The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-31

Clevelnnd's election are not proving suc-
cessful. The old soldiers do not take
kindly 10 these republican attempts TO
make campaign material. One of the latest
evidences that the veteran soldiers are not
infuenced by these campaign utterances IL
found IN the following letter from twenty
hve representative veterans in Brooklyn,
which came to Chairman Harrity yesterday
morning:
'SIn: We respond to the request Of the
national committee for 'sinews Of war by
forwarding herewith the sum OF $50. Not
alone this. We propose to support the
democratic ticket and vote for the demo-
cratic candidates. and ws speak for many
hundred veterans in this city who think m
we do. In all the relations Of conn adeship
there should be no politics but patriotism,
no party but the country, no creed but the
constitution. no sentiment but liberty,
symbolized by the flag. But we are men as
well as Veterans, and we claim for all such
the right to carry their sovereignty under
their hats,
"A studied persistent and system alto Of
fort ia being made to convey the false i'm
preston that the republican party alone is
the friend of the veteran. Indeed, 'polit-
ical veterans veterans for revenue only
have scattered throughout the county to
induce war veterans to give the republican
party new lease of life on this false
ground alone. We deny that the repub-
lican party is or has been the only friend
OF the veteran. The record diaproyes it.
The interests of the veteran are identical
with those Of the great m asses Of our peo-
pie.
The party whose claim TO popular favor
ia based on protecting the interests of the
few as against the many of making the
rich richer and the poor poorer, which pur-
poses to perpetuate its existence and its
power by a force bip dangerous TO our
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itself to men who fought for justice and
equality and who now love their whole
country. not a sectional part of it.
besides this, we are entirely familiar
with the records of the various federal ad-
ministrations since the gar in respect to
their actions toward veterans. Those of
Grover Cleveland as president were marked
by honesty and patriotism equal, if not
greater than that of any of the others. For
his Difference to the rights of veterans in
public employment under the law he is en-
titled to much praise. We know and ap-
preciate what he did in this direction.
Service in war is generally high evidence
OF patriotism, yet it is not the only patriot
ism. Gallant conduct in battle is high evil
dence OF a patriotic act, but not the only
evidence. Patriots Of the purest character
and of the loftiest type may be and often
have been found outside of the army and
navy among plain. untitled citizens.
Grover Cleveland is one of them. He has
| the most exalted conception of patriotism.
| He says that the roll whereon the names
of veterans are placed should be, in the eyes
of their countrymen, roll of honor, which
should be kept untainted.'
"Who will deny that this is right? Who
will deny that Grover Cleveland exempli-
fed that he was honestly and conscienti-
onsly, as president Of the United States. q
true friend of the veteran? No one, truth
fully. And because Of this we shall give
him our support in the present campaign u