Arizona republican., 1898-11-07
ARIZONA's SHAME.

the loyal, sensible democrats of PhoeS
 nix that they bitterly dsnounce the
 outrageous Shot Gun Parade of Satur-
 day night. Even some Of the men
 prominent in the management of the I display by the Shot Gun Brigade felt
 be proud of, and began circulating all
 sorts of false stories regarding 1t, even
 going so far as to give out the ridlcu-
 lous statement that the republicans
 had gotten out the bills advertising the
 Shct Gun Brigade Of Rough Walkers. As announced in this paper yester-
 day, The Republican is prepared to
 prove that the bills announcing this
 disreputable and disgraceful exhibi- democratic committee; were delivered to the democratic committee, and were
 given to boys for distribution over
 town by member Of the dcmocratic committee.
 The very idea of attempting to ridi-
 cule the Rough Riders is abhorrent to
 every sensible and thinking man, no
 matter what his politics That regi- ment that won immortal fame upon the fields of Cuba, and made a name for the volunteers of America that the
 regulars of 4he grand armies of Flu
 rope would be proud to equal, to be ridiculed is a piece of infamy as great as for a man to stand upon the street corner and ridicule his mother.
 It was an attempt to ridicule all that is good and brightest and best in the human soul.
 Men in that regiment left their vo- cations of peace, left Ghsir homes and | families behind to go and fight-for what? Fer the honor of the flag of their country; for an oppressed and l down-trodden people.
 The Savior of mankind declared Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend" but the members of the Rough F Riders who gave up their lives, and those who offered themselves a willing sacrifice in battle did not offer their lives for that sacrifice for friend, but offered it to human liberty, to human freedom and to advanced Christian civilization.
 But it was not enough that these Phoenix democrats should attempt to ridicule that noble band of volunteers by their street demonstration. Col J. F. Wilson, the democratic candidate for congress, showed himself Saturday night so wanting in good sense, in decency ard in honor as to stand be- fore the public and ridicule the gallant ieutensrt-colonel of that regiment who was wounded in that wonderful charge at La Guasima, ard by infer ence also every member Of that regi- ment.
 We believe the people of Arizona, irrespective of party, have too much love fer country, too much love and ( respect and honor for brave men to reward by their votes man who can descend to such disTeputable actions as Col Wilson was guilty of on the platform Saturday night.
 The invincibles of Cromwell who fought for moral reform and religious and civil liberty in England, the Old Guard of Napoleon which had for it's motto, "The Old Guard dies, but it never surrenders," nor any other body of famous soldiers have given pos terity a greater, grander, braver or a nobler record than the First Regiment Of Volunteer cavalry of the United States, known as the Rough Riders
 Arizona is proud Of these men, , proud of their work and their record, 2 and we'll may she be. She despise5 i't and detests any man CT any set cf men that attempts to ridiclile them.