The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-14
Ihr Bulletin.
.DLSTRA CITING THE DEMOCRa TIC
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49, c. How many times have we fallen under
the di.plrnsurc of thos mighty men o. the
Il Democratic party of Cairo who have
elk heretofore been in the habit of supporting
nctc TITO party organization when II manifested
ire,. 4 Willingness to crafty their desire for
,eI nt.ice and who have never failed 10 bolt
,nl;' IL. nominees and act with the Radicals
urii when they could not shape it, policy in
manner to .uit themselves! Be-
ot.r, cause We defended the organization the
pa, PARTY: with ceasces- iteration appealed tn
N to all Democrats to stand firm; with per-
e 1 .i.tent industry denounced the boiling
en allies Of the Republicans and, in all
:. things, acted the part Of consistent par
MN ii,,r We we're denounced by Democrats
I'd If all shades; called unreasonable; asked
VI to, let politics slide in city and
yek coanty matters and appealed to
bun come down from our high party horse and
'bl,. ride abou, upon short-tailcd and spawned
,u,, calhobhy horses. But in the face of
bed this opposition we held on in the even
RI, tenor ofour way, supporting the straight
pnt, Democrats, who for years have mot, when
nth they made nominations, Csta battle, even
ee'c when the Boiling Democrats and the
N, Radicals united together and together
id,t struck heavy blows at the party organiza.
nbN ton Results have vindicated the sound
eGil hes. Of our former positions .fA
NY And now come these same men again
"m proclaming that we are distracting the
II Democratic party. IIsw? We ask any
asa man 10 point out amy article which has had
"t any such tendency If men elected 10
'eh office not as Democrats, but as 1ndepend-
ME cnts, do not do their duty, We shall point
ala out their derelictions and If such course
ecr dis,acts the Democracy Of the city we
Pare shall be compelled To distract 1t more than
D. on once. We shall not be silent when We
VINO see anything that needs correction either
ist ia the city, county or Democratic party.
rear We shall boldly denounce wrong wherever
eir, we find it and tho man who objects to our
~ course in this respect, no matter how cxalt-
NH ed his Democracy may be- can put his OBJ
" jrctions in his pipe and smoke them. We
&c propose to act with the Democratic party
WP Of Cairo; support its policies and candi.
: &. dates; and the Boilers will
III. no doubt hereafter follow our example.
~ They have boted only for Office, and now,
ufh .incc Tho ne,roo. volta can 90, NO Office by
or" the supper, of the Radicals. Hereafter
: 1" Radical will have nothing TO do with
Wy" Democratic Boilers, They must return TO
p1N the Democracy. They are welcome, and
elar' we shall not dcnouncs theui; hut We will
p, no longer pat them on the back,
:" and using soft words, entrcat them Ia not
'sm Kick out of the traces, lfthey will kick,
oW let them. Out OF the Democratic
~ team they will be wild colts,
II" until ninety days after death,
" when the colorcd Radical driver, Mr.. Bird,
q willconscnt TO put upon their backs Rcpul-
10 lean harness. And, more than this: We
o.p shall not only not coax these men, but
NO shall act perfectly Independent Of their
led, dic,a,ion. Since they have no place to 60
hr, 10 out of the party, they have as much
~ ~ need of u in the party rs We have OF
y. ., them, and we shall insis, upon being
smoothed down whenever these returned
y Democrats succeed in crowding
u NJ themselves forward into po-
a sition, in which our sup
IA port will be- of Importance to them. We
T do not propose to work for them simply
because We love them II consistency in
q ihi' independent course can he construed
\ G, into n determination 10 distract the party,
i 81 We regret the fact We have always sup
= ported, aud while there Is Democratic or
81 ganiza,ion, Away. will support Democratic
! q men and measures, but We shall not consent
\ : to allow sur judgment to be controlled by
the men who have heretofore been treach-
D crou. friends to the Democratic party Of
Q Cairo who have been holters and allies Of
ihc Radicals.