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was wounded and captured. Senator
Warren served as a private and nom
commissioned officer in the Forty
ninth Massachusetts regiment. He
received the Congressional medal
for gailantry on the battlefield at the
siege Of Fort Hudson. These two
veterans find pleasure frequently
in fighting over" the battle which
meant so much to them.
Representative Henry z. Osborne,
Of California, served in the Ninety
second New York regiment He en-
listed at the age Of Is.
Representative Isaac r. Sherwood,
Of Ohio, enlisted as a private in the
Fourteenth Ohio infantry. He was
mustered out a brigadier general.
He was in 43 battles and 1913 DAYS
under fire.
Senator John n. Bankhead, of
Alabama, served-four years in the
Confederate army, being wounded
four times.
Senator Thomas Staples Martin.
Of Virginia, was educated at the
Virginia Military Institution. While
there much Of his time was spent
in the cadet battalion of the insti-
tuition serving the Confederate
atates. He has been elected to the
senate for term Of thirty yo-~r.
which expires in 1925.
Representative Charles NJ. Slc,-
man, of North Carolina, served Win
General Lees army throughout th-
war. He was wounded three times
lInlisting as a private he was mus
tered out as Il major.
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as I dislike Wilson, I'll stump the
country for him from one end of
it to the other and l won't ask his
permission to do SO, either.
"No platform and no man who
swerves in the slightest degree from
absolute loyalty to the greater
Americanism can have my support.
l will not be neutral if such a candi-
date is named or such a candidate
nominated. There is no such thing
as being neutral between right and
wrong. Neutral, l do not care who
the man is or Who his friends are
or who comes to me in his behalf. if
such candidate is named, l will
fight him with every weapon at nv
command
"But at neither place did I say
anything to advance either my own
candidacy or that of any other man.
l am not interested in candidates.
am interested in principles. My sole
interest at these two affairs was to
try and arouse the American people,
to urge them and ultimately, through
them, compel Congress to take the
proper attitude on the question Of
greater Americanism and national
preparedness If you say that l am
working not for nomination, but
as every American should work to
secure the peace and prosperity Of
the United States, you will have hit
the nail on the head
"And don't overlook the fact that
any Republican who seeks Presi-
dent Wilson's place by pandering to
the hyphens will find that he is fight
ing Roosevelt as well as Wilson"
Far from being afraid of hecklers,
Colonel Roosevelt rejoiced in them.
Again and again in the 1915 cam
paign local leaders, fearful he might
offend somebody, would ask that he
go slow lest hecklers disturb him.
Once a United States Senator
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be merciful to those to whom mercy
should be shown, to realize that
there are some things that must
always remain a mystery to US, and
when the time comes for US to en-
ter the great blackness, to go smil-
ing and unafraid.
THAT is my religion, my faith.
To me it sums up all the creed l
need. It seems simple and easy,
but there is more in that verse
than in the involved rituals and
confessions Of faith of many creeds
We know.
''To love justice, to be merciful,
to appreciate that the great mys-
teries shall not be known to US,
and SO living face the beyond con-
tident and without fear-that is
life.
''That's too simple a creed for
many Of rs, though. Perhaps it is
as well that through more in
volyed paths and nlazes of theology
the majority should seek the same
result.
II can quarrel with no man be-
cause Of his religion"
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as to the possibility of a reconcilia-
ton which some mutual friends had
taken upon themselves to try to ar
range.
At the time, the Colonel did not
venture an opinion as to whether
they would get together, but he did
seem anxious to make it clear that,
whatever he may have thought about
Taft's hackers in 1912, he had no
real feeling against Taft personally.
"The break in our relations" said
he, was due to no one thing, but to
the cumulative effect of many things
the abandonment of everything my
administration had stood for, and
other things.
Taft changed greatly between the
time he was elected and the time
he took Office.
"The first friction came in the
matter of his Cabinet. When he was
nominated | went to him and asked
whom he wished to have take his
place as Secretary of War. I tcld
him l considered it as much his ap-
pointment as mine, and that | would
appoint no one not acceptable to him,
though l had a good man in mind.
l told him the man was Luke E.
Wright.
"He said Wright was absolutely
the man he would have chosen him
self. Wright had been with him in
the Philippines and was the man
for the place.
after he was elected he came to
me and told me he wished to retain
my Cabinet and would like to have
me tell the members so. / realized
at once that this was rather deli
cate matter, believing he might and
probably would change his mind
later, and his wishes in November
might not be his wishes in March
and | asked him if he really desired
the message delivered.
How about Cortelyou?' I
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His Hold ont Crowds

