The Cairo daily bulletin., 1872-09-26
RADICAL AND LIBERAL WAR.
FARE CONTRASTED.


FARE CONTRASTED.
Every honest, conscientious voter of the
Eighteenth congressional district, whether
he be Q Liberal, Democrat or Radical, is |
willing to urge or acknowledge accord
ing to the state Of his feelings upon the
subject) that tho Democratic press in the
pending congressional contest, has dealt
with the Radical nominee literally and
honorably, while the return Of the Grant
organs in dealing with Mr.. Wall has been
conspicuously unfair and signally dishon-
est.
What are the facts in the case? Tho
Du Quoin 'Tribune,'-a shee. Of some
ability and influence-declared at the out.
set Of the canvass that George w. Wall,
then the probable nominee Of the Lib.
ersl party, was q gentleman Of .distin-
guished ability and undoubted personal
popularity; and that there was, in the
Republican party, man who, against
such q candidate, could bear the party
banner on to victory, the Tribune re-
garded a. fact that admitted Of serious
questioning.
No sooner had Mr.. Wall received the
, Liberal Democratic nomination, however,
than the Tribune, in utter contempt Of
r its previous utterances, unblushingly as.
Q serted that Mr.. w. was man Of no per.
, sonal strength, Of very indifferent ability
y and, in short, just such man as Isaac
Clements, then the Radical nominee, wa.
J.. bound 10 beat in the district by At leas,
three thousand votes.
Put these two statements in juxtspositon
and who can say that the editor Of the
Tribune is honest, Is conscientious, i.
=. truthful
The Sparta 'Plaindealer,' for bold.fAced
, lying is pre-eminent. If political truths
were worth thousand dollars piece, the
editor Of the 'Plaindealer' would be com.
a PEELED to beg for his bread. But as, in
Radical commerce, transparent fxlsehoods
are genuine currency, the 'Plaindealer
Aourishes.
" Twelve years ago. when cowar dly
4, blood-thirsty villains were "spotting ,
a, prominent Democrats as "trai,ors, i
n. was charged that George w. Wall was ,
Of member Of the secret order known as tn
n, Knights OF the Golden Circle. Logan
ut and other leading Democrats, were place,
in the same category. The first man t.
appear before the Provost Marshal o
Cairo, to meet the charges preferred
against him, and to demand the name 0
=, tho informer, was George w. Wall
Major Merrill, then acting as Proves
Marshal, took Mr.. Wall by the hand, an,
dismissed him with the remark: al an
satisfied, my dear sir, that the charg
>. against you is false, and regret, seriousl
,x regret, that ! listen.d d even, for a single me
an ment, to the slsnder which has been ut
va tered against you.' Years passed on, Geor
ed W. Wall gave Of his means and exorte
700 his influence to strengthen the arms of Fed
lev eral government, and in doing so incurre
the the enmity of the now immaculate Logar
!, in who swore that Wall had Joined tn
oso Lincoln hirelings, and with Douglas on
..o other traitors to the Democratic part,
,ic. was fsvoring war for the abolition
slavery.
Q Ms The exploded slsnder against Mr.. w.
res. a charge that WAS proven 10 be fal
,wn during the war-the editor Of the 'Plsi
dealer now rsvives, and pretends that
ou believes it! The mere: statement Of Il
fact Is enough. The editor Of the "Plai
orm dealer - has won for himself the distir
bls. ton OF being the chief Radical liar smoI
nor ten thousand, and the one altogether u
rom hss'tating, shameless and persistent.
J. The editor Of tho Csrbondslo me
20. Era has originated 10 damaging fsl.