The National tribune., 1896-10-08
WHAT THE COMRADES ARE SAYING.
Letters from Every Part of the Country.
The Most Important Campaign Since the

The Most Important Campaign Since the
War.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: We are IN
the midst of the most important political
campaign since the war. Once again the
vast majority of the old comrades, under
the lead of the gallant Gen. Sickles, stand
shoulder to shoulder for the right A few
of our old comrades. however, seem dis
posed to struggle. We have some of them
here in Nebraska, where the calamity bowler
has been getting in his work for years.
These fellows seem to thrive upon the magnl-
fed miseries of their fellow-men. They
always present the dark side of the picture,
and tell the people they are being robbed
bv those in authority. Four years ago they
cried robber tariff; said give us :" tariff re-
FORM or we are lost. Through the apathy
OF the Republicans these "reformers snc-
ceeded-deiberatel cheated, wronged, and
defrauded the people into the delusion that
they must turn the rascals out" We
have had four years of reform" and are
eminently the worse for it. Now these re-
formers tell MS they did not know what was
the matter with the country then, but they
90 know what ais it now. Free silver
they say is what we want, and all will be
well.
are all wrong now, and tariff reform is
what put us where we are. What we want
lis protection to home industries and sound
money. The present financial system may
not be as good a. it might be, but it is far
ahead of free silver. The latter is a step
back awards, while a return to the policy OF
protection is a step forward Which shall
we take? Some of our people have been
wrought up TO pitch of suspicion and rabld
intolerance that is wonderful.
Some denounce loyal old John Sherman
and other public officers as traitors, and
swear they ought to be hung; others are
down on the Republican party because of
its liberal treatment of the old soldiers, and
now are so confident of the election of Mr..
Bryan that they openly prophesy that the
Government will yet be unable, for want OF
funds, to pay any pensions at all. The
wish, you see, is father to the thought.
This same class advised the Coxeyi,es, who
passed through here few years ago, to
use dynamite to blow mp public buildings.
Among them are some old soldiers, one OF
whom has been heard to say So There are
children now living who will live to see the
Union dissolved" Another swears that if
they can't vote the 'gold-bugs" out they
will shoot them out.
All this class of fellows are supporting
Bryan. Why vote for BryanP In his
speech at Milwaukee the 5th inst, as per re-
port in Chicago Tribune, he said, substan-
italy, that the Union soldiers went to war
because they believed the black man
should be free"
Comrades, not one in thousand among
as would have resorted to the dread arbit-
rament of war for the purpose of freeing
the negroes. Every intelligent person
knows that we were compelled to accept
war or let this Government of the people,
by. the people, and for the people perish
from the earth.
Mr.. Bryan aims to put us in a false light
before the world. He puts his political OPP
ponent in a false light by picturipg him as
the candidate of party which would "en-
slave 10000. 900 of people, whites and blacks,
In this country He also falsi6es the posi-
ton of the Republicans by denouncing them
as 81 gold monometalists. But the Chicago
Tribune, same date, says. editorially: No
man ever went on the stump in his own be-
hail for the Presidency who was so disre-
gardful of all semblance of truth In his state
ments.n
Why vote for Bryan? Somebody tell me,
please. Much has been said about the old
soldiers voting for Bryan. My judgment is
that three-fourths of them in this State
would vote for their old comrade, Maj. Nc
Kinley, if the vote was taken to-day, and
that by Nov. nine-tenths of them Will be
il line for bim---all except the most radical.
The silver craze lie waning. Nebraska
will give Mckinley and Hobart majority
of $4,000. -Four years of .sseform is enough
at one dose.
Now, let Us have four years of protection
and prosperity. Our comrades are fast pass
ingaway. Many who will vote at the coming
election will not live to vote four years hence.
Let us do our duty to our country while
we live, and TO our soldier boy comrade as
we I, by voting for him who, like ourselves,
draws the inspiration of his political life
from the life and character of the immortal
Lincoln. Party lines are broken up as
never before. This is not partisan cam
paign. Its campaign of principles and if
the people understand the issues as In this
campaign of education it is to be hoped they
do, NJ Kipley will not only be elected, but
will carry every State in the Union. That
be will be elected is, in my judgment a fore
gone conclusion, but that alone will not sat
lsfy in this case; we ought to make it unani-
nous. Let's make it unanimous, boys; let's
make it unanimously. a. DORSEY, Kearny,