Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Hashinotua STANDARD.
Gen. ROSecrans' Address.

as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Oh tiit Dlut
and Gray Legion o! CaliforniA, md
is commended to the especi Il an
favorable consideration Of all po.lu-
cal Clubs throughout the State in
favor of the election of Hancock and
English, and the return of the con-
duct of the Government of the Unit
ed States to those principles enun-
ciated and defended by those who
framed it. Read General Rosecrnns'
eloquent aud patriotic words:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Blue AND siiY !
HANCOCK LEGION, UNION Hall.
San Francisco, July 26, II ).
Dear Sir:-As President OF this
Legion, beg to call your attention
and that of the members OF the club
over which you preside to the OBJ
iects and conditions Of our member
ship, and the reasons why we re-
specially but earnestly invite you
to unite with us. 1t may be done
without de,riraent and we think with
advantage to every legitimate end
and aim of your club and party.
We are organizing without regard
to party, creed. color or race, for tie
purpose OF procuring the election OF
Hancock and English. Oar Legion
combines all The Union aud Confed
ate soldiers who are willing to join
in securing this as tho beginning OF
a new departure and better future
of our comm ~ country. We invite
to Join Us ali voters of all parties
who'are willing to promote this end.
We ask Of them no remuneration
of political convictions, aspirations,
club or party. We ask no reasons
Why they are willing to work for the
election OF Hancock and English.
All we require to become members
IL that they sign a pledge to do so at
tho coming Presidential election,
and to abide by the Constitution and
Bylaws OF the Legion, which pledge
lst be filed at these Headquarters.
We aavc nothing to do with party
c..@aizaiions, jobs and schemes,
which, If desirable, may 60 on as
usual. But we consider the follow.
ind to be unanswerable reasons why
you ought to join rs,
/. The very existence OF the Work
ingmen's party, the GreeDback party.
the Changers party, and the great
constitutional Democratic party, are
so many substantial living protests
against the capacity of the Republi-
can party to satisfy the wants and
aspirations of this great people.
2. The party in power stands in
the way of all the reforms advocated
by each Of these organizations, and
must be moved out of the way before
anything effective can be done for
any of them.
8. Without deposition CT the Re-
publican party from power, none of
these other parties have the slightest
chances OF carrying out suything
which they profess to believe Tor. the
best interests of the conntry ....
4. Common sense and common
prudence alike demand, therefore,
that they should combine their
strength to elect Hancock and Eng
lish, which will remove The insuper-
able object in tie way of all, and
double the chances Of each and
every party advocating reasonable
and legitimate measures of progress
and reform, by putting in place of
this ia.oIlerant and corrupt minority,
a majority Of the Nation, strong
to do whatever is reasonable
s,.' fit to be done, and by breadth !
u npathy predisposed to give a
Ms d full hearing to each advo-
~ 5 progress and reform with
4 t,,e : has been associated i'll the
contest.
!. Mc aro correct in these views
every patriotic advocate Of reform,
either in labor OF currency, has all
chances in favor of doing good and
nothing which deserves respect to
lose by joining us.
s. The Republican party is I'M
qlesiionably decided. minority of |
the people, held together by the CO.
hesiye power OF public plunder and |
1uiing majority, whose union will |
end its reign ;ii;d greatly enlarge the !
country's chances tf a bstter future.
j. viii also emf tlo:e appeals 20 the
passions which have .l.ca.culably in
inred the interests OF bot. colored
and white pcople of the S'uth, and
been the means OF whipping into aud
keeping in its ranks tilnil ana care
full souls Of the North aud West by
the bug-bear cries 81 g " solli Son'h
against a solid North" the ''yeli Of
the rebel Brigadiers," -" the payment
of the rebel debt" TO the great dam
age OF The interests OF the whole
country.
To bring to grief this mods OF OBJ
tanning voes by false pretences is
worthy the united efforts of all who
love their country.
The numbers are superintendent
and their union and organization
viii do the work.