68 IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR 



was going on in his dominions. Salutary results soon followed' from tlie 

 Roosevelt diplomacy. 



We have told some of the things for which President Roosevelt 

 stood sponsor. They were not all. His activity was enormous. He 

 not only stood for the best things, but he worked and fought for them, 

 and in some instances stood the test of making powerful enemies in 

 order to secure them. The faculty of persistence in him was strongly 

 developed. The word "strenuous," which he has bound up with his 

 own name, aptly illustrates his character. His was a true example of 

 the "strenuous life." There was always "something doing" in his 

 neighborhood, and always will be while he breathes the breath of life. 

 The Roosevelt doctrine of a "square deal," the enforcement of the laws 

 and statutes of the United States, and the upholding of the dignity and 

 integrity of the nation were ever the keynotes of his administration. 



