El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10

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can people
Remembered as Leader.
Some viii remember him as tn
/ military leader Of his own Rougl
/ Riders. Col Roosevelt believed hi
country should keep her powder dry,
] knowing full well force has to be useS
/ on occasion in defence of right. II,
had no use for the pacifist and tn,
/ conscientious director who used sucf
/ preteXts TO cover cowardly hearts. H,
knew the great Prince Of Peace him
| self had used force in driving evi
I from the temple. You Texans know
I that IL he. had lived in that day anl
| IN Texas, he, too, would have been al
[ the Alamo.
Some may remember him as the
apostle OF the strenuous life. He put
the ban on sloth and inspired his
countrymen. especially the youth OF
I the land, in doing the duty nearest
/ with body. heart and soul
He will be remembered as the man
Of clean living. He preached. taught
I and fought for common honesty, for
the purity OF private life, the sanctity
OF home and family. He loved and
honOred the father and revered the
mother. No greater champion OF the
home and family ever existed in our
country and he himself had such a
family. Yet cheerfully. glady he gave
his four sons to fight for their coun-
try in the great war. You viii recall
what he said when he received the
news Of the death OF his son, Quentin:
Mrs. Roosevelt and I are glad that
Quentin had the opportunity TO do
something for his country before he
fell"
-All will remember him as an
American He sincerely believed in
an American nationality and was de-
voted 10 II with all the force Of his
strenuous nature. lis greatest ser
vice was in the last year OF his life
IN arousing in our hearts that devO-
ton to our country and the defence OF
It's principles and ideals He cried out
at the outrage Of the rape of Belgium
as blow at humanity and liberty. At
the sinking OF the Lusitania he sound
ed the call TO arms and kept on sound
ing il. proclaimed that the time had
passed for neutrality, until his coun-
trymen rose in their hight and smote
the evil OF autocracy.
Faith Was Right.
Theodore Roosevelt lived long
enough to have proved to him thar
his faith in a distinct American ma
tionality was sound and right Hugo
Munsterberg. apostle Of kaiserism.
said once that we were making an
experiment in self government: thar
he doubted that we could make a
nation Of mixed bloOds; that when we
became crowded. then we could look
out for racial and religious strife
Roosevelt stood firm. He went over
the country boldly contendinE for the
stamping out OF rectal and other re-
1gious preJudices. He only asked.
Are you an American" When this
young nation was aroused. she came
forth a giant that democracy might
not perish from the earth. The
preaching, teaching and example Of
Roosevelt had much to do in thus
arousing his cOuntrymen-
We had been criticised as a dollar
mad nation sitting idly back. while
the nations later our allies were
struggling against the German hordes.
England was two years before she
passed the draft act and then did Il
with fear and trembling. In the
United States we had passed il one
day and the next our young men were
70 the training camps. rich
and poor alike Do you remember his /
saying. There shall be no favorites /
merits Can you not hear him say
ing il?
4 want 10 say here that many who 1
were anxious, as all were. TO get into I
he fight Yet did not go, that Uncle /
sam viii see TO il that those who
we're still held at home viii be rated /
lust as patriotic and as true Ameri-
ans as the more fortunate
shall Not Perish.
Men and women viii see to Il that,
IS Lincoln said. Liberty shall not \
perish from the earth. Then mem
who have been in this war will see to
{ that no class shall rule. Somehow.
var seems to make men over night I
predict that when our men return.
hey viii see to IL that things shall i
'e done by orderly. constitutional
Methods and not by the sword. Now
ct Us consecrate ourselves. resolving
o steer clear Of kaiserism on one 4.
and and BOlshevism on the other and (
how that the teachings Of Theodore
roosevelt have not been in vain. Let
Is dedicate our lives to this" n
me tributes TO the memory OF
roosevelt were impressive. The flag :
raped picture was moved TO the cen I
er Of the stage and three Boy Scouts
TENDED It. one standing behind hold
1g the American flag. and one on ]
ither side at salute The rest Of the !
roop Of Scouts in their places stood {
I attention.
The veterans OF the world war. in
luding all welfare workers and all 5
oldiers and officers, whether in SER {
ice at home or overseas or discharged Z
rom the service, stood at attention ,
lcing Roosevelts picture while tunes
the war songs were played by the Z
Military band
Veterans Pay Homage.
veterans Of the Spanish-American
ar paid the same tribute while the !
Hillary band played There VIII Be
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
My four Of the Rough Riders Of
-ooSeTelts command were present :
ney Were- Robert H Rinehart, Of B 1
roop, Arizona; c. W. Mathews. c
-oop, New Mexico: A. L Douglas. II q
-oop, New Mexico, and Jas. S. Black, :
troop, New Mexico.
This was followed by a tribute by I
le thinned ranks OF the civil war vet :
rams, both g. A. r and confederate ,
eterans The former. only a little .
quad remaining, with the martial
Re and drum as Of old marched to
he position before the picture Of e
oosevelt to the tune of THE Girl I / +
eft Behind Ne" with a touch even /
ct Of the fire OF 81
The services were closed by the Ri. ] :
ey- A J. Schiller. S J., bishop Of the T
atholic diocese of FL Paso, who. in a
wv words, paid a glowing tribute to
oosevelt as a God fearing man and 7
ave as a benediction the prayer h
ritten by the first Catholic arch ,
-shop in the United States. n
PEECHEs AND MUSIC
AT DEMING MEMORIAL 9
Deming, y. ". Feb. 10.-Speeches.
'mns and patriotic music featured
le Roosevelt memorial exercises held l.
ere yesterday at the war camp COM f.
unity club Secretary E. c. Bassett A
as In charge and camp song leader {
hos A. Christian had charge Of the / n
immunity singing. Miss Ruth Clark. {
W. c. A physical director. was at [
e piano and chaplain Earl II. Moore
Id charge Of the devotional cere- s
ony- Rev D. B. Porter and Willard T