The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-21
OUR CITIZEN SOLDlERY
The Nebraskan Declares They Shall
Not be Neglected.
GOVERNMENT OWES THEM GRATITUDE
They Are the Defenders Of The Republic and
Surely Do Not Wish to See II Vanish
to be Rep'ac d by an
Fmn:re.
Empire.
(By the Associated Press.)

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2O.-Mr Bryan
through his accumulated correspondence
He also received large number of call
er5. The only formal performance of the
day was a visit from a committee of 20
members of the Bryan Veterans BIZ
metallic Club of this, Lancaster, county,
who called to assure him of their sup
port. John W. Wilson acted as chairman
Of the committee, and he presented Mr..
Bryan with an engrossed copy of the
membership of the club numbering 259
names. Mr.. Wilson told Mr.. Bryan that
the club included in its membership rep
resentatives of all branches OF the mill
tary and naval service of the Government
during the Civil War. He also presented
written address showing why the mem
bsrs had left their present homes to
join his standard" In his reply Mr.
Bryan reviewed briefly his own exper-
fence as a soldier of which he said that
while it was brief it was instructive. He
also outlined his views of the duty of the
Government toward the eX-soldiers, as
surfing them that he would not be willing
TO receive the support of the soldiers if
he did not believe that their interests
as soldiers, as we'll as their interests as
citizens would be protected under
Democratic administration. He said.
''In nations which have a large stand
ing army lit is not necessary that care
should be taken of the soldier after his
service is past, but in a country like ours
where we have or should have but a
small standing army and where all the
people should be soldiers in citizens
clothes ready to don the uniform in any
emergency the nation has a double rea-
son fer being liberal in the treatment
Of veterans and their dependents. 1t is
both the incentive of gratitude and the
incentiYe-ef self-int erest, for if the nation
does not do we'll by those who volunteer
when the nation needs support, the ma
ton cannot expect that its calls will be
promptly answered The soldier there
fore, as a soldier need have no fear UNI
der the Administration should l be hon
ored with the suffrage of my countrymen
and elevated to that office. But the SOL
dier is citizen as well as survivor
of the war, and take it for granted that
your interest in this campaign is due
in part to the fact that you are citizens
of republic and do not care to be citi-
zens of an empire l take it for granted
that your interest in this campaign is
due not only to the fact that you live
here now, but also to the fact that you
expeos your children to live here after
you.
''You want this Government good while
you are here, to enjoy it, and you want
to leave a good government to those who
come after you, and l am not surprised
that you who were willing to offer the
highest evidence of loyalty THEFT man can
offer, life when the effort was made to
have two republics instead of one, are
willing to give him your vc.e who will
keep the one republic that you helped to
maintain. (Applause).
My greatest solicitude is not lest l
fail to be elected President but that |
may do nothing to destroy the good will
and the confidence which have been ex-
pressed by you and those like you
throughout this nation. (Applause)
Mr.. Bryan has fixed the date for de-
parture on his next tour for next We'd
nesday. He will speak Wednesday night
at Nebraska City and then proceed north
ward to South Dakota, making several
speeches en- route.