The discussion in which the
Colonel declared himself on this
point came one night when he and
a party Of three were returning to
New York from a red-hot Roosevelt
meeting - two meetings, in fact,
one in a hall, the other outside.
1t was precipitated by a remark
by A. Leonard Smith, Of "The New
York Times" to the effect that the
Colonel certainly had that crowd "
What seemed to get them"
asked the Colonel
1t was a question none in the
party could answer, for the crowd,
like most Roosevelt crowds, was en-
thusiastic from the start and one
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ANLY seven Civil War vet
u B Grams are members Of the
~ 66th Congress-fifty-four
years after the close of the
memorable struggle between the
North and South Soldier repre-
sentation in Congress was at it's
peak between 1880 and 1890. There
has been steady decrease in the
number Of soldier members since
1890.
The fact that the period between
1880 and 1890 marked the larger
soldier representation in Congress
indicates that most Of the soldiers
who were In their twenties at the
close OF the war in 1865 did not
begin to aspire to Congressional
service until they had reached
thirty-fve or forty years Of age.
Many of them were between forty
and fifty when they took their
seats.
There has been much conjecture
az TO how soon the veterans Of the
War Of 1917, az the recent world
var has been officially designated
BY the War Department, win occupy
majority Of seats in Congress. As
majority Of those who actually
saw foreign service, which will BE-
the larger political factor as the
years 20 by, were between twenty
and twenty-five years Of are, #
may he safely calculated that it will
be At least fifteen years before
there viii be another soldier Con.
grcss. That will be in 1894. Il
may be sooner if the newer custom
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sked that he confne his talk to the

asked that he confne his talk to the
tariff.
"My dear Senator said he, you
will pardon me for saying I will do
nothing Of the kind. l did not come
here to talk tariff, the crowd did not
come here to hear me talk tariff
and III be hanged if l do talk
tariff. III talk what IS in me-"
Jack" he called to me in much
the same manner that small boy
would announce ice cream would
be served at dinner, 'did you hear
that? The Senator here promises
US that Wen have some hecklers
tonight! Isn't that bully?"
There were hecklers that night
just two of them. Their efforts
served to emphasize the Colonel's
points, both giving him openings he
was quick to take advantage of to
the delight Of his audience. On the
way to the train I remarked that
the dreaded questioners had not
made much progress
"Of course they did not" he re-
piled. "They seldom if ever do. A
man with an honest question has
no terrors for a speaker who is
honest himself. A dishonest heckler
has no chance with an honest
speaker.
"But if man is sincere-he has
nothing to fear. If he isn't sincere
he has no business speaking. In
the long run sincerity must be the
test of any public man"
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Representative Charles M. Sted-
man, of North Carolina.
Senator Nelson was a non-com-
nlissioned officer in the Fourth Wis
consin regiment. He was wounded
and taken prisoner at Fort Hudson,
La, June II, 1883. 1t is coinci-
dence that the only other Northern
senator who was a soldier, Senator
Francis E. Warren, fought in the
same battle in which Senator Nelson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

