The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-31
GENERAL ROSECRANS

The Democracy of the State of Ohio have
taken it upon themselves to deliberately.
and as we believe, Intentionally insult every
workingmsn in the State, by nominating
General Rosecrans as their candidate for
Governor, Z
The convention had before them host OF
good names from which to Oh pose, and
among them was one dear to every Ameri-
can workIngman, we mean Samuel F. Cary.
Mr.. Cary was the first man who ever had
the moral courage to stand up in the Amer,
lean Congress and demand justice for work
ingmen. He took hold Of the financial
question and defended the platform Of the
National Labor Union, at q time when i,
was exceedingly unpopular to do SO, and b
bis noble and able defense Of that organize.
tion and Its principles, be incurred bs
wrath of the powers that be, and all sek
enemies Of the labor movement in both POI
litical parties, and his defeat last fall was
the result. $4,000 was spent to defeat
him 81, 900 Of this sum was sent By o5e
mana coal dealer in the city Of Pittsbura
Pa, and he it understood that this $75 900
was not all Republican money BY any means.
The Democratic party has made great pro
tension OF friendship for workirgmen RI
Gently. Do they think we have been asleep /?
Do they think we have not seen through
their hollow pretensionsi
Workingmen went to the convention tina
nominated Grant-and were kicked out,
their claims we're not even as much as hint
ed at in the Republican platform. They
then went to the pS-ty that nominated Sef-
mour, and they wefS received with open
arms and many smiles. A portion OF the
labor platform was taken bo5ily and PIT
into the Democratic platform. Why wsa
this dones For the Same reason ISst a
drowning man will catch nc straw. They
were the minority party and wanted all the
strength they could get. Wall street made
the Republican platform Wall street noA-
mated Grant Wall street allowed the Den
ocratic platform to be made and Seymour
TO be nominated, and then August Belmont,
the king of the moneysring, spent $50, 900
to have Frank Blair on the ticket, knowing
that the Blair family was heavy enough 10
break down the whole machine.
After that Belmont. Schell, Tilden, tie
New York World, with Manton M4rble%
the very essence Of political dirtiness boiled
dOwn-at its head-sold out the whele
Democratic machine. And wbyi Because
the platform smelled too strong Of working
men because the labor plank did not suit
Wall street.
But we started out to say something Of
General RoseCrans. The convention tina.
nominated him patted the workingmen Of
ohio on the back, and got just near enAe %
IN nnr nlatfnrna nat Tn tnneh IL. and EF42
repudiated Cary, thinking the skinner ffsf-
tie brigade" would fall into line and 90 for
Rosecr ans. But SO far as We are concerned
we csn't sec it, and we ask the workIngmen
Of Ohio if they have any recollection Of
"GeDeral Order, No. 65," issued by this
would-be Governor II not we desire tore
fresh their memories. The "order" was is
sued in St. Louis, April 26tb, 1864, agai nst
few men who we're on a strike. The a. :
eral was IN the pay Of the employers, and
used bis military order to 'put dowEs a
"strike." We will publish the ordes-as
soon as we learn that he has accepted the
nomination.