The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-01

radical stronghold, they may roll up
victory which would have done credit
to the palmy days Of the grand old par
ty Of the people.
THE Sun of the levee, always timid
and generally cowardly, knows little
about the weapons of handed
warfare. 1t is more familiar with the
dagger of the political assassin and
the moose of the partisan garoter. 1t
does not possess even the chivalry OF
the rattle. snake and warn before it
wounds with its poisonous fangs.
1t uses the weapons Of weak inuendo,
deals in hints of meanness and some
times rises to limitations that fall short
of charges. In this way the Sun has
attacked Judge Bowman, democratic
candidate for senator in this district.
Fearful Of the consequences of making
charges against the Judge the Sun at.
tacks him by asking questions. Here
is the first
Do the democracy endorse the course, the
work and the votes of Mr.. Bowman in the
state constitutional convention
And if we don't, what then? What
has the judges vote on many of the
questions 10 do with the present can
vass? As for ourself we may say that
We did not, at the time, endorse some
of the votes of Judge Bowman in the
constitutional convention, and we did
not either endorse all of the votes by
any member of that body.
The second, third and fourth ques-
tons are as follows:
Was not MIR. Bowman one of the exam
ming committee in the late cadet affair "
in Shawneetown?
Did not Judge Bowman object to young
Smith on account Of his foreign nativity?
If he did, is not the Judge know-nothing =?
Did not Judge Bowman object to Mr..
smith because he was Catholic? If SO,
: not this rank intolerance, and is it not
n insult to Catholics or foreigners to be
skcd to vote for him?
Judge Bowman was member of the
'adet committee, and, in our opinion,
lid not recommend the right boy ; but
he intimation that he was Influenced
~ the considerations implied by the
questions of the SIM is a cowardly at
ack-the attack of the as
ASSN who fires from an ambus-
,ade. Judge Bowman did not OBJ.
lect to young Smith on account of his
foreign nativity, although the judge
and all the other members of the COM
mittee did consider the question wheth-
er it would be just the thing to recon-
mend young Smyth whose father never
has been in America and who himself
has been from Europe only a year or
so, in preference to boys naturalized
and of native birth--in preference, for
instance, to the young gentleman who
was recommended, Mr., Cochorane,
whose parents rejoice in the Emerald Isle
as their fatherland, and who, during
the war ofthe rebellion, CALAMITY served
his country in the field. Judge Bow
man did not know that young Smyth
was catholic and does not know the
fact to this day, and the intimation that
his Judgment on the cadetship commit
tee was influenced by such a
consideration is base. That this is
SO is conclusively proven by the
fact that Judge Bowman was nominal.
ed in the convention for senator, and
his claims urged with zeal, by Mr.
Charles Carroll, of Shawneetown. who
is at once gentleman against who's,
honor suspicion has never blown
breath, an lrishman born on the so,
and jealous Of the tair-fame OF hi
countrymen, and devout member o
the Catholic church. Through the in
fuence Of this Irish Catholic, Judg
Bowman obtained the nomination 70
senator, fact which is most conclus
i've refutation of the charge contains
in the questions Of the limiting .Su,
Judge Bowman did not recommen
Smyth because he did not beliey
Smyth entitled to the recommendation
and the other members of the COMM,
tee after hesitating awhile came to h
, conclusion. That is the long and tn
. short Of the matter.
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