The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
VAIL OF "A COW ARD.
Says Roosevelt is Sectional
FavorIng tho South.
oEMoUNcEs sourHERNERe'

as Traitors, and Thinks that tho
Presidents Ghould Not bs
Proud OF His Confad-
crate Unclas.
Tho Baltimore Sun Of Monday pub
jlishos tho following special from Man.
chester, N. H.: w
Au oditorisl in the Baltimore Sun Of
October 1, deploring tho attacks on
President Roosevelt at tho Mckinley
memorial service Of Louis Boil Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, thisoity,
on September ~, togothor with
Washington dispatch in tho Same issue
Of tho Sun in which Preaidont Rooso-
volt was quoted as assuring Private
j. Nj. DALI i'll Of Ohio Of hia impartial
loyalty to both North and South, has
brought out another public attack on
tho President and tho South from Capt.
Frank II Cbsllis, former commander
Of the New Eogland division, Sons Of
Vaterns.
I 1t was Capt. Uhallis who first oriti
! oiaed PreAidont Roosevelt for hia friend.
lineau toward tho South, at the mesting
Of Louis Boil Post.
Marked clippings from the Suu Of the
by Uspt. Ohallis in an envelope bear
ing tho nsmo Of J. M. Dalz,ll The
| captain, taking it for granted that
Private Dalzsll had sont them ia reply
to his anti. Roosevelt spoooh, promptly
sprapg to tho attack. In an open let,
ter to Private Dalsell. COPY Of which
he has forwardod, he not only repeats
bis attack on tho President md the
South with increased bitterness, but
also assails the Rough Ridsra as con.
glomeration Of cowboy ruffians and
Broadway roundors, and intimatos
that the Pre5idonta Confederate unclos
would have boon hanged if they had re-
oeived thoir deserts
T. Capt. Ohallis' lettor is, in part, as
follows:
II had no idea that my words would
attract the attention thoy havo dono,
and fear that thoy were only too much
deserved, for it is the struck bird that
auttors, generally speaking or, to use
a moro expressive phrase, tho CALLED
jads winoes.' +
"Yoa wcro, I believe, soldier Of
the civil Var and, | assume won't into
it impelled by some patriotic principle
! and not because of q big bounty or Law
! ish proalists. Ifyou believed in the
cause | would like to know your faoI-
ings when you road tho following alleg.
cd letter Of Theodore Roosevelt, if you
over did road it, which l quote from
| tho Hartford Times, in whioh road it:
| (rhie lo.ter, tho paper stated, was writ.
ton to gontleman In. Atlanta, Ga, un-
dor dsto Of juno 10, 1901):
| an extremely proud of tho fact
that ono Of my unolos was en- admiral
in the Confederate navy and that an
other fired tho last gun aboard the Ala
bama. think tho time has now oome
whom wo can all bo proud Of the valor
| shown on both aides OF the civil war,
Ia my regiment l had moro mon whose
| fathers fought in tho Confederate army
than hsd mon xhose fathers fought
for tho Union ;"
| "The fsot that tho President felt
called upon to sttcmpt to answor tho
40 called criticism and that you felt il
Deooassry TO attompt to hquare things
is evidence enough TO mo that thore
wsa justice in tho mild criticism that
made, tho whole Of which was oun-
tained in tho statement that / had
misgivings' as to tho future conduct
Of o man who could write suoh )ettor.
In all my remarks did not oover ton
minutes, and il Was far from my de-
aire to achieve notorioty or mar the
harmony Of the lnoeting by expressing
ultra sentiments.
''As for myself, havo no occasion
for cxtromo prido in tho fact that any
Of my unolos wofo traitors oithor in the
ciyil war or at any othor time. Aud
whilo | may respect Southern soldiol
as such, and would not do anything tt
hurt hio feelings, would still believo
aa you do yourself, Private D.lxsll
chat in bearing arms against tho Unitod
States ho was traitor whether hi:
namo was Robert Il. Lee or Johr
Wilkos Booth, aud il he was like some
: Of those named in the Suns editorial
one who violated his oath as Wes
pointer--thon he was doubly damned
trsitor. No smount of soft soldier
about tho valor Of the Southern soldier
will change the rook ribbed facts Of his
tory.
President Roosevelt was not caliet
: upon to apologize for his uncles VII,
wore rebols (as they were), and on the
!. oontray no wan not required to say b,
: was extremity proud OF tho fact that i
they had reooivod their deserts thoy
would have boon hung, which is tn,
duo and appropriate punishment t,
such as they. Still loss Was he bount
to say that his oonglomoration Of cow
boy 1utfians and Broadway roundor
contained moro sons Of rebols than SON
Of Union mon for thero was no othe
/: purpose in such an observation than t,
cnst disorodit upon tho patriotiam 0
the sons Of tho Northern soldier.
"Sinoe September 9th l have beo,
Z told that Now York nowspaper la
!, contained q purported inteEviow viii
q tho President in which he made muol
= of the fact that ho recommended NOR
SouthernorS than Northernors for 'oom
, missions in tho army. II thst be
. true statement, it must follow that il
. Theodore Kooacvlt wo have bona fid
. sectional Pronident' and tho section h
. represents is south Of Mason Gt Dixon
3 line.
. In my humble estimation VIC hav
~ gono quito far enough in hiring South