The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-17

Atucs Dut nus tuc ytpuitbibn luCVeuscu
in that proportion has it doubled within
the last ten years? Have the necessary
expenses Of the government doubled ? Do
you pay any more, or, If more, is IL not a
very small sum, to your ministers In for-
eign service than you paid before the war;
Do you pay anything more 20 most of the
officers in civil life2 DO you pay any
more to your judges Perhaps trifle
more, but very little. And the expenses
| of the civil-servico system, so far from
being doubled should not have been
increased 30 per cent. In my Judgment,
the government, economically admins
tered, reed not expend 100000, 900 year,
now exclusive of what It pays in interest
on the public debt and for pensions.
Fifty millions of dollars year ought 10
| be saved by an economical administration
| of the government. But, us l said, we
have been unable TO bring this about
through the instrumcntaltios now exerci-
sing control. And why? Because the
machinery of the government the ma
chincry Of the republican party--is in the
hands of the 10000 ofliceholders of this
country. They control the republican
party by packing conventions and through
the fundamentally of members of con-
gress, to whom they owe their places, and
to whom the members, in turn, many of
them, owe their seats in congress. How
then, is remedy to be obtained? Must
the people submit? Are these encroach.
ments upon the rights of the people to
continue, this collection Of taxes, to be
squandered among the birelings of the
party, to 90 on until the people find them
selves bound hand and foot to II central
power at Washington that taxes them at
will and squanders the money on its favor
ties as il pleases Yes; there is a rene.
dy. But that remeny must come from the
people. You cannot obtain II through
politicians. Why? Politicians are pro-
verbally towards. They are afraid Of
denunciations which will be hurled at
them by those controlling party machin-
cry. If to day the public men of the re-
publican party would talk openly as they
will talk to sou prcvatey, in regard to the
abuses of the government and the existing
state of things, a correction could be speed.
ily obtained. But they will not do it..
1t can only be accomplished, as say,
through the people and it will take a bold,
energetic, and resolute people to accom-
plish 1t.
The republican party has a noble rec.
ord. 1t has performed many noble deeds.
Parties and party Affections and force of
habit are strong. Men dislike to break
these ties and sunder these associations,
and will only do it from a stern sense of
| Justice. But there is that feeling, l am
glad to believe, in the country, that will
arouse its honest sentiment and lead to a
correction of these abuses. Applause.]
| A notice is given that there will be q
meeting of independent republicans in
the city of Cincinnati [applause1 on the
LIST day of May next. That will lie a
meeting, not of ofiice-ho.ders assembled
for the purpose of devising schemes to
hoodwink the people, and mislead them
by prostitutng the name of great party
to their wicked schemes, but it will be
meeting of honest, sincere men, determ
ined to bring about reform and purifica
ton OF the government. Applausc.]
am glad to say that the indications ar,
that the best element of the republican
party will be assembled on the occasion
notice from my own state, within u few
, days that a call has been made signed, IA
) am told, by all but two of the electors
and, believe, by every state officer VIII,
, was elected on the ticket with Abrahn
+ Lincoln in 1864, except, perhaps
the governor. There is similar Informs
ton from other states. This movement
can, If you will q, is in your hands,, b,
made II success. But to make it success
republicans must be prepared to face and
put down the minions of party, the dem.
agogues and hirelings, the thieves and
robbers who plumber the people and who
will excommunicate them from what they
call the republican party. Laughter ahc
, applause.1 These plundercrs and thieves
, are no more like u party of purity IN,
| honesty than the devil is like the ange
/ Gabriel. Laughter During the com
a ing political campaign, these same person
q will DO engaged fighting over again th
y battles of the war, and abolishng slavery
and putting down the rebellion. To you
demand for an honest administration o
!. the government they will reply "Yol
are a traitor to the republican party.
[Applause. To your demand for re
form in the manner Of appointing and re
moving from Office, they will answer: "W,
abolished slavery" To your demand
for reform they will answer: "W,
put down the rebellion" and wher
you demand amnesty and restoration of so
cial intercourse and harmony among al
, our people, the reply will be a recital OF
the horrors of a war that was ended seven
, years ago. With the living issues of the
{ present they have no concern further than
, to retain power by seeking to resurrecI
those which are dead.
Now, If there be any republican who has
not independence and manhood enough t,
. meet with scorn and contempt all sucf
. denunciations and subterfuges, he has N,
s business to go to Cincinnati, Applause
Let him wear the collar and bear the bur
den which the whippers-n of the part,
I put upon him. And let these old Boubon
of both parties-those who still talk of re
enacting the fugitive slave laws, and whc
q expect to vote for Andrew jackson, anc
those who are still talking f putting dowr
n the rebellion and abolshing slavery, ant
who expect to vote for Gen. Grant. who il
4 about as politically dead asIAndrcw Jack.
son Is physically [great laughter and ap
plause let these old Burbons fight thei
o battles over, and continue to bury thes
I dead issues. But let the Independent, re
n publicans all over this land, who beliey
1 in progress, in reform, in the living issue
{ of the present, assemble at Cincinnati, an,
let them there inaugurate measures which
receiving the support of the good and iv,
men Of all parties shall rescue the govern
I r.