Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-09-02
Gen. ROseCrans' Letter.

some three weeks ago zen. Rose
Grams telegraphed his declination of
the nomination to the Governorship
of Ohio, to the Democratic Commit
tee, and at the same time he wrote a
letter, giving his views at great
length, which has just made its APP
pearance in the columns of the news
papers Of that State.
The General processes to DC a Sleat
admirer of the old Democratic party,
and thinks that the circumstances of
the occasion justify him in making
deems the fundamental principles
which should underlie every local
democratic Platform. Helays down
iamongst these fundamental princi-
pies the following, which strike us
as Radical rs anything propounded
by Senator Sumner himself.
"The country requires, and the
Democratic party oughtto be, party
of principle, party of life, of action
and of progress. "FoSsils" and fault
finders do not properly belong to the
party, and, if found init, ought to go
on the retired list.
Leaving to its opponents of all
shades and grades, all narrow and
sectional grounds, all monopolics
and favoritism based on class, creed +,
race, color, or national origin, the
/ Democratic party of the United
States ought 10 hold high the banner
of universal freedom, impartial jus
tlce and equality before the law, of
all who live beneath the flag of our
country"
| Then as to measures, he insists
that the national credit should be
maintained, and that our Bonds and
Legal Tenders should be brought up
to specie standard, as speedily dc
practicable. And in the following
paragraph he strikes the death blow
alike to Pendleton's Grccnbacb
dodge, and at Andy JGhnson's Re
pudiation Scheme: ...
"No local declaration inviting q
popular prc,iudgmont of any local
Of the National bonds, should impair
the priceless value of The public cred
it, at time when it is important tC
create the speediest means Of Kidding
the country Of these enormous OPP
prcssions; but every Democratic
! platforms .;hc:.!!I. tend 10 raise higher
and higher the public credit, and tc
satisfy the people of Europe that the
/ Democratic is the last party in the
I United States that proposes TO whine
or act reluctantly about paying the
| public debt, even though present
holders have bought it below its fair
value.
! An irredeemable paper currency,
or one perpetnally fuctuating in val
ne, is gigantic fraud on the people,
"a concentration Of the evils of false
weights, false measures, and worse,
| injurious to all classes, but especially
to those who live by labor.
The Democracy should assert, with
renewed vigor anddetermination, its
Old declaration in favor Of specie
basis and a paper currency, conVerti-
| BILE at par in coin at the will of the
holder, and should take prompt and
! cfficaciOuS measures to raise cur
bonds to where the security they
offer and the interest they bear ought
! to place them SO as TO draw green
backs after them at par, with the
least possible delay. This will re-
licve all classes, especially the labor
ing, and, augmenting the value OF
our circulation % per cent, give a
healthy and vigorous impulse to
every department Of business and
! industry"
notwithstanding the extreme Rad
ical position which discards all dis,
tinction Of rights or privileges based
on race or color, announced in the
paragraph first quoted, the General
goes back upon himself before he
closes, and asserts that suffrage is a
privilege and not a RiGht, and the
ruling classes must extend the priVi =
lege iudiciously, and continue to
exclude women and the inferior
races of men.-Gdte CITY.