The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-07
VOTES OF VETERANS
VIII no Gust for MuiS iniry-Arr Proud
o IIitlr LnMLrnie.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept. G.--1lhcre have
been no less than lS rGElmental rcunions
held In this city during tho pus, week,
and a significant fact In connection
Win them Is the practical Immunity
VI 'nc Ola Veterans for Mckinley, In
one lapel or their coats they wore their
uranu Army buttons, In the other n Me-
kinney and Hobart badge, and they
seemed TO be ms proud Ot Inc one ma Tho
other, ! asked ono OF them how IL VIVA
TINT the old soldiers were so unanimous
Tor Mckinley, when Included In their
NUMBER were 10 many patriotic Demo.
Gratis Whd'wcnt to tho front In tho hour
Of their country's peril, lilo replied;
lho men whom You sec to-day walk
inS the streets OF this city, with lnnrm
step or on crutclicS, CARRYING urmIrsa
sleeves aud broken down In health, saved
thlS nation once, and they nre lust ns mn
triotlc To-day ne they were In 1861, but.
OF course u there was lighting TO be done,
Sohleofc else would have to do Il, We
cohsiuer thnt the honor OF the nation Is
az STAKE anu We love that old flag 30
mueh CpointinG 10 the reglmrn,nl flag.
which STOOL In the hall of tho h0ilsr ~
representatives, where the reunion wns
Dcins heidi TINT our patriotism, thank
fortune, IN the present contest secs It's
rcWura IN the exercise OF the ballot, ruth-.
er tnan the force OF shot and shell.
Alcltihlcy went through the wnr with
U.S. ana mad n gallant record for bra
very. Il man who huS fought for tho
liaS u greater respect for Il, Life Ia
uenr 10 every one, and the man who vol
unfairly went 10 the front and rIskcd
ms lItc, certainly placed n very high
Nn'ue upon the emblem Of his country,
50 that as US veterans look at II, Nc
hinicy mas lost none OF the love which he
showed Tor the old flag when lie Shout
uereu his muskct and went 10 do battle
for II. l am a member Of tho lightly
secohu regiment. which was known in
inc war as the Democratic regiment. In
'he presidential election between Lin
com anu Douglas, n vote OF the regiment
showed a majority OF only l2 votes for
.lncoln There IRE only $50 surviving
members OF the regiment to tell OF the
harushlpS endured and the glorious VIC
tories h achieved, and GO OF them nrc
here to attend this reunion. There is
Just one man among us wearing a Bryan
button, and he does not seem to be very
STRONG In the faith. Then, nguin, we are
all pensioners. or the most OF us, at least,
and we are Interested In knowing what
KIND OF money We are going to be paid
HtNttNl Va laiSk. ! uIIl u litUltl-
crat myself, and have always voted that
ticket. but I am n sound money Demo-
crat, and for Tint reason I expect to vote
Tor Mckinley and the gold standard.
There are ether Democrats In the same
regiment, but they occupy the same posi-
tion that | do"
The Eighty-second regiment adopted
resolutions favoring Mckinley for the
presidency. and sent n greeting TO their
comrndc ut his home In Canton, assur-
Ing him OF their support. The Thirty
second o. V. l., which held It's reunion
here during the week, took similar ac-
ton. Out OF m attendance OF 60 ut the
reunion OF this regiment, Just ono man
wore n Bryan or free silver badge. The
following Is the resolution which was
adopted by the Thirty-srcond regiment
and wired to Major Mckinley al his
hImc:
Resolved, That the surviving men,
bers OF the Thirty-second o. V. l., In con-
sideration OF the mOmcntous questions
now before the people. do state and de-
clare that the hope OF coming good gov
eminent compels them to declare their
choice FOR Major Mckinley as the next
President OF the United States"