The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-24
VETERANS VISIT US.
AND A BIG OVATION Is RENDERED
THEM AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY
And the Reception Was Most Enthusiastic.
The G. A. r. Bows Renew
Old Friendships.

possession of this mans town this morn
ing, and 1900 people crowded the
Rhode opera house to listen to the ora
tory of the old soldiers who have come
to espouse the cause of Mckinley and
sound money. 1t isn't often we have
in Kenosha at one time a galaxy of
stars like Major Generals Oliver O.,
Howard, Russell A. Alger, Daniel r.
Sickles, Thos. j. Steward, Corporal
Tanner and Major Scofeld, but we had
them this morning and Kenosha citi-
zens, without regard to party welcomed
them royalty.
A rece ption committee went to Wau-
kegan on the sos train and met the
party, arriving in Kenosha ten minutes
late. Carriages we're in waiting and
without delay the visitors were escorted
by the Grand Army post, headed by
the Windsor band, to the opera house.
Every seat in the house was occupied
and hundreds stood throughout the
meeting.
Mayor Farr in very few we'll
chosen remarks welcomed the veter-
ans to the city and said that our citi-
zens honored them for again going
forth to battle for their country's
honor.
General Daniel E. Sickles was the
first one introduced. With only one
leg and the weight of 20 years resting
upon him he was obliged to remain
seated for his remarks. He said he
thanked the citizens of Kenosha for
their welcome. " We are only parts of
men," he remarked. II have only
one leg, while Corporal Tanner hasn't
any So between us We have but one
/ leg. But our hearts are all right We
are out on a long tramp to see if we
can't find the enemy. Haven't found
them yet, but will keep on going west
until we do if we have to go to Utah.
l am glad to see the ladies here, and to
see them interested. They ought to be
interested in honest dollars when they
90 out to purchase the necessities OF
| life and their adornments. Women
always come to the front in times of
patriotism" Turning to the young
men he said: We are old men now
and are proud Of our old comrades.
We must pass the responsibilities on to
YOU. When single speech can nomi-
nate man for the presidency, | have
no doubt but that the speech to be
made by Howard ought to nominate
him. We are out on patriotic duty,
and we ask our old comrades and the
whole people to follow us. We are too
feeble to defend the union, and the
cause Of tranquility and national honor
| plead for the continuance Of its
honor. Mckinley stands for all that
Americans must uphold today"
When he closed he was given an
ovation.
Gen. O. O. Howard was next intro
duced. He remarked that he thought
his nomination for the presidency came
from the wrong side. He told story
about a young man in New York who
got ready to go fishing on election day
His father told him if he didn't vote
instead he could not live at home.
This, he said, was his first lesson in
politics. He had been serving his
country in the army and must now
learn how to vote. He had heard that
it was a complicated operation. Then
he told Of an Irishman in Vermont
F." You've heard from there" He
wanted to vote right for an old COM
rade. There is an old comrade at the
head Of the ticket now, and we propose
to make him commander in chief.
Corporal James Tanner was intro
duced. He said that General Sickles
had taken some liberties with his legs.
In the army he had heard that Gen.
Sickles lost one leg, so he went him one
better and lost both. " These old
comrades miss something today.
There is a tinge Of sadness in coming
into the state this time. Lucius Fair
child and Jerry Rusk are not here.
We miss them today. If there be such
a thing as the spiritual taking cogni-
zance of material things | hope that
they will not be ashamed of our part in
this campaign. [ think the issue of
this campaign is really settled. We
would go to the polls tomorrow. All
we have got to do now is to gather in
the prisoners. If there are any who
are following the false god of free
silver, want to tell them that we will
take mighty sight better care of this
country than they could. Prosperity
is coming back to us. The better ele-
ment in the democratic party is with
us. Glad to have Sickles with us. ]
have followed him in every campaign
for years, sometimes with a club and
sometimes with torchlight. Patriot