DO NOT HAUL
DOWN THE FLAG
Veterans of the Sixties Cheer This
Sentiment From Colonel
Barnett.
The Brsve Young Oficer of the Fighting
Tenth Shown Much Attention t the
Grind Army rational En
campment. A noteworthy fcatre of the rerent
Grand Army natlonnl encampment was
the immense metlUg held in the Acad
emy of Music in Philadelphia under
the auspices of the National Associa
tion of the Bx-Unton Prisoners of War.
Although not on the regular program
for the occasion, Lieutenant Colonel
James E. Barnett. of the Tenth Penn
sylvania volunteers, just home from
Luzon, was invited to address the vet
eran! and their relatives and friends,
by the committee in charge of the
meeting. Colonel Barnett, who was
visiting the Quaker City for special
medical treatment for an attack of
malaria contracted in the swampy
trenches about Cavite, appreciated the
compliment, coming from the old guard
uf the civil war, und. though ho could
not throw his accustomed vigor into
his remarks, he made an address which
has since commanded favorable com
ment. Colonel Barnett was the recip
ient of much attention from the old
soldiers during the encampment. He
was invited to review their parade from
the president's stand and got a cor
dial greeting from President McKln
ley, who remarked that he takes a
doap Interest in all the bravo young
LT. COLONEL JAMES E. BARNETT.
men who responded to his call for
troops in the recent crisis. At the re
union of the late Colonel Hawkins old
regiment of the civil war Colonel Bar
nett was a guest of honor, and was
called upon for a speech. On leaving
Philadelphia Colonel Barnett went to
Pittsburg, and from there to Markle
ton, Somerset county, on the Alleghe
ny mountains, to stay at a sanitarium
there for an Indefinite period. His
father, a well known Presbyterian cler
gyman, is one of the officers of the san
itarium, and the colonel will have the
added benefit of being with his family
while recuperating for his campaign
for state treasurer.
COLONEL BARNETTS SPEECH.
In his speech before the ex-prisoners
of war Colonel Barnett said:
"Upon our arrival in our native land
It has been our highest honor to be
greeted by the soldiers of the civil
war as comrades. We appreciate, as
never before, the greatness of the
struggle in which you were engaged,
the fierceness of which has not and
never will be understood by other na
tions until they themselves shall come
into conflict with American armies.
Serene and confident, you can gaze
with appreciation upon the deeds of
others without Jealousy and without
envy at the applause bestowed upon
them, for you have erected for your
selves an unrivaled and Imperishable
monument, the Union Itself. As you
marched along the streets we felt that,
like the bush of Moses, your hearts
were still Illumined by the fire of pa
triotism, and that by your very pres
ence you said: 'Oh, Liberty, we still
are thine, and If others falter now in
the nation's hour of trial, although we
are weak and feeble, take us with all
that we bare of life and fortune and
se us in thy cause.'
"I believe that America has a mis
Ion, and, that having been herself re
leemed by your efforts and washed
lean from the last stain of dishonor,
nd the north and south having been
applly again nnited In a common
ive of our institutions, that she has
(ready entered upon the fulfillment of
at mission. From strife comes ad
incement, and this Is the lesson
ught by the records of the great
rld's drama which we call history.
"For centuries two great civilia
ns have battled with each other and
I m the friction of that contest have
1 in evolved some of the choicest prlv
1 se that belong to man collectively,
c as an Individual. America, on the
o i hand, represents the highest type
0 Jaxon civilization, and Spain, on the
01 er, the most decadent type of Latin.
Blween these two the latest and great-
a combat in the Interest of human
has Just been fought.
Tuba and Porto Rico have been res
cue, from centuries of oppression and
ha been endowed with the blessings
of berty. Inestimable as were the re
sult thus obtained, yet there was an
othe and far reaching issue involved
In tfc contest, the significance of which
has ut lately become apparent
INTHE FAR OFF PHILIPPINES.
