The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-04
THE SOLDIER VOTE.
Reasons Why 1t Should Ie Cast for the Nom-
inees of the Republican Party.

To the Ex- Soldiers of the Union Army:
Comrades-The leaders of the Democratic
party are shedding crocodile tears in their
hypocritical pretense of love for you. hop
ing thereby to obtain your votes at the
coming election. In order to ascertain
whether their love for us is real or pre-
tended let us Judge said party by it's record.
The Democratic party began the rebel
lion. 1t tried its best to make it success
full. 1t bitterly opposed the prosecution of
| the war, declaring it unconstitutional to
| coerce q free State. Consistent with this
| dlsloyal doctrine IL opposed the draft, de-
nounced the "greenback" and announced.
mot another man nor another dollar to
promote this unholy war" When the re-
bellion was crushed it opposed every effort
on the part of the United States govern
ment to reorganize the Southern States.
Although defeated 1t still chung to its pet
| States rights theory. Although nearly
] thirty years have passed since the end or
| the rebellion 1t still is rebelliops as ever, de.
| tying the United States authorities in its
utter disregard of oil election laws. vir-
tuaily dislranchising every Republican
voter. white OF black. living in the South
| ern States.
The Republican party, on the other
| hand. has n dlffUent history. q history so
| closely interviewer with that OF the Union
soldiers that the one includes the other.
history full of liberty and devotion to
| country. history which teaches patriot
! ism to the American youth. The Repub-
| lican party was called into being By the
| efforts or a few men, who were determined
to com bat the extension of slavery into the
| Territories of the United Stares. So rapid
| was its growth that in 1860 it elected Abra-
ham Lincoln to the presidency. 1t crushed
] q wicked rebellion OF Southern Democrats.
| aided by cowardly Northern sympathizers.
1t struck the shackles of of millions of
| slaves and gave them the right OF suffrage.
The Republican party has been true to
the soldier. 1t has procured for them lib
eral pensions and provided homes for those
unable To procure a livelihood. 1t is party
of progress. a party for America and Amer
/ leans. 1t Is Tor sound money. backed by
| the credit of the government. 1t Is for the
| protection of American laborers land most
! of You are labOreIsl, and wants them well
fed and we'll paid in sound money for
| their labor.
Bot let pass in review the standard bear
| ers of those two great PARTIES. and here
comparison becomes odious. Grover Cleve-
land Is IN no sense great man except
| when placed upon platform scale, and his
| intellect is not III proportion TO his body.
| His love for the soldier Is prOverbial-that
is. those who fought on the other side. His
| opposition to the granting OF pensions to
| Union soldiers is well known. His veto
| pen was mightIer than his sword. During
| the war he was at ButfalO-well let US say
1
| don't often refer TO it. He was either too
| cowsrdly to enlist q soldier or his SYM
| pathies were all with the rebels When
| drafted he bought substitute and, 1t is
| said, Tailed to pay him; let him die in the
| pOor-house. He would have returned capt
ured rebel flags had there been no loyal
| Union soldiers. Concerted beyond measure,
be lmaglnes himself to be the only Moses
ness Poor Stuffed Prophet what will be-
come of him when, on the morning of the
| 9th day of November, he Will find himself
| once more repudiated by the American
| pe0pleY In order to have a soldier on the
ticket. the Democratic party pinned Gen."
| Adlai Stevenson to Growers cOat-tail as
candidate for Vice president. This was
| consistent. The KNIGHTS of the Golden
| Circle were all Democrats: hence entitled
| to have one of their number on the ticket.
| The pronunciation of Adlal Is q mystery
now. but it will be Dennis" after the elec-
| tiOn.
| The Republican party. in strong con.
trast with its foe, has given as a candidate
| for President of whom no one need be
ashamed a candidate who need not swear
| Oft getting during the canvass; a candi-
unteered and entered the army and did not
| lay down his sword until Generals Lee and
| Johnston surrendered to our own u. 3.
| Grant and w. L. Sherman: q candidate
| who does not veto just pension bilis and
| whose every act proves him to be the
| friend of the Union soldier. Benjamin
| Harrison has elevated the standard of
| America; he taught Chill and England les
| sons in diplomacy and thoroughly i'm
| pressed upon their minds this fact. that
| this is Nation with a capital n, which
| does not receive orders from foreign pOten-
| tates. BENJAMIN Harrison we'll deserves
| all the honors this Nation can throw upon
his head. See TO 1t that his election is as
| sured by such a large majority as TO deter
| our enemies from any attempt to tamper
| with the results. His companion in the
| race. the Hon. w Whitelaw Reid, is man of
intelligence, patriotic and true. q man who
| followed the fortunes of our army and
wrote history of the prowess of the Union
| soldier a man who won renOwn as q diplo-
mate, gifted in speech, with n big American
heart that beats for the welfare of our Ma
tion.
Our candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, Hon. Charles l.. Henry. should have
our undivided and hearty support. Close
| ly allied to the laboring classes land that
means you. he is in full sympathy with
| the tariff and money pianks of our plat
form. He believes In good American money
| and plenty of it for American workingmen.
Our candidate for Governor. an old
soldier, who carried the musket for two
years or more In defense of his country. ex-
poets ever soldier to do his duty, and that
| duty is loyalty to his country. which
means loyalty TO the Republican party. be-
cause said party is for the best interests of
tSe country.
Union soldiers fall ino once more, and
with q vigorous charge all along the line
| Victory will surely be
Ours, If with courage we