The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-26

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he Times assures US, prominent DEM
,crat of this state. Prominent or not
lis letter is entitled to the thoughtful
consideration of every democrat in the
country. 1t is worded with evident
and contains suggestion
If party policy which should not be
ldopted without discussion. The wri-
er asserts. /. That the democratic
,arty, in the first era of the republic,
became the conservator of slavery be-
,ause the republic was based upon a
recognizing that institu-
ion; 2, that, from the position of toll
Grating slavery the party advanced to
the position of advocate of the institu-
ton, and, 3, that, generally, while the
party has been great in policy and
action in the remote past, it has been
criminal and foolish both in its policy |
and action in late years-has been the |
champion Of human slavery, Of caste,
| Of " balloon" financial schemes, and the
apologist Of secession if not the ally Of
traitors. This, in brief, is the iudict-
ment made by "Demus against the
democracy. In consequence Of its mis-
takes, its foolishness and crimes, the
people, "Demus says, have lost conf
dence in the democratic party; and,
therefore, it should stand aside, for the
time being, and allow the dissenters in
the radical party to destroy that party,
when the democracy may again advance
to the front and lead the nation. We
do not accept the indictment made by
Demus' against the democracy al
true. The party has, we know, been
led by indiscreet men into many posi-
tons in which false light fell upon it,
but its general principles, the cardinal
doctrines of its faith, have always been
of the essence of the constitution, the
salt of American liberty, and must yet
lead the country back to the old-time
notions of the powers of the federal and
state governments, and the rights of
the citizen, or American liberty will
become q farce and a central despotism
will overshadow the states and hold
them firmly in the iron grasp of milf
tary power, To make these principles
again the cornerstone of our political
fabric all true democrats are willing
to cooperate with all persons of what
ever shade of political belief who are
willing to accept and advocate them
but how can this end be obtained BY
becoming the second fiddle Of the repub
lican fiddlers who have left the radica
orchestra in Il huff, and who, while the,
make ugly faces at the leader of thu
radical political musicians and curs'
him, continue TO play the same OLE
tunes of "Power to the Center" an,
Down with the States " "Stan,
back, says Demus " and the othe
passives, "and permit the couservativ
republicans to nominate candidate
and then let us democrats vote 70
him" Who are the conservative
: republicans Schurz and Palmer ant
Trumbull, and such politicians &? They
are men with personal grievances
They endorse the republican party, and
eulogize it in every speech. The sun
total of their difference with the admin
istration radicals is their dislike O.
Grant. He does not follow in the patti
of public patronage they marked GU
for him. He does not sneeze when the,
take snuff. They hate Grant. That i
their strong democratic point If thu
republicans were to nominate anothe
than Grant these men would all supper
him, And now the democracy are aske'
to abandon their organization and be
come the bottle holders of these sor
heads The suggestion is an insult t.
the party. If Schurz and his follower
believe the radicals are ruin
ing the country they should fal
into the ranks of party tina
represents the opposite policy of gov
eminent. And the most of them will
if the democrats shall act with wisdom
present to the people platform unen
numbered with any rubbish, and nomi
nate man in support of whom all thu
elements of the opposition--not tc
Grant, but to the radical party and it,
r policy--can be united--a man like
Chase, whose devotion to the vita
r principles of the democratic party is nj
!. longer doubted, Or like Judge Davit
0 DAVIS, of this state, who, during tn,