Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28
Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States

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can In that position help the national
ticket as In no other way,
very earnestly desire that every
1rlend OF mine In the convention respect
my wishes and my judgment in this
RALLY ROUND THE FLAG.
Every man IS liable to be in the
wrong The governor OF the state OF
New York had but one duty. ana that
was to again Rally round the Flag"
ana with his president fight the foes
OF honest money OF national honor In
dealing with the possessions that have
come TO US with the war with Spain. A
comment made TO friend not long be.
lore he went to Philadelphia illustrates
me truth Of this statement, He said
In effect:
How win ! ever be able to hold my
self IN II am vice president and there
occurs q debate on the floor OF the sem
hte upon the expansion question? II |
should hear a bitter irritating, speclous
ana absurd speech on the anti-expan-
sion side ! should feel Just like Ringing
doWn the gayel Rushing from the vice
pIthlQeiHs place on the floor Of the sem
" ''N f'N"bhlh lilNN lut Ndlllts
again Teddy" as the people love to
cen nun, was In error. As vice presi-
dent he viii be tolerant OF all Oppose
ing views, but VIII not be wishy -washy
IN properly suppressng those who are
careless OF parliamentary rules. or sub
hitting to any false courtesy of tradi-
ton among the senator's as to their pre-
| negatives when they do not apply them
serves to business. or where they are
directly reasonable to the United States
| OF America.
The colonel OF the rough riders could
not be better presented than he was az
| Philadelphia before the national Repub-
mean convention which would and did
nominate him. whether he would or no.
BRAVE AMERICAN WOMAN.
II is interesting and very proper to
| state here that among the many present
| was a young woman, a typical Amei-
| can woman, the mother of an American
! brood Of children, who did not weep and
| grow historical when Teddy went to
war and that as he entered the hall he
| dld not fail to stop and greet her, the
| mother OF his children. She heard the
| nominating speeches, listened to her
| big husband second the nomination OF
the president and witnessed the glory OF
4 MS later nomination, when the crowds
swarmed about him after the splendid
| roll call Of the states, the sonorous al
| phabet, beginning with Alabama. hay-
Ing been called and there was only one
delegates vote missing that OF the gov
elhor or the state Of New York. but
that missing vote was many times re-
peated In the wife's heart. so that II
need not be recorded against him.
Col. LATE Young, IN presenting the
name OF Gov. Roosevelt to the conVen-
tion for the vice presidential nominal
tlon, said
NOMINATING SPEECH.
Gentlemen OF the Conventions
have listened with profound Interest
10 the numerous indictments pronounce
ed against the Democratic party, and,
as an impartial reader OF history ] am
compelled to confess that the lndict-
ments are all only too true. II / am TO
Judge, however by the enthusiasm Of
this hour the Republican Relief COM
mittee sent out four years ago, to car
ly supplies and succor 10 the PROSTATE
industries OF the Republic, has returned
TO make formal report that the duly
mas been discharged. [Appause.J |
could add nothing to this Indictment,
except to say that this unfortunate par
ty through four years of legislation and
administrative control had made il,
up to 1876, impossible for an honest man
TO get into debt or to get out OF il.
But my fellow-citizens, you know
my purpose you know the heart OF this
convention. The country never called
for patriotic sons from any given FAM
ily, but more We're offered than there
was room for on the Enlistment roll.
When this convention and this great
party called for candidate for vice
president two voices responded, one
from the Mississippi valley by birth,
another by loving affection and adop-
ton.
1T Is my mission. representing that
part Of the great Louisiana purchase,
to withdraw one of these sons and sug-
gest that the duty be placed upon the
other. | therefore withdraw the name
OF Jonathan p. Dolliyer, OF Iowa. man
born with the thrill OF the Lincoln and
Fremont campaigns In his heart and
with the power to stir the hearts and
consciences Of men as part Of his birth
right
we turn 10 this other adopted son OF
the great middle west, and at this mo-
ment | recall that two years ago today
as many men as there are men aud
women in this great hall were on
board 90 transports lying of Santiago
harbor In full view of the bay with
MORO castle looming up upon the right
and another Prominence upon the left,
with the opening OF the channel be-
tween.
"On board these transports were 90
cold tt.l
our shores 10 liberate another race, to
fulhll no obligation but that OF hui
manlty.
FAMOUS ROUGH RIDERS.
As campaign followers there were
those who witnessed this great specta-
Gle Of that fleet, and on the ship Yu-
catan was that famous regiment Of
rough riders OF the far west and the
Mississippi valley. lApplause.l In
command OF that regiment was that
fearless young American, student.
scholar plainsman. reviewer historian,
soldier. OF the middle west
BIZ adoption, OF New York by birth.
That fleet sailing around the point.
coming % the place OF landing stood
1h the harbor two years ago tomor-
row. and the navy bombarlei that
shore TO make a place for landing. aud
lo man who lives who was in that cam.
1aign as on officer, as a soldier or as
camp follower, can fail TO recall the
spectacle, and II he closes his eyes he
sees the awful scenes In that campaign
u June and July, 1898. Then. the land
NJ being completed, there were those
who stood upon the shore and saw
hese lndomitable men land. landing In
mail boats through the waves that
lash against the shore. landing without
larbor. but land they ala, with their
lccouterments on and their weapons by
heir sides And those who stood up-
m the shore and saw these men come
M thought they could see in their faces
Stranger can you tell me the nearest