Roosevelt Victorious
New-York Tribune: November 9th, 1898 -
“Roosevelt Victorious,” proclaimed the headlines of the New-York Tribune on November 9th, 1898, as a wave of relief swept across the State of New York[1] (LOC). Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt (1858-1919), on this triumphant November day, was elected governor of New York. The newspaper displayed superb drawings of each candidate, giving New Yorkers an exclusive and personal insight into the face to the name. Overcoming the isolated state of despair following death of his wife, Alice[2], and prevailing in battle following the Spanish American War, Teddy Roosevelt entered a new position of authority, governor of the great state of New York (NPS). Roosevelt represented a man responsible for the successful enactment of legislative kinetic progress, consistently ensuring on the Constitutional rights of the diversity of the people. This was no easy task, especially at the dawn of a new American era.
Roosevelt ran as a Republican and campaigned against Democratic Augustus Van Wyck (1850-1922), a Supreme Court Justice from Brooklyn[3] (NYPL). The New York Times refuted Roosevelt, praised Wyck, running headlines that read, “Justice Van Wyck For Governor, Brother of the Mayor heads the Democratic Ticket,” advocating nepotism as the most fitting means to rule. The Times attempted to lead the reader to believe that Wyck’s platform was confined to State issues, and held sharp criticism of the President’s war record. While, the platform “ignored silver men,” it publicized their yield in favor of a “general desire for apparent harmony.”
Across the nation, Americans who hadn’t visited New York, and likely never would, experienced the up-and-coming city’s major election vicariously through the headlines of their own local papers. To place perspective, in Arkansas, local journalist Claude L. Coger’s “The Record” gave a concise summary of the events as they unfolded miles away in the major city[4].
“Augustus Van Wyck has been nominated by the democrats for governor of New York. The question is can he down Teddy and his military boom.”
This single sentence was the length of the details of Teddy Roosevelt given to the people across the country. Yet despite its brevity, it brightly painted Teddy Roosevelt as a patriotic conservative, progressive politician, and unalloyed populist. To the south, Roosevelt remained a hero whose New York campaign functioned as a vital platform, launching him to the national level as President just two years later[5].
Teddy Roosevelt’s honorable history, and willingness to place his own life on the line for the security of our nation, were not the only influences that factored his public support. Roosevelt’s campaign was promoted by the local press, as he was a friend to many journalists[6] (LOC). Although Teddy knew of the inherent depravity and lack of etiquette in what he described as “muckraking” journalism, he felt that independent investigative journalists were an essential instrument of the people. Per the writings of Wilfred M. McClay, it should be noted that it was John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress which first featured the term. Using phrases like[7] “with a muck-rake in his hand…that crown for his muck-rake… his muck-rake doth show his carnal mind,” Bunyan offered a palette of inspiration for Christians and patriots alike. Roosevelt believed that muckrakers were conducive to ubiquitous prosperity, a trait greatly sought by the encroaching congestion within the city.
On October 27th, 1898, The Sun (New York), just weeks before the 1898 election, wrote, “We urge voters who, while inclining to support the Republican party in [sic] behalf of sound money, shrink from so doing because they oppose the idea of national expansion, to consider an opinion found in our esteemed contemporary the Memphis Cotton Planters’ Journal.”
The Memphis Cotton Planters’ 1898 Journal featured an opinion piece that summarized direct opposition to American expansion and dominion over the Philippines. Claiming it was futile and would be as “inevitable as American control of Porto Rico [sic].” The article went on to state that while Republicans opposed the imperialist expansion of our [now out-of-control] military-industrial complex, they held an exceptional economic position. Although W.J. Bryan had not succeeded in his campaign during the Gilded Age, advocates of Roosevelt believed that the backing of U.S. currency with silver still held a chance.
The Memphis Cotton Planters’ Journal of 1898 proclaimed:
“Free silver can still win. Don’t refuse to prevent silver’s ultimate success because of antipathy to expansion, which cannot be prevented! Support the candidates of the Republican Party!”
Had Roosevelt backed the U.S. economy with silver, the distribution of wealth would have been greatly different in the United States. Instead, the opposite occurred, and he succeeded in applying appropriate governance as needed, without foreign influence.
