The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-06
ROOSEVELT
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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ncers' mess-I mean this literally. and
tn. s.ry nitIe swearing-although
Inc men 1 cared for most in the
Itsiheht were the men who did the bs :,
wss = o, fi,a tnerefore my liking for them
INK thsm To most fatigue and hard
snip. OF demanding fronf them the gTaat
~. svrNiee; and OF making them incur
ne srtatest risk once 1 kept Green
Nay AMI Goodrich At work Tor fortv-
,lsht hours. without sleeping, and with
tteSchss roo. hghting and digging
Mnom cared most. to wher. d.ath
s nIRt mite them; and death often
ncers in my regiment. Allyn Capron md
I-ucSy Neil My men would not have
TTssspeetsd me had acted otherwise.
Their creed was my creed The ufe
even or the most useful man. Of The
pest citizen. is not to be boarded AZ
mere DC need TO spend It. l felt. and
ais" about myself. This Is one reason
, why L have always felt fnnati.pt rCn
,eitSt Tor the effort 20 abolish the death
lehaity on account OF sympathy with
criminals 1 am willing TO listen 10 ar
euhehts IN favor Of abolishing the
ueath penalty SO far as they are based
puttlY on grounds OF public eNpedieDcv
aIthougn these arguments have neVsr
eonNihced me But tnasmuch as with
GUY hesitation. In the performance OF
duty' Rave again and again sent GOOD
ana gallant and upright men TO die ~
seems % IRE the height OF a folly bo,h
,tn. hieyous and mawkish to contend
mat criminals who have deserved death
should nevertheless be allowed 10 shirk
H. No brave and good man can nrou
10y snlrh death' and no criminal who
shirk f. w "'i'"eu 10
one u the best men with our rer,-
1,ent vas the British military attache
,aptaih arthur Lee. an old friend The
other military attaches were herded 20
AT headquarters and saw little
IT@p 'S,n Lee VINO had known me in
" nstoh. escaped and stayed with
the regiment. We grew to feel Thai h.
oI vas one OF US and made him an hon
honorary members. one was ptcn,
Harding Davis. who was with n. COR
tinualN and who performed valuable
was "A regular OFFICER. I.ieutenan, p
ker VINO had "A battery OF gatlinga we
were with this battery Throughout the
san Juan lighting. and we grew to have
the strongest admiration for Parker n =
soldier and the strongest liking FOR
nm ~ as a man. During our brief cam
!tlsh We were closely and Intimately
thrown with various regular officers OF
inc type OF Mills. Howe and Pnrker
w" .st nor merely fondness for them
aS Objects and gentlemen. but pride in
thefn as Americans. u Is n fine thing
70 feel that We have IN the army ana
y, , NE navy modest. efficient. gallant
Interested work for the honor OF Tho
nag and OF tho nation. No American
NaN Aut cent OF ETnflfmna n
AZ OF US owe TO tho officers and enlist
III men ot the army and Of the navy
Discipline and Control.
VI course with a regiment OF ou- ,y-,,e
there was much to learn both anno,s, az
otficers and the men. There were ali
Kinds OF funny incidents. one Of my
roundup cook. "a very good shot s,d
rider. got into trouble on the v-av dow
on the transport lie understood entire
~ that he had 70 obey the officcrs =,
MS own regiment htfF It'll.
unteers. or at least like 40 many volu1
teers OF my regiment he did not under
1870 -.sind that THIS obligation extended TO
offlcers or other regiments One OF the
regular officers on the transport order
cd him TO do something which ne da
.Iihed 70 20 When the officer told him
sponded by offering 10 fight him for "A
trithng consideration. He was brought
,beiore "A court martial which sentenced
MIN 10 years imprisonment at hard
Iabor with disonorable discharge and
We major general commanding the divi-
sion approved the sentence
We were on a transport There vvas
no hard labor 70 do; and the prison con-
sisted OF another coWpuncher who ken.
suard over him with his carbine. evi-
IDENTIFY divided in his feelings as 20
whether ne would like most TO shoe, hin,
OF 70 let him 10. When we landed.
somebody told the prisoner that I in
tended 70 punish him by keeping him
win the baggage. He at once came 10
me In great agitation. saving Colonel
they say you're going 20 leave me with
the baggage when the fight s. on Col
mel. N YOU do that. I viii never show
my race In Arizona again. Colonel II
you VIII let me 20 20 the front I promise
YOU say. Colonel" with the evident fe.t
ing that after this concession I could
not. a. gentleman. refuse his request.
Accordingly I answered shields there Is,
no ono In this regiment more entitled TO
be shot than you are. and you shall 20
% the 'front.' His gratitude wae great
"a hH
this. Colonel never" Nor did 10
When we got very har NJ he would now
ana th"n manage 70 ret hold Of some
flour and sugar. and would cook "A
doughnut and bring ~ round 20 me. and
watch me with a delighted smile as ate
u lie behaved extremely we'll in both
MIN formally before me and remitted
his sentence something which ~
course ! had not the slightest power 20
DO. although at the time ~ seemed nat
ur1l ana proper 90 me
When we came go be mustered out
the regular officer who was doing tho
mastering. after an -he mon had been
discharged. nnally asked me whore the
urtsonsr was said. What prisoner"
li' said. The prisoner. the man who
was sentenced Co. "a years .r,irrI comment
with hard labor and dishonorahIe AZ.
charge said. oh ! pardouad him r
% which Do responded. u beg your
pardon. YOU did what7' This mad. mo
grasp tho fact that 7 had exceeded auth
GRITTY and ] could only answer. Well I
dld pardon him. ANYHOW. and boo has
gone with tho rest" whereuuor tho
uu.t"rinE -out officer sank back in his
chair and remarked. 'ffe wac senfsu-ed
by court marital and the sentence
.DmmandinF tho division You we're IL
lieutenant colonel and you pard0raI
him. Well ia w7e rervv. THAT'S au iu
Tho simple D.' was mat urfsr tfs
glf'Nf1- tnr-'. Dr. was necessary fur me
- ri-, M" ana control the req