Teddy Roosevelt: “The lands hereby excluded from the said reserve and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date…”

Don’t you pity me. I am all right.

Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.

I am all right and you cannot escape listening to the speech either.

The fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people.