ture a boy and make him afraid Of
US, or we can sit down with him.
man fashion, and reason the thing
cut. Sometimes, grant you, chas-
tlsement is exactly what a boy
needs. Then he should have it. But
when boys in trouble, as your lad
is, over something that really in
wolves at most only carelessness, it
often is a mistake to do anything
more than point out to him what a
foolish fellow he's been and try to
plan out some way in which he, not
you, can undo the mischief.
I'm other words, every boy thinks
his father is pretty big man. One
Of mine told a teacher once his
father was it That confidence is
something no man can afford to
lose, and if he can make his bow
see that the thing to do is to go
to his father with his troubles, he
has a pretty good guarantee that
the boy won't get into very serious
messes. On the other hand, if the
boy knows that he is going to get
dressing down every time his pa
rent hears Of some venial sin of
omission or commission, boylike,
he's going to try to conceal as
much as he can. He will, however,
sget advice abroad if he does not
get it at home, and he's mighty
lucky If the kind he gets abroad is
the kind he should have.
eyes, sir, IT'S mighty bad thing
for a boy when he becomes afraid
to go to his father with his trou-
bles, and it's mighty bad for
father when he becomes SO busy
with other affairs that he has no
time for the affairs Of his children.
Kn0aU Your Son
'That," he concluded, ISIS the ad-
vice I'd give every father Of a boy
get acquainted with him"
We are told that during the 1915
campaign Colonel Roosevelt had an
attack Of dry pleurisy which kept
him away from church one Sun
day. Late that afternoon l called
and remarked that the "boys
thought it funny You did not go to
church"
'Huh, they did, did they? Wen,
you just tel them that If they
think pleurisy Is a JOKE they'd bet
ter try il am just going to stay
right IN here the next four or five
days Anyway, SO far as church
is concerned, I just had the Rev
erend Ta1nage up to look me over.
Speaking Of church, yuu once
told me You were heterDdox- That's
right, isn't it, Well, do you know,
I think wonder if you recall one
verse Of Micah that ] am very fond
of-Ato do justly and to low mercy
and to walk hnmbly With thy God
that to re is the essenee Of re-
Hglon To be- just With all men. to
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asked. DO you want him7 You
know ne thought he was your rival.
"He allowed this was so and that
he would not want Cortelyou.
How about Bonaparte?'
asked.
He agreed that he would wish
another in the place, but he insisted
that he wanted the others to stay,
and on his definite insistence I de-
hvered the message. More than
that, those thus assured thanked
Taft for the offer in my presence.
wright was among those SO
assured; in fact, the assurance that
he was the joint choice of myself
and Taft was, he said, the reason
for his acceptance.
by inauguration time, however,
Mr.. Taft had changed his mind,
just as had feared he would, and
it made a great deal of feeling.
Some had made very definite plans
on the strength Of his offer, renew
ing leases of houses and that sort
of thing, and it was bad all around.
"That was the first bit of fric-
ton.
"In Office, his miIitancy evapo-
rated and he at once set about
undoing all my administration had
done. Conversation went by the
board. Newell, of the Reclamation
Service, had to quit and things went
from bad to worse. They had
reached such a pass when l got to
Rome on my way home from Africa.
l found Clifford Pinchot awaiting
me, He wanted me to attack Taft
then and there. Others were in the
same mood.
But said, No, 1 wanted to dc
nothing to injure Mr.. Taft or his
administration.
Thus things went, one thing
after another, until finally the
Rural Welfare Commission, one of
the best things we had, was aban-
doned. That was the last straw.
The break came on that, but it was
not because Of that 1t was be-
cause Of the many things of which
that was the capstone, the climax.
BY the way, the government never
even printed the report of that
commission. We finally had it
done at the expense Of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
Many have asked the secret of
Roosevelt's wonderful hold on the
public and his ability to carry a
crowd with him. Presumably the
question will be discussed long
after those who heard him have
crossed the Great Divide and with
as wide, if not as great, a differ
ence of opinion as when he was in
the flesh.
His own explanation may be
given in one word: "Sincerity"
This, he maintained, was the real
secret, though he admitted that
other qualities in his speeches were
contributing factors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Clashes With the Kaiser

1t is not generally known that
on at least three occasionsAtwice
before the great war and once since
Colonel Roosevelt and the Kaiser
clashed. The Venezuela incident
is more or less widely known,
largely through Mr.. Thayer's ex-
cellent book. But the clash of wills
at the time Of Colonel Roosevelts
visit to Berlin and his refusal to
take the Kaiser's part in 1914 are
not at all well known.
81 clashed with the Kaiser direct
ly the war broke out" the Colonel
went on.
Then I was called upon by
young member OF the German En-
bassy staff in Washington-a count
i cannot recall his name now.
AZ am instructed By his males
ty the KAISER said he, 20 pre-
sent his compliments to Colonel
Roosevelt, to say to him that ne has
very pleasant recollections of his
visit to Berlin and Potsdam and to
say that he hopes Colonel Roose-
welt will appreciate Germany's posi-
ton and can be relied upon to see
the justice Of it,
You will please present my
compliments to his majesty the
Kaiser I answered; say to him
that /, too, have very pleasant
recollections of my stay ip Berlin
and Potsdam and his many courte-
sizes to ne, his guest, but that I also
have lively recollection of courte-
sizes extended TO me by his majesty
the King Of the Belgians, whose
guest l also was
''He clicked his heels together,
saluted and left. I have not heard
Of him Or the Kaiser since"
The Colonel told of the clash in
Berlin Ell route for Boston one Sun
day in 1916.
at isl said he, mot generally
known that had LITTLE friction
withrhe Kaiser when I visited Ger
many
When I reached Berlin found
an invitation for Mr.. Roosevelt 10
be the Naiser's guest at Potaaam.
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Senator Francis E. Warren, Of
Wyoming.
Representative Henry z. Osborne,
of California.
Representative Isaac Sherwood, Of
Ohio.
Southern
Senator John f. Bankhead, Of
Alabama.
Senator Thomas Staples Martin,
of Virginia
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the Uniform. They are F. h La
Guardia, Of New York, who was a
major in the air service, and Royal
c. johnson, Of South Dakota, who
fought in the trenches and was
wounded.
Civil War veterans who are in
Congress:
Northern
Senator Knute Nelson, Of Mime
sofa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Break With Tot

