Iron County register., 1898-12-01
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of those who heard it. It was given
out that these desperadoes would be
gathered from among the cowboys of
| the West. and university men of the
swell clubs of the East. The public
attention was largely taken away from
the general preparations for the war,
and eentered upon the subject of
Roosevelt's .'Rough Riders. F" Finally,
about two-thirds of this regiment were
transported to Cuba. while the other
third remained at Tampa, in Florida,
ment, which remained behind to ''eat
their heads off, as the SAYING goes.
So the ''Rough Riders" who went to
Cuba were not riders at all. But they
fought bravely-as bravely as the 9TH
er soldiers around them. Roosevelt
was not their colonel then, but their
lieutenant. colonel. For distinguished
services the colonel of the regiment,
Leonard Wood, was promoted to be
brigadier-general. He is now the wise
and trusted governor of the province
OF Santiago. Roosevelt was then pro-
NOTED to the colonelcy of the regiment.
1t is conceded that he acted gallantly
and bravely at all times. 1t is also
conceded that Notwithstanding the
gallantry of the Rough Riders" they
would probably have been destroyed
but for the bravery of another regi-
ment. the name os whose colonel we
do not recall, because it has not been
shouted as loudly as has that of Col
onel Roosevelt.
After the surrender of Santiago the
gallant Roosevelt bawled Justify that
he wanted to go home and was allow
ed to go. He included all of the army
in this demand, but the sequel proved
that his own presence in New York
was his main desire. DESERVING the
Mugwump friends he had made, and
turning his back on Parkhurst, he flew
to the embraces of that distinguished
trough rider" of the Republican par
ty, Thomas G. Plat., and besought his
aid for the nomination for the govern
orship of New York. He prevailed
and was nominated by the Republican
state convention. His campaign was
one prolonged s'wild west show"
Roosevelt was presented to the voters
of New York as the man who had
whipped the Spanish army at Santiago
without the aid of any other officer,
and with one hand tied behind his
back. He smelt strongly of powder,
and small blue flame was observed to
go forth from his nostrils. The Re-
publican spellbinders split the ears of
the groundllngs with their recitals of
his heroic deeds. He flew through
the state on lightning trains furnished
him by Chauncey Depew, of the New
York Central Railroad Company, orat-
ing to the public at intervals of from
ten to fifteen minutes. In cities he
was rushed from place to place in car
riages drawn by horses that, Judging
from their speed, must have been
trained in the fire department. At the
finish he was elected by majority of
less than eighteen thousand, which
was a reduction of more than two
hundred and fifty thousand from the
majority given Mckinley two years
ago.
We have presented these two Col
onels and drawn a contrast between
their treatment respectively by the ad-
ministration, for the purpose of point
ing a moral, and that is that when you
want to find the magnanimity which
dwells in the breast of ehivalrlc
knight towards an enemy who has
placed himself within that knights
power, do not go to William Mckinley, |
the President of the United States.
N B. Colonel Bryan's term OF SER
vice will expire in the early part OF
the year 1900. He will then be free
to control his own movements without
the consent of the administration.-I
SitUer knight Watcltnlaa.