Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-27
old ROB OUTS PARTY
Confederate General HI Had Enough
Of Democracy Joins Repub.
lican Party.
Proud Of His Scars, a Loyal South
erner, Always a Democrat Will
support Mckinley.
Says There is Only Cne National
Party Republicans Entsrpris.
ing and Patriotic

Richmond, Va. July 27-cieneral
Thomas l.. Rosser, of Charlottesville,
Va, who was major general IN the
confederate army and brigadier general
in The war With Spain, has WITHDRAWN
from the democratic party after being
affiliated with it for years. He gives
the following reasons for his action:
In the first place | viii state chat
politics is not my means OF livelihood.
| have never asked for or held a po-
litical commission and am under no OBJ
ligat ions 10 any political party. have
experienced no change OF heart toward
Virginia or the south. | am proud of
the ugly sears which | now carry, re-
ceived on the battlefield, in attestation
Of my devotion and sacrifice to their
cause when issues We're tried by bah
and bayonst, and love them both now
as dearly as l did when | marched,
hunseisa and fought under their tlags
"Fut the fight between th.- south and
north MAS fought 10 a finish and set
Itled AT AppomattoN6 court house On the
9th of April, 1866, when Virginia $ great
son ftiried the starry cross and
i.sheathed his mighty sword. The issues
In controversy were submitted 10 the
arbitrument Of arms and the Judgment
against the south was received as IT. a
reversible and final
G.RUpGE AGAINST YANKEES.
There Is no denying the fact. how
ever that in laying down our arms we
iretained A grudge against the Yankees
which we would not part With. had
il as strong as any man, and 50 OPP
posed Ma 10 giving UP the fight that
4. refused 10 surrender my division and
The division Of Gen. F'itz Lee. which
1 happened 10 be under my command,
4 ana took ihein from the field Of Appo-
nattox after a sharpfight on tho NOM
1 ing Of the surrender
a1thousa NOS Of brave men had fallen
! in theeoniet on he side Of the north
! and great sacrltees had bsen made BY
! that sefiian In oseffhroWng the south
Eetn eonftderasN. aud aitho victor and
its great G!l.ef lnagnanimone, yet tll,t
| epitilet Of rebel! was not Withdrawn
| and the south MAS stu distrustad by
tie masses ia the north, and lines Of
] battle wsre4changsd to5the battle OF the
/ ballot ana! a fierce political conflict be-
tween the SECTIONS has besn raging
i eyer sit7ce.
Merry saen after the war, business
i ionll ineiorth and fai, twenty wars !
had clnse business relations With my
| former bitter enemies, and ] am nov
i Obliged TO admit that the best, most
n suliiyated. best bnsttis wealthy and re-
tined gautleni, u With whom vas as.
d safsisted Wf,;e republican N ileli,ies and
i8Ui3tad The sincerity and criticised the
Inconsistency 1T tlle southain ifs political
support 81 its anrjant. bitter and con-
t'sist@nt enemy, Horace. ;l-eeley
W. REP ISL .IcAS IS CREDIT.
y . atle ean titnS that The nosth has
lprsspsrsd ugdt7r repuhilSanisIn, nor is
There any defNins the fact that the
i5seuth has nt4T iasiieref. uniisr delnQe-
4 rnGss Mature mas Blessed the south
5sWitIl i sol ai.f. climate superior T. that
5iif ne n6i'th Then shall we be- exijeoted
Z, 10 admit that under like conditions the
&! 3saut d is not equal ~ the north III! II fair
tield 81 business cpn1petiiipn2 My eXs
Z: perienee. wniehshas been extensive. viii
Z. not allow me- 70 aayni; II but on the
contrary J iallN III
4 n have taken a 2 reai many southern
i young men 80 the northwest. where
5iEcGnditiens Msee less Favorable 10 them
Il than 10 the man boru5n5ihe higherlttti-
ltudes ard these southern lads have
i risen to one highest rank III every feld
1af business they have entered many Of
Them are noM leaders
d u rgarG the rerubHNan party asathe
II only PARTY rowin the deid II is ent8:r-
Il fr.sing. aggressive ard patriotic. II has
4 ann hand and unnishsd. a great work
n IL Clearing off the debris left in the
y folds BY Spain, afterthe var Mas prtr.
II which both democrats and republicans
II pun us Tito the work being satisfaeto-
srily, and ;ileie should be no change iii
1.-the chief executive as long as tilsre is
Important work going on.
PRAISE. FOR NJ kINLEY
Il "President Mckinley is a wise, exne-
+ Erienced and patriotic Christian states
imam. ans; the only complaint urged by
A his opponents is that his place is
q wanted by another man. Governor
Roosevelt Is the highest type Of Ameri-
"A can manhood. He is able. cultivated
V and We'll prepared for thedutiss which
4 Mil be assigned him as vice president
d of the United States The best blood
of the south his ms veins a $ his moth
er Is one Of C;eorgia's fairest daughter:
Il and Of = family wholly southern anC
81 DISTINGUISHED inthe service Of the state
( in peace and war
81 ''I5ut my friends say that the demo.
t5crat!c party is essentially southern anf
all southern men should support it. 1.
Mr.. Bryan southern? Is Mr.. Stevenson
southerno Is Mr.. Bryan democrat
If so. what sort of democrat? Janus.
faced, he is accepting the nomination
of the democrats. but facing and smil
ing one way at the popuists and th'
other at the silver republicans.
The old Jeffersonlan party of oul
fathers was grand lofty and true, blu
ii has disappeared. The ship which
aspires TO take its place is a mere dere
lict on a shoreless sea- without rudde
or sail and absolutely without hope.
WANT TRIED "A Nd TRUE MEN.
MIR. Bryan and his party of fusol
I carry no hope for the south. We wan
live men. true and tried men, men wht
command the confidence of business
L men at home and abroad. so that gu
! grand old ship will continue to sail OF
t level keel and on a safe and sturd.