The Man Roosevelt a Portrait Sketch (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...Toward possible Democratic candidates for the presidency Mr. Roosevelt's demeanor has been perfectly pleasant as long as they have met him on a fair footing. With Bryan he has naturally had little to do, as their paths have not crossed except during campaigns. With Gorman he has maintained a polite but armed truce ever since their clash in old times over civil-service reform, described on another page. Of Hill he once expressed his opinion in unmeasured terms as "belonging to the type of so-called practical politicians who care nothing for principles but everything for votes," "the champion of the lawbreaker and the ally of the criminal, ' and the like. Messrs. Gorman and Hill are men of long memories. When Olney was Attorney-General, Roosevelt used to quarrel with him officially in the morning over the construction of the civil-service law, and play tennis with him all the afternoon, keeping up the controversy between sets. With Judge Gray of Delaware and Grover Cleveland Mr. Roosevelt has always been on excellent terms. Cleveland was Governor while Roosevelt was in the New York Legislature, and they acquired a high respect for each other while working together on measures for civic reform. It is also worth noting that on one of the rare occasions when they differed on non-political questions, Roosevelt made what was in some respects the most remarkable speech ever delivered in the Assembly. A bill was passed in 1884 to reduce the fare on the elevated railroads of New York city from ten cents, which was permissible under their charters and had been charged up to that time, to five cents. The Governor vetoed it on the ground of unconstitutionality, because it violated the State's implied contract on the strength of which the stockholders had s...