Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-18
PURE PATRIOTISM.
Personal Appeal from Major
General Daniel SickIes
To His Comrades to Oppose Nations
Honor by Their Ballots.
Urges Every Comrade TO Cast Vote for Nc
kinley and Hobert.

the sacred interests involved in the pres
ent situation of our public affairs.
given to it the best proof of devotion man
can eivc-you have defended it in battle.
Lei mo URGE upon YOU and every Union
vrtsra my TO law asid na Irity feeiinp now
ana unite for national honor ana for law
and order. as You did in 81 to G5 against
treason ana rebellion The present crisis
country as that which called us to the
field before
Some of the principles for which we
tionulism repudiation ana mon ruIe are
threatpnrd MANY of ,Is Yer. obliged 10
choose between our country and our
time when an true patriots should stand
together preferring their country. It's
honor GOOD faith gnd i,ntarniehcd name.
above III mt.re narfjs'tn Observation-Disclosures
Mr. tfry;ln and many Of his sllt,norters
are frying To cornbin,. The SorIth and
West against the North ana East This
is sectionaiism-of which he Rebellion
was The offspring. viii Won follow ines.
guides INFO dangerous mains or viii vo1
not rather follow Washington in ''frown-
ing upon the first dawning of every at
tempt to ALLEVIATE one portion of our
country from the rcSt or to enfechle tho
ties which now link together the various
parts?" Sectonalism has become hate
III TO most of our old adVersaries IN the
south, who have OutgrOWu the aspcrilitS
Of the war, and are now as loyal to their
united country as any of us. MON vet
Grams, who fought for one Union. one
Constitution and Ora Destiny, can never
favor any candidate or party seeking 10
array one section of our common country
against another
Mr. BRYAN proposes to nav an the cred
TORS If Our gnVprrru,srt III silver. This
is refnldiation II wolild DEGRADE. and dis
grace us AS a nation i'm The eyes Of the
v,hola ,vorid Amonts ~, rr.diin,e Of ~.
nation are the pensioners. r you consent
| TO pay in debased silver the bondhoder
VINO lent MS money to the government to
arm and feed and clothc its troops. you
consent AT the same time TO reduction
o. one-hait OF INC pension awarded "
the war veterans and to the widows ami
orphans of those who are not living. All
the creditors of the government must
stand or fan together Many Of YOU are
pensioners. or the friends Of widows and
orphans who are pensioners. Many Of
YOU have deposited your savings IN say
inSS banks Most Of you are toilers at
the plough. or ~ the workshop. or de-
pendent on small salaries. in public or
private employment. 70 all so situated
ne payment OF wages and pensions and
sold as proposed by. Mr.; Bryan and his
hyorid allies, would involve severe losses
ana hardShip. The cost OF al the neces-
Sarles 81 ne would be doubled. while thc
N'iiue OF the money ~ Whlch wages amt
pensions -Would ne pald would be reduced
ntafiy one-haif. ON the other hand the
laflners would not be benefited. because
they must sell their products Tor money
worth Only Altle more than one-half 1T
present value. based on gold standard.
livery producer ana every workman
%oulu mus Suier All business would b"
ttItllGeu. fnntoymeht would ne diff
CulI TO ind. Wages would advance very
slowly. II at all.
NE bfyah aSSalis the obligations Of
puplc anu pflN3te con- tracts. lie would
not pay the public creditors IN the money
lngN nave me ifEai and moral rlShi 70
uSiiituI ;tld receive; rms womb destroy
me punllc circuit Mr. bfNan says the
s'oN etlithS Ht mas 10 use Tor cfedlt-Whlch
- .ooii9i. w stSlInstoh, ~ ms fafcWeii
- 10 N GoqmtiA men auihohiShcd
,3,noy+ ~ Pu'tilc r'euI' as Il very
itlil,oi l,tnl source OF Strength ana seeur-
ny, lH, w IT.; bfyhn Would desnoil the citi-
III ~; " IN rihnL y recover what + due
'', I'm - oil M Hpltilnof tccordihS 70 me
i aytioi W n 2l'itsIiioli ElWIuIiy made.
mn, u,3 MIu,u 'e15n9y conIiGehce between
i i't,,,l .'iiu iit.I upiic cr.4ii ana national
,.Daa ~ IN, " iieh cur people
bon", - nv ~ = natrio'!t prIuG, IN q.
ina ., ,. tiielr conflry, thry VII surely
,,h.n 1 ~ 't ~ ~ peaSoilai h"horIihH
~ - n'i ,'osu q lutSc sentiments are lost
''ir iiit'oh Is 1851.
The constitution of the United States
declares that The validity of the public
debt of the United States authorized by