Theodore Roosevelt

, and it is undoubtedly correct. The war had made known to the country a number of professional soldiers or sailors-especially Admiral Dewey and Admiral Sampson, whose conduct had bee

n civil life. He felt the pride which all men feel-despite much pretense and humbug-to have had the chance to le

e. He said, frankly, that he would never have been President if the Rough Riders had not gone to Cuba. In this he underestimated himself, as he often did. He had too much ability in politics, too much courage in fighting for the cause of be

em, who knew him, "who is going to mov

the place. The Republican party in New York was in a bad way. They had quarreled among themselves; the Democrats had just beaten them in a

on to politics; a Boss is a man who pays too much attention to them. He exists because the average citizen thinks he has done his whole duty if he votes on election day. A Boss works at his business, which is politics, night and day, all the year round. He might be very useful if he could be kept honest. He manages to get a great deal of power, in ways that are shady, if not actually criminal. Then, if he is o

g their own affairs in politics, that he had seized the reins, and could say who should be nominated. In the same

tor Platt did not want him, did not like him, but he came to see that they could win with him, and with no one else. So Roosevelt was nominated, and elected, by a narrow lead of 18,000 votes. So far, the people could rule with Roosevelt as their serv

t way he could have done nothing for the good of the State; he could have spent his term in fighting Platt, made a great show of independence and reform,

politely, and only disagreed with him when the Boss proposed something actually bad. For instance, there was a most important officer, the Superintendent of Public Works, to be appoi

Governor appoints that offi

decision, and made his own choice. Things like this happened again an

us to talk too much about Kings and their tyranny. For a Boss is very like a King. Platt and Croker thought that the people were not fit to rule; theirs was much the same idea that King George the Third and the German Kaiser ha

gs done, if he is careless about right and wrong. The hard thing, yet the one which must be demanded of the public man, is to get usefu

rave, bold and uncompromising, and yet not a wild ass of the desert. The exhibition made by the professional independents in v

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President, Mr. Hobart, had died in office, so the Republicans had to find someone to go on the ticket with President McKinley. Roosevelt was mentioned for the office, and Platt warmly agreed, hoping to get him o

thrown on his strenuous brow to let McKinley and Hanna know once for all that he would not be Vice-President,

hayer,

esident, and said that there was not the slightest danger of such a thing happening, Roosevelt had been elected to that office. His enjoyment of his work, his bubbling merriment, his lack of the old-fashioned, pompous manners which used to be supposed proper for a statesman, made many

The writers of comic rhymes, the cartoonists, and the writers of political satire had a chance which no other President has ever given them. Many of our Presidents-wise and good men-and many Senators, Governors, Cabinet officers and others, have gone about as if they were all ready to pose for their statues. Roosevelt never did this

Dooley" described his adventures as a Rough Rider, and spoke of him as "Alone in

and let me see you soon. I am by no

tes about Teddy Rosenfelt has no more interested a

Magazine, Decemb

sevelt was elected Vice-President in November 1900. Roosevelt had tak

his smile showing the white rows of teeth, his fist clenched as if to strike an invisible adversary, the sudden dropping of his voice, and leveling of his forefinger as he became almost conversational in tone, and seemed to address special individuals in the crowd before him,

hayer,

cer of the Senate were not severe, and he went on a cougar hunt in Colorado in the win

egun in New York many years before. He asked his friend, Justice White of the Supreme Court, if it would be wrong for him to take a legal course in a Washington law school

an end. He only occupied the office for six months.

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