The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-28
APP: AL TO VETERANS.
Reasons Why They should Cast Their
Ballots for Republican Candidates.
For well rally rot nd the flag boys
Rally once again.

For Wen rally rot nd the flag. boys.
Rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
And what Il gallant band of leaders we
have to rally around in this campaign
comrades, This is the one campaign where
our candidates are of us, from the ranks
and it is probable that we will never again
have the opportunity to do credit to our
selves and honor to many of the rank
and file of the grand old Union army as in
this year of 1886. So let us rally as we did
of old and stand shoulder to shoulder for
our camrades, our country, and the old
flag. There is Comrade Mckinley. who was
CT US in the ranks. who staid there
til his great abilities were recognized and
he was called up higher, young as he was.
And now, we, his old associates, must see
that he who. protected and defended his
country in 1861 must be called again to do
that now when its honor is threatened by
a meaner foe than the ones with guns in
their hands from 1861 to 1865.
At the head of our State ticket for Gov
ernor we have Comrade Mount, another of
the rank and file, who carried his musket
clear through the struggle for the mainte-
nance of the Union. And when call
him after his inauguration as Governor
if don't want to address him as Gov
ernor we can call lIm private Jim and 1T
will be all right with him.
And following him the State ticket is
Comrade Haggard and whole line of the
grand boys who wore the blue, too numer-
Gus to mention in this paper, but all de-
serving of our support. Where is there one
the Popocra tic ticket? Not one. Then
in the language c. that grand cOmrdde,
Gen. Dan Sickies, Let throw
weight. as we did from 81 60, for the
honor and good OF our country, now men
aced by revolutionary combinations of
very dangerous character 1t is too true
that some OF our comrades are so blinded
by party zeal that they will vote any ticket
put up for them. but they are very few,
and they are persons that could see no i'm
propriety in wearing the blue in ga. and
voting for Mcclellan at the same time
The late Popocratic convention in this
State declared that they believed that a
pension is vested right 1t took the cleo
ton of 1894 to make them it that way.
But they follow it up with declaration at
Chicago that would make our pensions
want pension a vested right when they
for two years sat idly by and saw their
comrades of their pittance and never pro-
tested. Turpie and Voorhees, and all of
that ilk never pro1es,el once Why? Be
cause they were looking for pie in the
shape of fat offices and little clerkships,
and they dare not open their mouths but
as soon as they broke With the President
then they began to give ''taffy' to the old
veterans. 1t won't work. They cannot
make us forget the many poor fellows who
u
sands who have had their pittance reduced
all the way from $l2 to So per month. Many
b ha eed carries him eissus go il
month. He didn't ask to be ressued that
way or probably not at all. but he got it
just the same. How many poor fellows
them? They have been drawing $l2 per
month under the act of June. $50. and they
find that they are renewed under the old
law at Sc PEI month. II is IN outrage but
the poor, helpless comrade has to submit.
While the public don't know of these things
the. comrade in his humble home knows
it, and feels the effect of it. The poor ''old
soldier protests that he did not ask for a
renewal under the old law, but they pay no
attention to his protests Now, comrades
what do you think of having Stone of Mis-
souri, for Commissioner of Pensions and
what stone his heart would prove to be
to the cry of the pensoner? You are served
badly enough by Lochren. but may the
Lord help you, for you cannot help your
self if Bryan has the appointment of a
Commissioner. But there one of you.
to trust Comrade Mckinley. not one: but
you have sneaking fear of Bryan. Claims
are being rejected now by the hundreds.
Every claim that is rejected has an aver
age of $500 due on it, If the comrada files
again, and it is allowed, it dates from the
last filing, and he has been robbed of 5000,
but that one of Lochren's many
schemes TO rob his late comrades. Lochren
has had his reward for his treatment of his
old comrades in a life office in the shane of
a United States judgeship 1t would have
been better for his army record if he had
have been honored and respected by his
sociates; now he is detested. He dixie the
old comrades that he had deserted. and had
begun to prosecute, that peculiar malignity
which has. in all ages, been characteristic
of all apoStateS.
Comrades the Popocratic platform is op-
posed to issuing bonds. Well, what will be-
come of your pensions in case the revenues
are not sufficient to pay them? The first
debt they will refuse to pay and will repu-
date will be the debt to the veteran. his
md fl1.,e
crowd. j know you won't but don't leave
a stone unturned to prevent your fellow
citizens from doing No matter what his
politics. no comrade can afford roln for
such a gang the organs, Tillmans and
others or to chance them in any way. Per-
sonally we may not have been affected by
the raid on the pension rolls. but 1t is our
duty to stand by o'ir comrades at al
times against all foes. If perchance a COM
rade here and there is so lost to decency
and common sense as TO vote Tor Bryan
appeal to him, at least If ne has n hoy thar
ca SITS his first vote this fall. for the honor
of the flag that you followed. let the boy
vote the first time for a comrade and pa
triot and don't have it said that an old sol
der started his boy out with such a gang.
Most of them Will revolt at the idea, even
lead them TO follow you. though they viii
regret it hereafter. E,lr it will be hard for
them TO understand WHY their father ad-
.vises them to vote gGinSt his old comrade
Comrade Mckinley
Comrade. this is the last national cleo
ton in which many of us will be permitted
10 cast our ballot and. saddest of all. there
is hardly any doubt but that it is the last
campaign that comrades will lead a ticket
We know they will not head the Popocratic
ticket. and they are passing away 80 rap
idly that il is not probable that we will
have any living of sufficient prominence to
be at the head of the Republican ticket in
1900. We can. by our votes. make their
calling and election sure. Let us do it, In
Comrade Mckinley we nave who en-
tered the service II the sarly age of . ( Mt
cen and remainad there until 1865. lie was
mustered out with his company a cap
tain. so YOU see, boys. he never got SO far
away from the rank and file that he ceased
| TO be one of us, and hence. from the ground
| up. he Is with US in everything that is for
! our good. He loves us, not Tor votes.
| but because he suffered with in the
! great cause. and was of US. he is of us.
L Thore Will he alrnnninos hN his