The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-22
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A LETTER FROM THE PEORIA
STATES MAN.
PEORIA, Ills, June lG, 1873.


EDITOR CAIRO BULLETIS-Sir, /
have just received from friend an extract
from your issue of the 18th inst, In which
it is asserted, among other things, that
have deserted the Democracy and Joined,
or am about to join, tho Radical party"
l confess, Mr.. Editor, this is news to me.
l was not aware that such u "transmogriii.
cation was possible, in my case, without
the least notice or Knowledge on my part
But this is an age of invocation, and you
sir, are DOUBTLESS entitled TO q patent fo
the discovery you have thus made and
published. Ever since ! became 81
American citizen, l have acted in good
faith with the old Democratic party; be-
lieving its principles, objects, aims and
| purposes, best calculated to preserve free
| government, liberty regulated by law,
and the blessings Of peace happiness and
prosperity in every portion and section Of
our common country.
1t is true, had consulted my own per-
sonsl interests and advancement, and fol-
lowed tho example of many self-sacrihcing
patriots, ! might have deserted the fallen
fortunes, for the time being of the old
party and transferred my allegiance to the
party of loyalty, profit and spoils, but
thus far have not done so. have pre-
ferrei my conscience to place, and my love
of country to participation in her plum
der, your assertions to the contrary not
withstsnding.
Were ! now abou to desert the Demo-
cratic party, with no higher object or
purposes than those insinuatel by you,
viz: "selhshness and personal ambition"
/ confess, fail TO discover the advantage
to DO derived from the abandonment of q
party, whose principles and politics, time
and experience have proven to BIO ndis-
pensible to the best interest and prosper
ity Of our whole country and connecting
myself with rsdicalsm as it is to-day
bankrupt, and overwhelmed by the weight
OF its own folly, madness and crimes. In
my judgment, cir, the time tor profitable
speculation by a transfer of allegiance
: from Democracy to Radicalisrn is past. Tn,
/, scales have fallen from the peoples eyes
4 passion gives way to reason.
q When ] cease TO honor and respect tn,
0 constitution and laws Of the republic
}. the sovereignty equality and independence
l. of the several states of our Union, th
rights, liberties and privileges of Aneri
can citizenship, the honest and honorabl
administration Of our government in a.
III Its departments both at home and abroad
for the best interest and benefit Of all on
" people, and not FOR the Advancement @
reward ofany family or class, the right
OF the lsborlng masses Of our people .
D. against the encroschments and wtongs
n monopoisn and the privileged few, the
u and not till then, shall abandon the pril
10 ciples and policy OF the Democratic part
n When | desire TO worship at the shrir
is of Aagrant aud shameless usurpation
ID power by those in authority of Gagral
1t and shameless dishonesty and sprraptic
DC in the high places Of the nation when
o, desire legislation to be bought and sold
OF the halle Of the national and state legisl
he lures as al article of Legitimate trade al
le commerce; when desire to see the pc
10 pie shsmelessly plundered and outrage
As by credit mobiler, salary grabs and BAG
I'd pay steals, involving the bad faith and r
ID c'eancy Of both Tho legislative and eIecr
Cd tive departments Of our governmen
is when desire to SEQ the oGes pure and il
ic dependent judiciary OF the nation packe
AID prostituted bya single man, to sui
70 serve the vile purposes of the most powe
o. al, corrupt and interruptions corpor
} tions in the land when desire 10 =,
d honest labor crushed beneath tho ire
heel Of relentless and privileged capital