Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-08-18

chairman; Thomas G. Sample, of AL
egheny; 7. 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. Lytle, of Huntingdon; Captain
S. A. Craig, of Jefferson; Colonel Os-
ear L. Jackson, of Lawrence; General
John P. Taylor. of Miff1in; James 5.
Morrison, of Philadelphia; Hon. d. ].
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
it's 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 we'll as their
associates upon the Republican ticket
and thus show by our votes that those
who stood by our country's flag and
defended it in the hour of need have
not been forgotten by grateful peo-
ple and that such sons our common
wealth delights to honor.
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 1864. 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.
I'm 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-
ceive 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 upon our comrades
and fellow citizens to cast their votes
at the coming election for the Republi-
can ticket. in order that this great
patriotic state shall have full Re-
publican delegation in congress, and a
Republican legislature so that 1t shall
become a matter of record that Penn
sylvania is arrayed on the side of right,
justice, humanity and prosperity, thus
saying to the country at large that
the people may continue to rely on Re-
publican principles as the means by
which the nation, under the wise lead
ership of President Mckinley and his
advisers, may continue on it's onward
march of progress
Speeches in the line of the resolu-
tions We're made by General James w.
Latta, eXLieutenant Governor William
T. Davies, General b. Franklin Fisher,
Congressman Thad Mahan and others,
and a campaign committee of Is was
provided for. to see to it that the work
in SO, and by the parent organization
the old Boys in Blue''--as far back
as 1866. shall be repeated this fall
Here in Philadelphia, whose big vote
is always matter of general state in
terest, the significant development of
the week just closed Is the decisive evil
dence that the factional differences
which have split up the party for over
three years have been wiped away
It's as safe as bet on McKinleys re-
election that there will be only one Re-
publican local ticket this fall with the
whole party behind it.
GEORGE Fl. WELSUONS.