Arizona republican., 1898-11-11
: LESION TO ROUGH RIDERS.
Has Just Expressed Herself on
 the Subject Of Heroes.
Arizona has just taught mankind

Arizona has just taught mankind a new trick. She would Lave done it before, but the opportunity was never
 presented. From the earliest times it ish and unreasonable people, civilized and uncivilized, to make a fuss over those who have been
 guilty of great bravery or other meri-
 torious performances, or who have aYailed themselves Of the privilege of
 undergoing great suffering and priva- tion in the cause of humanity. As
 far back as any light is thrown on
 events men who have served their countries heroieally and honorably and
 lived 70 get home were made much of.
 Nothing was too good for tLem. The stay-at- homes who were tOo discreet
 to go to war and had too much regard
 for Gods image 10 put 1t i'll danger Of
 mutilation by slings. arrows, spears.
 axes, bayonets, musketS or MauSerS,
 fiocked around me returning heroes
 and put .garlands on their. brOws and
 elected them to offices with fees sal
 aries and other emolumentS. This
 foolish custom was kept up as late as
 after the close of the civil war and in
 the effete east the practiLe has not yet
 been abandoned.
 Whrn the war with Spain was over and the regiments came back the east and south and north nearly tore the clothes from them in an excess of en- thusiasm. The Rough Riders, par tiula"ly picturesque and gallant regi- inert, was particularly hOnored. Their admirers almost prevented the Arizona members from coming home at all Arizona looked upon these proceedings with contempt She said: These boys Of mine are getting the swelled cad. but never mind, I'll reduce it. :" The Doys finally got back A few ill advised persons in the territory thought th2 Rough Riders deserved some honor in addition to what the rest Of the world had bestowed on them. These misguided Individuals content to follow the example of other localities in all ages in the matter Of hero worship, cause five or six Of the Rough Riders to be nominated for of flee unaware of the law in this terri tory that heroes, women and terminals (that is, criminals who have been con victed and EyunisheaJ, are disqualified for public preferm7 nt. BrodIe and Me Clintock and Grindell were made bearers ir this county. The | gallant Lieutenant Wilcox was nomi- | mated in, Cochise county. Another | Rough Rider was put up in Yuma coun- ty and still another in one Of the | northern counties. When they were III lip, Arizonians las5 Tuesday turned i loose upon them with deadlier aim .han the Spaniards of Santiago en- Dloyed Not cne of the Rough Riders the battle of the ballots. though they got through the Santiago with nothing more serious than wounds and levers.
 But in bringing down the six Rough Riders, Arizona was nCt resenting the part they took in the war with Spain. Jh! no; for in all the United States there was no geographical section more angry at Spain last spring or nore eager: to fgt- her and maKe her rec the Cubans, all Of whom were not worth the life of Captain O'Neill. Of ,ourse, when the war got started Ari- .ona had done her part and modified Ter howl for blood. A few Of her more mpatuous and selfish sons rushed to lie front, bu. the rest restrained their loble impulses and stayed at home so Is to be ready to take the swelling out ,f the heads of the heroes when they hectic with victory and weighted down wi,h an impression hat they were the whole thing.