Unnamed American tycoons, seeking to evade the muckraking spotlight, began to veil their opposition behind influential progressive American media. One of the first publications to fall under this nefarious special-interest pseudo-authority was none other than the New York Times. As early as 1880s, deliberate resistance and psychological manipulation against the public interest is apparent. In 1889 this objective was to take down Teddy Roosevelt and stop the backing of U.S. currency with silver. The New York Times began running subtle resistance pieces, planting the seeds of defeat throughout the public, the same deceptive special-interest group playbook that is in use today to divide and weaponize the people. On September 25th, 1889, the New York Times headlines proclaimed[8], “The Organization Declares that Col. Roosevelt Will Be Nominated for Governor, but There Is Talk of a Dark Horse.” The article went on to reveal that the campaign’s competition was fierce, and that the outcome would be unpredictable. Presenting quotations from critics such as Louis F. Payn, declared Roosevelt a “tax dodger,” or “perjurer”. The New York Times cited a “decreased in the number of those number of those who insist that Roosevelt’s nomination is certain.” As usual, the New York Times would soon find themselves on the wrong side of history.
What Led to Teddy Roosevelt’s New York Reformation?
Despite the state-wide attempts to sabotage his character, Teddy Roosevelt prevailed as governor of New York, eventually becoming the 26th president of the United States of America. With the conclusion of the Spanish-American war in 1898, America entered an unprecedented period of legislative reform. sensational inertia, Theodore Roosevelt entered the political arena. A former “Rough Rider” during the Spanish-American war, Roosevelt returned home a national hero committed to ensuring a proactive legislative regiment to bring prosperity to the city of New York[9] (NPS). Miraculously, by the grace of God, Teddy Roosevelt was able to avoid being shot in battle. In his book, Teddy Roosevelt describes the weary conditions in battle against the Spanish, who held an advantage over the American troops. Roosevelt stated[10] “[a]s the Spaniards used smokeless powder, their artillery had an enormous advantage over ours, and, moreover, we did not have the best type of modern guns, our fire being slow” (Roosevelt, 117)
Theodore Roosevelt, a New York Police Commissioner[11], had been critical of New York during this era after reading Jacob Riis’s 1890 book “How the Other Half Lives[12],” (LOC). The photographs and muckraking commentary proved to be a great influence over America’s legislative direction, in many ways acting as a precursor to the Progressive Era.
Jacob Riis wrote first-hand of the perils within the up-and-coming city of New York. Riis described the overcrowding of tenements, stating[13] “The first tenement New York knew bore the mark of Cain from its birth, though a generation passed before the writing was deciphered…At the beginning of the century the percentage of our population that lived in cities was as one in twenty-five. In 1880 it was one in four and one-half, and in 1890 the census will in all probability show it to be one in four.”
According to the Library of Congress, Roosevelt, approached Riis in 1895 to seek further information on the best method of action to reform[14].
In 1888, Roosevelt wrote[15] “[f]ew persons realize the magnitude of the interests affected by State legislation in New York. It is no mere figure of speech to call New York the Empire State; and most of the laws directly and immediately affecting the interests of its citizens are passed at Albany, and not at Washington.”
Teddy Roosevelt was able to focus his purpose as governor to the reformation of New York City, paving the way to become the next president. In 1901 Roosevelt declared his friend Jason Riis as “the most useful citizen in New York.” The contrast and comparison between Teddy Roosevelt’s perspective and the modern relationship between the world of independent journalism and the federal, state, and local governments are so vast they stand nearly unrecognizable.
In September that same year, the 25th President of the United States of America, William McKinley, was assassinated by a deranged anarchist. Roosevelt would quickly ascend to become the 26th President of the United States of America. Unlike today’s odious politically-appointed bureaucrats who seek to control the collective narrative, despite McKinley’s death, Theodore Roosevelt allowed the people to rightly elect him into office before taking up the reigns. Against all odds, including deranged violent opposition, Theodore Roosevelt prevailed in the redirection of the government, with a sharpened focus and intentions to suit the needs of the people. His immense courage, personal sacrifice, and notable bravery, did not come without a cost.
On October 14th, 1912, Roosevelt was shot point-blank by a shooter who, like other violent shooters and criminals, shall not be glorified nor named in this and other reports[16]. On this day, it was revealed evident that God was not yet through with Theodore Roosevelt. While Roosevelt had sustained a gunshot wound, he requested that the subdued shooter be spared and not be struck by the public, as he stated, “He doesn’t know what he is doing[17].” Two items in his shirt pocket that took the initial force of the bullet, saving his life, were his metal glasses case, and the 50-page manuscript of his speech[18]. The disturbed shooter stated that the late McKinley appeared to him in a dream, and commanded, “this is my murderer, avenge my death.” After the attack, Teddy Roosevelt stood wounded, and proceeded to give his speech. The resilient protagonist vowed, “I will make this speech or die, one or the other.” Remarkably, Roosevelt delivered his speech and was then taken to the emergency room.
