Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-10-05

suit of Lieutenant Colonel Barnett's
interest friends at home raised large
hospital fund. and from this we were
able to purchase many things that gave
health and strength to hundreds of our
men when sick None of our men
when ill ever wanted for anything we
could procure
while We were at La Lone church,
during the insurgent campaign. Lieu
tenant Colonel Barnett and | drove to
Manila on business trip. After an
hours visit to the hospital I returned
to the meeting place to find that he hal
suddenly started to the front He had
heard that the insurgents were making
an attack, and he wanted to be there
to meet them. Before the battle OF
Guiginto Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
was in conference with Brigade Com
mander General Hale. Meanwhile our
regiment had advanced across the
bridge and was quite a way ahead.
Never thinking of danger, he and
crossed the bridge together. and had
gone but short distance when a most
terrific fire came apparently from al
most every direction. We jumped down
the embankment of the railroad and
started toward the front. Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett crossed the embank-
ment to the right side, and the next
thing | saw of him was with one of the
companies of our regiment, tearing
across an open field to join the balance
of the regiment in the thick of the
fight, the whole outfit eager for bat
tie and yelling like Apache Indians.
One man was killed in this rush.
When we started in the Malolos cam
paign we discarded all our surplus
baggage This was regarded as Sc
rious situation The incident in which
q Mauser bullet struck a Testament
that Lieutenant Colonel Barnett car
ried in his breast pocket. and which
possibly saved his life, has been fully
described.
A POPULAR CANDIDATE.
"I was greatly pleased to learn upon
our returning home that through Bar
nett's nomination for state treasurer
by the Republican convention the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania would have an op-
portunity in peculiar manner to show
their appreciation of the services OF
the soldiers of the Keystone State who
served in the Philippines. We all
have been made to fully recognize that
the state and the nation wish TO give
due credit to the volunteers and the
men in the regular service who have
taken part in the operations OF the
army and the navy in the present crisis
in our country's history. In the hon
oring Of Roosevelt by his elevation to
the governorship of New York the cit
iZens of the Empire State accentuated
in a special degree their admiration for
the men who stormea the heights at
San Juan BY the election of Barnett
to the office of state treasurer the pa
triotic people of Pennsylvania, IRE
spective of former party affiliations.
will bestow upon a gallant soldier 4
testimonial of their regard and af-
fection which cannot but be taken as
compliment to every man who served
In the Philippines with the peerless
Dewey, and especially as a mark of
esteem and love for all the brave sons
of the Keystone State who partici-
pated in the memorable campaign in
Luzon.
What sort of an official do think
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett will make,
do you ask? None better He has the
ability to fill an Office of far greater
requirements and responsibilities than
the state treasureship. He has the
courage to do what is right. regardless
of consequences. He is the soul of
honor and the people of the common
wealth can trust him implicitly. He
has superior intellectual qualifications,
q lawyers training and instincts, and
has an intimate acquainta zee with
public men and affairs.
81 do not speak from politicians
standpoint; merely as comrade and
admirer Personally. am Pro-
hibtionist. but my vote shall be cast
for Lieutenant Colonel Barnett as an
American citizen who feels that it is
proud privilege to be able to honor
the men who in following their coun
try's flag faced the dangers that be-
set all the brave boys OF the VALIANT
Tenth"