The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-19
THE POSITION OF THE BULLETIN


matter or the spirit of those comments.
Let them go. They do not offend us,
and they will crafty those who do not
like Us, and max, smile even those--that
small and gallant band-who do not be-
lieve us entirely given over TO the bad.
We are too close upon the Christmas
time 10 be anything but the jollest and
most self-satsied Of mortals-a man who,
with charity for all and malice towards
none, chuckles and enjoys abuse. In the
Eden Of Mark Tapley we have risen to the
dignity of Mark Tspleys philosophy and
are jolly under the most adverse of circum-
stances with the storm of the displeasure
Of our friends beating upon US and the
other side offering Us neither refuge nor
protection.
But how is EnE BuLLETIS, and
where does it stand ? That's the question.
Come up close to Us, gentle Democrats,
and let US clear up, to your entire salts
faction, this grea, mystery.
In the first place. THE BULLETS be-
lieves tho days of the Democratic party
are numbered; that the interests o. the
country demand the corpse shall be put
under ground without delay that any
new party arising on the grave Of the de-
funct Democracy led by the old LEADERS,
crying the old party shibbole,hs, will be
considered by the people as the old Demo-
cratic party in a now dress and be ncon-
tinently showed aside that the time. de-
mAnd on the part of the opposition mae
ton. The electors who don't admire
Radcalism must wait for the wagon of q
good opportunity TO come rafting along,
and when it does come along they must
get into it, and place the old party whip
handlers close TO the tail board, SO that
they can be kicked out if they attempt to
disturb the passengers by singing the old
songs Of human slavcry--human inequality
state rights of the secession kind-the
humiliation Of the North-the domination
of Southern pride.
In the second place. The BuLLETiN
therefore now stands in the Independent
position Of apaper which cannot be con
trolled by any caucus, clique or party, bu
which will not hesitate to commend o
condemn any caucus, clique or party d,
cision its understanding of the right ma
require it to do.
In the third place. The BULLET
will pertinaciously adhere to IN advocac
OF all the principles of the Liberi
organization-aN Of them, including thu
principle which recognizes the bindin
force Of the late amendments TO the cor
stitution of the United States and the DC
litical equality of all men.
In the fourth place. THE BULLET,
will support all the measures Of the aC
ministration of Gen. Grant which do n,
run counter TO the principles We hay
above referred to, and condemn all tn,
do run counter to them.
In brief, this is chow and "where
The BULLETIN stands; in truth, this
precisely the position Mr.. Oberly took
the speech he made to the Republica
jollifcstion procession.
And where, now, is the Denocra. i
Cairo, who to-day takes issue with us
A few days ago most Of the prominer
Democrats denounced our position as in
proper, as highly disloyal to tho doctrine
we have heretofore advocated, bu, to.da
their tone of condemnation is becomIn
very much modified, They already SC
"s wisdom OF our course, nj
are frankly acknowledging i
One OF the Democrats VIII
condemned US most bitterly, and in GU
OPINION most unjustly, was Hon. IL. Wa
son webb, but since Gen. Grant spubbe
""e'oh he has concluded that even h
may JON US in our determination 10 n,
prove all OF President Grant. good oc,
ana patriotic policies, Yesterday he sal,
referring to Gen. Grants into oo,,.o
Al Zen Grant pursues right and nron,
course ! will not hesitate to DIVA ii,
credit, and hi, name viii, ,oro,
ten by the American people Thi.
precisely the same position NJ -,
look In b" speech it is almost g., 49,
language he used and which o.,,.,
Mr.. Webbs condemnation NJ, n,
went farther though and said he belle,
NJ. Grant, having been elected by 50, =,
majority, would do right and @
Grant has, justfying Mr., Oberly, No.,
made good start in ,bo =, ,