The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-31
WHERE ARE THE LEADERS 4?

w hEnE Ann 1uE LEADEhS ! y
A correspondent of the Shawneetown
Gazette, Goth May, is anxious TO know
where the leaders of the Democratic party
in Southern Illinois are. He says:
As a close observer of the signs Of the
times in our political world, have, since
the adjournment Of the Cincinnati conveu-
tion, particularly watched and waited for
some indication of the course that would
DO pursued by those who in the yore days
were called party leaders by the demOc-
racy Of Egypt. So far We have watched
in vain for any expression on the part Of
those to whom the party have been wont
to look for advice in q crisis like that
which is now upon US. The voices Of our
Marshalls, Crebs, Aliens, Robinsons and
Others, are as silent a. the grave, while is.
sues are thrust upon the conservative
masses which underlie the perpetuity OF
free institutions. How do these men ex'
pect to sppease their followers for all this
vacillation and delay? Have we indeed
ordered halt tor the discussion of doubt
full questions Of expediency, whom the
enemy, actively alert, is ut our very thresh.
hold to dispute and retake, if possible
every inch of ground which the grand
forward movement Of the first of May
brought to US in the prestige Of certain
victory?
The "leaders in Egypt" are in this ex.
igency with the masses Of the party, and
believe that sound policy requires the nom
ination of Mr.. Greeley at Baltimore
That these leaders led the Democratic PEG.
pie to this advanced position we know il
not true, but they did not hesitate long 4
| walk up after the advancing army and t.
get in front Of it again. Hon. w, j. Al
len was the first prominent Democrat Q
Southern Illinois to publicly declare be
fore his fellow-citizens that he was in ia
4 vor Of Greeley and Brown. That he hes
J tated for some time after the Cincinna,
, convention TO come to this conclusion "
1 do not doubt, but when he did conclud
!. that the best interests Of the country r,
: quired this course on the part Of the Den
Z ocrats, he lost no time to make public pr,
n clamation Of the fact, and did it in maj
. ner that was both frank and forcible. NJ
Marshall and Col. Crebs have, throug
:. The BULLETIN, given in their adhesion ,
Cincinnati, and Mr.. j. G. Robinson h.
done more, We venture TO say, to lead tn
Democratic congressional mind into IL
Liberal rut than any other man in Wasl
ington.
From this statement Of facts, the G,
, zette' correspondent will see, that he b,
done the gentlemen named injustice
charging them with vscillation. The
may have hesitsted, but when they di
move in the right direction neither ,
them turned back or hssitated on the wa,
Commenting upon the communicate
referred to above, the Gazette says:
We publish this morning, a commun
cation concerning our so-called leader,
II expresses the feelings and sentiments Q
our people. We are not prepared to ex
press our preference at present for an,
certain individual for congress. Yet, WI
are free TO say that we sincerely trust ths
the people will lay aside for some purpose
those who are too cowsrdly to avow thoi
true sentiments. That windy blatherskits
Dan. voorhees,, purchased body an,
breeches In the interest Of Grant declare
In and cut Of congress his views and pur
poses. The time has come when the PEG
pie must abandon cowardly time-server
and assume the leadership Of party. Now
10 the time TO act.