Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-10-02
From An Old Soldier.

FROM An Old 60luier.
Tecumseh, Neb., August 10
| TO the Editor of the World Her
aid: In the World Herald of
August 10Th, there is an appeal
or command to the veterans and
sons OF veterans from the officers
Of the late war, of New York
city, U.S.A., warning us that un-
less we enlist in the support of
Major Mckinley he Will be
defeated, our pensions paid in
50-cent dollars, etc. 10 this ap,
peal from these generals, colonies
and majors of the late unplea8-
antness, we, the undersigned pri-
Yates in the same affair, respond
as follows:
Weare glad TO hear from so high a
source that the major is likely to
be defeated. We fully and pain
fully remember that during the
time when both officers and pri-
Yates were engaged in defending
the life and honor Of our country
we received pay for our services
as follows: Major general, $20.16
2-3 per day; brigadier general,
$3.50 per day. colonel,9.72 per
day; lieutenant colonel, $500
per day; major, S.33 per day; pri-
Yates, $0.43 Is per day.
Now, financially you officers
beat us privates to death, and
ever since the war you have
been honored with offices galore.
At this time we recall olny two
privates who have been SO hon
ored, lie, Senator Allen of Ne
braska and Governor Phifer OF
Illinois; and then in the matter
of pensions you have kept up the
ratio, and for many generations
this is to ontinue God only
knows. Those well-fed priyates at
the enormous pay of 43 1-3 cents
per day of twentyfour hours, who
stood guard at your tent doors
day and night through the
whole of that conflict while you
slept, OF your thoughts went
wool gathering through cigar
smoke, propose now to vote in
accordance with their own con-
victions without dlctation from
officers whose commissions ex-
pire thirty-oDe years ago. You
cannot justly complain as you
were we'll paid for all you ever
did. We have read chat all men
were created equal" and were
raised in that faith and went
through the war firm in that
belief, but when pension day
comes around We find that nei-
thea we nor our wives, Oman
cially, we mean We also have
a faint recollection of the depreci.
ated currency of that period
brought about by the same class
of mammon worshippers who are
today enlisted in the support of
Major Mckinley and have con-
troi of his party machine, and
who are contributing 10 his cam
paign. This class was so patriotic
that they refused all financial
aid to our government in its
hour Of peril, and by their wick.
ed acts and counsels they greatly
embarrassed and nearly defeated
the government in its financial
policies. We remember this same
class of patriots kept at a safe
distance from danger during the
late war while speculatingi in and
preying upon the misfortunes of
the country, and that for 4 gen.
Grafton they have continued and
still continue in their nefarious
work.
No gentlemen! The kingdom OF
God cannot come. His will can.
not ''be done on earth as it is in
heaven" under the gold standard
This is as impossible rs for God
to lie. We believe while the ex-
listing gold standard prevails and
continues, republican institut-
ions, liberty, civilization, morals,
aye religion, are in process of eX
tinction, and so believing we de-
cline to obey your commands,
end an NoYembef 81 will vote