The National tribune., 1908-10-22
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Veterans Of the Civil, Indian and Span
ish Wars.

| times of supreme need.
You have before the highly important duty of
helping and influence select President of the United
This duty which should be executed with high patriot
ism any presented to you i'll the field.
For than quarter of century The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
honored by you your spokesman and counselor
surely and well have advised you the you know far
tell you We ask you give consideration that
long record weighing what shall say you.
In making up your minds how you shall vote yourselves and
Others personality of The Democratic candidate and his
marvellous daily of pleasing promises should have little cond
Sounding nkng cymbals usually lead armies of
voracty and destruction
Bryan angel of light he could change the char
arrayed behind him. hairs breadth
purposes performances if successful Far from being
angel of light he is of strong and commanding will
He fotsan the surface of turbulent tide.
While undoubtedly large proportion of Mr. Bryan party
good but mistaken they alas far from being
the controlling element They have influence than the
mrng brook the ea month of June has the wild and bd
freslet that may roll along its
this urbd tide has been gathered by Mr. Bryans specous
of element which has hated and fought
the past Every who the words of Shyoc has heated your
enemies cooled your friends secuted sneeed at
joys, Knocked your losses dipaaged your gains shouting for
Bryan
Still LATER every bitterly opposed the Governments
doing justice to those who had fought its battles Bryan
Every speaker who has groaned the noerabe pension
burden lifting his voice for Bryan Every editor who has
filed houmns with eumnes to the character of veterans and
their wives who has Systematically deprecated their services the
field who has beted their and exoed those of their
enemies who has invented lying statistics the of their
fair fame ardent advocate of Bryan's election.
Look around you your communities for verfcaton of
this Are not the know the loude souters for Bryan
whom you always had struggle against for everything
you strongly whed Have they fought you tooth and nail
question which you vitality interested from the reg
ton of the saloons and the improvement of the schools
great National issues of Reconstruction Honest Money
lection to American Industry Just Pensions and National honor and
good beyond the Look the past and how
reo beemen progress and right your Town,
State and the Naoeverythng which accepted great
benefit had be their determined opposition These
the backbone snews brains and wpower of the party which
Mr. Bryan leads His ford and atuent rhetoric dim the
leopards spots, bleach the Ethiopan's color.
1t be fearful danger enrust the Government
political record unbrokn succession of
sms, porentous faaces and repudated heresies
To for Bryan the camp of your pestent and
lifelong You would be accepted welcome ally but
eed captive, who had been forced to surrender and
entitled to consideration.
On the other hand you will find the W. H. Taft camp packed
with your friends with the who have touched elbows with you
in all the struggles of the who know services and your
WORTH stood steaday by you against all your enemies
opposers who have been your faithful constant helpful friends
the White House. in the Departments in Congress and in the I
ues They have all have gotten from Congress and
Legislatures To them due the credit for those magnificent
exhibitions of the Nations gratitude and Justice the Disability Bill
the McCumber Bill, the Widows Bill the Manned Soldiers Bill, and
scores of other similarly liberal pension
These putting the inconcevable of
S1+0O00OO0 year the hands of the of all
their widows and dependent benecent operation
who served his country faithfully in the great civil
the auous struggles to make the savage West fit for
of industry and conenment the making foreign
which raised America world power comfortably secured
against want in his days of age and feebleness
Now comrades of all have your the
best that you toward preserving the country and carrying
her forward her path towering greatness Each veteran his
did work lying before him with lofty loyalty,
selfacrce beyond all praise You the true architects of the
cotry greatness The duty of carefully preserving what your
and esacfce gained at such fearful cost less pressing
imperative than the duty of gaining it, The aggregation
hostile elements led by Mr. Bryan the countrys
well being well each of you individually any of the
controlling him have undergone chance 1t is the