The National tribune., 1896-10-15
WHAT TIE COMRADES ARE SAYING
Letters from Every Part of the Country.
From, South Dakota


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: For the
second time in our generation the ex-soldiers
are being tested as to whether they love
party or country best, and L am glad to
saw that the veterans here are for country
first. For awhile it did seem that Free Silver
was going to carry everything But the
neople have arrived at a second aud serious
consideration, and now realize that nothing
short of civil war would be so destructive
to our National growth and prosperity as
free coinage of silver, and the tide is going
the other way.
We have had a very hard time for four
wears in the West to make both ends meet
Free silver has the great majority oil our
comrades against it here, be 1t said to their
credit. few, it is true, who have tailed IN
getting nominations for office IN the hepup-
lican party, have gone over to the other slde,
and GOT nominations 10 Office, not for country
but for revenue only. The writer IN 1919
had the honor of serving IN the Legislature,
but this year was beaten for the nomination
for said position, but no Office or lack OF
nomination would induce him to 60 against
the best interests of the country.
/ consider Comrade Mckinley second
Lincoln. He has worked up from poor
boy 10 his present standing. and earned every
honor that he has received, and has filled every
position given him with credit to his con-
stituents and honor 10 himself The citizens
of this country have become very tired of
feeding beggars, made SO not by their own
fault, but because free trade has closed SO
many plants, mills, and factories
Two years ago we had the largest Post In
he tp xrhioh rlali1lpa1 matters are
strictly prohibited, and during this cam
paign but two of our comrades went over to
the Populists, and got nominations for office.
OF three Democrats, two came over to Nc
Kinley and one went over to the Sound
Money Democrats Pretty good? Our COM
rades are standing by the country as IN days
OF old. We have a big fight here, as our
two United States Senators are Popo- Demo-
Gratis. Senator Petiigrew said in speech
here that though he did not have the proof,
the Supreme Court was rotten to the core,
and tried to make it appear that Bryan was
as good, if not better, than Lincoln. 1t
would seem from his statement that he only
lacks the wings to be an angel. Tiilman
says this is a sectional fight-the West and
South against the East and North. 1t does
seem to me that comrade who once offered
his life and endured such terrible hardships
and dangers to put down revolution, save
the Union, and enforce law, could not now
60 over to the enemies of sound Government,
and forsake SO good comrade as Mckinley,
and help to carry into force the principle of
platform dictated by Aligeld, Vest, Jones,
Daniel, Blackburn, Harris, Tillman, and
their admiring revolutionist friends.
Let us not be guilty of helping to impose
on our comrades, their widows and orphans,
the great hardship of receiving their pen
sions in 50-cent dollars We certainly re-
ceived our share of deprecated dollars while
saving our country from treason. No, COM
rsdes, let us take the advice of orr old and
tried friend, which has never misled or de-
ceiyed us, and which has stood for the vet
Grams and their best interests from first to
last, and which has helped us far beyond
our comprehension-f mean THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE which i have taken for ovel IL
years. Let us try to appreciate it, and help
our own cause by increasing its circulation.
Let every veteran, son of a veteran, and
loyal citizen work and vote for sound
money, protective tariff, and reciprocity,
and hurrah for Comrade Mckinley, our next
President.-E. c. WALTON, four years' serv-
ice, Co. B, 54th Ill.,, -, S. ID.