The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-19
For the EAGLE
"reminiscences of a Soldier.
GREENWICH, KAN, Oct. 18th, II

homlulSccuC5 Oh O0lVler.
GREENWICH, KAN, Oct. 18th, '76.
ED. EAGLE: After silence of sew
eral weeks We will send you few
items from this place and vicinity.
Many little incidents to numerous to
mention are past and gone into obliv-
ion. We are moving along as usual
with now and then little neighbour
hood excitement, but mostly of a
character that should not appear in
public print, as no good can result
therefrom.
In Improvements here we notice the
completion of MIR. Morgan's house, who
recently came from Missouri and pur-
chased himself number one, stock
farm, known as the Tom Scott farm.
He has the appearance Of being a wide
awake and energetic farmer and a
man of capital as he is improving
pretty extensively and has about 100
head of booded cattle We had the
pleasure last evening of going to the
Fairview school house and there listen
to some very eloquent as able speeches
made by your fellow townsmen Messrs
Sluss and Stanley and others, who adj
dressed the citizens of Payne and Lin
coin townships, upon the political is
sues of the day. We believe Mr.. Stan
ley to be the right man in the right
place, and if elected this fall to the
Office of which he is aspirant (and we
have not the least doubt in our mind
but what he will be elected) that he
will in the future, as he has in the past,
do the duties of his Office with credit
to himself and Sedgwick county.
As for myself, am neither an ora
tor nor a Statesman, but often wish
thht was John A. Logan, or some
other great speaker. But for the ben
eft of those who desire to know where
| stand upon the great issues of the day
we can not say more than we are for
the Union-that our motto is Radical
epublican-neutral nothing"
We served our country in the field
over three years, have marched under
the old stars and stripes from the
northern boundary OF Missouri almost
to the Gulf. Have faced the enemies
bullets in the so called Southern Con-
federacy except Texas and Virginia;
have stood among the defenders of that
| flag in more than dozen battles, and
have never seen it lowered to an enemy
yet. We love the country whose en-
| blem it is, and the Union which is
hearty guaranty of a wholesome re-
spect for its honor. AS we took up
arms in defence of our country, when
its life was attacked by rebels, so we
take up the glittering pen in defence
of the Republican party of to-day. AT
ter serving our country in time of
war, why should we desert it after the
din Of the battle is over by advocating
TIE cause of the Democratic party and
voting for such scape goat as Samuel
J. Tilden. Although the sound of bat
conflict still continnes-the war has
not ended, the same spirit that melted
the rebels both north and south to re-
bellion in 1861, has placed at the head
of their column in 1868 such men as
Wade Hampton, Forrest, Davis and
Quantrell, who by their own declara-
tons threaten us with another rebel |
lion If not placed power.
Soldiers and loyal men of Sedgwick |
county, it is the same cause cause, and |
the hosts are again forming for an
other attach The same old flag is
still on the air, and Gen. Grant is still |
at our head He is the same brave and |
noble soldier that lead you to so many |
glorious victories during the war. He
carries with you the same flag you gall
laniry and nobly supported on every
battle field. 1t is the same cause for
which during the war so many of our
brave comrades laid down their lives.
(shall it be said that we fought in
vain)-no! we will not reverse the re-
cord of the battle field /: we will not
prove false to our slain brothers and
comrades, nor will we desert the good
cause and turn our backs upon Ruther
ford b. Hayes, who is to be our leader
and our chief A true soldier would
blush with shame at the though of cast
ing his vote against the old Union.
of Congress is now occupied by the
same Confederate soldiers that con-
fronted us OH the battlefield. The Grip
pied Union solder has been turned cut
of the national capital and the ex-rebel
soldier has taken his place; and to-
day treason runs higher in the South
ern hearts than it did when the battle
was at the hottest We are threatened
with a second rebellion, worse than
that of 1861. Let us hope that this
may never be; let US guard our ma
tons honor by placing our best and ,
most loyal men in office. Men upon
whom we can rely when the call of
''all is well' is sounded around the
line next November. Signed,
A SOLDIER. :
A Boomerang. |f