The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-24

which deserves thei- votes as repre-
sentative OF both the past and the
future OF the country
However they might appear at the
first glance. no two meetings were ever
more consistent with each other. Both
represented the comradeship OF all true
soldiers. who, in reaching out the hand
OF gallant recognition toward all brave
men who stood in the opposing line. do
not forget the fraternity of men who
have slept under the same blanket and
faced the same fire. A veteran of Pick
ett's who left a large fraction Of him
self in Pennsylvania after that last
mad dash at Gettysburg and now walks
on crutches made this point very well.
He was a typical back country Virgin
ian-neighbor, no doubt, to that one
who shocked one of the hallboys at
the swellest hotel in Philadelphia by
appearing upon the ground floor after
midnight. in sock feet. with his sus-
penders hanging from his shoulders
and the ice water pitcher In his hand,
inquiring where the pump was-but ne
is a notable man in his neighborhood.
has been continuously justice of the
peace for 20 years. and served term
in the legislature. And while he might
not be up to date In some peculiarities
of modern civilization. he is full of
homely common sens and useful
knowledge.
Experience teaches the observing
that there is many man who is liable
70 blow out the gas who is nevertheless
lit to make laws for the directors of the
gas company. The squire said:
When General Grant started your
party on that high plane Of treatment
OF cur people he put us on our honor.
We We're down on our backs, and the
Republican party was throned in abso-
Lutte power. In our anticipation 1t was
only a question how many of our lead
ers you would consider II necessary 20
hang. You might have treated US as the
prostrate inhabitants of conquered ISL
ands. and you received us instead as
fellow citizens. and lived up to your
prOclamations that you had been fight
ing with us for four years only TO
keep us in that relation. Much has
been said of the magnanimity, the gen
erosity. the charity and so on of the
treatment of the south by the north
after the war, but 1t took the present
war TO call proper attention to the fore
sight and broad craftsmanship of the
Republican party in following the poll
ley It has pursued Mckinley has
shown himself worthy of the example
OF Lincoln and Grant When he contin-
ued Fitz Lee at Havana and then gave
old Joe Wheeler the chance he sought
to go out and get shot at under the old
flag he warmed our hearts and turned
a clinch on the good work of 80 years.
What do we folks think of Nc
Kinley2 What did you think in "a,
when IL was tried to put somebody else
in Lincoln's place to settle the job? No
president since Lincoln has grown upon
the country after his election so fast
as Mckinley. and there are a lot of us
down south who never voted anything
but a Democratic ticket who are not
Only going to be for Mckinley next
time. but who are for the ticket that
represents Mckinley this fall. The
party that has fought the war must be
the party TO settle the issues growing
out OF the war. now as in '65. We may
be just at the beginning Of our troubles
and all the nations of this earth must
be taught that this country stands
right behind its president, as the north
SlOOu Dl his QtIGdI WOULD
have been worth an army to the Con-
federacy then. and any doubtful sound
Tint would go out to the world from our
voting places this fall might cost us an
other war. YOu-we-have one party
in this country which has proved it,
self capable not only of conducting a
great war. but OF gathering its fruits
and dealing with the questions which
follow. and the enthusiasm for its sue
cess in the elections this year is just
plain horse sense. And So" he
added. with a sweeping gesture to-
ward the room where the war vete-
rams were declaring their loyalty to the
Republican soldier ticket. $50 is that.
! wouldn't give shucks for an old SOL
der who wouldn't stand by another old
soldier whenever he got a chance"
The War Veterans had a remarka-
bly, representative and earnest meeting,
by the way. On the roll call 81 coun-
ties responded. and. before the presi-
dent Of the association, Colonel Robert
B. Beath. finished his opening address.
a number of others came in. They were
men whose names stand for something.
too. As sample. take this comllittee
on resolutions:
Hon George w. Hood. OF Indiana.
chairman: Thomas G. Sample. OF Al
legheny: T. A. Cochran, OF Armstrong;
Captain Fred NJ. Yerger. of Berks: Hon.
W. T. Davies. of Bradford; Major j.
T.. Ensminger, of Dauphin Hon Mil
ton s. I.ytle, OF Huntingdon: Captain
s. A Craig. of Jefferson: Colonel Os-
car l. Jackson. of Lawrence: General
John p Taylor. of Miffiin: James s.
Morrison. of Philadelphia: Hon. ID. ].
Horner. of Somerset; Colonel Chill w.
Hazard. of Washington, and Colonel
n. A. McKown. of Wyoming
In the resolutions. which were adopt
ed with fervid applause, after congrat-
ulating the country on the heroism of
its young soldiers who are now in the
field. and warmly endorsing President
Mckinley for his conduct OF the war,
the association declared as follows:
That. in the coming election, We
pledge our hearty and unanimous sup
port to our comrades, as well as their
associates upon the Republican ticket.
and thus show by our votes that those
who stood by our country's flag and
defended il in the hour of need have
not been forgotten by a grateful peo-
pie, and that such sons our common
wealth delights to honor.
That II is the sense of the veterans
of the war of the rebellion. and we be-
lieve it to be the judgment OF all the
patriotic citizens of this commonwealth,
that. as In the year 1861. so now the
soldiers in the field should have the
right to vote. and our state officials
should early take the necessary steps
TO have this privilege accorded every
soldier and sailor now in the service
OF the country.
In 1864 the Democratic party OF this
state declared that the legislation al
lowing our soldiers and sailors In the
field TO vote was unconstitutional. and
In support of that declaration the pres
ent Democratic candidate for governor.
Hon. George A jerks. by his voice and
influence. showed that he was in COM
plete accord with the leaders OF his
party. and he ought not. therefore. re-
eeive political support from those who
believe in the justice of that measure
TO the men then serving their country
on land and sea.
That, as survivors OF the war OF the
rebellion We call uDcn our comrades
and fellow citizens to cast their votes
al the coming election for the Repu.st-