The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-26

lia duty in every way and that its record /
Is subject for honorable pride not only MS
regards the members themselves hu; the /
at large. | am proud of sou |
because you never complained and never /
nmchod When you went TO war youl
knew YOU would not havs an easy time 4
YOU expected 60 encounter nardsh.ps, and /
you took them without murmur Hon /
were all readiness 10 learn promptness |
and obedience. which make 90 possible !
to tu . the American volunteer SO soon A.,
into n st class type Of hghtng man.
OF those who landed for the brief cam |
paign in the tropical midsummer against |
Santiago one fourth were killed or wound |
ed and three fourth OF the remainder |
were at one time or another stricken down |
By fever. Many died. but there Is not |
one among you so poor in spirit that he
does not count fever. wounds and death |
itself as nothing compared with the hon
or Of having been able % serve with the |
regiment under the hag OF the United
States In one Of the most righteous wars
which this century has seen This was
a typical American regiment. The major
ity OK its members came from the South
west but not all we had 10 our ranks
Easterners. Westerners. NorJherners,
southerners. Catholics Protestauts Jews
G. ntues-men whose parents We're born
In Germany. ireland, and men whose
pal snts were born on the banks Of the
James. the Hudson, and at Plymouth
Rock nearly three centuries ago. and all
were Americans IN heart and soul, ia
spite and approximation, and noth-
ing else We knew nc distinction nf
creed, birthplace or residence. All tho
creed for US was that man should dc
his duty should show himself alert pa
tlent and enduring. good In camp and
on the march. and valleant N battle
My comrades, the regiment was hut a
microsm Of our great country and the
principles which enabled us TO make SO
much out Of It are those upon which vs.
must act in the nation itself Il we are
10 stand level 10 the needs of our great
destiny In administering this great
country we must know no North, south.
East or West. we must pay no heed 40
a mans creed. we must De Indifferent aa
10 whether he is rich or poor provided
only he is indeed good man. a good
citizen a good American. IN our political
and social life alike, In order TO per-
manenuy succeed we must base our con-
duct on the DeealoEue and the Golde'.
Rule. We must put In practice those no.
ly virtues. for the lack Of which no IN
tellictual brilnancy. no material prosperl-
ty can ever atone. It is q good thing for
a nation to be rich, but It is a better
thing for a nation 10 be the mother Of
men who possess the qualities OF hon
esty. Of courage and OF common sense
We have many great problems ahead of
40. r1sa Ht
road to national greatness-problems Of
home administration, and problems tina,
AFFECT our dealings with the outside
world. We connot solve them II we ap-
proach them in the spirit OF leWty Of
vain-glorious boastfulness; stll less if
we approach. them la spirit of tim.
dlty, and least OF an II ia dealing wth
them we do not Insist upon honesty ana
righteousness upon that uprightuess OF
character which IL the keystone ln the
arch Of true national greatness. The pro
lens that rise from year 10 year differ
wildly and must be met in widely dif.
ferent ways. and not one Of them can
be properly solved unless We approach
It with rigid feariessness and with
sincere purpose TO do Justice 90 an men
exacting f. from others. and exacting II
no less from ourselves
BRAVE RETURN TO PEACE.
Il am proud OF the way Ia which you
have taken up the broken threads Of
| your lives-in which you have gone back
to the ranch the mine. and the c0unuas
room. In so doing you show yourselves
TO be typical American citizens tor II
has always been the pride OF our cou1try
| that an American while most earnestly
desirous Of peace was ever ready 90 show
himself a hard and dangerous fighter
II need shoIld rise. aud that on the
other hand. when once the need had pass
ed. he could prove the war had not hurt
him for the work Of peace aud that he
was an the litter 10 do this work fos
having done the other too. We may b..
called 10 war but once m a generation.
and l most earnestly hope that we shall
not have TO face war again for many
years The duties of peace are always
with us and these we must perform an
our lives long from years end 10 year g
end Il we are 10 prove ourselves very
fact good citizens Of the commonwealth
| We must work hard for the sake 81 those
| dependent upon us; we must see tthat
our children are brough up IA a way that
viii make them worthy OF the great iu-
hertance which we, their fathers. have
| ourselves received from tnose that went
before as We must DO our duty by the
state We must frown upon shonesty
and corruption ana war for honesty ana
| righteousness.
am proud Of you, my comrades. not
only because you were very brave to bat
tie, but because when once the battle was
over you showed yourselves always merci
ful - the weak A coward ia your
ranks would nave received snort shrift
indeed, but when once the battle was won
l never knew one Of YOU 10 perform an
act of cruelty l shah ever keep in MIND
the valor you showed as you fought iu
the iungles Of Las GuanImas. as y1u
charged up the slopes of San Juan hills.
aDd / shall keep Ina mind no less the way
ia which you showed your sympathy
tor the poor miserable refugees al FI
Caney, the way in which you tried 10 help
the women and children. upon whom wsr
had laid rs heavy hand. In our regiment
the man who hinched from armed foe
ana the man who murdered women an 1
children would have met with equally
quick ana grim justics
WORD FOR THE ABSENT
Let me say a word or those 10 whom
our thoughts should turn AT such a time
both among the living and among the
dead TO our absent living comrades. ana
especially 10 our former commander now
Major General Leonard. Wood whose
administration Of the province Of ssntl-
$50 has reflected the utmost credit not
meely upon himself but upon the nation