"Tousands of miles beyond the Gol
den (ates of California, on the farther
conflos of the Pacific ocean, washed
by tb bine wave of the China tea,
almot unknown to the civilized
world,yet the Tery key to the Orient
ItMltUw, smiling under a tropical
tun, the Philippine Islands. . Their eotl
Is fertile beyond comparison. Sugar,
tobacco, corn, rice and hemp are among
its many products. There grow without
cultivation in prolific abundance the
cocoanut, the mango, the banana an 1
hundreds of varieties of nature's choic
est fruits. In their uplands and amon
their hills can be grown also the fruits
of the temperate zone. Gold and other
minerals await the discoverer's pick,
and coal, that agent of civilization,
only awaits to be developed. Inex
haustible forests of the most magnit'
cent hard woods cover and adorn their
hills and mountains. Rivers and their
estuaries give cheap and convenient
access to nil parts of the archipelago.
They are Inhabited by tribes of the Ms
lay race, 3eml-civillzed, but debauched,
degraded by the rula to which the.
have been subjected. Superstitious and
credulous, they have engrafted upon
their national characteristics the let
sons taught for hundreds of years by
an Oppressor! treachery. For three
hundred years these Islands were th?
undisputed property of the crown o(
Spain. During all tiiat time when Eu
ropean nations were jealously seek in :
to extend their colonial possessions an'l
were eagerly appropriating to them
lelve.i. even at the risk of conflict with
their neighbors, portions of Egypt, Af
rica, Imlia, China and of almost the
whole known world, no one venture.!
to lnfrinee upon the rights of Spain
In this archipelago, bo Arm and Stable
was her title. Here she ruled with
out comment, and without observation,
until one May morning Dewey rent as-
j sunder the veil of concealment ami
i brought Saxon civilization to their
' shores. Why did not Dewey sail away,
j after destroying the Spanish fleet?
I We believe that no mortal man can
answer why but we believe also that
I his Ion;; and lonely vigil In Manila bay,
ns he looked anxiously towards his na-
tive land, was but to carry out the
' destiny of the American nation. Every
j happening since then seems to confirm
j this belief, and there seems to have
I been laid upon this country a duty In
, regard to the Philippines impossible to
escape. Had we allowed Spain to re
I tain possession of the Philippines we
would have stultified every profession
j we had made In the Interest of hu
manity. Had we deprived her of pos
session and then abandoned the islands
the archipelago would have become a
derelict In the sea of civilization, li
able to have produced a universal war.
Had we thus abandoned them Aguin
aldo and his savage followers would
have destroyed property, would have
butchered Spaniards and all foreigners
alike, and there would have been uni
versal anarchy. It was generally un
derstood that the loot of Manila was
to be the pay of Agulnaldo's army.
We would have Incurred the censuro of
every civilized nation and In addition
would have become Involved In the
gravest international questions of re
sponsibility for loss of lives and prop
erty. The great mass of the people are
unfitted, and do not care for national
self government, if for no other reason
than the lessons taught them by Spain,
and while with them liberty Is now a
name to conjure by, yet by nature and
education they are unfitted to admin
ister its principles, and left to them
selves would have become a prey to
ambitious and designing powers.
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE UNION.
"Spain's title was undisputed; by
treaty that tit lo passed to us, unim
peachable and unlmpeached. Wbeu
our army was assailed In the Island of
Luzon the sovereignty of our Union
Itself was attacked and our flag was In
sulted before the world. The attack
was not mode by the united Inhabit
ants of the archipelago, or of the Isl
and of Luzon It was made by a small
part of the people of the latter Island
residing In the seven provinces Imme
diately surrounding the city of Manila,
and known as the Tagalos tribe. , This
tribe is fierce and warlike, and is on
friendly terras with scarcely nnv other
tribe in the whole country, and If tho
peaceiully inclined inhabitants of the
Island of Luzon itself could ' be re
lieved of their fear of this tribe they
would have no sympathy whatever
with this war for so-called Indepen
dence. Although a constitution hus
been prepared and published to tho
world, yet In reality the war Is not
a war for Independence, but rather
for self aggrandisement. Aguiualdo
himself, who has been hailed by senti
mental Americans as the apostla of
liberty for his people, lived In kingly
state and splendor his people were
taxed to keep up this magnificence and
it was kept up until he was compelled
to take flight from Malolos. His gen
eral and associates maintained the
same pomp and parade, and It was this
barbaric splendor which the United
States was expected to support for the
benefit of the Filipino leaders.
