The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-22

these sons anu suggest rnau Une duty De
placed upon the other. 1 therefore with
draw the name of Jonathan Dolliver of
Iowa, u man born with the thrill of Lin
coin and Fremont campaigns in his heart
and with the heart and power to stir men
as part of his birthright. We turn to this
other adopted son of the great middle
west, and at this moment l recall that
two years ago today as many men as there
are men and women in this great hall
were on board go transports lying off San
tiago harbor in full view of the bay, with
Morro castle looming up on the right and
another prominence upon the left, with
the opening of the channel between
On board these transports We're 10000
soldiers that had gone away from our
shores to liberate another race, to fulfill
no other obligation but that of humanity
AS camp followers there We're those who
witnessed the great spectacle of that fleet
and on the ship Yucatan was that famous
regiment of rough riders of the far west
and the Mississippi valley. In command
of that regiment was the fearless young
American student, scholar, plainsman,
reviewer historian, statesman, soldier of
the middle west by adoption, of New
York by birth. That fleet, sailing around
Uue pOlIlU, COlullR UO UIo place VI luuu1uS,
stood off the harbor two years ago to-
morrow and the navy bombarded the
shore to make place for landing and no
man who lives who was in that campaign
as an officer, as a soldier CT as a camp fol
lower can fail to recall the spectacle, and
if he closes his eyes he sees the awful
scenes in that campaign in June and July,
1898. Then, the landing brilliantly COM
tal yyhn
the shore and saw these indomitable men
land landing in small boats through the
waves that wash against the shore, land
ing without harbor, but with their accou-
trements on and their weapons by their
sides And those who stood upon that
shore and saw those men come on thought
they could see in their faces, Stranger
can you tell me the nearest road to San
tiago?"
That is the place they were looking for
and the leader III that campaign of one
of those regiments shall be the name that
/ shall place before this convention for
\ the office of vice president of the United
| States.
In many respects the years 1898 and 1899
/ have been the great years of the republic.
/ There is not under any sun or under any
I climate man or government that dares TO
/ insult the flag of the United States. We
! are Il greater and IA broader people on ac-
count of these achievements. Uncle Sam
/ has been made cosmopolitan citizen of
I the world. No one questions his prowess
or his bravery as the result OF these cam
paigns and as the result of the American
spirit, my fellow citizens, the American
! soldier, 10000 miles away from home with
n nusket in his Hands, says o the aggres-
sor, to those who are in favor Of tyranny
Halt, who comes thcre?' and the sar.e
spirit says to the belcaguercd hosts ol
liberty: Hold the fort for l am com
ing Thus says the spirit of American
ism. Now, gentlemel. Of the convention
l place before You this distinguished
leader of the Republicanism OF the United
States, this leader OF the aspirations oi
the people, whose hearts are right, and
this leader of the aspirations of the young
men of this country, their hearts anG
consciences are With this young leader
whom l shalt name tor the vice presidency
of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt
of New YorS