The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-22
ROSsEyELTs FRIENDS.
A MniOr-General Who Praises Him, .
Coachman Who Fights for Him.
Hartfortf. Conn, Post.

Hartford. t0Nn., rust
Col. Roosevelt, New York Republican
candidate fer governor, received high praise
from Gen Miles Saturday night. The
speech was reported in the Sunday paper.
Miles Sunday, at Oyster Bay. say, as some
thought l did that Col. Roosevelt was me
brsvest % the brave at Santiago IhaI
would have been unfair to many osnse
brave men. It would he hard on HAWKINS.
on Chaffee and others What l did say
was high enough compliment for any man,
I think. | said he vas among the oIaVesl
or the brave ar Santiago, that it was large
ly owing TO him that the navy was already
furnished with its effective equipment
when the war began; that Col. Rooseveis
was enviably fortunate in having so mucn
to do with both the land and naval sue
cess Of the war.
Col. Roosevelt. IN his Enthusiastically
eager way. seized at the name of Hawkins
before Gen. Miles statement was half
through.
That man Hawkins" he exploded. is
abou; as fine an old felow-why, he's ono
of the grittiest men | ever knew, Moss
have felt sulky when younger men We're
promoted over them. and would have kept
out OF the war. The old man simply set
his teeth and went ahead. He won his pro-
motion, and Won il on the battlefield As
a matter of Fact. Hawkins IS responsible
for the taking Of San Juan hill. When
say San Juan hill l am not referring to
the smaller hill with impromptu breast
works on it which my regiment went up.
We called that Kettle hill. The bigger hill
fhsr on With the s Po5 on Iop was what
Col. Roosevelt is getting letters from all
sorts of people pledging their support.
Among the writers are members of New
fork's police force. In speaking OF one OF
them yesterday TIE colonel said: The po-
liceman who wrote to me six letters wrote
me one on the day | was nominated, con-
graduating HE Tor being elected governor.
Really. believe that man would murder
any man who suggested that ] am not 20
be elected unanimously Yet al / ever did
for him was to make it possible Tor him
to be appointed policeman without the
help of influential friends and without pay
ing for his place. lie came of a family
that altogether had never earned as much
as half policernan's salary In a year. It
was the greatest conceivable rise in the
world for him, and it was obtained through
a simple. fair and square chance which 1
gave him.
fortins. | once had friend named Burke.
He was a man OF no great intellectual! at
tainment He had few opportunities He
assembly. On election day I heard a row
that was almost a riot. on my way to
the figh, met Burke, who broke out OF
the crowd.
Roosevelt. Oi'ye found two min coachmin
loike mesilf, thot Oh fought was me friends
and they was after votin' against yez. I
hammered the dom ugly faces av them,
sor. Av yez viii excuse me, viii be atther
goin' back and hammern' the divils some
more
-, Here said I. you mustn't do that. It
Hurt yez. he howled. NV amy one av
them do lay a finger on yez I'll Kill tha
dom craythur. Excuse me. Mr.. Roosevelt.
Oh mustn't hammer thin some more or
they'll be votin aginst yez yet
II actually had to forcib!y restrain the
man. That kind OF a man Is not always
a valuable or a discreet friend. but he is
an encouraging person % know