Theodore Rosevelt Case

The speech made by Theodore Roosevelt was a very important speech. He thought that it was his time to prove to the people that he truly cared for the nation and that his ideas might be helpful to all. At the beginning of his speech he says "...here today to commemorate one of the epoch-making events of the long struggle for the rights of man...". Theodore Roosevelt gathered thousands of people in Kansas on August 31, 1910 to give a speech about the things he thought would help improve the nation. His intended audience was his "fellow citizens". Theodore gave a firm speech which showed the people he knew what he was talking about. A speech that today is quoted by Barack Obama. Roosevelt' speech was a speech in which he made the people believe in themselves and believe that they could fight for what they believed in. "If he makes such a pledge and does not keep it, hunt him out of public life", Theodore wanted to assure his audience that once he became president he would not disappoint them, but if he did, he would let the people have a say to it. Theodore Roosevelt touched up in "the dark years" in which our good soldiers fought for us and our country and because of that we live in the "mightiest nation upon which the sun shines". Roosevelt made a lot of good points and a lot of firm statements throughout his speech. He wanted the people to feel as if they were secure in his hands under his powers. Throughout his speech he states how he wanted a stronger central government and to protect his people giving them better welfare and property rights along. I think through that time in the 19th century, what people looked for the most was their rights. It was the time of war, and things weren't so easy for the citizens of the US. Theodore's speech called out attention; attention to the people and the government. He was making firm statements as if it would all come true within minutes, and I would say that gave the people hope. Hope in their lives, and hope in their country. But what if they don't get what they are expecting? What if Roosevelt doesn't manage to make it call come true? The main point of this speech was to make the lives of the people better in every way possible, from the improvement of their central government, to the protection of the people, to their welfare and property rights. They were statements Roosevelt made in his speech that made it visible through the people's eyes.