Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-12
WIN. ]. BRYAN THEIR IDOL,
The Existing Gold Standard Too
Much to Swallow.

war, Of New York City, U. ). A., war
ming us that unless we enlist in the
support of Major Mckinley he will be
defeated, our pensions paid in SOC
doll lrs etc. etc.
To this appeal from these generals,
cOlonels and majors of the late un-
pleasaneness, we, the undersigned
priyates in the same affair, respond
as follows:
1--WE are glad to learn from 50 high a
source that the major is likely to be
defeated. We fully and painfully re-
member that during the time when
both officers and privates were en-
gagged in defending the life and honor
Of our country we received pay for our
respective SERVICES as follows: Major
general, $40. l6i per days bFigadier gen.
eral, $15. 30 per day; colonel, SAFE per
d ay; ajor, $5 33 per day; privates,
$O.43A per day.
Now, financially, you officers beat
us pTiyates to death, and ever since
the war you have been bpnored with
offices galore. At this time we only
recall two privates who have been 50
| honOred-SenatOr Allen, OF Nebraska,
and Governor Pfeifer, Of Illinois
And then in the matter Of pensions
you have kept up the ratio, and for
how many generations this is to con-
tinue God only knows. ThDse Wellr
fed privates at the enormous pay Of
43S cents per day OF "a hours, who
stood guard at your tent doors day
and night through the whole of that
conflict while you slept, or your
thoughts went wool-gathering though
cigar smoke, propose now to vote In
accordance with their own convic-
tions, without dictations from officers
whose commissions expired 81 years
ago. You canaot Justly complain, as
you were well paid for all you ever did.
We have read somewhere that "all
men were created free and equal, J"
and were raised in that faith and went
through the war firm In that belief,
but when pension day comes round We
| find that neither we or our wives rank
equally with you and your wives,
financially, we mean). We also
have faint recollection Of the depre-
ciated currency of that period brought
about 10y this class OF mammOn wor-
shippers who are stoday enlisted IN
support of Major Mckinley and have
control of his party machine, and who
are contributing to his campaign.
This party was SO patriotic that they
refused all financial aid to our govern
ment in its hour Of peril, land by their
wicked acts and counsels they greatly
embarrassed and nearly defeated the
government In its financial policies.
We remember this same class OF
patriots kept at safe distance from
danger during the late war while
speculating in and preylng upon the
misfortunes Of this country, and that
for generation they have continued
and still continue in their nefarious
work.
No, gentlemen! The kingdom of
God cannot come. His will cannot
"be done on earth,as 1t is IN heaven"
under the gold standard. This is as
impossible as for God to lie. We be-
lleve while the existing gold standard
prevails and continues, Republican
institutions, liberty, civilization,
morals, aye religion, are In process Of
extinction, and SO believing, we de-
cline to obey your commands, and on
November 3,will vote for WI. Bryan,
of Nebraska, confident in the belief
that If elected and permitted to carry |
out the policies for which he stands
Will make rapid strides to the time
for which we are working and pray
ing, namely: "Peace on earth and
good will TO man."
W,G,Swan, Company G, 2d Nebraska
Cavalry.
j, NJ. Demaree, Company II, 10th
Indiana Cavalry.
Charles II. Philpott, Company A,
S0th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Amiziah Templeton, Company G ,33d
Iowa.
j. w. Buffum, Company G, SD regi-
ment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Alfred Garfield, Sergt. Company A,
I'd n. Y. Cavalry.
Frank Taylor, Company G, SD Illi-
nOis Volunteer Infantry.
Jonathan Grim, Company G, ,sSd llli-
nois Volunteers.
James s. Blythe, Company A, Sd
Texas Mounted Volunteers Mexican
war;
A. b. Curran, Company |, 37th
illinois Volunteers.
John Reinhert, Company c, 9Th
owa Cavalry.
Warren Runnion, Company G, SD
Illinois Volunteers.
Frederick Frels, Company X, l29th
fOlunteer Infantry,