Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-10-07
Volume 81,


Trddy'- u.nn ~irty Murty.
That bean story about Teddy Roooc'
welt III the evening paper Tuesday was
rank SAID a prominent citizen ycstcr.
Joy. sFur heavens sake huw many cans
u, beans were given /" Mr.. Roosevelt
at San Juan Hill!
III all the cans Oi hcuns were given
him that have been hcrHlded to The
world and the gallant eollicf could have
brought them away fr"'" he bat;l,
field he could have iivci on beans the
remainder 81 his lie.
While dcrii'n'ii.g monument III
San Fraurlsco hc SAW man III the audi.
cnrr, according to the newspapers, tha,
rrpsrntei him with Il cGu of beans AT
san Juan !Ii". O.cr ~ BOSTON. "hilr
addressing aero" i, "a" picked ont II mGn
that hai given an :. can on that aus
- ci,u urca sion. Down ia T"Nus hal
duz. II ru,n 10 .sr Of dividing their hcaus
W4th ir,.ly + Sa: .iGgr. Al through
Aa,c- ,vh" gave rlr former daring s"l.
dicr .n,ur - their ucj,n-.
"rhrSr bean s'orirs air getting I" bc
chrstuut~ 81 10" ramKcsl order. The!
are Getting ~. IL ! a" Jack !ud III bcHu.
stalk story uuI are just ahpnt ~ much
believed III. They mnkr good i!ct:"u
aud give opportunity tut -"ntlmrnt, but
when it comes tu mnHluI rnmp!i.n
literature out Of thcm. the! ar" getting
To- bear nodded appearance.
There ia no usc 81 -uch iOmfup!rr!.
II Is "A good way oi diyrrtI:g time and
f.llug space. bui it d"rE not - with the
people. II they ur" Enng t" spring "a
yarn Tor prliti al pUrposcs why not tell
goo one: Why not get or ~"methnr
III thc way ~ sacflli"r m" ic "n the
hattlrsrlu, or something that would np'
real Ia the people. What time wns
there Tor eating beans III til" h"ni 81
battle Ut san Juan: hud what soldier
woulh not have divided his can 0t beans
with u co., mnndup officer nr anyone
else? Whut American s"ihicr would
not have hru" it? llr would have iii.
vidcd II can nt ucnus with the common.
cFt soldier nud thought u"th'nR "i 1T.
All thia ~ hOsh about Irdiy aud the can
~ beans ia bun rnmb".
"1hcu il the soidicrs Hnh Mar records
are t0 bc regarded ~ spcakiug tie truth
there were no hrnn- there anyway. Ne
rordiug tU their statements thee was
not scushlaurc of u bean ~ III" Cuban
war !, waa charged ut the time, nnd
waa never suCccssfully denied that only
canned mcnt were given ~" soldiers;
aud II the subject IL pur"ucd iar'hrr' IL
will he remembered thni this meat ~ Of
questionable kind.
"Instcnd ~ giving the boys canned
bcanR, such ns Teddy found cvcry way
he turned nj San Juan. they were given
canned cayusc, direct from the Oregon
horse canucry This il not stale his
tory, either.
at will bc remembered nlen how this
canned equine was furnished. Accord
my to this history ni the times II WIS
bought M Ter contract ai high price,
N which grnit,ug wns the principal fen''
utc, Uutsidc Of the HtalrnCfs of the meat
II wan the most unsrvory reputation "I
it all.
"And il may he remarked further, that
tho party in power NJ 'hni time, md tho
PARTY responsible for the horse mcn'
forced upon the eoldicrH wh" gallant,
defended the country. W Etill in power
aud Mr.. Roosevelt. ia the head and tr"n'
- The purity End dcHircn I" remain ~
TINT puHitinr.
at nigh, hc well for his friends to I"'
thig cnn bean story drop. II ~ too Hii'
n reminder ~ cnuncd horse. and th'
eulTcrinv and death "nus"d thereby. -
Reno Iournn'.
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