"The fact Is, the Filipino leaders
did not believe that they could estab
lish and uphold a permanent govern
ment themselves, for prior to the out
break, when attempts at conciliation
were being made, when asked whether
they wished the American array and
navy to be taken away and they left
to themselves they invariably answered
"no," but that they wished a protector
ate. This word "protectorate" seems
to have charms for many people In
America who do not understand Its
significance in the Philippines. Ac
cording to the Philippine construction
It meaut that they should have sole
control of the government and the
revenues therefrom; that the army and
navy of the United States should act
as a police force under their direction
and assist them to Bubdue and control
all tribes refusing to acknowledge their
sovereignty. The Tagalos constitute
but a small part of the population of
the Island of Luzon Itself, and this
meant practically the subjugation of
that island In addition to that of the
entire islands of the archipelago. It
meant that whenever they violated the
principles of international law by
reason of Ignorance or rashness that
the United States was to assume the
responsibility for such violation and
to sustain them against the resentment
of any and all civilized powers. The
American flag was to fight beneath the
Filipino flag, and yet at the same time
be Its protector. ,
"Had this arrangement been made I
believe that It would have cost this
country more lives and more treasure
tban can possibly be expended in sup
pressing the present Insurrection that
in sentiment and in honor It would
have cost us infinite vexation and hu
miliation and that instead of being the
upholders of liberty we would have be-
1 . mv-mmubiiMU. it W ,0,
f:e ttUiXfiUuul of a worthless
Ce; ot Lit..
OUR SOLDntRfl MISREPRESENTED.
"Not or.'y is tin re but B small part of
the M:t-! of Lur.?" en raged In this
(uettTTertSwu, lut the greater part of
t ee tribe which is engaged is oppose. I
to a continuation of the w.r, is in
lave- of American rule, but is over
awed y the threat! of the Insurgent
le..(!'?rs. Under orders from those lead
er j all towns and cities which were
abandoned were burned Ly the insur
gent forces, red the Inhabitant! com
pelled to move back within their line!.
Thousands upon thousand! have thui
had their homes destroyed by their
cwn cc untryiuen and have been com
petted to live as Lest they might, in
poverty and suffering. For I while the
people find t.eea terrified nncl hud been
ptnjudl :od sttarast the American army
by pi into. 1 circulars, which hid been
distributed, stating that the United
Btates troi pi- bad committed all klnda
of atrcoitles t gainst old men and help
less women and children In the towns
which they captured, but experience
soon showed them that the American!
were their best friends. By the time
we reached Malolos the people had
conn1 to understand the treatment they
would receive from the American army
anil we were Informed by those who
ventured hack under 11;' rs of truce that
nearly the whole population wished to
remain in their homes and await the
Coming of our troops, but that the in
surgents at t:.e point of the bayonet
forced them to leave nnd (.rove them
back Into the country, where they llvt !
In swamps and thickets.
