Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-19
Hancock I'm California.
KEYSTONE

| GENERAL RosECRANs AND THE CENTRAL
LEGION or CALIFORNIA.
The Hancock Legion, OF which Gen.
eral Rosecrans is commander, at San
Francisco, is rapidly augumenting in
reinforcements from all over the State,
and the General is confident that II
will soon number 10000 active mem
bers. Following is a copy OF the cir
cular which he has caused to be distrib'
uted throughout California, stating the
objects OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that commend themselves with recu'
| liar force to citizens and soldiers alike.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Gar
| field served at one time on Gen. Rose
Grams staff:
"HEADoUARTERs OF HANCOCK CENTRAL
LEGION, USIoS HALL,
SAN Francisco, July 2G, 1880.
"As President of this Legion, ! beg
to call your attention and that of the
members OF the club over which you
preside to the objects and conditions OF
our membership and the reasons why we
respectfully and earnestly invite you to
unite with us. 1t may be done without
detriment, and, we think, with advan.
tage to every legitimate end and aim OF
your club and party. We are organic.
ing without regard to party, creed, col.
or or race, for the purpose OF procuring
the election of Hancock and English.
Our legion combines all soldiers who
are willing TO join in securing this as
the beginning of new departure and
better future for our common country,
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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 elec.
tion of Hancock and English. All we
require to become members is that they
sign a pledge to do so at the coming
I sidential election and TO abide by
the constitution and by laws of the lie.
gion, which pledge must be filed at
these headquarters. We have nothing
to do with party organizations, nomina.
| tions, Jobs and schemes. But We con.
slider the following to be unanswerable
reasons why you ought to join US. The
party in power stands in the way of all
reforms and must be moved out of the
way before anything effective can be
done. Common sense and common
prudence alike demand, therefore, that
all should combine to elect Hancock
and English, which will remove the in.
superable obstacles in the way OF all
and double the chances Of advocating
reasonable and legitimate measures OF
progress and reform, by putting in
place of the intolerant and corrupt mi.
nority, a majority of the Nation strong
enough to do whatever is reasonable
and fit to be done, and by breadth of
sympathy predisposed to give n fair and
full hearing to each advocate of pro.
gress and reform with whom ii has
been associated in the coming contest.
If we are correct in these views, every
patriotic advocate OF reform, either in
labor or currency, has all chances in
favor of doing good and nothing which
deserves respect to lose by joining US.
The Republican party is unquestionably
q decided minority Of the people, held
together by the cohesive power of
public plunder and ruling q majority,
whose union will end its reign and great
ly enlarge the country's chances of a
better future. 1t will also end those
appeals to the passions which have in.
calculably injured the interests of both
colored men and white people Of the
North and been the means of whip.
ping into and keeping in its ranks
timid and careful souls of the North
and West by bugbear cries, to the great
damage of the interests of the whole
country. For these reasons we beg
you to give our views careful and can.
did consideration, and such action there.
on as your judgment commands. / am
faithfully yours, w. ). RosEcRASs,
| MproaidanI and ConnxnandnrH D