The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

you so poor In spirit that he does not count
fever; wounds and death Itself as nothing com
pared with the honor OF having been able TO
serve with the regiment under The 6ag OF the
United states in one OF the most righteous
wars whch-this century has seen.
The majority Of L. msmFsfs came from q.
Tasterners. Wssterners. Northerners. south.
ernors-Cathofcs. Professionals. jews. Gentiles
sad mDs bo
on the banks Of the James, the Hudson and at
Plymouth Rock nearly three centuIies ago:
and all were Americans in heart and soul. IN
spirit and purpose Americans. and nothing
else We knew no distinction u creed. birth
that i a man should do his. duty. should show
himself alert. patient and enduring. good In
my comrades the regiment was but a mi
cIocosm Of our great country and the principles
which enabled usto make solmueh out OF II ere
ITSELF II we are to stand level to the needs Of
our mighty destiny. In administering this
East or West we must pa no heed to mans
creed; We must be indifferent az to whether he
ao fih man Up poer GOOD p e,ia.p good American.
In our political and social life alike. in order
S1et ON 1se and ,hs Goden RUE
We must put in practice those homely VIZ
tues Tor the lack OF which no intellectual brill
1T is a good thing for a nation to be rich.
but 1t is better hing for nation to BE- tn:
mother Of men who possess the qualities OF
honesty. Of courage and OF com mon sense. We
have many great problems ahead OF us. we
tional sreatnessD problems pro Of home admins
tration and Iroblems that affect our deain *.
vainglor!ous boastinlness: still less II we ap.
pIoach them In spirit Of .imditv. and. least OF
all. II. in dealing with them. we do not insist
upon honesty and righteousness; upon that
uprightnesss OF character which is The keysttoone
problems that rise from year to wear differ
widely and must he met In widely different
ways, and not one OF them can be properly
fearlessness and with sincere purpose to do
justice to all men. exactinR il from others and
Il am proud OF the way in which you have
taken up the broken threads Of your lives-in
ranch. the mine. the factory and the counting
room. In so doing you show yourselves TO be
typical American citizens FOR II mas always
can. while mostly DESTROYS Of peace. was ever
ready TO- show himself q hard end DANGEROUS
other hnnd. when once the need had passed. he
could prove that war had not hurt HIM for the
do this work for having done the other too.
We may be called to war hut ouce in genera;
not have to lace war again for many years;
The duties OF reaco are always with US, and
these we mGs 70 s%T% I 0I vrs n 2nx
ourselves in very fact good citizens Of the COM
monwsalth We must work hard for the sake
OF those dcrendrnt upOn us: we must zee that
our children are brought w In II way that will
make them WORTHY ;ol the great inheritance
ceived from those that went heiur" us We
must Dc our duty hy the state We must irown
hoHssty and rrh,s""s mes D'''''''' " ''a' ~
Il am proud Of you. nv comrades. not only
because yon We're very brace in battle. but be-
cause when once the battle was over yCu
showed yourselves always mcrcifu to tn"
veal coward in y"nr ranks wnnld have
the battle was won never knew one Of YOU 10
perform an act OF cruelty shall! ever keen
In mind the vnlor YOU showed "a you fought in
the lunGlss OF Las 'iuasImns. rs YOU charged
up the slopes Of san Juan Hin, and shall keen
your scanty rations with the miserable refu;
gees AT Fl Can"v, the way IN which You tried
TO help the women and children uion whom
the man who iinchcd from armed foe and T." ,
man who wrong"d 4 woman or child would
let me say, u word of those to whom, our
thoughts should turn NJ such n time. both ,
among the living and among the denI. to our
former commander. now Malor-Gen. Leonard
Wood. whose ndmi istratinn OF the proNin"" .,
merely upon himself. but upon the nation 50
fortunate rs to nave him In her service. We
greeting. With these men we hops in the no
distant future to strike hands. again, and -
bound together by most il,dssouhle ties But
when we come tnspeak OF our dead c0mrades
Of the men zen VIII" Enr he, live in the GrGe
death in the lever camps. wa can only stand
with barred heads and pray that we may 80
live AS ut tn, end to die as worthiy as these
our brothers died.
Allan Canron. in the sunny urine Of youth
In his courage. his strength and his beauty:
:Bucky, O'Neili. than whom in 9ll me army
there hrenthed no more dauntless S"u-nf
, 1So aph the IN the {"s
ear is that they rroNed their truth hv their en-
; dsayor that in ,h" hour :" ,MT nai"mS need
chearfuly gave to their country the utmost
that an, man can Giyc-r lives. for We read
man than this. to lay down his life fer frienG.'
And thes" men 50 loved their country, thar
and renown and ff oT the " urng :" the e human
race. Now their work is over, their eyes are
closed forever. their bodies nGGu'der in the
die and il shall live for time everlasting.
80 much for our r"mr de- ii the regiment.
mer are facing all that W" farel last summer
Let US not forget The gallant men. the regular.
OF the flag and the interests ut the nation in ,
the Philippine. Surely There is not one of us
pose few Of rs have not though, Mt times that
we should like oursc.yes ~ fight beside Law
see II the Rough Riders could not do their
share Of the work now done ~ III" snlendid
daring leaders who. during the pat six
months. have added so many new uagcs to tho
n'nTo f o .h 81 n"F Te aid 5' there are men in
this nation so indifferent to the ronntry's
honor 30 kcNhrm II IntrlOtlSm aid cuur-
age that thev would let all the wor, ur these
mon go for naught-let their blood I've spilled .
In vain But the heart OF our nation il sound
and the puny folk who deem it otherwise |
are wofuy mistaken in their countrymen.
When our flag has been raised 1t shall not be
hauled down. II any difficulty seems greater |
than ". expected. 1t merely means that we
Phal exert n little more strength in ovcrcom-
Ing II.
BSnators from California those Of opposite !
political parties l0inCG In assuring the prcSi- |
DENT that California would stand like a rock !
behind him in seeing that there was no step
back In the Philiui ines. and so | can assure
him OF the like spirit from The great state OF
which have the honor to "a the Governor.
We stand ready to give him Whatever he needs
In men or money to MT down tn" STyagsry /
which we are opposed to in the Philippines
He shall have all he wishes to nut II down
quickly. ana whether il ia rut down quickly or
hot he shall have our support in cver-iu"rcaS-
ing measure unit the last spark of resistance /
has beer STAMPED out.
I'VE want no rraCe talk with men who bear /
arms In their hands. Nheu once they submit
they shall be treated with absolute Justice and .
Bqulty aud their Rights most carefully guard
Cd but until they submit 0cy must he taught .
with rough hands what il is to make war on
the American IlnG. Thee" Is no Last and no !
Wesi when We come tn deal with questions Of 4
this kind. The United States IL To- lie the !