Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-31
AN OPEN LETTER
To the Veterans of the Civil, Indian and
Spanish Wars

[Republished Tribune by
Grant county soldiers]
CoMRADEs-You strong and close fra
ernty who have given the highest service the country
times of supreme need
You have before you once the highly important duty
helping by votes and influence to President of the Unit
ed States Ss duty which should be executed with high pa
triotism any presented you in the field
For than quarter Of century The NATIONAL
has been much honored spokesman
How surely well have advised you the past you
far better than tell you We give consideration
that long record in weighing what shall say YOU
In making up minds how shall vote yourselves and
influence Others the personality the Democratic candidate and his
marvellous daily of pleasing promises should have little
Sounding brass and nng ymbas usually lead armies
of VOracity and destruction
We're Mr. Bryan angel light change
acters of the cohorts aayd behind him. hairs breadth
angel of light he strong commanding
He is fotsam the surface of a turbulent tide
Whe undoubtedly large portion of Mr. Bryans party are
good sincere but mistaken men, they alas very from being
the controlling element They have influence than
bid freshet that may roll along its
Into this urbd tide has been gathered by Mr. Byan pecous
promises of every element which has hated fought you
the past Every who the words of Shyock has
enemies cooled friends secuted sorrows neerd
joys Knocked your losses dparaged gains shout
ing for Bryan
Still later every bitterly opposed
doing justice those who have fought its battles Bryan
Every speaker who has groned he intoabe pension
burden lifting his voice for Bryan Every editor who has
filled his columns with caumnies the character of and
their wives who have systematically deprecated their services
the field who have bd their achievements and extoed those
their enem who has invented lying the detrimen
10 vote for Bryan to enter the OF peslent
and lifetime enemies would be accepted not welcome
ally despsed captive who has forced
and entitled to consideration.
On the other hand you will fod the Taft crowd packed with
friends with who elbows with all
the struggles of the past who know services and WORTH
who haye stood eafasy by against all enemies and
the White House, in the Departments in Congress- the Leg
To them the credit for those magnificent exhibitions
of the Nations gratitude and JUSTICE the Disability Bill the McCum
Der Bill the Widows Bill and the Manned Soldiers Bill and
of other similarly liberal pension acts
These putting nconceivabe of $780,
widows and dependent Under their benecient operation
who served his country faithfully the great civil
the arduous struggles the West for homes
of industry and contenmen the epochmakng foreign
which raised America world power comfortably secured
against want in his days of age and feebleness
Now comrades of all have your turn given the
very best that toward preserving the country and
her forward her path towering Each veteran
his day. did the work lying before him with lofty courage 10y
atty and sacrifice beyond all praise You the true arch
of the country greatness The duty of carefully preserving
what your vaor and sacre gained such fearful cost
aggregation of hostile elements led by Mr. Bryan menacng to
to the counys well being we'll to each of you individually
the critical times of the The minds and purposes
of those behind and controlling him have undergone change
the old enemy with flags and cries Ii Mr.
Bryan principles and theories have any force
whatever they political
Gated and utterly ubversv of the form you fought
maintain and the institutions cemented with your blood
With whatever force have gained by our safe and
guidance for the quarter of century, conre vote
sod whatever influence you for the cleo
ton of VIM H. Taft president of the United States.
& Yours fraternaLy
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE