Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-09
Rosecrans' Charge on Blaine,

The following letter from General w.
S. Rosecrans to Rev. j. S. Early, based
upon an editorial paragraph in morn
ing paper, explains itself:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 24.-Rev. Dear
Father: have never found much reason to
trust man who openly denies the religion in
which he was educated. Amongst the actions
upon which our religion lays maledictions are
the denial of our Lord and making and loving
lies. That Mr.. Blaine was brought up by a
Catholic mother is well known. and equally
we'll known is it that he has formally denied
the Catholic faith and gotten certificate Of
from its pastor. While at Augusta, Me-, dur
ing the latter part of last month, weekly
newspaper-Plaisted, Ex-Governor, and Nor.
published evidence given under oath by wit
nesses highly considered for intelligence,
You'd reasonable question that ia 1876 While
Chairman OF the Republican State Central
Committee James 6. Blaine-now Republic
printed and secretly circulated where it was
expected to do the most good to that party.
Gratis of Maine, and signed Protestant
Democrat" and known as 8 the Madigan
Circular in which he appeals to them and
Vaccinations - of the Catholic hierarchy, and
the s. secret society of the jesuits' as PLAN
ming to secure . political power through Con-
common schools" and thus depriving the
poor of their only means of education.
the circular ssates that already they have
OF whom was elected by the use Of 100000
Of jesuit money" and that when there was
than risk an exposure of his order" CThe
circular said he was a "lay member of the Sc.
cret society of Jesuits.'') Whether he far
over-estimated the dense ignorance and Gre
dulity of those whom the gigantic faisehoods
of this circular were designed to dupe is I'M
certain but there can be no doubt of the dew
ilishness of its appeal to religious bigOtry and
fanaticism to. secure a miserable party adj
had made a vie investment in Know Nothing
ism for similar purpose. Every statement
in that circular is ftisehood, directly or by
implication. These facts ought to be known
to every citizen. whose duty requires him to
vote for President of the United States at the
approaching election.
They are bound to vote according TO the law
and the best of their Judgment and conscience
for the common good of the whole country.
to choose an honest Executive. Does any one
doubt what the stockholders of any corpora
ton would think of any director who should
vote to eject as President of the company a
man proven to have been engaged in circu-
lating mean and dastardly calumnies to inn
pose upon the ignorant, the credulous and
the unwary, for his own credit or advantage?
But the voter is one of the trustees of the
great corporation known as the United States
for President of this great corporation
By the greatness of the interests involved,
he is proportionately bound to take care that
he chooses for President a man whose ante
cedentS assure every one he is trustworthy.
Can any one not given over to believe lie
trust man who got up and clandestinely dis
Seminated the Madigan circular?
The Enclosed editorial. clipped from the
Washington Post of this morning, shows how
Blaines Kennebee Journal talked of Arch
bishop Hughes in the days of that great and
patriotic citizens lifetime When you are
told that our President Lincoln got him to go
to Europe to make known in high places
the real issues OF our war FOR the Union, you
will conclude wi me that such denunciation
of this great union citizen puts anoGher feather
in the cap of this Plumed knight d. Tndtst7ie,
pecuniary and political, and discredits him as
an aspirant of any office of trust-much less
forthe Presidency of this great and free Re-
public.
knowing the circumstances which re-
quired you to present that gold cane
to MO Blaine but not knowing your views as
a voter write as I think, and remain verrr
truly yours. WIS. ROSECRANS.
To Rev. J. S. Early, Highland Falls, N. Y.