The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-15
GREELEY.
LETTER FROM EX-SENATOR Doc
LITTLE.
HE PREFERS GREELEY TO GRANT
TO THE PHILOSOPHERS
CHARACTER.


CHARACTER
CAIRO, ILLs., May 5, ls72
Hos J. Il. DooIIrriE,
DEAR SIR Prom special telegram
to the Chicago Times learn it is be.
leved by some that you VIII not support
tho candidates of the Cincinnati cOnven-
ton, but will use your influence to induce
the National Democratic Convention TO
nominate another ticket. | have great
respect for your opinion on political sub
iects, and would like 10 know If the infor-
nation contained in the Times special
is correct.
If am not mistaken, majority of
the Democrat, IN This part of Illinois, be-
leve it the duty Of all patrotic citizens to
support Greeley and Brown. The infor-
nation they now have teaches them to
not doubt that, in the defeat Of the Libcr.
al candidates the triumph Of the Radical
nominees would be secured, the cause OF
reform be impeded, the centralizing in
Huences of radicalism be made more
poteEt and the manifest tendency Of the
republic towards imperialism be greatly
accelerated. 1t is true, Mr.. Greeley has
been bitter foe Of the Democra attic party,
but to-day he stands upon platform
every patriot may approve, and on which
you and other sagacious Democrats have
stood since the ratification OF the XVIII
Amendment. With all Mr.. Greeleys
wise man and patriot. He was
no. behind you in stepping forward after
the war and saying q" Let US have peace,
with universal amnesty, with return to
the practices Of constitutional govern
ment, with discontinuance Of the pomp
and circumstance Of the military estab-
lishment, and with reformation of the cor
ruptions which, as tho war progressed, be-
came fragrant and crying shame" For
these results the Democrats have long
been laboring. They may now secure
them. If they promptly rally to the sup
port of the Liberal ticket, it will be elect
ed, and radicalisn topple and fall prone
Pardon the length of this note and be
licve me,
Very Respectfully,
Your obi. Servant.
JNo. II. OBERLY.
JUDGE DooLITTLE's REPLY.
Goa Wabash Avenue,
CHICAGO, May ., 1872.
4. Jso. II. OBgRLY, ESQ.
4 DEAR SIR:-Your favor of the 81
instant is duly received, and the statemer
Of the press, to which you refer, viz thu
l will mot support the nominees of I'll
o Cincinnati convention, but will use IN
o influence to induce the National Dem,
t cratic Convention 10 nominate anotht
:. ticket" is entirely unauthorized
My action and advice will depend upo
future events. tits not certain that Ger
3 eral Grant will be nominated at Philade
Ii phia. 1t appears less certain than befol
Mr. Greeley's nomination. That nomini
ton, with the growing conviction that, {
Is between him and General Grant tie mas
d of Democratic Republicans will supper
, Greeley, may, by the time that conventio
assemblies, a month hence, make his ele'
ton appear so probable that Grant will
. withdrawn I; and some other person-M
% Colfay, Blaine, Adams, or General She
man, even, may he nominated in his p)ac
h What Mr.. Greeley would then do ia NJ
= certain. Such an event would be no MOI
i unexpected than his own nomination
a Events move SO rapidly that new nom
" nation at Philadelphia, which Senate
Sumner now advises 10 make peace anon
Republicans, may pu, a new phase upo
!" affairs.
But If we assume, that Grants nomin,
y ton is thing already fixed, as it probabl
It is, then very grave responsibility
a thrown upon the Democratic Republics
party.
believe the reelection of Grant, an
u the continuing for another term of fol
years Of the same principles, policy an
q practices in the federal administratio
n would endanger Republican liberty in tn
y country; and, therefore, assuming. as
y generally assumed, that Grant and Creole
d are to be the opposing candidates in III
J. presidential contest, instead of sdvisin
= tho Democratic Republicans conventio
d TO oppose the Liberal Republican NOV,
8 mont, or 10 put candidates in the aeld |
Q opposition TO IL, my sdvice would be |
act with It, although the candidates chose
{ to lsad.t may not bs our 6rst or even on
ssoond choice among Liberal Republican,