There never has been any formal
explanation as to what caused the
break between Colonel Roosevelt and
Judge William 81. Taft. Here is
Colonel Roosevelt's explanation,
made, my notebook tells me, at Saga
more Hill, April 8, 1916. 1t was
made in the course Of a discussion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
rsations With Roosevelt From an Old Friends Diary

Of remarkable
contributed to "McC(~es Magazine" By j. Leav of
the stcf Of The Tribune Mr. Leay relies for
daG not his but upon his carefy diar He
tells that Colon Roosevelt huaa man he e,
oil the he has been meeting all aoos of life
OF us anecdotes folo4c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
His Sincerity

What you say about my having
the punch is, perhaps, factor; but
my speeches would never get over
if people did not believe I was sin
cere. An orator, which | am rot.
would get crowd, but he could not
hold them if he lacked sincerity, or
if the people thought he did.
eve have all seen orators come
and go, but none ever retained a
hold on any perceptible part of the
public who at least did not carry
the impression of sincerity.
II have never hesitated to say.
thing because it might be unpopu-
lar any more than have ever
found it at all necessary to say
things I did not believe merely be-
cause they might be popular. In
the end, as Emerson says, truth,
however unpleasant, is the safest
travelling companion. I have never
found it at all necessary to pussy
foot or indulge in pleasing sophis-
tries to hold any crowd.
"On the other hand, have never
hesitated to tell folks unpleasant
things l thought they should be
told, any more than I have been
afraid of 'hecklers.'"
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C17I War and World War Haze Veterans in Co,ney8s

Of elect7ng young men is continued.
The average age of Congressman
has decreased in recent years Sew
eral Of the present members are in
their early thirties. The West shows
the greater tendency to elect young
men.
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Ne AFTERNOON in the


