The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06
ROOSEVELT
FRIENDLY TO
OKLAHOMA
His Expressions Indicate His
Interest in territory.
He is BONE OF ITS BONE
Tied TO erritorY by Bonds
That Are Strong.

Guthrie. O. T.. Oct. since Theodore
Roosevelt entered upon his duties as
president of the United States, there has
been much speculation in Oklahoma as
10 the probable course of the new presi-
dent in regard TO statehood for the ter
ritory.
It is accepted as n fact that Roosevelt
is interested in Oklahoma, and it is be-
Heved that when the time comes he. win
do all in his power to assist the terri
tory TO reach the desired position.
Roosevelt reception Of Delegate Dennis
Flynn is an Indication that the rapidly
growing territory has a claim on the
president. which as yet the people hardly
realize.
There were expressions in the Rough
Riders speech ar oklahoma City, at the
time of the memorable reunion that
show OF his interest in the applicant for
statehood. In the course Of his speech
in Oklahoma city. President Roosevelt,
then governor OF New York, said, in
part:
II have not been in your territory until
last night, but ] feel a. home here. You
are bone of my bone. blood OF my blood,
and to some OF your sons ] am bound by
the closest ties that can bind one man
10 his brothers I hope to come down
here often and the next time + come
I hope to see YOU a state YOU have got
free homes. and now you need statehood.
] know l don have TO say to you, at
least of an to those who know me
closely. like my comrades here, that /
am with you heart and soul, to aid you
in whatever YOU desire.
Ind want today FIRST ~ "a To thank
the territory and city whose guests We
are. for the magnificent hospitality ex-
tended to us, ans then to say how glad
] am that we had with us men Of the
First Colorado, who followed General
Irwin Hale; men IF the Twentieth Kan
sas. who followed Funston and NIetcalf
and men of the First Tennessee. men Of
the volunteer regiments and men also of
those splendid regulars, who i'm time OF
war and in time OF peace are ever ready
10 do the bidding of our country. And
] am glad TO see here representatives of
the Ninth and Tenth cavalry, beside
whom we marched TO victory on that
blood-stained morning two years ago last
Sunday.
Men Of Oklahoma. it is eleven years
since you had oklahoma. Why are you
here2 Because you have expanded into
Oklahoma. This is not politics. This is
a statement of facts Wherever the flag
is, rs long as there is am armed foe
against it. the fag stays there. Among
the men of my regiment who are here
today are men partly or in whole of
the blood OF Pawnee, the Cherokee. the
Chickasaw and the Creek the ancient red
owners Of the soil. One Of the men Of
that blood I promoted for gailanry in
action from a second lieutenant finally
TO a captain. He was shot. and before
his wound was healed he joined us at the
front And now that man has q commits
sion in the army Of the United States
over in the Philippines. Now, why was
he with me2 Because you had expanded
over him. because you had treated him
with justice. because YOU had made him
one law. the same for an men. Injustice
and wrons-doing ruin the nation that
does il. and another thing does it even
uuicker-Cowardice. cringing and finch
ing from the work of the world when the
world S work has got to he done. We of
the Rough Riders are proud of our colo
mel. the present Leonard a. Wood. proud
Of him not only because he lead us in
the fight az Guasimas. when most of us
had NOT any idea exactly how il felt to
be in fight. lbut we found OUT but we
ARE proud 81 him because he has been
an able ana upright civic administrator
in Cuba. because that we feel that our
regiment has taken the lead I'm furnish
Ing the sort Of men who must be sent to
the tropic islands that have become ours.
II we are going to. as we must make
OUR rule blessing indeed to those IS
lands
And 7 appeal to the people Of the great
West. I appeal 20 the people who fought
In the civil war and TO their sons who
Same forward so gladly TO offer al that
they had when the nation called again
Whatever their party-I care nothing for
their party-I appeal to them To see to it
that the nation does not shrink from it's
work. that the flag which SO FAR has
been borne 10 honor shall be upheld for
ever more as the flag OF the greatest +
miEhtiest nation of mankind nation
that shrinks from ND duty when duty
calls I have n right TO appeal 10 YOU
Tor J fought with a regiment from the
West containing many men from tho
cast-mon whose fathers once wore the
blue, others whose fathers wore the
gray. "a regiment in which we knew
neither easterner nor westerner, nor !
northerner nor southeTner. ro distinction
OF creed or race or origin or occupa-
ton. bat In which We treated each man
ON his worth as man. We could set
good work OCT eft that regiment because }
every man in il know if inc did his duty
we would stand by him. and if ne did
not 90 his duty an the politicians in the
land could not save him.
"No nation. no matter how glorious tts !
record can exist unless it practices
practices mind you. not merely breaches
civic honesty. civic deconcy. civic right
eoosness. No nation can permanently
prosper unless the dccsloeue ana the
Golden Rule are its guides in puhlic as
in private lie. Don't get into that most
foolish OF attitudes OF admirins mere
sna~rnezs. unacCompanied 10y moral par
poses. If we are going To make this re-
public what it ought 20 be. the lesson of /
ius.stiag that q public mans deeds mrs1
SQUARE with his words that his per-
formauces mast make Eood his prom
ises or Pee has ao ri-ht TO appeal % you
Tor confidence cr support. and when we
have learned shat lesson. when we make
O. understood that no ability. no capacity /
nothing. shall atone for Tie lack at ele-
i-entary decency in public Hfe then we
WI 7ut this nation where il should BE
tse greatest among nations on which the
san throughout the ages. has ever
shone.7
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