Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28

opponents in political belief knew that
ne wns present. Even the men or MS
own party who did not agree win MN,
soon realized that the troublesome
'whlrlwind Of fellow" was absolutely
honest OF purpose and as a rule IN me
right. lie was reelected In the tpl-
lowing two years. He was for hone T.
i'm politics and was the first 10 lntro-
duce a civil service bill In the leglsla"
ture, which became law In 1883
Men began to talk about Roosevelt,
and those who did not ike him SAID
severe things. He had won his spurs,
for he had made bitter enemies ana
firm friends,
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
Theodore Roosevelt was an independ-
ont candidate for mayor n the city OF
New York In 1856. backed by the Re-
publIcan party He had az an oppon-
enr venerable citizen OF many good
works. and his youth told against nm
With the voters. He suffered his hrst
defeat at the hands Of Abnm ), heW-
IN and IL was an honorable lepulse,
great compliment aud mark oftrust on
the part OF the people, for he was Civ
en- a surprisingly big vote. Men VINO
are fond OF the fellow who Ia not AFRAID
had begun to see I'm Roosevelt u lealer,
a man of firm and earnest principles,
the sort Of man men admire and the
better they knew him the more they
became attached 10 him. Theodore
Roosevelt was more than the politician
STAYING at home mendlng broken Fence
ca. From time to time IN the days Of
his official vacations he visited the
great west where he had Il ranch.
one OF the rough riders who went up
San Juan Hill with him tells story on
the candidate worth repeating. He
SAYS when l was about Is, @ big
fellow on an easy-going horse came to
the postohlce one day, and asked II
there was any mail for Roosevelt The
postmaster was my father and he er-
joyed a joke like most folks, and he
saws to the big man wearing 'specks'
DO You mean the Honorable Theodore
Roosevelt from New York; That's
the man, said Teddy. Well rays
father, such n distinguished gentleman
should bring his credentials Here they
are says Teddy not put out BIT and
pulling a handful Of letters from his
pocket Thank you, says father,
there Is some mail for you here brt
as ! did not know when you would
| come | nut II away I'm a safe corner,
and II you'll wait TIL bring II ont
Roosevelt was wiping off his flassss
and father goes to the back OF the store
and makes remark 10 n friend End
then he began sorting out the tender
foot's mail handing to him a letter at
a dine. When he was through a
change had been made IN horses for
father had a dead ringer Of Teddy's
nag, and the nastiest beast thereabouts,
BUCKING BRoNCHO STORY
"wen Teddy thanked father and went
up to his nag, which was tied TO post.
1t looked just as sleepy as a sheep
Teddy takes flying leap into the sad
die and the boys let loose, like Indians.
Then the beast began to buck and as II
did not throw the big fellow, though 1t
did send his glasses flying, II went
through every trick bad broncho
knows. until It tried TO roll on him,
but the man was off and on as the
beast rose, and then Teddy put his
spurs deep into the horses sides and
away they went. Some time later The
Honorable Theodore Roosevelt came
back in cloud OF dust, him astride,
and Il stopped with a snort or rather
sigh of relief, at the trodt of the store.
Then we christened him Teddy We
brought out his own horse and father
expressed his regret that the new
Misunderstanding about 10 miles distant
had lost his glasses.
Don't mind, says Teddy ! always
keep plenty Of them on hand, and he
pulls a new pair out OF a pocket, puts
them on his nose and looks US over
with smile showing his big white
teeth. We took off the saddle and bri-
die belonging TO Teddy from the tired
horse and fitted them on to the slow
and easy nag. He smiled again, saw
that there had been no trickery with
the girth. babe US good morning and
rode back to his ranch. After that
whenever he came to the postofiice. II
was to find a group of friends, just as
he has ever since all through the west
as n he was born there. The boys like
Teddy
RANCHMANs ANECDoTE.
f. c. Brewer a ranchman of the Big
Horn country, has an equally inter-
estlng anecdote Of the Rough Riders
experience in the west. He says Gov
ernor Roosevelt Of New York was we'll
known in the west long before his
rough riders were thought Of.
1T was in 1887 that Teddy Roose-
Wet stopped for a few days at my
ranch. in Big Horn basin. and I'll bet
steer against a coyote he has never
forgotten the visit. He said he had
come for big game, and he got IT,
"A day or two after his arrival we
made up a party to 20 shooting. Now,
Roosevelt gave II out that he could ride
a bit, and so ne could, considering that
he is city man. The boys were not
very careful to find him gentle
horse, probably thinking they would
have fun with him il the broncho prov
ed more than his match.
He got on all right with the bron-