Roosevelt went on to serve our nation, living until 1919, at age 60, when he died mysteriously in his sleep, as God declared he had fulfilled his duty to America. After Teddy Roosevelt’s demise, behind-the-scenes oligarchs continued the pattern of governance he once directed, utilizing federal appropriations and oligarch philanthropy to conform the nation into the image that best suits their needs. To do this they ensured that our currency remained backed by gold, and opposed silver. This way, the government, and its loyal politically-appointed operatives, far removed from the public, can amass revolutionary power. To achieve this, the demagogues summon compliance, reeling personal worship under the false-promise to fund America’s infrastructure needs and ensure basic public resources.
Fast forward to today, and the federal government now openly boasts of the tax dollars which are gifted to designated terrorist organizations[19],[20]. Rather than controlling which particular precious metal backs the nation’s currency, America has eliminated this concept altogether. Now, maleficent criminals have hijacked the authority of the United States government, and aim to tank our U.S. economy under the guise of global democracy and social revolution.
New York needs an honest governor. The U.S. nation needs a righteous president. America needs a modern Teddy Roosevelt. Instead of ensuring the strength of our major cities, like Teddy Roosevelt did since he was elected into office in 1898, then tending to the needs of the rest of America two years later, our government today works overtime to gain the American people’s trust and sway public influence. The modern White House concludes Theodore Roosevelt’s biography with his most significant quote[21], “No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way.” As with all things, the modern White House holds poor taste and provides deceitful commentary on national events to suppress individual liberty and prophesize YOLO consumerism. A more significant quote to be attributed to describe the magnificence of Roosevelt’s domestic policy, one that revived the essence of Jefferson’s message, reflecting the intent of America’s Founding principles, is[22], “we must equally avoid the errors of the bigotry that persecutes in the name of religion, and of the equally dangerous bigotry that persecutes religion in the name of freedom,”(TheodoreRooseveltCenter). Although Roosevelt indeed enjoyed his life, his diligent legacy and principled decisions stand monumental to his existence and purpose, which God placed him on this earth.
Conclusion
Though Theodore Roosevelt returned a hero from the war, it was the proclamation of the New-York Tribune 1898 that marked the unrivaled public support for his candidacy and potential. While his actions correlated with what has now become progressive politics and populist legislation, his attitude remained staunchly conservative. Teddy Roosevelt held genuine love and compassion for America, and was willing to sacrifice himself entirely to fulfill the vision that God set forth within his [Roosevelt’s] mind. Roosevelt focused on the interests of building America, rather than siphoning national prosperity to collude in attempts to attain a neo-feudalist state of global order. Under this pretext of global democracy, it is likely our national legislation would default to the authority of global policy. This would be impossible under the governance of Theodore Roosevelt. To reiterate his importance, Teddy Roosevelt was the first patriotic conservative, progressive politician, and immutable populist, of the 1900s. New York remains to see a politician as fierce an advocate for finding actual solutions with policy to evident problems.
Teddy Roosevelt knew that governance started on a local level. What starts in major cities spreads soon to all states across the nation. What is happening in New York City, as compared to the governance under Theodore Roosevelt, is a legislative abomination. By comparison, Kathy Hochul rose to power after the removal of Andrew Cuomo, where she attained connections internally, securing her reign from the deep state. Unlike Hochul, Theodore Roosevelt relied purely on public support alongside his own personal durability to ensure our nation weathered the storms of evading abhorrent policy, by appropriating state, then federal revenue in direct favor of the people. By building the morale of the public, Teddy Roosevelt stands remembered as a hero committed to ensuring the validity of his actions and attaining a level of noticeable improvement. Roosevelt was a man who believed in viable results for the average constituent. Today, the public is fed illusory propaganda conforming us into compliance. The government interests of today feel led by an ostensibly maleficent satanic force. By contrast, Theodore Roosevelt so greatly knew his position in the world, it appears almost as if he was given specific instructions from an outside Divine and eternal Supernatural force. We can only hope that America soon sees another leader as unrivaled as Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. The longevity of our national prosperity and individual sovereignty depends on it.
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