Arizona republican., 1898-11-07
H FERVlD RESENTMENT.
The Sentiment of Arizona women
 Vigorously Expressed.

To the Editor Of The Republican, Sir:
 I am only woman and have no vote. Heretofore I lave had no desire to ex- ercise the elective franchise, but when I saw the hand-bills thrown around Saturday by the demCcratic party, ad- longed to organize band Of loyal, pa triotic women and march to the polls Tuesday and cast our votes for Brodte and the republican ticket.
 The democrats had a right to their parade They had right to send their "Weary Willies" through the streets and shoot up the town" and make night hideous F they desired, but they had no right 10 travesty the Rough Riders. They net only insulted the most glorious body of men in the
 world, but have insulted the entire nation. For. I believe, we owe the successful close of the Cuban campaign to these same Rough Riders.
 As 1 hear the noise Of the Rough Walkers " guns, and smell the powder I have a vision of another time. I see cur Rough Riders at the train leaving the city for Whipple barracks. I hear the shouts and cheers of the pop ulace There were no Rough Walk
 CTS" there that night. My vision follows them to Prescott where they accept the sacred trust of bearing Ari zona's standard. Next at San Antonio, see that flag waving ever the head quarters of Col. Wood as the regiment al colOrs. It accompanies them from San Antonio to Tampa, and 1 see the Rough Riders on that trip hungry and enduring hardships uncomplainingly My vision follows then from Tampa to Cuba. I see them land at Balquiri and
 A,~i1 nf c-4a 1.aT. alNasr1 soil amidst the shouts of 20,000 brave men. I see Buckley O'Neill risk his live in vain endeavor to save the lives of two colored soldiers of the regulars. From Baiquiri they advance the dense woods. The Rough Riders draw nearer and I hear the rattle Of the Mauser rifles answered by the ag-JOrgensens. Louder and more furious grows the noise or the battle and I see Col. Brodie ordering 8 "skulker'' to the front There is black sheep in every flock, but this one was not an Arizona man, but a Rough Walker" from sister terri tory who had strayed into the wrong camp. He fails to obey orders, and I see Captain McClintock drawing his revolver and forcing him to the front. Louder grows the din. MeClintock falls, Orme is down, and with almost their last volley Brodie also becomes a victim Of the cruel Mauser. The smoke of battle clears. Our flag, bearing the scars of si.' bullets, proudly floats over the breast Horks of the en- emy The dead are plried and the wounded taken to tn shore to en- bark Norman Orme-r nxan ned by the surgeons and they say it Is no use to take him, that he cannot live. It is only through the prayers and entreaties of Brodie and McClintock that he is taken On board against the opinion of the surgeons.
 My vision follows the Rough Riders the hardships endured in the trenches and on the march, with in sufficient clothing and food. I see them. advance towards San Juan. The Rough Walkers" draw near on their return, and I hear the sound Of the Mauser bullet which cost us the life of Buckley O'Neill. The Rough Rid CTS charge up the hill. Campbell of and Truman of Pinal are first to reach the top, and Foster of Co., chise captures the Spanish flag. The smoke of battle clears and our flag, borne through the fight by Wright Of Yuma, is proudly waving with three more marks of Spanish bullets. Among the dead are LOgue ana OW0tnam Ol Gila, Hall of Ccchise, and Norton of Among the wounded are Sergeant Lee and John Hall. I see the Rough Riders sick and suffering the most severe hardships. They re- turn yellow with fever and wasted by disease; some will never again be the strong men who enlisted in all the pride and glory of their manhood.
 An! a louder and nearer Volley and the Rough Walkers" appear in view and dispel my vision.
 MT. Editor, never before, in all the history of political paradss was such a base outrage perpetrated. Never be- fore did any party offer such an insult to our flag and the nation as that given by the Rough Walkers" to the Rough Riders, and the patriotic women of Phoenix call on all loyal men to avenge the insult. E. w.
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