Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
WAR VETERANS
AND THEIR SONS.
Patriotic Pennsylvanians Rallying
For Mckinley and Re-
publicanism.
EXPERIENCES IN TWO WARS.

BryaniteR oG Today Are But Repent-
ing Copperhead Attacks which
characterized Their Party in the
Days of Lincoln.
In view of the malicious assaults
upon the Mckinley administration ana
the United States soldiers in the Phll-
ippines by the Bryanites of today
a profound sensation was made py
the recent publication of the story OF
the arrest of P. Gray Meek, present
Democratic candidate for auditor gen
eral in Pennsylvania, for his copper
head newspaper assaults upon Lincoln
in the dark days of the rebellion
Meek's attacks upon Lincoln were no
more bitter nor vindictive than are
the Trades Of his Democratic associates
In this campaign against Mckinley
A feeling of intense hostility to the
present leadership of the Democracy
has been aroused among men who nave
served in the army and navy OF the
United States, both during the rebel
lion and in the recent war with Spain.
Sons of veterans of the civil war
who number many thousands in Penn
sylvania. are thoroughly aroused, and
they propose to make their influence
felt at the coming election. Many or
them who have been voting with the
Democracy will vote for President Nc
Kinley and the entire Republican
ticket.
National headquarters of the Vet
Grams Patriotic League have been es-
tablished in Philadelphia, and great
work is being done in the way of or
ganizing the old soldiers and the sons
of veterans.
General Director Daniel Sickles, who
is a conspicuous factor in this Organi-
zation, has issued an appeal for sup
port for President Mckinley. which
voices the sentiments of those with
whom he is associated.
Let me urge every soldier and sail
or" says General Sickles, Ito lay aside
party feeling and unite for national
honor and for law and order, as you
did in 81 and '65 The present crisis
seems to me as vital to the welfare OF
the country as that which called us to
the field.
PROSPERITY AND SAFETY.
LET us re-elect Comrade Mckinley.
Let US help him to uphold and increase
the prosperity the nation now enjoys.
Let us run no risk by disturbing the
conditions which are rapidly giving to
us the control of the best markets in
the world for the products Of our
mines, our manufactures and Of our
farms The reelection of Mckinley
means employment for labor every
where at good wages, paid in gold.
1T means profitable markets for our
wheat, corn and cotton, for our gold,
iron and steel. for all of our manu-
factured products.
"It means the preservation of our
national honor, by the fulfillment of
our obligations to the creditors of the
nation, to the veteran soldiers and
sailors, and the widows and orphans
entitled to pensions; to the public
creditors who hold the securities of
the government, to the holders of hun
dreds of millions Of paper money, for
which the credit of the nation is
pledged.
The reelection Of Comrade McKin-
ley means security and safety to two
thousand million dollars, deposited in
our savings banks-the earnings of our
mechanics and laborers, otherwise
threatened by the loss of one-half of
this vast sum, if Mr. Bryan is permit
ted to debase our currency to his silver
standard of 16 to l.
TIE reelection of Comrade Nc
Kinley means a preference to be given
to worthy veteran soldiers and sailors;
1t means a continuation Of our liberal
pension policy.
The reelection of Comrade Nc
Kinley means tranquility and pros
perity at home, peace in the Philip
pine islands, the maintenance Of our
national honor, the vindication Of our
flag, and the augmented influence Of
our beloved country among the nations
of the world
Let all of US vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt - heroes of two wars
statesmen to whom the country may
we'll confide its interests and its honor,
patriots who have risked their lives in
defense of our flag, lllustrious citizens,
both of them, who have given ample
evidence in all their public employ
ment and in private life, that they
possess the attainments and the vir-
tues which dignity the high stations
for which they are nominated
The interest in the goat industry Is
steadily growing. The value of this
beast as clearer up of brush lands is
only just beginning to be understood.
Men with brush farms should look this
goat business up. A small flock of
them will work wonders on a brush
farm.