An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule
Subject(s): Altgeld, John Peter, 1847-1902, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Porter, Horace, 1837-1921, Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918
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Major General Sickles urges United States military veterans to set aside partisan differences to oppose the election of the Democratic Party’s candidate for the 1896 presidential election, William Jennings Bryan. Sickles primarily denounces Bryan on the issue of replacing the gold standard with a looser silver standard, which will, according to Sickles, allow debtors to pay off creditors and government bonds with less valuable currency, defrauding many veterans and army widows of the value of their pensions. Sickles considers this an unconstitutional attack on the public credit, a move towards Populist mob-rule. Sickles also accuses Bryan of encouraging the type of sectionalism that sparked the American Civil War. Although Sickles identifies as a Democrat himself, he denounces the platform and candidate, Bryan, approved at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and voices support for the Republican Candidate, William McKinley.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1896-07
Creator(s)
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914
Publication Date
2019-07-04
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule. [July 1, 1896?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25681. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914. An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule. [1 Jul. 1896?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 28, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25681.
APA:
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914.: , [1896, July 1?]. An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25681.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 28, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
