The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-24
C1rt..pondeH cot tie FARO BrlLrrfS.
SOME HARD QuESTIONs.


To Tie Hon. u. " Mum
SIR Would il not be difficult 10 find in
tho annals Of ciyilz alton parallel to the
in.olenoe Of power exercised by the Forty
first Congress | shall have ample time,
II live, 70 exhibit 90 tho country readers
ofTHE BULLETIN the most promin ent lla-
grancics OF that assombMge, with some few
exceptions, Of incompetent dilatory plum
dGrers.
II you, sir a Il public man, lay claim 10
political honesty by the time you shall
have answered the iuierrogations ] am
about 20. put, and which you will. be
| compelled 10 do some time during this
canvass, either niiirmatiyely or negatively,
| 10 tho clcctor, Of this Congressional dis
| triot, Ger YOU can 'rcnd your title clear
! 10 seat in the mansion NJ Washington,
| you will perform that duty aud read that
! title, however blindly tho African ''cohorts"
may go it, not as Red Republican of the
Mountain .tripc, but hs Il sensible Demo
crat.
To-day purpose 10 conhne myself
| 30 n few IN order of importance as they oc-
eur To- my mind. Lot Inc enquire, then,
first Are you IN favor OF the enforcement
! bill Of the Fifteenth Amendment net, or
mott IT, Mr.. Mum, you answer ia the
Affirmative, you may depend upon il you
eanno, secure the votes ofa large portion
a Republican, for the reason that, even
now, the Radicals have called, (as they
did at the municipal election n, Washing
tom and are calling upon Democrats to
save them from the demons they have
raised and cannot bid them down and not
| only calling upon but are acting with
them toescapet the coming wrath they have
invoked. II You answer in tho negative /;
then, sir, your African cohorts" will
desert you and your demoralizod ranks, IA,
they have, in some instances alread v
done, fall back in defeat.
And, here, let me say 10 you, before 1t il
too lste for repentance, that the Democrat
ic party of safety l. still accessible TO re.
ceiye penitont probati0ners, Flee to it,
sir, US you hope for political salvation for
yourself and your country.
Rest assured, that before long, now that
the negro has been brought face u fac,
with the Radicals, who have sOwn drag
ons teeth and are reaping a speedily ma
turing harvest, that the white citizens OF
these United States will arise MS one vas
Indignation meeting and proclaim the hi
vine purpose Of their creation. Take 1
hint from What Byron says;
I've seen some nations. like o'erburiened a-sc.
KICK OIL their riders, the bal ruling classes
But ! must not stay for further com
ment Just now. Next comes the very i'm
pornnt question, if it be not the question
Of the canvass, are you in favor Of Protec
ton or Free Trade Protection for mo
, nopolies, corporations and manufacturing
companies; or for such Free Trade as viii
| AFFORD from tax on the fewest articles
possible, Injuries included barrel,
A
mlnistration Of our government Can you
e grapple with this question, Mr.. Mum
or has Africa absorbed all of your atten
ton and interest Are you in favor o
= preserving tho public domain from furthe
4 encroachment, for homesteads, for actua
settlers or are you an advocate ofcarry
q ing Oh the Radical Wholesale plunderin,
business according to the example Of Al
Damphoolery Thieving Club now disgrs >