"It was the order of General Otis,
carried out to the fullest e:', ent by our
division commander, General M&cAr
thur, that the troops should treat thes
non-combatants with tho Utmost com -tesy
and kindness, ;.:id this was done,
despite all reports to the contrary,
"As commander of the district of
Cavite I had personal knowledge ol
this feeling in the provinces of Cavite
and Batangaa, the very hotbed of tin
Insurrection. The town of Cavite,
which was of limited area, became so
crowded that for feir of an epidemic
Of sickness 1 was obliged to turn awaj
hundreds upon hundreds of men and
women, coming from the mainland,
who wished to abandon the Insurgent
cause and escape from the excesses ami
outrages of the Insurgent troops. As
soon as the Insurgent foxes had with
drawn the prominent citizens of Imue,
the capital of Cavite province, wel
comed the American troop:;, and under
their direction formed a local gov
ernment, under which they are still
working. Other towns In this prov
ince sent requests to have the Ameri
can forces visit them and receive their
submission.
"The Insurgent army Itself Is not
united, as a great many of the soldiers
were forced to enlist and are com
pelled to serve under threat of death.
ADMINISTRATION COMMENDED.
"I have been asked, as has every re
turning soldier, my opinion of the con
duct of the war. This question Is so
Indefinite that I do not think It can
be intelligently answered by subordin
ate officers like myself. I can say, how
ever, that within my knowledge two of
the departments, which most vitally
affect the interests of the army, could
not, under all the circumstances, have
been better conducted. The rations
were excellent and were promptly sup
plied, the hospital accommodations
were ample nnd the medical staff suf
ficlent, not only to care for our own
men, but to furnish an object lesson
In generosity and magnaminlty by
treating hundreds of Filipinos, who
would otherwise have been left to die.
"Speaking from a material stand
point, these Islands will prove a valu
able acquisition to the United States.
Already they are developing comraorce
to a wonderful extent upon tho Pa
cific coast. Those who have not seen
them cannot appreciate the prodigali
ty of nature or the Immense commer
cial trnfuc which they possess. If peace
be restored the revenues of but a few
years will suffice to pay for their pur
chase, and the price of their conquest,
and I venture the prediction that be
fore the next national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic the
sovereignty nf the United States will
be undisputed throughout the length
and breadth of the archipelago. I do
not propose to discuss expansion and
anti-expansion, for I am not familiar
with the exact meaning of those terms.
If anti-expansion means that we
should not assume possession of the
Philippines then It Is out of date, for
we already hold them by a title that
no civilized nation for very self pres
ervation would dare to dispute. If it
means that we are to retire from the
present conflict, to abandon the Islands
to anarchy and dark and bloody deeds
of revenge and death, and that our na
tional emblem Is to be thus humiliated
and dishonored for the first time be
fore the nations of the earth, then I do
not believe that the great majority of
the American people will consent. I
do not believe that you, who fought
and suffered to preserve, establish and
perpetuate the very Union whose hon
or and sovereignty are thus assailed,
will consent that Its flag shall be hauled
down In that land, whose soil has been
consecrated to the cause of liberty and
dedicated to civilization by the shed
ding of American blood."
WORKING FOR BARNETT.
Soldier of Union, Snydor and Nortta
nmtiorlnnd Organizing.
General Frank Reeder, chairman or
the Republican state committee, has
received a letter Informing him that
steps have been taken for the forma
tion of a "Barnett battalion," to be
made up of soldiers residing In the
Twenty-seventh senatorial district who
volunteered In the Spanish-American
war or for service In the Philippines,'
who propose to co-operate In the can
vass for the election of Lieutenant
Colonel James E. Barnett, of the Fight
ing Tenth regiment, for state treas
urer. This organisation Is to be form
ed upon the same lines as the "Bar
nett battalion" of Philadelphia, which
is already recruiting for the campaign.
