The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-08
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one Of Col. RoosoveiUs msn Practices
Political Speech.

One o. Col. RoosoVetps men Practices
Political Speech.
New York Sun: Night had fallen up
on the camp, and except for the songs
Of the negro troopers. who were holding
an impromptu concert, and an OCCASION
al burst Of laughter from the other
camps, where men were gathered about
the big open fires. the cavalry division
was silent The writer's horse was
picking his way gingerly across the
hlllocks between the rough riders camp
and the lake, both he and his riders
having lost their bearings, when the
horse pricked up his ears inquiringlY
and turned his head toward a quarter
OF the compass where could be heard q
strange rising and falling note, which
presently resolved itself into the tones
OF the human voices Urged onward, the
horse, with some reluctance, climbed
the intervening hill. Below was small,
natural amphitheater, and somewhere
near the center Of II was the source Of
voice, which proclaimed in oratorical
tones:
"Felier Citlzens-I amt a voter In
your free and glorious state Out where
1 vote have TO ride ffty miles to the
polls, through a region principally in
habiled by kl-Votes an pizen snakes
7 and tarantellers an such like measly
Yarmints. Amt had the advantages
that most OF you gents before me With
clean collars and diamond pins IN their
neckties has had, but tell you, Teller
citizens, In q crisis like this I'm with
VOu. Cloud applause.) Seems to me
like that's about the place applause
ought TO come IND. You have nominal
ted for governor Of your great state the
whitest man that ever set finger on
trigger. Great cheering.) GIVE know
ed"--
"Ker-chug. ker-chue. ker-chugm In
terrupted frog down in the swamp.
"I'll attend to you later, you white
llVered rep-tyle," said the orator. IF
you're goin' to cheer, cheer in the right
place. Yes, gents, of this intelligent an
Well-meanln' aSsemblage. when Colonel
Roosevelt tremendous cheessJ consent
ed to run for governor, It was n fore
gone cInch that every man In the state
that isn't a yallar dog would get up at
6 o'clock in the moFnln' to vote for him
an keep on votin' until the polls closed.
CTumultuous yells.) tell you what fell
lers-I mean mY noble Teller citizens
II / seen man before me that /
thought was goln' to vote any other
way than fer the colonel OF my regi- |
ment which have the honor to belong |
10, I'd draw bead on him right from
here" (Great sonsation.)
"HRw-haw! Hee-haw-haw!" snorted |
an army mule in the ofing.
prolonged laughter" amended the
orator you guys-gents-that amt |
seen the old man in scrap, can't ap- |
preciate the kind OF a Christian an
scholarly gent that he Is. How any pup |
eyed skunk can have the nerve to get |
up an make race ag'in him Is one Of |
them mysteries that had ought to be |
solved with a six-shooter. But what's |
the diff, anyway? That misguided |
guyll never be heard Of again. He'll be |
swept under in a tidal wave an froze |
up in an iceberg an fell on by an ava
lanche. an Colonel Roosevelt, our glor-
Ious candidate, Will march on to VIC
tory with the American flag in one
hand an Spanish scalp in the other"
At this point the auditors horse |
Weighed and the auditor himself Furnish
ed a round of applause.
whats that?' inquired the speaker.
1T was Just goln' to put In some more
loud cheers. Who are Vou?"
The writer explained and then asked:
i'Practlcing up little?'
yep" said the rough rider. Were
all goin' on the stump for Teddy"