The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-22

Enoch w. Buck as Secretary. They expect
to run the membership up to 400 soon.
There are very few Bryan men among the
GA. r. there. Mckinley stock is advancing
very rapidly. The Mckinley Club has 800
members, and getting more every day.
big majority for Mckinley is expected In
Indiana.
A. r. Stuart, Serg't, Co. l, 18th Me-, Ar
cata, CAL: / am a native of Maine. When
it rolled up that glorious Republican ma
jority / felt proud of my native State. May
that victory roll from the Pine Tree State
to the golden shores of California. L say,
comrades all along the line, Rally for Mac
and stand shoulder to shoulder, as we did
with him from '61 10 '65; fire Solid shot
into the enemy, and charge the polls with
fixed ballots, and let the battle-cry be :" For
Victory and Mckinley"
Jesse l.. Bird, Co. A, 10Th KY, Co. B: 18th
KY, and Officer of the Day, Post 93, Hunts
vile, Tenn: Bryanites are few in this Coun-
ty, especially among the old soldiers. l
know of hut one soldier for Bryan, and he
served only three months, while his two
sons each served over three years and are
strong Republicans and Mckinley men. We
do not want free silver, because we THINK IL
would he the worst thing that could happen
to the laboring class and to the people OF the
United States In general.
S. B. Sanborn, Morgan Mill, Tex, is down
among the soldier-haters, but his heart Is
true to Comrade Mckinley, as are those Of
all the comrades in that neighborhood.
P. Cudmore Co. H, 10th Mimi, Faribault,
Mimi. says that the whole scheme OF the
Silver Kings is to retire gold, greenbacks,
and National bank notes, and make silver
the only money. They would then be the
most dangerous form of the money power.
They would control the silver mines in
close corporation, with most of the stock held
in England, aud would be able to do what
they pleased. To accomplish this they are
setting the South against the North. the
West against the East and the poor against
the rich.
Albert C. Hopkins, Soldiers Home, Hot
Springs, s. d., in an able address delivered
before the Hot Springs Mckinley Club, urged
that the rallying cry be changed to "Old
Glory, the National Honor and Mckinley"
Edward II. Rogers, Chelsea, Mass, pro-
tests against the narrow view taken by
| farmers who insist on charging all their
woes to the demonstration of silver.
o. C. Olson, Sergeant, Co. F, 5th Mich,
Holton, Mich has been doing some canvass
ing as to the political situation. His own
| Post has As members, and but one of them
will vote for Bryan. He feels sure that
Michigan will give Mckinley and Hobart
$4,000 plurality, and help send Bryan whirl-
ing up Salt River as Sheridan sent Early up
the Shenandoah Valley.
Samuel Peters, Fort Smith, Ark, warns
the comrades to be careful and not get fooled
again this Fall. The ex-Confederates and
| their sons control the State of Arkansas. If
the pensions of veterans were left to them,
! they would come up awful slim. Bryan
will be controlled altogether by men from
| the South.
Levi Calkins, Co. B, 9TH Iowa, Hastings,
| Neb., has been reader of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for many years, and, while admir-
ing the paper, has felt all the time that it
has been too reserved on political matters.
Now. however, it is all right, and is doing
great work in reminding the comrades that
they are again confronted by the same old
gang, and the fight is again as in 1S61-'65
for National honor and integrity. All loyal
men must unite against the common enemy.
He urges in the strongest terms every COM
rade to cast his vote for the comrade tried
in war and peace, and always found true,
Maj VIM. Mckinley.
Alfred Clark, Apollo, Pa, believes that he
is one of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's very
oldest subscribers He has taken it from the
first, and never missed a number. He and
his sons and sons-in-law will cast eight votes
for Mckinley.
George S. Sculler, Mendoza, ILL.,, says that
it makes him very tired to hear of the same
old gang prating of friendship for the vet
erans The comrades certainly will not let
themselves be fooled again, especially when
the gang has added Free Silver Anarchy
and Reputation to their iniquities. Free
Silver will be worse than return to the
Wild Cat Currency and the Dark Ages.
W. II. Williams, Commander of Gen.
Crook Post, Whiiewood, S. D., says that at
one time the comrades of his Post were
nearly all Populists, but they have become
convinced that Col. John A. Picker and
Mai. Mckinley are the best friends the vet
Grams have, and viii vote solidly for them.
VIM. Daniels, Longmont, Colo, finds the
Free Silyerites quite numerous around him,
but when he asks any of them how they
expect 10 keep silver on a parity with gold
by free coinage their general answer is that
"any damn fool knows that much" He is a
plain man, but it occurs to him that if any
of them believed what they say they would
be reaching for all the silver in sight and
holding it for the rise Instead, they want
anything else rather than silver.
w. w. Brown, Bowling, O., who was the
engineer of the celebrated party of Engine
Thieves" and ran the locomotive in the wild
race they made for life, is astonished that
any man should vote for depreciation OF
the money in which he receives his pension
= or wages. Nor can he understand how any
man can vote for Bryan, mediocre lawyer
and untried in public affairs and agains,
such man as Comrade Mckinley.
]. a. Shannon, Co. C, 18th Wis, Martin
, Miss, is the only white man to-day, native
OF Claiborne Co., Miss, and an ex-slave
. holder, who served in the Union army il
, the late rebellion against the Flag. He can
not for the life of him, understand how any
veteran or any Northern man can follow tn,
. lead of Tillman, Harris & Co., in their new
L raid upon the honor and prosperity of TIT
e whole country.
. Ed T. Harper, Co. E, both Ind, Clea
Spring, KY: Fire upon them all along tn,
e line. Your comrades are with you, ever
u until the last ditch is reached, for the honor
u integrity, and perpetuity of our Govern
e ment. The same old crowd is confrontin,
e us, and the same old crowd will give then
It another licking.
William Steuart, Co. B, Sd Pa. battalion
1 Reuson Mich | am very Glad of the stan,