The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
A PATRIOTIC APPEAL.
Gen. Sickles TO tho Old Soldiers
CT the Union.
Hc Calls ON Them TO Put Patriotism
Above Party. and stand Once More
for the Cannsry's Peace. Wei
fare and Honor.

New York. Sept. ls.--The following
letter. addressed hy Gen. Daniel Sick'es
q, his old companions IN the union
armies. is made public hereto-day:
Aly Dear Comradc. 1 ssS you 10 con-
slider and reflect upon the sacred interests
fnroived Ina the present situation Of our
public affairs. ! know YOU love your coun-
try You have Elvcn 10 &. the best PROOF
Of devotion man can give you have de-
Tended u I'm hattie
Let me urge you and every union veteran
30 lay aside party feeling now and unite
for national honor and for law and order,
as You ala IN 81 20 &c against treason and
rebellion. The present crisis seems 10 me
as vital 20 the welfare OF the country as
that which called ms 10 the field before.
Some OF the principles for which we
then contended are again az stake Sec
tionaiism. reputation and mob rule are
threatened. Many OF US were Obliged to
choose between our country and our par
~ in those days I feel that this Is a
time when all true patriots should stand
together preferrlng their country. its
honor. good faith and untarnished name
above all mere partisan considerations.
RevivinE Sectional Hate.
Mr. Bryan ard many OF his supporters
are trying 20 combine the south and west
against the north and east This is sec
tionalism--Of which the rebellion was the
offspring. WIN you follow these guides
into dangerous paths. or VIII you not
rather follow Washington I'm browning
upon the first dawning = every attempt
10 ALLEVIATE one portion OF oar country from
the rest. or TO enfceble the ties which now
liifk together the various parts?" Section
Rlism has become hateful 10 most OF our
old adversaries in the south who have
outgtown the asperltes OF the war. and
are now as loyal TO their united country
as any OF us. Union veterans who fought
for ono union. one constitution and one
destiny. can never favor any candidate or
party seeking 10 array one section OF our
COMMON country against another.
silver Means Reputation.
Ny Bryan proposes to pay all the cred
itors OF our government in silver This
a. reputation. II would degrade and dis
grace us as a nation In the eyes OF the
whole world Among the creditors OF the
nation are the pensioners IL you consent
20 pay ia debased silver the bondho older
who lent his money TO the government TO
arm and feed and clothe Is troops, YOU
consent at the same time 90 reduction
OF onc-half OF the pensions awarded 70
the war veterans. and TO the widows and
orphans Of those who are not living. All
the creditors OF the government must
stand or fall together. Many OF you arc
pensioners. or the friends of widows and
orphans who are pensioners. Many OF
you have deposited your savings In savings
banks. Most Of YOU are toilcrs at the
pillow. or IN the workshop. r dependent on
small salaries. in public or private en-
ployment To all so situated the payment
OF wages and pensions and your savings I'M
silver. not redecmable In gold. as proposed
by Mr. Bryan and his hybrid allies would
involve severe Losses and hardship. The
cost OF all the necessaries OF life would
be doubled. while the value OF the money
an which wages and pensions would be
paid would be reduced nearly one-half
On the other hand the farmers would not
be benefited. because they must sell their
products for money worth only little
more than half It's present value based on
n gold standard. Every producer and
every workman would thus suffer All
business would be 1eranged. Employment
would be difficult to find Wages would
advance very slowly. IL at all.
Washington vs.. Bryan
Mr. Bryan assails the obligations OF pub
lie and private contracts. He would not
pay the public creditors in the money they
have the legal and moral right to demand
and receive. This would destroy the pub
lie credit Mr. Bryan says the government
has no use for credit-which Is foolish,
Washington. in his farewell address TO his
countrymen. admonished us TO Cherish
public credit, as Yery important source OF
strength and security" Mr. Bryan would
deEpon the citizen OF his right TO recover
what Is dus 10 him from his neighbor. ac-
cording TO the tenor OF an obligation law
between man and man. Public credit and
national honor are inseparable. When
our people cease TO feel a patriotic pride IN
the honor of their country they will surely
lose just sense of personal honor-and
when both of these sentiments are lost.
the nation Is lost.
The constitution OF the United States
declares that the validity OF the public
debt OF the United States authorized by
law, including debts incurred I'm payment
OF pensions and bOunties for services IN
suppressing instruction or rebellion shall
not be questioned" This pledge 20 all the
world IS consecrated by all the sacrifices
and suffering OF the secession war We
must make Il good.
The Attack on the supreme Court
Mr.. Bryan threatens 20 reorganize the
highest court I'm the land 90 that it's de-
cisions shall satisfy the demands OF the
populists IL elected he would make the
judicial department OF tie government
obedlent 10 his VIII lie would destroy the
independence OF the courts OF Justice
This would overturn the framework OF
our constitution. This would be revolu-
ton
Mr.. Bryan proposes that silver shall be
the money OF the country There Is no
nation In which silver Is .he standard OF
value where the wages paid for labor
are more than a fraction OF the wages paid
90 tho American workmen Nobody un-
derstands the evils OF a deprecated cur
sailor. because they were paid during the
war I'm paper money not thcn redcemable
I'm gold. This was the best our government
could do for us during tho war. and we
made no complaint. often this paper
money was worth less than 10 cents on the
dollar, while the cost OF everything you
bought was double. but your pay was not
increased.
An Enemy of Order.
Mr.. Bryan denies the authority OF the
president and the courts OF the United
States TO interfere with mobs. They may
with IMMUNITY disturb the peace. destroy
property and life. interrupt navel between
the states, and obstruct the United States
mails and Interstate as well as foreign
commerce, but the government must look
on. powerless. helpless. paraiyzed This
Is mob rule-anarchy. IL ~ impossible 20
cxagEcrate the gravity OF this issue. IL
really overshadows all Others because n
touches the foundations o. social order
and civilization. This new doctrine Il
worse than the I'D secession hcresy you