, and
they must not fall into such a trap.
He spoke of his sisters. and paid
tribute to them and TO his mother.
And then he grinned a regular I. r.
grin. as he said Women are not
perfect: the Lord made them to match
the men"
Colonel Roosevelt brought out the
Roosevelt creed of citizenship when
he declared that men and women with
children made the best citizens be-
cause they looked at problems from
the standpoint of their children and
their welfare. They viii look to-
ward the future and avoid the rocks
of fool radicaIism and fool reaction"
he declared. The three things wanted
ne said were common honesty, COM
mon decency and common sense" He
warned against the "radicalism of the
long haired men and short haired
women"
Stands on Own Record.
II was with a feeling of pride, of
legitimate pride, that Colonel Roose-
welt spoke Of his father and his rec
ord in public life. And there was some
thing of the bubbling over humor of
small boy who is telling a huge
joke when he said that his father was
asked by one of the crowned heads
! of Europe, once, where young Theo-
dore was. Hes working in fac
tory" T. r. replied "Oh, yes" the
ruler answered. 81 see, studying con-
EDITIONS" No" thundere the former
president" earning his daily bread"