The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-31
ROOSEVELT, THE DEMOCRAT

Theodore Roosevelt during past euogzed
few have Had he lived he would have been 81
old last Saturday October 81 and would still be the vgo of
his manhood memorial association bearing his is
planning spend it's three proposes
erect monumental memorial Washington. The plans for this
preentous probably pretenous 1t planned that this
memorial shall rank with the Washington Monument and the Lin
coin Memorial We pretty close Roosevelt We do not yet
which time alone will give. seriously
ture will place him the equal of Washington Lincoln
him by OVERRIDING the of inviting comparison that would
not in be satisfying and rebound to his credit
second plan of this association to the
land that is to be given Oyster Bay his former home for
Roosevelt Memorial Park This is most commendable;
and applying his policies and ideals to the American people This
is splendid This part of the work of the Memorial Committee
placed under the direction of Clifford Pncho 1t could not be put
into better or more sympathetic hands
Theodore Roosevelt a great He man of
marabe personality He had the capacity to appeal to the
Students of economy sociology would probably claim
that he scholar along these lines yet he could do what they
them in such simple forcefu eloquent that the great
of people able to idea and ideal He could
make the sociologicay minded.
Roosevelt great moralst in government He could
enuncae simple truth which obvious that with
lesser personality to voice the they would be looked
ridiculous and commonplace Yet when Roosevelt enunated them
because he old thoughts life He endeared himself the
people because he made the people THINK He made them think
Roosevelt manysded Probably in public life in
the history of country quite manyded At the
outset of his he undecided whether would go into
politics seek to lead literary life He did both. His winning
of the West has been substantial contribution historical
literature His essays would give him fixed place the literary
annals of the nation had he had political life to popurze his
He naturalist, nature-lover explorer and
geographist He followed athletic activities and informed himself
athletic records and achievements with the enthusiasm of
boy.
Roosevelt of strong will and determination AS
child he s He resolved to make himself strong He be-
his youth suffering
speech His father felt that he should be spared the humiliation of
co contact with other children because of this nfrmity so
to extent young Theodore privately utored He
solved this nfrmity BY that wonderful will power
that his he set out enuncate syllable with definite
that the nfiy but fixed him that
tuaton of speech which familiar to all who knew him.
Roosevelt the stamp his personality upon the American
people. He the of Aericansm He believed
firmly foundations He optmt He lived for the
future He made CONSERVATION known and popular term
He loved the American people, He loved THE FLAG He
service ups
lived for the but for finer future Roosevelt
GREAT MAN.
But the the nsprationa power that grew
his life the story of his antecdent and the of his
youth We accustomed the biographical stories of
Americans with On such such
date this born log cabin the frontier of rugged
The Theodore Roosevelt would
Union and Madison squares the district where
lived Theodore Roosevelt born October 81 1852 the
rich New Workers."
The life of Lincoln and the life of Roosevelt splendid
nders The life of Lincoln constant reminder that
this country democracy the child of humbes
birth live his country its greatest
Of Theodore Roosevelt reminds that long keep this
country democracy the child that is born in the rich
also live render his country nestimabe
This land of so long onlv
keep JUSTICE FOR ALL 1t endangered
class discriminate against class and by that favor and
discrimination create caste and class.
Democracy knows class In the ruest of that noble
word, Theodore Roosevelt American