There has been aroused a spirit of
patriotic Interest in Colonel Barnett's
candidacy which la spreading among
the young soldiers throughout the,
state. They seem determined to take!
a conspicuous part In the canvass this:
fell. The old time political warriors,'
if they are not alert, will be crowded;
to the wall by these enthusiastic young.
men. They irtrwed their Interest In
Barrett by attending the recent state
convention at Hartisburg. and since
then they hnve been extending their
Hues of activity lool-.lng to their par
! tlclpation In the real work of the cam
paign. Some of theia went to act as
un escort to Colone' Harnett In his
tour of the state, s-nd thry feel that
they can help aiouse enthusiasm In
. the contest quite CI well as the lead
ing political lights who have figured on
, the stump in Pennsylvania during the
last ten years. 1 ,y i; that Penn
sylvania, the 01 ly state e.st of the
I Allegheniee toe id a regiment ((f vol
1 untcers to the Philippine!, takes as
I much pride lu her boy! of the Fighting
'lcnth, and will io as far to honor one
or ail of them as New Y. rk did with
Roosevelt, whose lommaud was mad.;
i up of men mustered In from all parts
I of the country.
mm mm is
) hi nn
AAiAA
I li J It ItS I '
Justice Winner Beebar'a Declara
tion of Party Loyalty Closes
That Issue.
is i mm ben
Determination of the Defeated Candidate
For the Superior Court to Stand by His
Party Prevents a Deal With the De
mocracy. Harrlsburg, Sept. 12. That there
was a carefully planned scheme i n the
part of certain disappointed politician!
to effect a fusion with the Democracy
on the state ticket was known to lead
ing men in the Republican party for
some time. The plan contemplated the
withdrawal of Charles J, Retlly, th
Democratic nominee for superior court
justice, and the substitution of tho
name of Justice Dininer Heel. it for his
on the Democratic state ticket. This
was to be done with the understand
ing. that the Democrats were to support
Heeber for the superior court In re
turn for Republican votes which were
lo be thrown to Creasy, the Demo
cratic candidate for state treasurer,
Even If this deal had been consum
mated there would not have been the
slightest danger of the defeat of either
Lieutenant Colonel James E. Harnett
or Joslah R. Adams, the candidate on
the Republican ticket against whom
this Intrigue was directed. For every
disgruntled Republican who would
have supported a scheme of this char
acter there would have been a dozen
Democrats who would have repudiated
it and voted the Republican ticket.
The men who were engineering this
project wore sorely disappointed last
week, when Justice Dlmner Heeber
came out In a public announcement
that he would have nothing to do with
the proposed fusion scheme.
JUSTICE BEEBER A REPUBLICAN.
This is Justice Heeber's statement as
given to the newspapers:
"I cannot be a candidate of any
party now. I am bound by tho ac
tion of the convention, and tho
nomination having gone elsewhere,
I am no longer in the field. I do
not feel that I could accept an In
dependent nomination, ns good
faith to the convention and to the
Republican party requires that I
should not, and therefore I will
not"
This manly stand tnhen by Justice
Beeber was generally commented upon
as Indicating that he is deserving of
the greatest consideration nt the hands
of the men Identified with the Repub
lican organization. It was recalled
that throughout the canvass In favor
of tho successful candidate for thin
nomination not a single word was said
derogatory to Justice Beeber. His an
nouncement blocks the game of the
men back of the guerrilla warfare
which has been waged aguinst Joslah
R. Adams, the Republican nominee for
Justice of the superior court. The at
tempts to arouse opposition to him In
the Republican party have been puerile
and ridiculous. Justice Beeber in re
fusing to be a cat's-paw for the men
are working for personal interests In
politics will Impress those who have
not the pleasure of personal acquaint
ance with him with his good Judgment
and manliness of character.
The Democratic leaders, as well as
their Republican allies, were greatly
disappointed when they read Justice
Beeber's announcement. Colonel Jas.
M. Guffey, the Democratic national
committeeman, who went all the way
from Pittsburg to Philadelphia to be
on hand to push through the fusion
scheme, was the first to recover his
equilibrium. Like the fox with the
Inaccessible grapes, be concluded to at
once make the best of a bad situation,
and he promptly gave out an Interview
In which be said he would never have
favored a fusion plan. He admitted,
however, that such a proposition bad
been under discussion for some time,
but insisted that no conclusion had
been reached.
