The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20
A HINT TO DEMOCRATS.

A HINT TO DEMOCRATS.
No reasoning man doubts the difficulties
which will have to be contended against, |
in order to overthrow the radical party.
No one can realize the s,upendous charac-
ter OF the task or feel the responsibility
which rests upon him, as member Of the
great democratic party and an ex ponent
Of lis principles, more than We do. In
ordinary party discipline, we are readylto
submit 10 the dicta fthe recognised leaders
and take our allotted place wherever We
may beas signed. But when an open question,
like that of utter inaction or energetic
and determined opposition on the part of
the democratic party is to be decided, we
claim our right to be heard before it is
disposed Of. We know that it will be
more difficult to displsce the party in pow
err, with all its unpopulari,y, than it has
ever before been the duty OF an opponent
to undertake. The same influences which
worked to aid the election Of Grant, still
exist in favor Of his reelection, even in
greater force; and aided by an army of
ofiice-holders, fruitful in expedients, he
has diligently improved every opportunity
to secure the continued retention Of his
present position
1t has been truly said by one of the
leading democratic papers Of the west, the
st. Louis Republican, that the radical
party "has armed its leader with martial
law that it controls party of forty
thousand men " "has the manipulation of
a debt Of twenty-three hundred millions ~
the "minute supervision of seventeen
hundred national banks, with capital of
three hundred and fifty millions" and
"the disbursement OF an annual sum of
three hundred and eighty millions; that
il further controls "an almost arbitrary
and irrepressiblc revenue bureau, and pos
sesses the power of supervisory interference
in the coming presidential election, with
the right to count the votes and declare
the result Of that election Now if the
radical party have these powers, and we
do not deny that they possess them, and
they have the ability and boldness to ex-
ercise them for the purpose of defeating
the will Of the people i. it not as well to
understand first as last that the ballot box,
with its peaceful agencies, is powerless to
effect any changes in the government?
If the whole moneyed and military pow
er ofthe government is to be arrayed for
the purpose Of intimidating and corrup-
ting the franchise, then we might as well
yield, and confess that there is no peace
full means available which can succeed
against such formidable array; and we
might as well confess at the same time. |
that malcontents in the republican party. !
aided by all the passive democratic as:is-
lance that could be brought TO their side.
would be quito as impotent against the
money and the swords of rad icalism. us the
democratic party alone.
Who're is the possible hope of success,
make such alliances or adopt such strata.
gems as we may, if the party in power is
o count the votes Of the people through
It's provost guards, and arrange the re-
urns according 10 its own arbitrary dis
'retion' From such premises, admit
ing them not 10 be ovcrdrawn
IT e1travagant, the conclusions are ire. /
istlbe. Bat is it entirely certain that
Irant and his party entertain such revo- |
utionary programme? Does be exhibit |
uch confidence Of victory in the coming
presidential election, as the pos session of
.uch resources and determination TO en-
P'y them, would naturally inspire Has
ne yet entrenched himself behind his !
o'!one~ and defed removal from the !
rI4'1'"Va' mansion DO his partisan
$50, o'''sy no doubts as to the GER
- 1900 II he should determine |
70 resist Z Is 1t not evident tina. the repub.
.lcah party, which psss,vo sd;,ors o,a %
iona OF holding up as reeay and wi,,inn
TO overwhelm the nation, in 40 "''""s
law and Justice, is in state Of '''eo VI
lie possible results of free election, "
such case what have the leaders Of "a -"
faaIc"l party most to fear-,he united de-
inocracy, with such accessions as il has.
right to expect from di.afiected republi.
cans or the democratic party surren.
dered to outside dictation
If we are to have military election
then it makes but little difference what bo.
comes Of US. If we are brought to tina,
pass mat majority Of tho people is no,
10 DC allowed to elect its president, then
must follow one Of two things-absoluto
submission or rebellion but ON tho sur.
position that, 10 certain extent, tho neo.
PIE are to be left free to express their will
there IS nothing 10 excite the apprebor-
sion OF the radicals so little as. The with.
drawal Of the democratic party from III.
coming contest. As soon as this occurs
the conservative element Of the country
Is set hopelessly adrift and the admipis,ra.
''n would not be slow to profit BY the dis
aster.