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If we stand idly by , if we seek merely swollen , slothful ease and ignoble peace ,
if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives
and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will
pass ...
If we stand idly by , if we seek merely swollen , slothful ease and ignoble peace ,
if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives
and at the risk of all they hold dear , then the bolder and stronger peoples will
pass ...
Page 26
Many of these men were thoroughly honest , but there were others who were
there for gain only , and who cared little for the passing of just laws . The party to
which Theodore Roosevelt belonged was in the minority , so that the young ...
Many of these men were thoroughly honest , but there were others who were
there for gain only , and who cared little for the passing of just laws . The party to
which Theodore Roosevelt belonged was in the minority , so that the young ...
Page 31
After a great deal of talking , the bill passed the Assembly and then the Senate ,
and went to the governor for his signature . Much to the surprise of the general
public Governor Cleveland vetoed the bill , stating that when the capitalists had ...
After a great deal of talking , the bill passed the Assembly and then the Senate ,
and went to the governor for his signature . Much to the surprise of the general
public Governor Cleveland vetoed the bill , stating that when the capitalists had ...
Page 32
This he considered unfair , and by dint of hard labor helped to pass a law placing
such offices on the salary list , making a saving to the county of probably half a
million dollars a year . One of the best things done by Theodore Roosevelt at that
...
This he considered unfair , and by dint of hard labor helped to pass a law placing
such offices on the salary list , making a saving to the county of probably half a
million dollars a year . One of the best things done by Theodore Roosevelt at that
...
Page 33
The new law was passed , and this was the beginning of what is commonly
called the merit system , whereby a large number of those who work for the state
are judged solely by their capabilities and not by their political beliefs . This
system ...
The new law was passed , and this was the beginning of what is commonly
called the merit system , whereby a large number of those who work for the state
are judged solely by their capabilities and not by their political beliefs . This
system ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | American Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Author | Edward Stratemeyer |
| Publisher | Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1906 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 18 Dec 2013 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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