Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-22
NATIONAL POLITICS.
THE pa1vATEs TO THE co1oNELs.

Tecumseh, Neb.-To the Editor of the
World-Herald: In the World Herald OF
August 10, 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. 8. A., warning US that unless we
enlist in the support of Major Mckinley
he will be defeated, our pensions paid in
so cent dollars, etc. To this appeal from
these generals, colonies and majors of the
late unpleasantness, we, the undersigned
privates in the same affair, respond as
follows:
We are glad to learn from so high a
source that the major is likely 70 be de-
feated. We fully and painfully remember
that during the time when both officers
and privates we're engaged in defending
the life and honor of our country We re-
ceived pay for our respective services as
follows: Major-general, $50 1873 per day;
brigadier general, $3.50 per day; colonel,
$9.72 per day; lieutenant-colonel, 1922
per day; major, $S.3S per day; privates,
80 4315 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 only recall two privates
who havs been SO honored, i. Q. Senator
Allen, of Nebraska, and Gov. Fifer, of
Illinois; and then in the matter of pen
sions you have kept up the ratio, and for
how many generations this is to continue
God only knows. Those we'll fed privates
at the enormous pay of 4315 cents per
day of twenty.four hours, who stood
guard at your tent doors day and night
through the whole of that conflict while
you slept, or your thoughts went wool
gathering through cigar smoke, propose
now to vote in accordance with their own
convictions without dictation from Off
GERS whose commissions expired thirty
one years ago. You can not Justly COM
plain as you were we'll paid for all you
ever did. We have read somewhere "that
all men were created free and equal" and
weie raised in that faith and went all
through the war firm in that belief, but
when pension day comes around we find
that neither We nor our wives rank eq ually
with you or your wives Financially, we
mean.) We also have faint recollection
of the deprecated currency of that period
brought about by the same class of man.
mon worshipers who are to-day enlisted
in support Of Major Mckinley and have
control of his party machine, and who
are contributing to his campaign. This
class was so patriotic that they refused
all financial aid to our government in it's
hour Of peril, and by their wicked acts
and counsels they greatly embarrassed
and nearly defeated the government in
its financial policies. We remember this
same class of patriots kept at safe dis
tanoe from danger during the late war
while speculating in and preying upon
the misfortupes of this country, and that
for a generation they have continued,
and still continue in their nefarious work.
No, gentlemen! The kingdom of God
can not come. His will can not "be done
on earth as it is in heaven" under the
gold standard. This is as impossible as
for God to lie. We believe while the ex-
isting gold standard prevails and con-
tinues, republican institutions, liberty,
civilization, morals, aye religion, are in
process Of extinction, and go believing,
We decline to obey your commands, and
on November 8 will vote for W. j. Bryan,
of Nebraska, confident in the belief that If
elected and permitted to carry out the
policies for which he stands, will make
rapid strides to the time for which we are
working and praying, namely, Peace on
earth and good will to men.
W. G. Swan, company q, End Nebraska
cavalry;J. VI. Demaree, com mpany H., 10th
Indiana cavalry; Chae. Il. Philpot, COM
pany A, 80th Chic volunteer infantry;
Amaziah Templeton, company g, 33d
Iowa; J. W. Buffun, company g, SD regi-
ment, Illinois volunteer infantry; Alfred
Garfield, sergeant, company A, 2nd New
York cavalry; Franklin Taylor, company
G, SD Illinois volunteer infantry; JON
athan Grim, company g, SD Illinois
volunteers; James 8. Blythe, company A,
Sd Texas N ounted volunteers, (Mexican
war) A. B. Curran, company I, 37th Illi-
nois volunteers; John Reinhart, company
@, 7th Iowa cavalry; Warren Runnion,
company G, SD Illinois volunteers; Fred
erick Freis, company K, 10th Illinois
volunteer infantry; j. O. Miller, company
F, eth Illinois volunteer infantry; B. F..
Drake, 18th Indiana light artillery; Sam
uel Fremole, company A, 14th Illinois
cavalry; Frederick Smith, company K,
18th Illinois infantry; Thomas Mulvihill,
7th Cons corp; Ohas. McGinley, company
q, I'd u. 8. cavalry; M. v. Easterday,
company F, 126th Illinois infantry; I. l..
Coz, company G, SD Illinois infantry; A.
Schloesser, company =, 9Th Missouri in
fantry; George Warren, sergeant, COM
pany B, 119th Illinois infantry; II. T.
Casford, company H, 151st Illinois in
fantry.