The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-25

but upon the nation so fortunate as to
have him in her service. We send to
them the heartiest and most loyal
1 greeting. But when we come to speak
of our dead comrades, of the men who
gave their lives in the fierce rush OF
the Jungle, lighting, or who wasted to
death in the fever camps, We can only
stand with barred heads and pray that
we may so live as at the end to die as
worthily as these our brothers died.
Allan Capron, in the sunny prime of his
youth, in his courage, his strength and
his beauty; 'Bucly' O'Neill, than whom
in all the army there breathed no more
dauntless soul-of these and other gal
| liant comrades, the men who carried the
rifles in the ranks, all we can say is
that they proved their truth by their
! endeavor that in the hour of the ma
! tons need these rose level to the need
and CALAMITY and cheerfully gave to
their country the utmost that any man
can give-their lives-for we read in the
Holy Writ that greater love hath no
man than this, to lay down his life for
a friend
Comrades Now Fighting.
$50 much for our comrades of the
regiment. Let US not forget our COM
rade who, this summer, are facing all
that we faced last summer. Let us
not forget the gallant men, the regu-
lars and volunteers, who are unfolding
the honor of the flag and the interests
of the nation in the Philippines. Surely
there is not one of us whose veins have
not tingled with pride as he read of
the gallantry of those. men, and l sup
pose few of us have not thought at
times that we should like ourselves to
fight beside Lawton as we fought be-
Old - 1.ar-N T,.I- - s Z.
rough riders could not do their share
of the work now done by the splendid
men who followed Funston, Hale and
other daring leaders, who, during the
past six months, have added so many
new pages to the honor roll OF Ameri-
can history.
ITO our shame be it said there are
men in this nation SO Indifferent to the
country's honor, so lukewarm in pat
rlotiSm and courage, that they would
let all the work of these men go for
naught-let their blood be spilled in
vain. But the heart of our nation is
sound, and the puny folk who deem it
otherwise are woefully mistaken in
their countrymen. Where our flag has
been raised it shall not be hauled down.
If any difficulty seems greater than we
expected, it merely means that we
shall exert a little more strength in
overcoming it.
Still Ready to Fight.
Il read with pride the other day how
both senators from California, those of
political parties, Joined in as
surfing the president that California
would stand like rock behind him in
seeing that there was no step back in
the Philippines. And SO 1 can assure
him of the like spirit from the great
state of which [ have the honor to be
the governor. We stand ready to give
him whatever he needs in men or
money to put down the armed savage |
ry to which we are opposed in the Phil
lppines. He shall have all he wishes |
to put them down quickly, and whether |
Il Is put down quickly or not, he shall |
have our support in ever increasing |
until the last spark of resist J
ance' has been stamped out.
we want no peace talk with men |
who bear arms in their hands. When |
once they submit they shall be treated |
with absolute justice and equity, and |
heir rights most carefully guarded; |
put until they submit they must be !
-aught with rough hand what it is to |
make war upon the American flag. !
There is no east, and no west, when |
We come to deal with questions of this
Kind. The United States is to be the
great power of the Pacific, and we men
II the Atlantic coast are good western
rs and are resolutely bent upon up
building our power in the Pacific as the
men on the Pacific slope themselves"
Transaction of Business.
The financial statement of the asso-
,iat1on was also given by the secretary,
ogether with a list of members and /
list OF eX-trooperS of the regiment who
lave received the bronze badge adopted
1t the first meeting. at Montauk Point
m Aug. 80 last. The reading of the
minutes of that meeting disclosed the
act that only three honorary members
# the association were recorded These
re Richard Harding Davis. Edward
darshall and Lieutenant "Gatling"
Parker. Colonel Roosevelt recalled to
he mind of those present that Captain
dcCormick of the Seventh cavalry had
'een made an honorary member, and
he omission in the minutes was ordered
DIRECTED.
Governor NJ. A Otero, who actively
SISTED a year ago in recruiting the
ough riders, was made an honorary
member of the association.
The committee on constitution was
rdered to frame the bylaws so that
% one but an actual soldier at some
lme in his life shall hereafter be elect I
d an honorary member.
Governor Roosevelt was elected an
onorary president for life of the asso-
iation.
Colonel A. o. Brodie of Prescott was {
ected president and Lieutenant Dance i
erilloS secretary for the ensuing year: {
aptain w. II. II. Llewellyn, first vice {
resident; Lieutenant Goodrich, second I
ice president.
There was quite spirited contest for i
he selection of the place to hold the {
ext annual reunion between Oklahoma s
ity and Colorado Springs. The former t
ty had decidedly the best of it, the t
Ote standing SO to l.. There was a /
We feast of the rough riders tonight 1
the opera house. and an adjourned t
eeting will be held tomorrow morning t
9. Troopers and officers participate e
earthly in the proceedings. and some L
the rough fellows caused a great deal
amusement.
Why the Plates Lasted So Long. s
William Thomas of Portland, Me-, !
,fe.to NJ I