The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-24
Oh, DEAH!
HOTWid Fifth Avenue WlIllHS
As Officers.
WITH WOUGH WIDERS
Oklahoma Troop Of Cavalrymeu
"All Shot to Pieces on
Account of the Ringing
in of Harvard Chaps
as Officers.

IN CAMP, SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May
22.-Just enough rain fell last night
to settle the dust. The parade ground
Is in fine shape for drill.
Our company is all shot TO pieces
In the last three days our troop has
lost the FIRST and second lieutenants,
Lieutenant McGinnis having been pro
NOTED to the captaincy Of "I' troop,
ana Swltzer to regimental quarter
master, thus leaving our troop at the
mercy OF the commander to appoint
any person whom he sees fit TO. The
boys are all righteously indignant and
are on the point of small revolution.
The acting sergeant major OF the regi-
ment was appointed our first lieuten-
ant, and Is fair sort OF fellow at
least westcrner. Tho second lieu
tenant is a Fifth avenue Harvard col
lege boy, who received his appoint
ment by the powers that be, and from
his big iron dollars. lie even
mad TO buy gentle horse so
he could ride it. lie doesn't know
anything about tactics, or the men he
has been appointed over. The in
Justice OF the thing is that we had a
dozen boys boys who could teach him
army regulations, shooting, riding and
everything else that is ESSENTIAL TO
make a rough rid sr, and troop ID wants
to say right here that she is sore, in
dignant and mad clean through, and
registers her kick. We do not care to
20 out and win battles for some Fifth
avenue swell TO reap the reward OF our
work, and don't mean TO do IL il il can
possibly be avoided. II Captain llus-
ton is promoted TO a majors ST APPS
our identity will be lost and your
"Cholly" or "Wnlie" will take the
"wough widers to the fwont."
Our six shooters will turn into tooth
brushes; our swords into mustache
curlers our guns into opera glasses;
our bullets into tennis balls and our
troop into lot of "horwid boys
The governor OF Oklahoma said TO
us in his last farewell address on the
parade ground where we took our
oath TO support our government and
obey our Superior officers" "Boys,
when you need my help or the help of
Oklahoma, speak and you will be
answered" Now we want men OF our
own people TO rule us. We don't want
to give up men like McGinnis and
Switzer for "would-bes' We want
officers appointed over as that are
capable OF giving MS a chance % mp
hold the "honor Of our country and
territory" and without that, Oklaho
ma may be disappointed in her repre-
sentation in the rough riders.
No, we will not desert or murder
anyone. Every man is in this troop
10 stay, and stay 20 the finish II we
are recorded as failures il will not be
through the acts Of any boy from the
proud territory OF oklahoma, but
through Incompetent officers. We
appeal 10 the governor and the people
OF oklahoma 10 ielp us in this, our
sad bereavement.
The boys are all we'll.
The regiment is being drilled in the
use Of the new guns.
The ground is now dotted with little
tents and looks quite military. The
tents are just large enough Tor two
persons TO sleep comfortably in They
are twelve ounce army duck, button az
the top and back weighing about
twelve pounds.
Guess ! will go over and hear the
the regimeItal chaplain, who is now
talking in the east wing OF the build
ing. Il.