Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
ALL ARE COUNTED AS ONE.
The Rough Rider Boys, The AtiIlerymen, the
Cavalry, All are Periodically Appreciated.


SILT Lake City, May Il.
To the Editor.
The following appeared in your local
headed Utah Volunteers Depart in
Friday evenings issue of the "News:"
How pleasing, and yet how sad, to
contemplate the difference In the fare
well reception accorded the brave boys
of Batteries a and b. who left for the
Philippines this afternoon, and the
dashing, gallantTorrey lads who with
out a single drum beat, strain of music
or manifestation of public apprecia-
tion, were permitted IL not compelled
to depart on Sunday evening last for
famine cursed, war-stricken and
broken hearted Cuba! For one set of
heroes there was music, flowers, cheer
ing multitudes and fond farewells, the
latter made SO by the grand popular
response to the untiring efforts Of pa
triotic women. For the other set of
heroes-those who had the high honor
of being the first Utah Volunteers to
leave the State for Freedoms Cause,
there was neither music, flowers nos
apparent public appreciation; IL i5 the
undying hope of unnumbered men anu
women that there will never be repe-
titlon of Sundays neglect
Much pain has been caused to many
by the publication of the foregoing.
especially in its unjustlfied and uu-
oalled-for reflection upon the thou
sands who assembled last Sunday
evening at the oregon Short Line
depot, with hearts as full of patriot
ism, of sympathy, of ENCOURAGEMENT
of appreciation. and of the most earn
est prayers for success and salety 10
come to the troopers bound for cuba,
as were the hearts of the thousands
who viewed the parade of the artillery
men bound for the Philippines
Appreciation and patriotism are not
shown alone in the music OF piass Danes
and the firing of cannon. They are hlso
in the silent tear, the fervent prayer
hearty God bless and keep YOU The
boys of the Rough Rider" troop made
no parade through the streets, for the
people to assemble in crowds to watch
and cheer them: but whore they met
at the railway station they wer.
watched and cheered with as much APP
probation and patriotism as Were the
later companies along the streets.
Further the troops left ON a sabbath
day, on short notice. 1t was scarcely
benefttinE, after all. under the circum-
stances, to have called out the bands,
to have fired the guns, on that sab
bath day and at the very hour when
in this religious community the Sacra-
mental communion Is usually upper
most in the minds Of SO many of the
people The less noisy, but mono the
less patriotic ana apprt cata demonstra-
tlon was yet the most fitting Toy
that occasion. under the circumstance
of the notice, the assembling, the oppor-
tunitics. and the day. But demonstra-
lions We're appropriation their time and
place.
No patriotic American possessed Of
calm Judgment and regard for the
eternal fitness Of things will have sym
patty for the peovish and undlEnldsd
expressions complained Of, and which
reflect unjustly on the people who hon
orcd the troops, and who honor the
artillerymen, and all others alikc-au
who are fighting under the same cause.
whether in cuba or the Philippines; and
surely the News" higher editorial
judgment does not endorse the ortiz
cism offered. For the feeling in putri-
otlc Utah is God bless and speed all
the gallant boys In blue who respond To
their country's call. and give them
safety and success.
ONE OF THE APPRECIATIVE.