The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
RoosEvELT's ROUGH RIDERS.

NF all the troops that have been mustered from IL , among the American people for this war the which holds the most conspicuous place the national stage and engages the largest part ot general attention is unquestonably that which IS known as Roosevets Rough Riders. It has had fame thrust upon it before has struck bow and will go to the field with such blare of trumpes that which on the mimic stage heralds the coming of royal dignitary
 This of course is of the caprces of fame and is due to time, place and circumstance Roosevelt IS of the Americans who knows how to keep the public interested in himself When Police Connlis- soner in New York he appeared larger in the public eye and the press than the Mayor of the city even the Governor of the State As Assistant Secretary of the Navy he completely overshadowed Secretary Long, large figure in the administration as Cabinet officer, and to some people, seemed hardly less important than the President himself
 Such operating in New York; having con nectons with clubs and the high social order of the Knickerbockers, necessarily confers fame upon any thing in the way of organization which he per sonally conducts. Even Roosevelt cotion would make nine days talk. In this case, however, he has added to the attracveness of his personal command by the character of the troop he has formed
 Rough riders have in plenty Cowboys and plansmen of all kinds not uncommon in the West. But rough riders headed by Fifth avenue resident and composed largely of dandies from the clubs polo players, college athletes and young mil lionares who got their millions by inheritance and not by toil is sight sufficiently unusual to be spec tacular. The combination of the dainty darlings of Bradley Martin bathrooms with the uncombed terrors of cattle ranges appeals to the imagination and the American heart rises in admiration at the sight.
 Nor is the thing itself unworthy of admiration. The essential equality of manhood in the United States has impressive manifestation in this association for service in of men from the clubs of the metrop oils with from the wds of the mountains and plains It IS democratic and American in every spect. No other nation could organize such troop harmonize such diverse clements of its people for the work of patriotism This feature of the troop helps to make it popular and will doubt help to make 1t effective It represents the whole country and the most diverse classes of its society and there fore stands splendid embodiment of the unity of our people
 The only danger is that praise in this respect for the Rough Riders may lead to injustice to other troops. In every regiment that goes out from Cali fornia and probably in all from other States there will be the mngling of the rich with the poor the college graduate with the cowboy type. These will represent America truly as the New York combination Full justice should be done to them, and all praise and admiration should not be given to the New Workers. Perhaps before the war is over some of them may be even more distinguished than tbe company which just is the exposure of East eyes and the admiration of the metropolitan press