Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-30
RALLY OF UNION VETERANS
Meeting at Creighton Hall Last Night Quit
Well Attended,
URGED TO VOTE THE TICKET STRAIGHT
Lee EsteiIe Renders Thanks for the
Blanket Bnllot-Dnye Mercer
Points out what the SOL
dier's Duty IL at Present.

dter's Duty IL at Present.
There was a fair attendance at Creighton
hall last night at meeting held under the
auspices OF the Union Veteran Republican
club. Lee Estelle presided and on calling
the meeting to order he said the predictions
made by the republicans in 1896 had all
come true. so much so is this the case
lie said, that the people were having too
good a time nowadays to attend the meet
iugs Of any political party. He placed great
reliance upon the old soldier Of the rebellion
10 make the winning fight for the republican
ticket, but warned them that nothing would
be gained by electing that good old comrade.
Judge Hayward, for governor, If they also
assisted in sending a fusonist to congress
or to the senate. For this reason he was
willing this year 10 vote for anyone for
the legislature IL he was on the republican
ticket. even IL his face was black as ebony
and his record as dark as midnight
There is just one thing for which am
grateful to the popuists." said the speaker.
at was formerly the case, when went into
the election booth, that / had to take
ticket and hunt out the republicans. But
the Iopulsts changed the law and now
can go into the booth and with one cross can
vote the entire republican ticket, which
expect to do"
w. l. Kierstead followed Mr.. Estelle anh
said he had been ever mindful of the welfare
of the old soldier since he had been com
missioner and would continue to do so II
reelected. He thought there had never
been time in the history Of the state when
there was more demand for the republicans
to vote a straight ticket than this year.
Kierstead made a personal explanation in
regard to political story circulated against
him. The story was that he had criticised
the management OF the sherih's office. He
denied the story and said he could make no
comment on Sheriff Mcdonald except that he
had been one of the best officials the county
ever had and the management was all that
could be desired.
Dave MERGERS Doctrine.
Congressman Mercer received his custo-
mary reception when he was presented You
remember" he said, addressing the old SOL
diers, that when you returned from our
great civil strife, you were met by state
ments that the war had been failure.
Lately this country has been making more
history and almost from the beginning of the
strife there has been a class Of citizens ana
newspapers which has lost no opportunity to
find fault with everything done by the ad-
minstration. They forget all the glorious
accomplishments of the war with Spain to
throw mud at the national government The
whole world is bowing down to this country
and he Is poor patriot who will try to take
away what other nations are willing to ac-
cord to US.
Omaha is the center Of a large circum-
ference of prosperity. Our streets are
throbbing tonight with people brought here
by the greatest exposition ever held, ana
when that enterprise pays all of its enor-
nous expenses and has 100000 of surplus
in its treasury it is pretty good evidence to
me that prosperity is here, the yellow jour-
nails to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The complaint today is that men are too
tired, after their days work, to come out to
political meetings. They were not troubled
with that tired feeling two years ago. Then
you all remember how the corners of our
streets were crowded with orators talking
free silver, but today those men have ceased
working their tongues and are now working
their hands and brains.
1--WE are yet in the midst Of great COM
plications. Let us hold up the hands of
President Mckinley by giving him re-
publican congress and senate, and when
these things are settled then let us return
TO the bitterness of partisan warfare"
MERGERS Monuments.
During the course of his speech Mr.. Mer-
Ger read the following letters, one from the
speaker OF the house OF representatives ant
the other from the chairman OF the house
committee on Indian affairs. They have
a direct local application:
PORTLAND, Me-. Oct. 81, 1S9S.-Dear
Mercer: II your people do not know that to
you the greatest debt is due for the Govern
, ment building at the exposition and for the
appropriation 1t is really time they did
Neither could have been had without your
efforts and perseverance. With best wishes
for your success. Very truly,
T. b. REED,
UTICA. N. Y, Oct. 22-Hon. d. H. Mer-
Ger, Omaha, Neb.: My Dear Mr.. Mercer
learned the other day while in Washington
that. among other canards circulated for the
purpose OF injuring you in this campaign
was one to the effect that you had not be-
stirred yourself to secure the appropriation
for the Indian exhibit at the Omaha Exposi
tion, To me such q story is too ridiculous
! ] wish some of your constituents who credi
the story might, for short time. have taker
my place as chairman of the committee or
Indian affairs OF the house last winter, wheI
you were day after day arguing, importunint
and boseeching me to cease my opposition q
and favor this appropriation. Surely no rep
resentative was ever more earnest, unceas
ing and indefatigable in his advocacy of 1
measure than were you for this appropria
zion; just as you were In procuring the pas
sage of the legislation establishing th'
Omaha Indian warehouse. In the latte
case, not being able to win me over TO you
side, you fought the matter out on the floor
] thought then, and still think, the provision
should not have passed. and that only you
perseverance and hard work and personalit!
did pass It,
speak OF these matters because the!
came specially to my attention under th'
chairmanshiu | hold. The man who claims
that you have been other than untiring il
your efforts for your constituents in all mat
ters on the floor of congress must be
stranger to truth. l hope such false report