Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-29

| to leave the burden upon your wife of the
care, support and bringing up of that
| family" Rooscvelt's answer was a Roose-
Welt answer: II have done as much as
| any one to bring on this war because L
believed it must come, and the sooner the
better, and now that war Is declared, 4
| have no right to ask others to do the light
| ing and stay at home myself
The regiment of rough riders was an
| original American suggestion, to demon
| strate that patriotism and indomitable
| courage are common to all conditions Oh
| American life. The same great qualities
| are found under the SLOUGH hat of the cow
boy and the elegant imported tile of New
| Yori's gilded youth. Their mannerisms
are the veneers of the West and the East;
| their manhood is the same.
| In that hot and pcst-cursed climate or
summer Cuba officers had opportunities
| for protection from miasma and fever
which were not possible for the men. But
the rough riders endured no hardships nor
| dangers which were not shared by their
colonel He helped them dig the bitches;
he stood beside them in the deadly damp
ness of the trenches. No hoored tent for
him If his comrades must sleep on the
ground and under the sky. In that world
famed charge of the rough riders through
| the hail of shot and up the hill of San
Juan. their colonel. was u hundred feet
in advance. The bullets whisting by him
are rapidly thinning the ranks of these
desperate lighters. The colonel trips and
falls and the line wavers, but In mo-
mcnt he Is up again, waving his sword,
climbing and shouting. He bears a charm
cd life. lie clips the barbed wire fence
and plunges through, yelling: Come on,
boys. come on, and we will lick h out
OF them" the moral force Of that dar-
ing cowed and awed the Spaniards, and
thCy fed from their fortified heights and
Santiago was ours At that time Col.
Roosevelt was Il very influential resident
of Santiago de Cuba. "To uck h out of
them" is the fury of the fighting. Ii cX-
pressed the titanic rage of Washington
1T the trCachcry OF Lee and turned tho
tide at Monmouth. 1t pierced like the bull
| let's the fears of the heeting soldiers and
sent them flying to the front and victory
when Sheridan rode madly up the valley
from Winchester.
Col. Roosevelt is the typical citizen-sol-
der The sanitary condition of our army
| in Cuba might not have been known for
weeks through the regular channels Of
inspection and report to the various de-
partments. Here the citizen I'm the coll
oncl overcamc tic official routine and re-
ticence of the soldier. His graphic letter
TO the government and the round-robir
l he initiated brought suddenly and sharp
: ~ to our attention the frightfu dangers
of disease and death and resulted in oui
; boys being brought Immediately home
=, He may have been subject to court mar
1 tlal for violating the articles of war, but
e the humane impulses of the people gave
II him gratitude and applause.
II Is seldom in political conflicts wher
new and unexpected issues have to be me-
u and decided, that a candidate can b,
= found who personihcs the popular anC
I progressive side of those issues. Repre-
= sentative men move the masses to enthu
Il 10.
i than measures. Lincoln, with his irnmor
II tai declaration. made at II time when tC
make II insured his defeat by Douglass
9 for the United States Senate, that &c,
II house divided against itself cannot stand
: ! believe this government cannot endur,
: permanently half slave and half free. =
II embodied the anti-savery doctrine. Grant
g with Appomatox and the parole of homo
c to the Confederate army behind him
stood for the pcrpetuity of union and lib
q erty. Mckinley, by his long and able adj
: vocacy of its principles, Is the leading
i spirit for the protection of American in
: dustries. For this year. for this crisis
: for the voters of the Empire State, 70
c TIE young men of the country and tn
t. upward. onward and outward trend of tn
g United States. the candidate Of candidate
e is the hero of Santiago, the idol of tn
g Rough Riders-Col Theodore Roosevelt.
IS Those portions Of his speech relating T.
j. much applause and there was "A vigorou
IS reception of the tribute to Gov. Black
Is When DR.. Depew told of the famou
II charge of the Rough Riders and mention
x ed the name of Roosevelt every man wa
n on his feet cheering. When Mr. Dope,
II had reached the point in his speech wher
IT he alluded to the non-effcct of Mause
q bullets. two or three men rushed dow
l. the aisle bearing Il big portrait Of Co
+ Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform. Their
- was three minute interruption and tn
y picture was taken to the stage and So
If up. MI. Depew finished at j:25 amid az
p!ause that was almost II pandemonun
- When ii had subsidized, Judge Charles Z
he SaXton of Wayne, took the platform an
p began the scconding of the nomination c
ie Black.
H. He spoke of his splendid record as GOV
'e ornor Of New York State and said: al
he Is a man from the sole of his foot to IN
50 top of his head, and there is not a ma
l in this convention who does not bcley
IL him to be courageous and brilliant mar
IS lie Is entitled to this nomination also b,
$. cause he is u republican Of republican
ot and yet will never allow his party al
I'd iliations to stand on the same plane wit
ut his conscience and the peoples law.
nc Assemblyman Wallace of Queens see
" onded the nomination of col. Roosevc
Of as "A resident of Queens and Il neiehbc
:. Of mine" Mr.. Abraham Gruber of Ne
III ! oTh next got tne PLATFORM ana, HftCr say
W ing u few words, those in the rear of IL
OF hall began to cheer so that he could II,
id speak, Senator Raines rose to his fee
o. and said: "rcddy Roosevelt never shot
m Spaniard in the back MIR. Grubcr shou
ut be listened to-" Mr. Gruber talked on Il
ht broad ground that Gov Black by all pr
ct cedent and political right was entitlc
r to Il denomination. He claimed that Go
~ Black had been promised the nomnatio
re "Why," he said, have they changed Il
nd saying Wei done, good and faithful So
al want into Good and faithful servant "
ce will do you well?' How are you going
al nominate Woodruff and not Black? ca
rs you do 1t honestly? OF course you can't
es MI Grubers speech was heartily applau
~ ed
he George n. Southwick of Albany Sc
H. onded the nomination of Theodore Roos
at welt in a ringing, speech, Senator LcNo
an took the platform at 6:l6 o'clock to spe;
at for Gov. Black, but the audience show,
IL its dissatisfaction at delay by crying f
al