The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-25

friend named Captain Carey He
nearly got me once im NirEinia--he
vas one OF those pesky northerners
who were looking for me. Major
stewart and r were asleep AZ the time.
Captain Carey and another officer
came rGshiug up on horseback. biaz-
INK away az US with sixshooters. We
ducked in such q hurry that VIC left
part OF our clothes behind. In stew
arts coat the officers found a letter
recommending me 10 the secretary OF
war. Captain Carey kept the letter.
and a Few years ago ne placed II on
exhibition at Washington. 7 havR't
seen him since that morning. forty
five years ago. This time I'll get
good look at him."
What are YOU going 20 do when
your lectures are over some one
asked
We'll TIT probably 20 back to
Washington. was the reply. I've
been living there most OF the time FOR
tho last eight years. although my
home is NJ Warrentown. Va. I'm sort
poet 20 spend a great deal Of time
there. Have I any hesitation about
going back. or any personal feeling
against Taft because he removed me
from office No. indeed: not the
slightest. n there's one man I hate
90 sec. it's a man with a grievance
Please don't take me Tor man with
grievance. FOR I'm not.
The South Likes Taft.
Just 10 show that don't bear any
500 viii. I'll tell YOU that I'm going TO
vote for Taft two years from now. 7
voted for him before. and I'll vote for
him again. because respect and ad-
mire him. I have voted for every Re
q
the exception OF Lincoln. and didn't
vote for him because I couldn't be
there az the right time. . have met
every President since Mr.. Tyler's time.
and President Taft IS the most popu-
lar OF chem an. 7 have never known
another President vino was subject 20
so little criticism
Just look at the reception the
people of Richmond gave TAFT when
ne visited them. cleveland visited
Richmond once. but DE did not get
such a welcome ss TAFT received. 40
other Republican President ever got
such a fine seud-Off On the south. The
people below Mason and D,Xou's limo
are very fond OF him. and they Will
do their level best 20 put him back boz
office Tor four years more.
lis there much talk or Taft FOR 1912
iu the SOUTH Well. that Is hard 90
erner VIII vote by the way ne talks.
The south has never got over its dis
like for Republication because OF the
niger question. Il votes for DcmoC-
racy BY force OF habit and prays FOR
"A Republican President
Down There T. Progress.
How are conditions in the south =
Fine. I lack words with which 10 ex-
plain 20 you how the country has de-
veloped. I'm my estimation 81 is the
most prosperous part or the United
states. Ten years ago 7 prophcsicd
that within tho next two decades the
south would witness progress more
rapid than any other part or the cOun-
trt. I said then that there was more
opportunity down there than IN the
western states. such as Montana.
What I said has come true"
From discussion or the south the
conversation driftcd back Co the cam
uai-u. and there SO remained ne long
a. the coloncl's audience remained. 4
/ book might be written on an that the
guerrilla related. But Colonel Nosby
viii tell nj that in his own book az
memoirs. which he hopes % finish by
next spring. IL the tale is written a.
we'll as the colonel tells 90. there viii
I not be dull page between the COW
] crS.-Ncw York Times.