Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-10-15
.AMATrER.oF PATRIOTISM.
A Veteran Asks: "0ld Soldier, Where
Are You All"

ton veterans will soon have to answer.
Having participated three years and
three months in the "unpleasantness"
and thinking over the past the above
question suggested itself to me.
heard man say Wednesday night
that 1.-THE Bryan party is made up of
Populists, Democrats and Lincoln Re-
publicans." Let us trace the geneal-
ogy Of this party back little and see
how, il possible, ".incoln Republi-
can" could march under its banner.
In 1864 convention Of northern
Democrats was held in Chicago.
Henry Clay Dean Of Iowa said that
Abe Lincoln was ian ape, gorilla
and tyrant," that mot another dol
lar should be appropriated, not an
other man enlisted to prosecute this
nigger war" This sentiment urged
by such men as Alex. Long and c. l..
Vallandigham Of Ohio and Voorhees,
Of Indiana was unanimously adopted.
Every soldier who can read knows the
history Of that convention, which
was composed entirely of northern
Democrats.
We pass from that historic conven-
ton to the organization Of the Farm
ers Alliance, the most self-betraying
organization ever conceived What
was the object of ex-Rebel Gen. Polk
in the Alliance movement To unite
the South and West against the North
and East. The solid North was too
strong for the South, which Alex II.
Stevens said in the Georgia conven-
tion "has always ruled the United
States. y
We have briefly noticed the char
acter of those who "ran the conven-
tion" of 1864, of those who ran the
Alliance, nothing need be said, their
history is familiar to all. We had an
other convention in Chicago in 1896.
Who controlled this convention of
1862 The most conspicuous man
was lsham G. Harris, from Ten
neesee, who helped jeff Davis plot the
rebellion. j. W. Daniel, an unrecon-
structed, crippled rebel was made
chairman, beating the northern can
didate two to one. Geo. G. Vest, OF
Missouri, who served In the rebel con-
gress, was a prominent man in the
convention. None did more than
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina,
who boasted that he "came from the
home OF secession" Senator Black
burn Of Kentucky, prominent candi-
date for the presidency, said: "l
served four years in John Morgan's
guerilla band.' The chairman Of the
national committee who is directing
the Bryan campaign is Senator j. X.
Jones OF Arkansas, who boasts of four
wears service in the rebel army. j.
P. Altgeld, ex-governor Of Illinois,
was the only northern Democrat who
was recognized in the convention.
But oh, what Democrat! would
ask the Lincoln Republicans, "How
do you like your ancestorsp' ! heard
a man say Wednesday night that"the
followers of Bryan were neither Pop
ulists, Democrats or anything else" "
Correct. That was about the only
sensible assertion he made. "Lincoln
Republicans" Men striving to undo
all that Lincoln, Blaine, Harrison,
Mckinley did within the last 81
years for the purpose Of getting into
power. How can any man who lost
friends or relatives in the army march
under the Bryan colors' By so doing
he saws. "l care not for those who
were sacrificed; neither they nor their
memory has any place in my mind >
The Bryan ticket conceived in sin,
born in iniquity will die the Sd OF
Nov, 1896, and be buried by the
hosts of Wm. Mckinley. Now, com.
rades, think Of these things and may
the spirit that actuated from 1861.
1865 again pervade your minds. Go
to the polls on the morn of Nov. Sd
and vote for party that has name,
for, after that time this
Fiery mass of living valor rolling on the foe
And burning with high hope, shall moldeI
cold and low.
BROTHER.