The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-09
THE DANGER OF A DC
TATORSHIP.
GRANT THE CANDIDATE FOR
THE RICH MEN.
from the Spirit OF The Times !

There was time when American cleo |
tons were free. Fraud WAS almost I'M
known, and the voter could 20 to the polls |
and ask for the ticket he wanted, Wing !
or Democratic, with the knowledge that !
he would not be deceived. Many of our |
readers, who are not yet old, can remem- |
Der that time when the official vote was |
an honest expression of the will of the |
people. The differ, nee between the coun- |
try then and It's present political condi-
ton is rs startling MS that between quiet |
New England village and Pompei,
dragged out of her ashes with her cruel |
ties aud obscenities and wanton lu1uries
written in fire upon her face.
| The rnpidity with which our political
condition has become corrupt Is appalling. |
| The war fastened the development Of |
corruption by hab,tustng the people to
the pardon Of any crime committed, in |
the Republican party, because that party's |
success was essential to the safety of the |
nation. We still hear men, otherwise
considered sane saying, | would rather
vote for the devil himself than for
Democrat" The result of the war placed
u military party in power, organized cor
ruption, took possession of the govern
ment, and now Grant stands forth as the
candidate of the great corrupt money
power, which, by acts of legislatures and
ofcongress, has become strong enough to
defy the people at the polls, and to plan
perpetual rule and permanent occupa.
tion of the government.
The president is avowedly the candidate
of the rich men of the country, and by
the rich men we do not mean those who
by industry, economy and ability have ac-
CURED small fortunes us their just reward.
We mean the chronic millionaires and spec
ulative capitalists, who, without industry,
without economy, but with dangerous abil-
ity, have grown enormously rich out OF
the honest labor of Others, and who to-
gether have succeeded in controlling even
: the national finances. They use not only
o their own money in speculation, but yours
aud ours the stocks the bonds, the tacto-
$ res, the mills, the property OF the people,
the very money they use rises or falls in
value AS these powerful speculative rings
, determine. There is not u man connected
with these rings who is not earnestly for
n Grant, who will not spend money and en-
ergy To elect him, and thus originates the
campaign cry that the financial interest
" of the country demand that Lis admins
tration shall be continued.
Y AS the Candidate Of the rich men
Ulysses 5. Grant is n success. He ha,
never entered u poor mans house, or al.
m lowed his children 10, since he became
rich himself All his associations and
t. friendships are with the rich, Like al
Is men who have wealth thrust suddenl,
upon them, he attaches 10 IT talse import
ct ance, and the unaccustumcd luxuries o
"a. horses and dogs hll hun with u vulgar de
light. But more than this, he has bee
initiated into the value of money Ms u pc
| nal hA h.a ha ,l,..l
VS. honors in the gift of the people purchase
., MS deliberately AS men purchase cattle b
-" has witnessed the sale Of state legislature
IA. and congress itself bought wholesale b
>, the brides OF the Credit Mobilier. III
Nj lesson 80 eaisly learned is boldly practiseC
ms The president depends for his continl
=. ance in office upon money alone in ever
;! election district in tho United State
~ IL was the unlimited expenditure c
:" money in North Carolina, distribute
u under the pretepce that it was for tn
., use Of the Judiciary, that produced tn
d" monsirous frauds and bogus counting
in there. 1t was money corruptly spent il
Maine that saved his majority in that sat
}" quarter from being cut down to alarm
be iugly low figures. 1t is the money tina
b, he is now squandering in Pennsyivani
upon which he relies for knocking th
ID Greeley progress on the head in tn
dreaded election Of October. Never be
IA tore Was such an expensive campaign II
nd his known in the United States. Whenc
=; comes the shower Of wealth? From tn
So taxation OF every person employed by til
government, no matter how handle hi
position and how small his salary. From
al the treasury of the United States, whic
49,, makes the loan upon the security that
-" VIII ensure Grants reelection, MI,
The from the vast speculative, gambling
nv rings OF the rich men, who in
VET IN Grant stock in the eY
ou- pectation that success will return then
M. dividends proportlonate to the risk. Tn
speculation Is like that Of the Credit Nc
ais biieri II depends upon the governmen
nv aid for the profits it could not gain by
legitimate transaction. All these men Nj
the for Grant. But the industry of the couI
attn try is not for him its manufactures n,
wv not for him. His ally is the speculate
The which plumbers both. The power viii,
err makes the national wealth is natural
with Greeley, and that which dexterous
ao' and unscrupulously uses il, sustsins Graz
because he is its willing tool, and becsu
in his second administration schemes
'rk conquest and aggrandizement are TO
nm. perfected which in the first would not hsv
been attempted.
md If Grant is elected it will DO becau
,bs this money power, identified and sustain
:, by the whole force and ifnuence OF Il
he government Of the United States tran
TO formed into political machine, has b
come stronger than the people VIII