SOUR GRAPES FOR GUFFEY.
"I for one," said the gallant Colonel
Guffey, without even as much as a
smile upon his countenance, "would
not favor any such plan. I am satisfied
the sentiment Is too strong throughout
the state for a' straight Democratic
ticket to gain any support for a split
ticket."
I Democratic State Chairman Rilling
followed the next day with a "me too"
interview to the same effect, but there
was a marked expression of disap
pointment upon all tbe workers about
the Democratic state headquarters over
the collapse of the fusion ecbeme.
I This waa their second failure to
form a combination to help their state
candidates In this campaign. Tbey
made a desperate effort to have the
Prohibitionist! put Creasy upon their
ticket for state treasurer. They had
the game ell carefully set up with
some of the leaden of the Prohibition
patty, who were quietly encouraged to
run
I II Mil
tree; li,l,m" I!.
loot lavorshly upon the propoiltlon by
certain disappointed Republicans, but
when tho delegates In the Prohibition
state convention discovered what was
going on they promptly sat down upon
Creasy, whose friends, they declared,
should never have had the audacity to
attempt to foist him upon the Pro
hibition party, without his having the
slightest claim to recognition from
them. This Setback was quite as unex
pected ns It was emphatic.
It looks s though Creasy is not go
ing to cut much of a figure in this com-
palgn,
FL1NN MAKES A STATEMENT,
Following tho declaration from Jus
tice Beeber that he proposed to abide
by the action of the Republican state
convention, a Statement from Senator
William Kllnn, of Allegheny. who wi
the acknowledged leader of what wore
known as the "Insurgents" in the last
legislature, li significant. Se
Fllnn, when asked what would he U'.fi
attitude toward the Republican stale
ticket replied:
"What clue can i: be Lnt to Bid 11 'a
every way possible? I . "i a RojiuWI
can. nnd while I am still opposed to
Senator Qui.; and Ms me'hods, wh'ch
dominate the Republlerp v-hlne. !
feel th; t Ini sinuch as I participated In
the' convention which noui nated thi
present state till ; I i m do nothing
but support it at the polls. I think I
voice the netttinicutB of the Republi
cans of Allegheny wben I say ibi t thej
are opposed to Quay and his r.othod .
and because of thin feellno we do i ol
for a minute consl Icr our elves re . I
lar. "Should we b"ve c"ee'dcd to ivroto't
against this tlrfcel on ejection day v e
t.alsht hnve said trnt we had an amp!''
precedent set i g ina of the men who
arc now closely Ide; tilled with t!
Quay orfftulsatlon In Ihe muter of
bolting Republican conventlcns, par
ticularly In our city In ll'96, but we
don't employ Philadelphia methods to
govern our actions In Allegheny. What
1 haul to say and do against tho pres
ent Republican ticket was done In Use
convention at Hani slur::, and, having
been overruled In this protest, I have
not hi UK before me now but to maintain
my Republicanism by supporting the
nominees. While still opp ising the
Quay leader. ,.p Allegheny will Ftl'l
remain lu the Republican as well as in
the anti-Quay column."
ALL ARE LOYAL
TO THE PRESIDENT
Pennsylvania Repnblicans Conspic
uous at the Grand Army
Enoampment.
PATRIOTISM THE KEYNOTE.
Chairman Reeder Delighted With the Com
' plimeoti Paid th State Candidates and
the Predictions For Immense Majorities
From Every Suction of the State.
