Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-05-29
Not US8d' HigN5aIIS, Cocktails,
Beer, Red Vine, Tobacco.
On Witness Stand the Colonel Testi-
flies in Own Behalf in Libel Suit
Against Editor Newett-DisIikes
the Taste of Beer and Does Not
Smoke-Drank Mint Juieps


""'P"''''' wien" May 20. heo'
oorc RooSeFeIl TOOK the witness
stand ~ ms llbrI suit against Georae
a, NcWC.t, vino III an editorial Clafg
ed him with drunkenness.
The former president entered =
Denial lie ,dr,itt.d ugiro I:aht
,Yiu,. ,..., fi. ,o.... iu. .,id -
....,
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~ ~ P"} 7'..''" 8 "it9i
bFo'' c@@""' re. ne sand ne docs not
smoke nor touch beer.
Colonel Roosevelt gave brief re
view of his career as ranchman
traveller, hunter, soldier and states
man, in reply to questions by his at
torneys, He then continued:
81 have never drank a cocktail or
a highbaIl in my life. With the ex-
cepti0ns hereafter noted never
drank whisky or brandy except under
the advice Of physician
Dsii<es Beer and Smokinu.
'I don't care for the taste of either
/ don't smoke and I don't drink boar
because dislike smoking and dislike
the taste Of beer"
81 never drank whisky or brandy
except when the doctor prescribed IT.
or possibly on some occasion after
great exposure when | was chilled
through.
twenty years since / have drunk it
because of icing chilled throuoh 7
never have drunk Lprr. nor do drink
red wine. The only wines that | have
drunk have been ONLY white wines
Madeira, champaign. or very occa.
sionalIy, glass of sherry.
eat home often at dinner will
drink Il wina-pIass or two wine.
glasses of A,adeira In SIMMER in.
stead of the Aladeira will often
drink n tan glass of white wine and
Poland water or 'polv' water
"At public dinners ! somotimos
drink y glass of chomnaion or nor.
hans two think that ON an aver
age this means that viii drink
chamuapne about once y month
Mint Ju,ens Occasionally
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