The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-21
WHAT OLD SOLDIERS THINK.
They Like Mckinley But Hate Mark
Hanna.

Hanna.
a special from South Bend Indiana.
to the Cincinnati Enquirer says:
The seNtet of Grand Army men who
are touring the country in IL palace car
in the interest of Mckinley arrived here
this afternoon and were given II good
welcome. A majority of the old veterans
resented their visit. \ committee repre-
senting Il club of 300 veterans. addressed
the following open letter to the McKin-
ley generals:
Comrades: We are glad to hear that
you are on earth to-day, but are very
sorry that you are taking the course Won
are, travelling around the country in
gorgeous palace cars, and calling to arms
the old soldiers who followed YOU from
the first battle of Bull Run through An
tictam, Gettysburg and Spottsylvania,
and through the Wilderness and under
Grant. We respect you because you
were then our comrades in arms We
have no objection to your coming Into
our State rs Republicans, as we are" all
we'll aware that you cannot say one word
III favor of the st. Louis platform, be,
cause every farmer, laborer and mechanic
IN the State of Indiana will Mt once dis
cover the falsity of your argument. "a
in the name of the suffering people
against your coming here, not us Repub.
lican speakers, but as Union Generals
who have set themselves up to dictate to
the old soldiers OF Indiana how we should
vote, and to try and fasten upon the
people of this country the English stand
ard OF finance, that has brought distress
ana rum on the common people of every
country that he's adopted it.
I'VE respect ali cid soldiers. but we
think that we have as much patriotism
as you have, and also think that we are
rs well posted OH financial matters as
you are, and know what is good for our
own interests ana the interests of the
middle classes, such as farmers, laborers
and mechanics
I'VE are surprised at your dcnuncia.
ton of the Democratic soldiers as Anar-
chists, etc. while in the army we were
called patriots. We respect Major Nc.
kinley as comrade, but we do not re-
spect Mark Hanna, for you know as well
as we do that he represents in this cam
palgn every interest that is in direct con-
met with the rights of the common peo-
pie of this nation. We have the patriot
ism of 1916 in our hearts to lay and we
are fighting on that line not for an office,
'O' '"' i'iiiNn anu liItollcS anu Tor
the future prosperity of the nation. We
helped to strike the shacllles from the
limbs of 100000 of black slaves. and
we have resolved to prevent the placing
OF shackles on several millions of whites.
Men of your standing do not know
The misery of the people for the want of
work and money to care for their wives,
and you offer no relief in your platform
only for the spectators of Wall and
Lombard streets
Ever since the war the Republicans
have declared for the double standard,
and why the change to-day, gentlemen;
Were you deceiying us then or now:
Now, gentlemen, please tell your Eastern
friends that You find the old soldiers of
Indiana doing their own thinking, and
that the majority of us will vote for Will
| liam j. Bryan, 'one of Gods noblemen.
for thcr own good and the good OF their
posterity.
TRUSTING that you will see the error
of your ways and change your base and
fight the battles of the common people.
which Will be greater honor TO YOU than
fighting the sham battles of Wall and
Lombard streets, we will then feel proud
of you, but not while you are dress
parading through the country with ban
ners on your cars calling us anarchists
and You patriots
"AIany old soldiers who will give thci,
names il desired