The evening world., 1889-11-15
CAST YOUR VOTE.
"The Evening World" Offers a Sword to
the Most Popular Militia 0f1CeL.
And the People Are to Decide Who
that Officer Is.
II Is a Special Election and Pre-
vious Registration Is
Unnecessary.
You All Have Your Fnvorite, so Send
In Your Name and Swell
His Vote.

While Germany. Great Britain and the other
I'm, opean. powers maintain, at an expense
startling 4. it's proportions, immense standing
ARMIES. it is the proud boast of the citizen SOW.
oreipn of this Republic that our standing army
ia scarcely larger than the police force in a big
city.
widely different as the polesto reconcile, Column
bin gets along nicely with 20. 900 men. in
GLIDING officers.
When Alexander's royal guest had been shown
about the domain Of the great King, almost
breathless in his admiration of the wondrously
beautiful city, he pondered q moment. and then
exclaimed: 80 exalted King, where are your
walls for the protection Of your grand city Z"
Come with me; III show you my walls. re-
pliei Alexander the Great. and he led his guest
out TO a broad, open plateau, where were drawn
up in full caparison the armies of the King.
Look! |" exclaimed Alexander, tears Of pride
yelling to his eyes, THESE are my walls
every mans a brick!
Now the walls that surely guard the land Of
freedom are not made Of armed warriors. steeled
to war. They are made Of the patriotism of the
free-born American. To her citizen soldiery
may this country turn in time Of menacinR dan
ger and there need be no fear of the result.
In every city Of America there is a regiment, or
a company at least, of citizen soldiers. made up
of men whose lives are devoted to the avocations
of peace. They band together. sacrificing many
hours to the tedious drill and the study of the
art Of war that they may be ever in readiness to
fly to the aid or defense Of their country.
There are fifteen regiments OF militia in this
State and half as many more in New Jersey.
They are called the National Guard.
There are four regiments in Brooklyn and
seven in New York City. two in Buffalo and two
provisional regiments made up of separate COM
panies in Auburn, BinRhamton, Geneva. Utica,
Oswego. Watertown, Syracuse, Elmira, Albany,
Troy and other cities. They count something
over twelve thousand men.
They are ever ready to quell riot, to protect
life and property and to keep the peace.
They are just as ready to fight.
There is no phase of the life Of the staid
American citizen more worthy Of admiration
than that embodied in the performance Of the
citizen soldier. He 10 not coerced in any form.
but volunteers for his five years OF service on
call as a National Guardsman.
The EVENING WORLD feels that 1t is to the pres
ence of this citizen soldiery that we owe our
peacefulness and freedom from lawlessness. and
that these same militiamen form a bulwark in
which the nation may put its confidence and
fear no evil from foreign invasion or civil strife.
And those Of the National Guardsmen who
have so earnestly labored for the perfection Of
the service that their merit has received recog-
milton in their election to posts of command by
their fellow-soldiers. THE EVENING WORLD be.
lieves have been Justly honored and are Justly
popular.
1t proposes to find out who Of all the field
and line officers of the National Guard, States of
New York and New Jersey. is the most popular.
and to that end each of its readers will be given
an opportunity of naming his or her choice.
1t has prepared this ballot, which the reader
should cut out and, filling in the blank with the
name of his or her favorite officer, his rank
and post, and signing it with his or her name
and address. send it to The EVENING WORLD: