Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-01
TWO ADDRESSES
Governor Otero's Tribute to Roose-
welt and the Rough Riders at the
First Annual Reunion.
M'FlE LAUDS BR0DIE
The Arizona Man Had a Military History at
West Point and Elsewhere Before Re-
oruiting for Roosevelt's Regiment
and Being Wounded in Cuba.


The only person who was not in Cuba
during the war who is an honorary
member Of the rough riders association
is Governor Otero. His active work in
organizing the regiment won him the
honor. In accepting the bronze badge
of the order the governor made a speech
which was received with cheers, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. President, members of the rough
riders association, ladies and gentle
men:
Article / Of the federal constitution
provides that mo person holding an Of
Of profit or trust under the United
States shall accept any title of nobil-
and if we were within the United
States, instead Of a territory (Which
has no recognized ri~hts in the Union),
l might hesitate to accept the title,
which you have seen fit to confer upon
me, for, next to having been an actual
rough rider, my being considered
to be elected an honorary men,
Der of that association, is an honor
which falls little, if any, short of the
prohibited title.
I am proud of this honor; I I'm proud
of the badge of the regiment; l am
proud Of the medal presented to me by
the New Mexico squadron; l am proud
Of the fact that from this territory We're
into service nearly one-hal1
OF the men who a year ago to-day
gained for themselves and the Ameri-
can volunteer undying fame, and made
the name rough rider" synonymous
with victory and glory. l am proud to
meet and Welcome to New Mexico that
Roosevelt, whose abiding con-
in Americanism, and particular
ly in the western American, whose in
energy and zeal resulted in the
organization Of that body, and whose
patience, endurance and courage made
it's achievements, during it's brief exist
ence, a brilliant series of victories;
knowing but few of the men when the
regiment was assembled at Tampa, in
sixty days he had won the admiration
and personal affection of every officer
and man of the organization; that he
this feeling and loved his
men is shown in his history Of the regi-
ment, and also by the fact hat he has
taken the time from his pressing duties
as governor of the Empire state to make
the long journey here during the heat
of summer, solely to meet his comrades
and assist in keeping alive the memo
ries OF the regiment. Honor to Governor
Roosevelt; love and affection to Teddy
Roosevelt, colonel Of the rough riders.
The regiment is gone; it can never be
again; of others like it, there will doubt
be many, should occasion arise, but
the idea and fruition could come but
once; all others must be limitations.
While the regiment is gone, as are the
old guard of Waterloo and the light bri-
Of Balaklava, this association re-
to keep it's memory and its his
tory alive forever; and when those
whom / see around me now, who a year
ago were in the din and shock of the
battle in the war with Spain, have
Joined those comrades who gave their
that June day under their coun-
try's flag, may this association still live,
from tho oht1IraV of tho yao;
ment, not only to commemorate the
deeds of their sires, but to keep warm
fires Of patriotism and nourish the
love of country and devotion to it's flag,
which has ever marked the true Amer
lean.
PRESENTATION TO BRODIE.
The following is the address of Judge
McFie in presenting the. sword to Lieu
tenant Colonel Brodie:
1T gives me great pleasure to address
you on this OCCASION on behalf of the
citizens Of Las Vegas in particular, and
all New Mexico in general, and to place
in your possession an emblem Of var
and a persuader of peace.
we are proud of you as a citizen of
our sister territory, Arizona, and as a
splendid type Of the courageous Ameri-
can soldier. Let me assure you that we
are quite familiar with your past career,
and therefore know that yours has been
an honorable and valuable life, both in
war and in peace. We have observed
since you became Of age, whenever
the United States has desired to lick
anybody, you were always on hand and
ready for business. We are also aware
at the early age of 16 years you Of
fered your life to the service of your
country by choosing the life Of a SOL
der. You entered the military academy
of the United States at West Point in
the year 1866, and emerged therefrom in
the year 1870. You celebrated your
twenty first birthday at the City Of
Tucson, Ariz. You entered the service
as a soldier in the LIST United States reg
ular cavalry, In which regiment you
held the position Of second lieutenant,
and served with honor and distinction.
In June, 1871, while stationed at Camp
Apache, yourself and nine others fought
300 Apache Indians for an entire after
noon, and defeated them, leaving
many good Indians upon the ground. In
that engagement you were slightly
wounded, but not a single American
scalp was taken. For your bravery in
this battle and others, you were most
highly commended by your post COM
mander, and in an address before the
class at West Point the fol-
year, the honorable secretary Of
war referred to you by name as a con
spicuous example for the American SOL
der to emulate. On your way to engage
in the Modoc war, at the head Of your
troops, you halted for a few days in the