The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25
CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT
He Greets His Old Comrades at
Las Vegas.
MEN WHO NEVER FLINCHED
Proud Of His Old Commando Typical
American Regiment-Our Nation the
Mother of Men-The Work OF
Peace The Future.

| Colonel Roosevelt arrived here at 1:30
| this afternoon and was greeted as ne
| stepped off the platform of the rear car
with tremendous cheering from 5000
| people massed around the depot.
| The noted New Yorker was clad in his
rough rider uniform and was easily
recognized by the crowd. He was al
most lifted bodily from his feet by the
| press of persons anxious to grasp his
| hand and as he and his party made
their way slowly to the Castanoda ho-
| tel the crowd surged after him. He
| looked in excellent health and seemed
to appreciate the hearty enthusiasm of
the people who greeted him. AS he
| walked down the depot sidewalk a line
| of rough rider veterans saluted and
| Joined in the general ovation.
A party of rough riders and citizens
met Colonel Roosevelt and party at
| Wagon Mound at 11:45 o'clock. There
were no speeches made as had been
anticipated. On the way down Roose-
welt remarked:
| Captain Luna. was the first man l
spotted"
AS he met his old comrades in arms
he calculated heartily: I'm glad to see
| YOU" 1T does me good to shake your
paw How are you?'' and similar ex-
| pressions evincing sympathy.
AT Ration, the gate city of New Mex
| leo. the citizens turned out en- masse
| Colonel Roosevelt was presented with a
| floral Offering consisting of an arch
| way with gate swinging open. The
| design was made up of roses and carna-
| tions with a background Of slnilax.
AT Springer the citizens presented him
| with floral wreath.
At Wagon Mound there was an ova-
hn Gnf,11
! dren OF the place sang My Country
| 'TiS of Thee
| colonel Roosevelt travelled in the pri-
Vate car of Vice President Morton of
| the Santa Fe road. Mr.. Morton was
member of the party. II. H. Khosaat
editor of the Chicago Times Herald
| Captain Day, Lieutenant Ferguson
Lieutenant D. NJ Goodrich also accom-
pn1ed Roosevelt. Colonel Roosevelt has
| promised to remain until Sunday morn
ing at least and will attend the review
to-morroW afternoon. He telegra phed
to-day to the local committee on ar
| rangements to the effect that he would
accept no hotel accommodations and
wanted to camp out with his command.
| Accordingly tent was stretched for
his accommodation in Camp Cochran.
| Ihe business meeting of the ROUGH
| Riders Regimental association was
held in the Duncan opera house and,
| p"iiis5 " bHt absence secretary Car
! ter OF Prescott, Lieutenant F. w. Ad
| ans of Santa Fe was chosen secretary
pro TEN. An address of welcome on
! behalf of the citizens of Las Vegas
was made by A. A. Jones' a prominent
| attorney Of that place. He said in con-
| clusion:
1--WE are more than grateful to hava
assembled here from the various states
and territories this happy throng, who
Join US in extending to you our hospi-
tallty, love and affection"
colonel Roosevelt responded as fol-
lows, his remarks at times being en-
Enthusiastically applauded:
They Never FIinched.
AT this time I would not have left
New York state for any purpose save
TO attend the reunion of my old reei-
iheht' ana Tor that purpose 1 would
nave gone to Alaska or anywhere else
for the bond that unites us one 10 an
other is as close as any bond of human
friendship can be. 1t was our good for
tune to be among those accepted when
called TO arms a year ago last spring
ana when 10 men volunteered for every
one that could be chosen | think T
may say without boastng, that the
| regiment did its duty in every way and
| that It's record is a subject for honor
| able pride, not only to the members
| themselves but the country at large
| ain pIouu Oh you because you never
complained and never 1inched When
you went to war you knew Won would
| not have an easy time; you expected
| to encounter hardships and you took
| them without murmur You were all
readiness to learn and to show that
! prompt obedience. which make it pos
slble to turn the American volunteer so
soon into a first-cass type of fighting
men. Of those of our number who
landed for the brief campaign in the
| tropical midsummer against Santiago,
| one-fourth We're killed or wounded and
| three fourths of the remainder We're 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 it
self as nothing compared with the
| honor of having been able to serve with
| the regiment under the flag of the
| United States is one of the most right
eous wars which this century has seen.
| This was a typical American regiment
The majority of its members came
| from the southwest but not all. We
| had in our ranks fasteners, western
ers, notherners, southerners, Catholics,
| ProteStantS. Jews, GentileS-men whose
| parents We're born in Germany or Ire
land, and men whose parents were born
| on the banks of the James, the Hudson
and at Plymouth Rock nearly three
centuries ago, and all We're Americans
| IN heaft ana soul, IN spirit and pur-
| pose-Americans and nothing else. We
| knew no distinction of creed. birthplace
| or residence. All We cared for was that
| man should do his duty, show himself
| alert patient and enduring, good in
camp and on the march and valiant in
| battle.
| A Good American.
my comrades, the regiment was but
| microsm of our great country and the
| principles which enabled us to make
| so much out of it are those upon which
we must act in the nation itself if we
| are to stand to the needs of our great
| destiny. In administering this great
| country we must know North,
| South. East or West. We must pay no
| heed to an Americans creed, we must
| be Indifferent as to whether he is rich
| OF poor, provided only he is indeed