(Sppclnl CorrenponileneiO
Philadelphia, Sept. 12. If thero Is
one man In Pennsylvania more than
any other who has reason to be pleased
with the outcome of the Grand Army
encampment here In this cltv last
week that man Is General Frank Rned
er, chalrninn of the Republican state
committee. While politics was not In
any way Injected Into the proceeding!
of the encampment, and the Republican
organisation Of thin state practically
dosed the headquarters as far as nc
tlve campaigning was concerned, the
very atmosphere seemed surcharged
with patriotism, and on every band
were evidences of Intense loyalty to
President McKinley and IiIr adminis
tration. As the Republican campaign
In the Keystone Rtate Is to he wned
exactly upon these lines, nnd the pen
pie of this commonwealth are undoubt
edly heartily In accord with t!i'se sen
timents, the Republican fiold marshal
has occasion to be confident of the out
come of the issue at the polls in No
vember next. There were probably not
In years so many old soldiers gathered
together In this city at one time.
Among them were thousands of active
and Influential Republicans In their
respective localities In Pennsylvania.
Many of them naturally embraced the
opportunity to call at tho stato head
quarters of their party. If only to pay
their respects to the state chairman.
A REPUBLICAN RENDEZVOUS.
The comfortable building at 1231
Walnut street, which has been occu
pied by the Republluan state commit
tee for a number of years, became a
veritable rendezvous for many of the
visitors. The building was beautiful
ly decorated In honor of the visiting
veterans. The entire front was a mass
of red, white and blue bunting, hung
In graceful festoons, and almost hiding
from view the six large windows which
supply light to the Interior. Portraits
of three men who have helped to make
the country's history entered Into the
decorations. Between the windows of
the third floor, and surrounded by a
multitude of flans, was a handsome
portrait of Washington. Between the
windows of the second floor was a like
ness of President McKinley, while In
a conspicuous position on the first floor
was a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel
James E. Barnett, the gallant officer
of the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers,
and tbe Republican nominee for state
treasurer, who added fame to the old
Keystone state in the campaign in the
Philippines. From each window of
the building floated a large American
flag, and from the cornices fluttered
streamers of the national colors.
Plenty of chairs upon which to make
themselves comfortable and newspa
papers from every county In the state
were there at their disposal, and the
state chairman and his assistants miss
ed no opportunity to make their vis
itors feel at home. General Reeder,
who Is a past department commander
of the Grand Army, and marched la
the parade with his home post, the
Lafayette, of Easton, Is personally ac
aatated with many of the callers, and
auv a luviuu. itmtuoi mvo zipoOwiauuiU
"TBrrfliatTnrftc'AS-kllHtMl X
rnoycd the many Interesting remin
iscences of war times. , '
SPLENDID REPORT8 RECEIVED.
General Reeder did not fall to In
quire of his callers sa to the senti
ment In their various counties, and
he was naturally pleased to hear from
every quarter of the commonwealth
reports of the most gratifying charac
ter. The old soldiers Invariably declared
that the Republicans generally were
delighted with the action of their stato
convention In the selection of excep
tionally strong candidates, the nomina
tion of brave Barnett, for state treas
urer, being especially pleasing to the
enthusiastic young Republicans and to
the soldiers generally, both the old
and the young. Messrs. Brown and
Adams, nominees for the supreme and
the superior courts, respectively, were
looked upon as lawyers of recognized
standing, whose elevation to the I each
win strengthen the Judiciary of the
commonwealth.
The veterans reported that there Is
a universal sentiment In favor oi
standing by President MeKlnhy in i
vigorous campaign for the suppression
of the Insurrection In the Philippines,
and that the stalwart action of the Re
publican state convention In Its bv
Ini; and cordial Indorsement of the pol
icy of President McKinley und it em
phatic and unequivocal declaration In
favor of his renomlnatlon for the
presidency, was received with expres
sions of delight by Republican
where. They recognised that Po r i
vanla has the honor of leadli the
movement for a second term for Pres
ident McKinley, nnd thev declared that
already the people in their re i' etlve
locni't'cfl are thomtiyhly aroused and
are Intent upon rolling up big f. . nhli
lici'i niajoritlei for the candidate on
the state ticket hi November, so that
tbe Keystone s-;,-e Bhall by an over
whelming Republican trtrmph at the
polls start the ball roiling r i
veritable McKinley landslide for the
presidency next year.
