The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-23
ALIEN. II. IRWIN. Ch'm.
or COURSE THEY OPPOSE TT.


Who are the opponents Of the proposed
constitution of this State? !, a question
wc,hcar asked now and then, and TO which
We propose 30 return brief answer.
Here and there we find men who believe
they could have improved upon the work
oi The conycntion-who are clearly Of the
opinion that that body was failure be-
cause they were not among IT, controlling
mcmbcr'-who are sure The people cannot,
as they do not soc any meri, in any
scheme which they did no; originate and
.ugec't-who believe they are Of the in
f'iblc, inmlliblo; and that all men
Who DO uo; surrender 10 their Jictum are
Of the iali'blc iailiblc, incapable of origi-
mating any measure Of reform not cssen,i-
ally imperfect, and, in fact, entirely objcc-
,ionable. The opposition Of this class Of
men 10 the new constitution was 10 have
been expected. Men wise in their own
'onc'it are of mortals the most difficult 10
please.
And here and there we lnl man,--so
potent L. jealousy doc, not like the
man who represented his district IN the
'onveuiloni who looks upon him rs a rival
ia pJiitics, aud may be IN business; who
npirul 10 the seat the other man" Sc
cured who hu. asccr.aircl that tho other
mHn B. an advocate Of the adoption Of the
ue" constitution and who, therefore, Ln,
he'1ioc one II IL most violent opponents
lie criticize il with all the caustc power.
o! he mind which he know {, Of the su.
reTIor Mind Of minds. lie suggests, that
~ ihi, particular This or that section or
article might have been improved; that,
here or there i.a sentence which should
have been touched with y little more elc-
Gnnce or made little more definite; that
the convention wa' tooluug engaged ia the
preparation Of the document that, as an
organic act II cannot be compared with
the constitution Of the United State. OF
The constitution of Maine, or the coustitu-
iiuE framed by the Illinois convention OF
lsc2i that, ia fact, ii j. defective because
"thc other man wa, sent and
b" compelled to rcman at home. II
asked 10 tell hi. auditor what rel.
yancy hi objection, have To- the question
u"" before the people, be will, no doubt
enter int" an elaborate argument in
which there will be u good deal Of a pecu.
liar kind oi eloquoncc, delivered in p.cu.
liar manner wherein siip,hod rhc,ori,
will be blended with ussumucc oxqui,itel,
perfect md rrlolcnt Of iu,0lynce A. often,
1--WE as II q courteous. Supposc, my dear
sir there are provision, of the constitution
very inperfect' What work ug human
hands can claim perfection Suppose Ia,
convention did not adjourn until week,
after the time II should have adjourned
suppose the constitution Of Maine Is n bet
lgr constitution than ,heproposed con,titu
lion Of Illinois, suppose it l. not as fine Al
'li,rument as the one framed by the con
'eHi'on Of 1892 Have these matters an
hing to DO with the question now befor
ile people, How can any man say so
HAT question is;, IL the proposed con
tulli'on better constitution than the on
no" ~ iJrcef Compare the one with ,h
"AeF and come 10 II conclusion then. 200
feAse' but do not let irrelevant matte
o'h'ns You or the vaporings Of disay
Po'h'e1 i"eH and walking capital Is clou
your vision.
Ana here IND there, We find a Democro
VINO ia' negro on hi. brain 90 intensel
That he cannot agree 10 vote for the ne,
oonstitution because /, doe. not contain Il
word white. Such Democrat cam,
understand that that the XVIII Amen,
Inent and not the Convention. hn, win.
that word out Of the constitute,
Illinois, aud out Of all the cons,i,utiop.
Tic other States from the organic law
the Union and all other laws Of the y
public lie will not listen 70 argumc,
lie eonsui'' only his prejudice. Aud
well "EphrSim Is joined 10 hi, ido,