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Show I HEROES, FANCIED AND REAL. Tlie contrast between the conduct of the Utah batteries, returned from Manila, and some other troops that have seen active service, deserves fur- I ther commendation than that already-accorded already-accorded them. Nowhere does it se?m possible the distinction could be so plainly seen as by those who were in New York City during Roosevelt's campaign cam-paign for governor, and in Utah since the return of our own. batteries. Far be it from me to belittle or detract from the courage of the Roosevelt rough riders. It was beyond praise, but it must be conceded that their sub sequent conduct, and the palpable prostitution pros-titution of a well earned record for bravery to the basest political ends by the rough rider chief, have done more than can at present be justly estimatad to permanently tarnish a lustrous record. re-cord. I speak whereof I know. Roosevelt's Roose-velt's rough riders, after being mustered muster-ed out in honor, were held in New York to work up cheap political sentiment for their chief. Still wearing the rough rider uniform many of them infested thebar-rooms and "sponged" drinks on j their records as heroes of San Juan hill. , The uniform became, recognized as a badge entitling the wearer to a gratuitous bibulous surfeit. This fact was soon recognized by thrifty Hebrew clothing makers, and it was only a short time until thousands of these suits at $3 per suit were to be seen threading the streets of New York and lijitLiiis me saioons, tne wearer enjoying en-joying free drinks for decent men wanted no drinks they could 'not pay j for and would not disgrace the uniform I and all healing for Roosevelt. Yet there were but l,0C0 of the genuine rough riders. The shame to Roosevelt is that, j for personal political gain, he would tolerate tol-erate such things to be done. The disgrace dis-grace to the rough riders is that men wearing a uniform Miat, by the heroism of its wearers, became recognized as a symbol fcr all that was brave and true, should steep that uniform in the mire of bar-room patriotism. j Contrast this conduct with that of the returned Utah batteries. A braver or more loyal or more discreet organization organi-zation the United States uniform never covered. Heroes of twenty battles to the one of the rough riders are the men of Utah batteries. Returned home, and received with 'wild huzzahs, each passed , quietly to his own abode. No bar-room heroes these! Silently as the falling .snow their uniforms dropped from the brave forms that wore them I lib nuiivi , sliding in" eai ui 3 i;iuiiieu ! to the field, to. the mine, to the Tanch, to the office, to .the shop each to his own vocation. And never again will those uniforms be worn, save in honor. How great the contrast! Doubly great is the hero who can keep his heroism untarnished. I i ' |