~ some one asked the Colonel
Did you ever smoke?"
There is where that story Of my
drinking started" he continued, not
hearing the question or ignoring it.
you see, when l would decline a
cigar, saying I did not smoke, folks
would often ask, in joking way,
What are your bad habits?' In the
same spirit ! would reply Prize
fighting and strong drink
"Now, it so happens that the Lord
in His infinite wisdom elected to
create some folk with whom it is
never safe to joke-solemn asses
who lack a sense Of hurnor. l am
very fond of that story of Sidney
Smiths, who, playing with his chill
dren, stopped suddenly, saying
Children, we must now be serious
here comes a fool You know the
kind he meant-those poor unfortu-
mates who must take everything said
to them literally.
Zone of those to whom I made
that remark said: Roosevelt, l hear,
drinks hard The other fool re-
piled, Yes, that's true. He told me
SO himself
And SO it went
However, the thing had its value.
We're never too old to learn, and l
learned to be careful with whom
cracked the simplest joke. Thank
God, there are many you can joke
with in safety If we couldn't laugh
once in a while, what a world this
would be, It wouldn't be a world
it would be madhouse.
when a teller needs a friend, :"
Colonel Roosevelt was ready
Better a boy you have to rescue
from a police station because he
whipped cab driver or cop than
a Miss Nancy" was his idea of
the kind Of a boy one sheuld have
His Tie1rs On Boys
This preference Colonel Roose-
velt expressed 70 me one Sunday
xftenoon at Oyster Bay, following
q question from him as To how my
ov1 boy was getting along
@Al right I replied. ~only a
Ittls TOO much football and SWIM
ming and not enough school work
aMnst TOO rnnrh hoy"
AThH7s al right, he replied
-'Dunt LET that Worry yU1- Do you
know yU1 ara fortunate IN having a
real boy Smne Of the u1ost splsn-
did fellows I know have buys that
+ fhry wire nine I'd want to choke
thmApretty boys who know al of
the 1ztest tango steps and the small
talk, and the latest things IN socks
and tis-tame cat -noIlyroddles,
md tlnir fattmrE rsal men and
fhEr mothers rnost exre1hnt EUm-
En-, ThrDwlback, I Suppose I'd
fed disgrzred beyond redemption
had Euch boys
'Nire, thank God, have been
good boys; a BIT mischlevuus at
tmez, FL Of them, but every hoy is
Honestly, if I had to take my choice
"a rather have boy that
I'd hzvs 10 20 to the police station
aud bal OF for beating cab driver
OF policeman than one of fhs mol
lyroddls type He might worry ne,
but he wouldn't disgrace ne
"on another occasion when he
aaksd about my boy said Mr.
lSary, II replied that he WAS in a
bt Of trouble
He has had his first real bump, :"
! said "Ee funksd on his exarnina-
tons and probably Will fail to get
pronaotso1- Consequently ne feels
aadiy"
An hdnlgenf Father
Now, Dcs fere," advised the Colo
1el. jnE- don't lie severe with him
lei hir ! said, az an indulgert
rsndpareTIt, that it really is not
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could not say that this, that or the
other point had been the mos.
effective Smith ended this phase
Of the discussion by declaring the
Colonel always got the crowd"
My observation" said he, "has
been that the result IS the same
whatever you talk upon-you get
the crowd just the same
What asked the Colonel, is
the explanation? 1t certainly is not
because am an orator-for I am
not. Ishaven't the voice TO be an
orator. What is it?"
Smith submitted, Probably be-
cause your words always carry a
punch,' as mis- answer. Another in
the group thought it might De be-
cause the Colonel always had
something to say
Isn't it because the crowd
always knows / am sincere?" asked
the Colonel. Il think it is. Other
wise-bah! (this with a wave Of
his hand) 1t surely must be that
in the years I have been in public
life folks have always found me
sincere. Men do not always agree
with me; in fact tthis whimsically)
many have been known to differ
with me very seriously; but my
worst enemies do not, believe,
question my sincerity. Men who
do not know me may doubt my sin
cerity, but no one who knows me
does. At bottom, do not believe
any Of the old guard Bill Barnes
! included, would question my SIM
cerity. They know better.
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Threat to Support wilson


1t is not known to many that, in
1915, Colonel Roosevelt threatened,
ID the event that certain contingent
cies became facts, to support Presi-
dent Wilson for reelection against
the Republican nominee.
The threat was made at a lunch
con given at thu Harvard Club in
December Of that year by the late
Robert J. Collier Later, in explain
ing the famous Gary dinner to me,
Colonel Roosevelt repeated the
threat
"And, by Godfrey, I mean it! If
there's nnongrel platform adopted
by the Republican convention, much
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
THO Veterans OF 1917

Two veterans Of the War Of 1911
are already in the House-in fact
were not out of it when they donne(
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-04-14
"MY HUSBANDS FRIEND"

How a brother and sister, separat-
ed as children when their parents
agreed to disagree, met later as
strangers in a notorious gambling
house, conducted by the mother, and
for the first time learned their true
relationship to each other is one of
the big punches of five act Rialto
Film corporation masterpicture fea-
turing Frank Mills, the noted drama
tic star, which comes to the Rex
theatre tomorrow. The father, por-
trayed by Mr. Mills, and the mother,
enacted by Lillian Kemble, sought
the divorce court when the former
accused her, unjustly, of being too
friendly with friend Of the family.
BY the order of the court the boy,
then five years old, and the girl, six,
the parts being played by Jack Curtis
and Runa Hodges, two talented jul
veniles, were awarded to their father
and mother, respectively. Years
later they meet as sweethearts. How
this dramatic situation works out
proves one of the most stirring
moments Of it's kind ever injected in
to a motion picture production.