Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-10-20
OUR TERRITORIAL TROOPS.


Through the kindness of Mr.. G. Y
Uoadley we are permitted to publis
the following letter from Lieutenal
Crenshaw, who will soon be advance
TO the rank of adjutant:
Camp Hamilton, Lexington. Ky,
October 8, 1S9
Dear Hoadley:-From the headin
of this letter You can see that 1 al
here in the heart of the bluegrass
region. which is noted for good viii:
key. fast horses and pretty wome1
and I can assure you that all of thes
luXir;es are here. Lexington IS a cit
Of about 10000 and is noted as tn
home and last resting place of Henri.
Clay. Our camp is situated five mile
east of the city on the Ohio & CheS
Daalle raill02d. Trains run every hal
| hour. There are now ten regiment.
here and two colored regiments min,
! miles from Camp Hamilton. Our CAM
Is a city of tents. situated in beauti
frl park of large oak. hickory. ash anG
walnut trees. and the whole covered
with heavy sod of blue grass, which
S native grass in this state. l like
ent life, although it has rained here
or days. and the mud is something
awful. But l have now reached that
Stage in army life that I never think
ii lHG AeditlGE- / IdN0 D60u So uuSN
inca nv arrival here that I have
scarcely had time for anything. but an
low getting settled down. and occas-
ionany find a little time to visit Lex
n%tnn for Il few honrs at night.
There are about 500 commissioned
officers here and most of those I have
net are fine fellows, but l find nent
my better than the officers of the Is
Eerrf orial regiment. From the recen-
Jews 4 looks as if my regiment woul6
. sent TO ALBANY. Ga. preparatory tC
ambarking for Cuba or Porto Rico
within the next few weeks. 1 hope W,
VIII remain here until November 18th
- I like this place very much.
The great trottipg races are on nov
lllt the rain has iDterferred so that the
aces have been postponed from da!
day. waiting for the rain to quit
0Hr regiment seems to be in goo6
'eaIth rs find only three on the sick
Isl. Comrany \ is all right here am
ms no sick except those few left AZ
}Ehipple; not 4 man ON the sick roll |
Lieutenant Christy will succeed a,
7i31tatn Of Company A. and I will be |
made Adjutant of the regiment.
.tYour friend.
JOHN W. CRENSHAW"
y r RECONSTRU OF CUBA
When the proner time comes for the
'rga nization of an independent gov
'''1n'Pnt in Cuba or in other words
hen order "nd trannui1itv shall have
leen established throughout fhe is
9nd. and al armed bands whethp'
''-ceei@ein~ lova7tr TO Snain or to the
@-ca'led Cuban Penuhlic. shall hav.
@+7'rnod 70 nna ceful avorati0ns. t.
ill be for the American military gov
nor or for q commission CHARGER
rith tho snecific function TO DESIGNATE
10 c1alifca TONS for the preliminary
ranc'piSe. snd 70 direct the election of
constitutional convention. In defin-
10 tho conditions of tho suffrage We
odd he ~ mains TO avoid all dfscrimi
= tfon on flle score of race or of m
WHY having before us rs our primary
i'm. not the triumnh of narticular
action Int t'n welfare of the whole
onul9tion Whethe~ for the nrelfmi |
s~v ballot tho nriucinle of universal
7ffra 90 should he adoDted or an edu |
'tfnral or 4 pronerty qnalif1 cation
lnUId be imposed the utmost care
a0U'd he taken TO exclude no orderly |
nj law-abiding citizen. on the score
ther of color or descent Not ONLY
'GSe native ClllsanS who have served
n7er the fnsrrgant leaders in the
ED, or have recognized their author
= brit also those native Cubans who
nix with favor on the AutonOmis-
Stem conceded nv Snain not long be-
re tho or+hrpak of the war and ever
lNse civilian SIariardS who shall de
de to remain in the island and who
ell c0vPnapt in sl1nrort lovallv the
Nv re@i7oe. shou'd all be permitted to
I-o ,.a+111.rir1cr RI fin ! -
invention. whose duty it will he t.
2n,e n scheme of republican govern
ent POSSESSING. at least prima face
e eIepnts of equity and of stability
viii no for President McKinley's
.NraSNnta lives at Havana TO inSpec4
e constitution thus completed. and
-terns me whether It seems likely r.
'Swer the iigii-noinded nurpose With |
bich we undertook to liherafe the IS
nd. If the proposed organic Law
.al meet with our apDrnva!. we shall
.thcltze it to he nut in operation. by
pctiGning IN election under it. Il
men ? Cuban executive and Il Cuban Z
2rislatura viii be chosen When the =
achinel'y q tile new policy is once :
Working order. we shall substitute
e Cuban ensign for the American
o over all the government property
]
awing all the troops which. up to
at time. VIII have been stationed for
lice purposes in the island. we shall
we the Cuhan rPDuhlic to its expert
ant of self-rule If the Cuban Legis 7
Furp which shall lawfully come in
being. shall see fit TO give validity |
al or any of the bonds which have
en- issued h ythe So-called inSurgent | .
vernnent. ii will be at liberty to do =
provided the Cuban Constitution :
elf shall not prohibit the imposition y
such burden on the infant state y
will also be for the Cuban legisla :
re TO provide. if it shall see fit. out =
the islands public revenues. for the .
Y of the insur@ant soldiers who have Z
we'd under Gomez. Garcia and other
chiefs. =
This is. substantially the coursr i:
lich events will follow in Cuba. pro
led the American Congress shall a. i
re to the resolutions by which ii
,ril it sgnified a determination to r
q self-rule to Cuba. 1t is, mani v
lily. not the sourse which would I
ve been taken. had we recognized CT
: independence. or even the belliger Il
cy. of the so-called insurgent gov V
lmen5- In that case, we should
We appeared in Cuba precisely as n
French appeared in the Ameri .
4 colonies in ITS; that is to say. as II
les and coadiutors and we should ii
We continued to fight until Spain. o.
rself. had acknowledged the indie OF
adence of the Cuban republic Then
ieneYer in any part of the island the il
lnish flag had been pulled down. "
Cuban flag would have been hoist 81
an1 Cuban officials WOuId have 81