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Gomez' Moral Campaign in Camaguey 177
services in the last war. I fought in the Ten Years'
War."
Gomez. — " The more shame you. This is as if
I said I had money but I spent it; I had health but
lost it. Do you think the war is already over ? It
is not when a man comes here saying, c I am of
ancient family, or I am a college professor, or I am
a millionaire,' that he is respected; but only when
he can say, f I fight.' White or black or yellow, c I
fight' is a man's glory here. We respect men for
service alone, and your service does not entitle you
to respect. Oh, I have heard of you many times
before. It is my duty as commander-in-chief to
make you fight as a common soldier. Here, Colonel Bosa, take this private soldier away."1
And before the column was half way through
Camaguey a major and three captains were privates
of the escolta.
At Pozo Azul, a prefect, a tall, sharp-looking
fellow, was tried on five indictments, for misappropriating government property and levying small
sums of money, illegally, on farmers of the neighborhood. He was sentenced to death ; and as evening
fell, the troops were drawn up, dismounted, on three
sides of a quadrangle. Then an aide of Gomez
trotted to the centre of the square and read the
indictments and the finding of the court-martial.
Amidst silence, the prefect, his arms tied behind
him, was marched across the quadrangle to the open
side, followed by four ragged sharpshooters of the
infantry and a corporal. His eyes were bandaged,
and he was placed standing with his back to us all,
1 After Gomez' scolding, the major was reduced by court-martial in due form.
N
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000220 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | Gomez' Moral Campaign in Camaguey 177 services in the last war. I fought in the Ten Years' War." Gomez. — " The more shame you. This is as if I said I had money but I spent it; I had health but lost it. Do you think the war is already over ? It is not when a man comes here saying, c I am of ancient family, or I am a college professor, or I am a millionaire,' that he is respected; but only when he can say, f I fight.' White or black or yellow, c I fight' is a man's glory here. We respect men for service alone, and your service does not entitle you to respect. Oh, I have heard of you many times before. It is my duty as commander-in-chief to make you fight as a common soldier. Here, Colonel Bosa, take this private soldier away."1 And before the column was half way through Camaguey a major and three captains were privates of the escolta. At Pozo Azul, a prefect, a tall, sharp-looking fellow, was tried on five indictments, for misappropriating government property and levying small sums of money, illegally, on farmers of the neighborhood. He was sentenced to death ; and as evening fell, the troops were drawn up, dismounted, on three sides of a quadrangle. Then an aide of Gomez trotted to the centre of the square and read the indictments and the finding of the court-martial. Amidst silence, the prefect, his arms tied behind him, was marched across the quadrangle to the open side, followed by four ragged sharpshooters of the infantry and a corporal. His eyes were bandaged, and he was placed standing with his back to us all, 1 After Gomez' scolding, the major was reduced by court-martial in due form. N |
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