The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-30

speak with difidence, but l shall speak
without hesitation because the convic-
tions entertain are SINGERS, and the words
which I shall speak TO you are those Of
truth and soberness.
aRASr's ACCESSION TO POWER.
Gen. Grant came 10 presidency of
the United States under more favorable
circumstances than any man who has ever
occupied that high position. He had been
q successful general he had been at the
head of the army at the close of the war
he had granted terms alike honorable to
the victor and vanquished he had
travelled through the Southern states and
won golden opinions from the people for
the fairness and justness Of his report as
to their condition he had not been en-.
gagged in the turmoil Of political life; he had
no friends 10 reward and no enemies to pun
ish he had uttered the sentiment to which
Gov. Hendricks has so faithfully alluded,
LET us have peace" no had declared in
favor of civil-service reform; he found his
own friends in possession of all the polit-
ical power in the country. For twelve
years they had possession of the federal
government-years of war, years Of peace
absolute possession of the federal power;
possession of the state governments
two-thirds majority in congress; in the
presidential chair the man of their cleo
ton in the Judiciary they found or they
made majority Of the judges. This was
their opportunity.
WHAT Has BEEN THEIR WORK.
Read the speeches that are made to you
by the friends of Gen. Grant here in the
city Of Chicago-made by your own
friends and neighbors made by those who
come from abroad to speak to you, and
what do they tell you? They tell you,
ave promised you peace but there Is no
peace; we promised you concord, -
there is no concord; 1--WE promised you a
restored union, there Is no reconcilia-
ton; &" we promised you freedom every
where, but there can be no freedom
there must be disfranchisement, there
must be prescription "the South is still
rebellious, habeSs corpus must be suspen-
ded :" "the elections must DO supervised"
'the reconstructed governments must be
sustained - "the whites are disloyal and
must be put down" 1.-The negroes are loyal
and must be put over them.' This Is
their own statement Of their success and
upon this success thus stated by them, they
ask at your hands continuance of power.
Gentlemen, they state the case fairly, they
state it truly. This Is their claim, and
their only claim. They have had power
seven years Of peaceful administration
seven years Of unalloyed Radicalism four
years Of General Grants administration;
the president, congress aud judiciary
they have all done their uttermost, AMI
they have so beggsred the people Of the
South they have so exasperated the races
there; they have SO despoiled the owners
of property and the children of industry;
they have so upturned the foundations Of
civil order and prosperous liberty, that
they need the power of an army; they
need the powers of war they need the
suspension of the hsbess corpus; they
need the supervision of elections, to carry
the electoral vote of one single Southern
state, and in order to get this power out Of
your hands, and win your confidence, to
have your support, they have not hcsitated
to excite bitterness of hatred, and to in
flame the passions, and prejudices, and an.
imosities Of fragrant war. Gen. Grant
promised to the people Of this country
civil.service reform, but If you will read
the speeches that are made by their ora
tors they will prove to you that this ad-
ministration has done more than all 9TH
ers put together to degrade the public SER
vice and debauch the public morals.
Gen. Grant himself has received lands,
moneys, homes and presents of value
from men who are aspiring to high public
office, and he has after wards appointed
those men 10 those offices. do not say he
has done 1t corruptly; Isay he has done
it. Laughter.] He has appointed
relatives and friends, and family con-
nections in degree unprecedented in
the history Of this country to the high of
a Al. Al, n 4 % bat kn
has appointed them because they were his
relatives. But l do say that to common
people like you and me they have no other
possible qualifications. He has surrounded
himself with IA ring Of secretaries, against
the law, and without law, ard with syco-
phantic adherents, whose interference with
the appointments to office and pecuniary
Jobs is by.word and scandal to the nation
He has himself administered the high Of
fee with which he was invested as il it
his personal property, the reward Of his
industry, the reward of his exertions, to
be administered for his own personal ben
eft, as if his political sdversaries and the
| peop'e ut largo had no interest in Ii what
ever.
THE REIGN OF CORRUPTION.
This conduct upon the part Of the head
Of the administration produced every
where its legitimate results. Corruption
prevades every department Of the govern
ment. Defalcations are as common rs the
day. Neglect of duty is made universal
universal by the example of the president
{ Absence from their posts of duty is the
rule among the highest officers Of the gov.
{ eminent. Why, gentlemen, before the
i great elections in October, the secretary o.
the treasury, the secretary of the navy
the secretary of the interior, the pos
/ master general, the attorney general, anc
"A five out Of the seven members Of the cabi
net were engaged in stumping Ohio an,
Pennsylvania, and see they are now en-
d gagged in stumping New York and Ne,
/. Jersey. Every exertion of every office
o in the government is called into requisi
: tion to re-elect the president; every dc
i partment, 10 its official duties, is made t.
Z contribute to the same results. Every sal
. AIRY paid TO every official is taxed for tn
Q same purpose. Work in the navy yard
s the mails Of the country, the supplies 0
Q the army, and those millions of dollar
Il which lie in tho treasury 10 be used b,
o Mr.. Boutwell, in Wall street, either b,
t putting them upon the street or withdraw
r ing them from i'll say these are all use,
I for the same purpose, and this demoraliza
s ton is SO plain to every man that il !
| generally believed that these exertion
: among high officials made for the re-elec
: tion of the president proceed from n dc
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