PARTY LEADERS PROMINENT
Pennsylvania Repuhllensi i s'i th
Grand Army had or tcton I week
to be proud of the leading olh 'als of
the stale and of this city, Who have
been elected through their Republican
organization, United States s ator
Hoies i'enroFe Governor William A.
Etone and Mayor Srmne' H. Ashl ridge,
of this city, wore untiring In their at
tentions to the visiting veterans, .vero
on hand early to ;lve them a cordial
greeting and were vlth them constant
ly at all the important functions pre
pared for the!- entertainment, and
bade them a friendly farewell anil a
hearty God speed as they departed for
home. Governor Stone, who as a sol
flier of the civil war with an honor
i 'de record, could address them as
c.imrr.dos, wns particularly happylnthe
many clever speeches he was called
upca to make, and impressed nil with
the rincerlty of hla greeting when he
welcomed them In the name of the
commonwealth. The brilliant young .
United S'atet) senator and the able and
energetic mayor of the Quaker City
were both patriotic nnd eloquent, and
ench was enthusiastically applauded
whenever there was occasion to ad
dress the old soldiers or Bailors at
tracted here by the encampment. Tho
governor was accompanied by Attor
ney General John P, Eikin. who waa
not allowed to leave the city without
being called upon for one of those
characteristically patriotic speeches,
such as thrilled his audiences when, as
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee, he was conducting the cam
paign in the Interest of Colonel Stone
for the governorship last fall.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who wus
In this city for medical treatment, waa
the recipient of much attention from
the old soldiers, and his speech. Which
he wns urged to make in the Academy
of Music was one of the Interesting
features of the week.
GIFT FROPi BARNETT.
Philadelphia Presented With at
Old Spanish Cannon.
An Interesting Trophy Brought From the
Philippines by the Republican Nom
inee For State Treirurer.
Lieutenant Colonel .tames F. Dar
nett, of the Tenth Pennsylvania volun
teers, says the Philadelphia Call, has
tendered to Ml yor Asbbridge a large
bronze cannon set tired in Manila as a
gift to the city. The mayor promptly
accepted It. and it will be formally
presented In a short time.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who U
the Republican standard bearer for thi
position of state treasurer, has been
spending a few days In the city, and
has become so Imbued with the pa
triotism of the c itizens that be plai id
himself In communication with the of
ficers of his regiment in regard to the
disposal of the cannon, and they t.:: in
imously agreed to have it given to
Philadelphia. The gun Is a bronze
piece, weighing 780 pounds, It was
cast In Seville, Spain, in August, 1776.
and. In accordance with the custom of
that time, bears a name. "Gascon" Is
the designation given this pleee of ord-
' nance, and according to historians the
I Gascons were ever making a noise.
At present the gun Is at Washington,
Pa., whither It was taken when the he
! role Tenth came home from Manila,
j The regiment secured it from the Span
ish commissioners, who arranged fur
the surrender of the Philippine nrchl
pelago to the American forces, and it
I Is considered a very fine specimen of
antique ordnance. The idea Is to pre
sent the gun toward the latter part of
! this month. Lieutenant Colonel Bar
' nett was taken to Mayor Ashbrldge by
' Lieutenant Colonel Price, of the Third
! Infantry, N. G. P., and the tender of
'the gun was then made. The mayor
I assured Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
that the gift would be cherished here,
and a talk over tbe formal presenta
tion ceremonies was had.
The Tenth wants to take part In the
reception to Admiral Dewey, In New
i York, on Sept. 28, and while en route
to that city will stop over here and!
hand over the cannon. Tbe Third
Pennsylvania will act as escort to the
Tenth while in this city, and will;
also accompany the veteran command,
to New Ye.
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