Williams news., 1905-04-01
THEO'NEIL ROUGH
 RIDER MONUMENT

cSItIudy tilC uC1IJ LII h J. Hickey was made glad by the re- ceipt of telegram from Hon. R. E. Morrison, in Phoenix, that at II o'clock Thursday night Gov. Kibbey had signed the Capt. Wm. O'Neil Rough Rider monument bill, ap- propriating $1O,OOO for the erection of a monument in this city to the memory of the Rough Riders who fell in the Spanish war. It is due to Hon. R. E. Morrison to say right here that the passage and signing of this bill was worked for as hard by him as by any other friends of the men sought to be honored by the erection of this monument.
 As Capt O'Neil was the origina- tor of the Rough Rider idea, and as his home was in Prescott, he having been mayor of this city and gal lant sheriff of this county, naturally Prescott was honored by being chosen the site for the proposed monument, which is really terri
 torial monument in honor of the Rough Rider heroes of all Arizona, for in the nations war in which they fell the fame they achieved is common heritage of Arizona, and of no particular portion of Arizona, and the heroism and patriotism of these same gallant men did more to make the United States and the balance of the world realize the worth of the people of this colonial possession of the United States than all other effort combined has done. Hence, it is meet and proper that the various counties ofthis territory should feel sufficient interest in the making of this monument a credit able one to the territory, that not only their moral support, but their material support be enlisted. To this end, it has been suggested that each county furnish for the monu- ment block of granite from such county, on which shall be carved the name of the county and the names of the Rough Riders from the county, giving their troop, who fell in the war with Spain. This is certainly one which should appeal to the local pride and patriotism of the people of every county in Arizona, and, we believe, is one which will meet with ready re- sponse.
 Not. only is this move for a monu- ment to honor the Rough Rider dead of local and territorial pride and patriotism, but it is a matter of national scope and one which will touch the heart and meet with the manly American approval and hearty support and godspeed of the chief executive of this nation, Theo. dore Roosevelt, who was colonel of the Rough Rider regiment, and who himself is a Rough Rider, heart and soul. Yes; it is a move of national import, and this being manifestly the case. work should proceed not only on local and territorial, but on national lines.
 On the first of next month, in San Antonio, Texas, there will be a grand national reunion of the mem- bers of the Rough Rider regiment, at which a president and other off cers will be elected. President Roosevelt and other distinguished Rough Riders and citizens will be present. The time of the following national reunion of the members of the Rough Rider regiment will be subject to the call of the president of the association, to be elected at the reunion in San Antonio. What more fitting time or place for this reunion could be selected than the occasion of the unveiling of the Capt. O'Neil Rough Rider monu- ment, in Prescott, Arizona? Now that we have in the Elks' Theater building one of the finest halls in the west for distinguished assem- blages, we could with confidence ] ] l, <l<