Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02

| 0Lt pIeDObltlOuS anu tDe time OF ItlG
promulgation so clearly indicative o.
their baseness of purpose that | would
deem them entirely unworthy of no
! tice were it not for the fact that the
fair name of our regiment is thus being
| held up to the public scorn of our
| country at large as the author of such
silly and scandalous charges against
one of the ablest and best officers of
our army, whose patriotism and
bravery was clearly established on the
! battle fields of Luzon, and whose hon
est and faithful service to our country
as volunteer soldier and officer rem
ders him worthy candidate for public
| Office at the hands of his comrades and
| our citizens
Colonel Barnett's loyalty to his
country, to his commander while liv-
ing and to his memory after death
shows him to be above the plane OF
character assassins and worthy of the
highest respect and confidence of our
good citizen without question, and be-
lieve that such will be their verdict on
| the seventh day of next month at the
polls"
BARNETT UNDER FIRE.
Sergeant William G. Vance, who
pany ID, and is now at Camp Meade,
/ preparing to return to the Philippines
! with another regiment, says:
Il will tell you what / saw and
heard at the battle of De La Lone
| church concerning Lieutenant Colonel
| Barnett, to which | will make affidavit
| if necessary. The Tenth regiment had
moved fully 100 yards toward the ridge
Nt,hi hn nht iy oil tod
There was an incline of space about
200 yards between the position occu-
pied by our regiment and the South
Dakota boys. We were in the advance
and our position was so exposed that
we were subjected to most ralIing
fire from the Filipinos. 1t was so Sc
we're that Colonel Hawkins ordered
| us to lie down for protection, and we
were held in this position for over half
an hour. During the time we lay there
we heard Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
firing at the Filipinos. He had pc
culiar rapid firing gun, the sound of
which was exactly similar to that of
Mauser rife, and could be easily dis
tinguished from the others. Colonel
Barnett kept up steady and constant
fire, and the boys made frequent COM
ments upon his abilities as a sharp
shooter. | was lying beside Captain
Hawkins, son of our colonel who turn
ed over and remarked to me, Bar
nett is giving them hell At the bat
tie of Guiguinto l saw Lieutenant Colo
mel Barnett during the whole of the
engagement and he was always where
the Filipinos' bullets fell the thickest.
He inspired the men by his courage,
and his actions Were such that showed
the kind of stuff he is made Of He
didn't finch once. and on several oc-
casions | saw him in advance of his
mon, leading them Cn to victory No
man that saw him in that battle could
help but admire him for his bravery
and his daring. In this battle and at
Malolos he commanded the Second bat.
TALON. AT Malolos, as at the battle of
Guiguinto, he was under fire all day.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett gave his
commands coolly, and the men under
had every confidence in him."
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
First Lieutenant r. l.. Tidball says:
II have known Colonel Barnett for d
number of years and can say that all
his actions in the Philippines were, -
far as | knew and saw, just as SOL
him on several occasions while he was
in command of the province of ca
vite, and | never had reason to think
that he was anything but brave man.
| am a Democrat. and | do not know
whether 1 will vote for Barnett or not,
but | am opposed to villifying him for
political effect. and brand the report
of his cowardice as a falsehood."
Second | .iautApaDt A
Il have known Colonel Barnett for ten
years, and want to say that | was with
him the day he was shot. | know bv
personal experience that Colonel Bar
nett did his whole duty, whether N
barracks or in the presence of the
enemy; that his service was noble and
faithful, and this is the most loyal
tribute that can be paid to any SOL
dier"
Quartermaster Sergeant ]. M. Gee
says: Il have known Colonel Barnett
since belonging TO the regiment, six
years, and from all have seen of him
he has always conducted himself as a
soldier. He has done things that have
not altogether pleased the majority.
yet on whole | think it was for the
benefit of the regiment | have the
highest esteem for Colonel Barnett"
First Lieutenant G. L. Gordon saws.
II have seen Colonel Barnett under
IRE at different times, and never saw
anything in his actions indicating the
least sign of cowardice."
Lieutenant Harhuis says: Il am not
familiar in full with the charges pre-
ferred against Colonel Barnett, but
in so far as his conduct as a brave
soldier is placed in the balance, know
Ing what l do, am free to say that In
my opinion there is nothing in his
conduct as such that would reflect dis-
| credit upon him"
Corporal J. B. Edgar, of Company b.
says: Having read the charges OF
cowardice against Colonel Barnett, |
take pleasure in denouncing them as
false, if not malicious, as his bravery
and courage were never doubted by
any member of the regiment, so far as
/ have ever heard. nor did l ever see