The state journal., 1884-08-02
AN UGLY PARTY BLUNDER.

Gen. ROsecrans Staunch Democrat Says
the Democrats Have Ignored Labor and
the Army.
Interview i'll New York Star, Dem.
Gen. w. S. Rosecrans arrived in this
city yesterday afternoon and took rooms
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. When rep
resentative of the Star paid him visit
during the evening" he looked in the best
Of health, and heartily entered into
conversation on the probabilities
of the campaign. Though eager
that the party should organize and so i'm
mediately to work so as to present solid
front to the common enemy, he eX-
pressed himself as greatly dissatisfied with
the nominations that had been made at
the Chicago Convention. General Rose
Grams was the first man put in nomina-
ton for the Vice Presidency at the recent
Democratic National Convention, and If
nominated he would not have accepted,
Re said:
''The course that the Star has taken in
this matter has my heartiest approval. AS
against the corporations, it has taken up
the cause of consolidated labor. Through
out my life | have endeavored to befriend
the industrial classes, and | ever shall.
Naturally my heart warns to that
paper, when | see its evident tendency
to look after the rights of class whose
wants are being ignored by others.
TThe nominations made by the Demo
cratic party at Chicago" continued the
General, as he sat back in his chair and
looked sharply at the reporter, 'have
chilled two classes of workers. They
are the industrial classes and the soldiers.
L,r hn oh
sorrow and regret. Neither body has
had the slightest attention paid to 1t III any
way, and that they have been ignored Will
not help the party, you can be sure OF that
There are, at the very least, million
and half eX-Otficers and soldiers who
were engaged in the rebellion still living
in these United States. They are, too,
the livcst men that this country has.
They are not old and drifting to the lee
ward Of life as great many would have
the people believe. A few are, of course,
in that condition, but the majority are
live men>-men who have been officers of
old brigades, from majors up to generals.
"What attention has been paid to that
great class? Has their existence been
noted in any way? The Republican
party put in one of their kind, didn't ii
Now, in asking these questions L am sup
posing very naturally that we want votes.
And if a person or party wishes any
thing whatever he generally tries to favor
those of whom he asks. He considers
the feelings and the wants Of the one he
addresses. The Republicans, you see,
were smart enough to perceive this, and
they have very naturally taken advan-
ta rp of it, and mt in n man for whom
the soldiers will vote.
'Now, to give you an illustration OF
what mean, 50 that you will understand
me more clearly. The National Tribune
is paper published in Washington de-
voted to the soldiers and the history of
the late war. From $4,000 to 114OO0
soldiers subscribe for this publication,
and can say, without the
sligtest exagge1ati0n, that it has
between 100000 and 100000 read
ers. 1t maintained a strict neu
trality as to parties-advocating neither
the Republican nor the Democratic
until after the nominations had been
made at Chicago. Then, in its last but
one issue, / believe, it went over and
Joined the Republicans on the ground
that the Democratic party had disre-
garded those to whose interest 1t was de
voted-the ex-oflicers and soldiers Of the
Union Army"
What is the feeling throughout the
country? Is it hopeful TOR the success Of
the Democratic partyF
THAT l cannot tell you, said the Gen.
eral as he bid the reporter good night and
took his way to the dining room.