The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-11-01
McMinley's War Record.
General |. II. Sherwood, a Real Soldier,
Exposes The Fraudulent Boast Of
the Republican Candidate.

County Sentinel, prepared the fol-
lowing article on the war record OF
President Mckinley, which is sup
ported by public record and the
publication of Gen. Sheridan.
One of the most remarkable in
stances in history is the survival,
for whole generation of men OF
President McKinley's war record.
He came out of the army as a staff
captain, and having some powerful
political friends at Washington he
was decorated with the title Of
Brevet Major, after the war was
over. He then assumed that title
for a civic start; and after marry
ing the daughter of millionaire
manufacturer of Canton he went
into politics on the money of his
papa-in-law. He and Charles Fos-
ter commenced Doodle politics in
Ohio about the same time. Before
that our politics had been free from
open bribery of the electors. Me
Kinley's papa-in-law bought his
first nomination for congress, and
the ambitious young man started
his career, being the initial boodler
of northeastern Ohio. AS he had
been first company cook in the
23rd Ohio regiment and afterwards
company commissary, and then re-
gimental commi5sary, and had af.
forwards finished his service as a
staff officer of Gen. Crook, who
commanded the "Army of West
Virginia." no mention was made
by his friends of his military
achievements In his early political
career. In the campaign of 1896 a
man named Porter went to Canton,
for political job, and Mckinley
selected him to write the biograph-
ical campaign book. AS Bryan
was not a soldier, the man Porter
thought it wise to exploit McKin-
ley as a war hero. And Mckinley
furnished him with Il variety of un-
truths upon which the book was
written. The whole country then
hailed Mckinley as a soldier and
hero. The Grand Amy was taught
to shout his blood bought fame MS IA
battle hero. The Democrats were
too intent on the vital questions to
even look up McKinley'S war re-
cord. But now real seacher after
truth, learned doctor of Cleve-
land. has issued IA pamphlet show
ing the Porter book to be a pure
fiction. 1t now appears from this
pamphlet that all of McKinley's
war record, when summed up scan
be stated in one brief sentence.
During his whole term of service
he was on the front line of battle
once and then made for the rear
with the speed of a greyhound.
And this is matter of history
Gen. Phil. Sheridan, who was liv.
ing in Washington at the time OF
his death, is known to have scored
Mckinley (who was then a mem.
ber of cOngress) most numerically
as bogus soldier and military
fraud. Gen. Sheridan, who was
one Of the gamest soldiers that evel
wore stars, always despised the
Sinking soldier. And he was 81
outraged by McKiniey's conduct a
the battle of Cedar Creek that hi
did the unusual thing of naming
him among the rear hummers an(
, shirks and towards that he fount
seven miles in the rear of the bat
tie line. The battle of Cedar Creel
WAS fought October 18th, 1864
This is the famous battle that 7
Buchanan Read, the Ohio poet i'm
J mOrtalizes in the powerful drama
tic poem known as "Sheridan'
Ride" In Gen. Sheridan's mem
, oirs. Vol. II, pages 81 and 81, Gen
Sheridan gives "a graphic descrip
tiOn of his twenty mile ride from
Winchester to Cedar Creek, tha
perilous. immortal day. Here l6
US quote briefly from this histori
volume.
"My first halt was made jus
north of NJ wtown where / met
chaplain digging his heels into the
sides OF his jaded horse and maxim,
for the rear with all possible speed
1 drew up for an instant and in
. quired of him how matters wer,
: going at the front. He replied
!. ,severything Is lost but all will bt
} right when you get there and a
I once resumed his breathless pac,
, to the rear. At NewtOwn / wa
obliged to make a circuit to the lef
to get around the village. L coulC
not pass through it, the streets
were so crowded, but meeting OF
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