The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-01
ARE WE A DEMUCR At

Our hnisbIe irienl Oi the MOUND NlIN |
! journal has discovered in Hon. W. W. !
y Brien'. letter Of denial tha, he has gone |
over to the Radicals q rebuke Of and sew /
eral "digs'-sy, heavy and otherwise-A.
Us. We may be obtuss, lui are unable to !
discover in the langusge OF the Peoris /
,ts.esmsn's letter that which can be con. /
.trued either into "rebuSe Or = dig |
The letter contains only the commonest Of |
poii,ical commonplace, having about them :
nothing that gl,,crs.
We had repeated what Mr.. O Brien's /
own paper-,he Peoria Democrat had
said ths, be had moved into the Radical
camp, aud had suggested ths, We, OF tie
opposition could ge, along without him
AID anslly over come and stamp GU, OF
the politics of the country the bane Of
Radica,ism. ID response, hs said he had
not gone over TO the Radicals bu, pro.
posed 20 adhere 10 the Democratic party,
whose principles and policie, time and
.eI perience have proven TO be the best
'interes, and prosperity of our whole
country
10 part this is satisfactory. The fac;
that M. O. Brien has not gone over 10
Rsdicslisrn /. gratifying; but what par
,icular reason he has for believing the
Old Democratic party can be USED to any
good purpose. s, this time, we are unable
TO understand.
We bslievs the principles Of the Demo
cratic party are wiss principles. They
n.d On existence before the constitution OF
ths United States was adopted. They do
not exis, because the constitution exists.
they were no; created by it. 1t is their
creature, but not perfect-not squared by
them. They are OF the essence u tho IN
heren, and insiiansble rights Of man
They recognize the equality 0: all men
- pe'ore tie law-the RICH, OF each 10 d.
what he p,e,ses, so hc does TO. do vio-
lencs 10 or Interfere with the rights oF
any cas- else In Democratic principles
may Be found the doctrine Of "free trade,
I.lng the term in its most comprehensive
sense, snd 10 which indeed IA etc brseed
all Of the law and the prophets The
party which shalI lay it, foundations upon
these broad principles should be success
fIi but, Whistler successful or not, With
! We shall act by whs, nsu.e soever !.
nay designated. We will no,
a., with the Democratic party or
toe Radical party or the
Literal party, it 1t refuses to stand
4uareiy on this platform.
All existing parties have been untrue 20
h-ss principles, the democratic party
Snh tho other two. Il hsa As ths o.ber,
ave, wor.hIpped 81 the altar Of .,rsnse
Ids IL has been all thing. By .ura, .ht
,o,hing long, II hiss con 'incsi u. thA,
wai,e Democratic principles are We, srt
"a our opinion, the liie .: ffys ins,t4,
ions. IL. principles Of the DeIef,:a
J.rty ara no, Democratic princir.s,
!. Neither MIR. o Brien nor the 'Jo1rls
+ c,a deny this. aud make good tie DEF "a
: BY p-oy,
D. Aotoiy raa tell to-day what are II
Jrineipie, or the polscis. q Tie DsnVcsA
b. &c party. Beaarsgsra, q. New Orlsst
b. nOurcs, D., ~ ths tr1s platform {
70 ind Democracy. 7 III. ts Journal d
y. loancss, declaring mat Do~r vita -
ir Hggsr j. tie rs!lying cry cf ,as ~
ia fd> Demver.o. Ia Psnnsy lvsuiA u
O met pfomius., " IHs DstnSerAn are ~
e, ssctiyrnni 10 Seq York Ihsy are Go,
O. Lord snd good Dsvilp po.iiieisi
lie gwen W the u,s ~ lsngs,.
.nt ,nssring sny,hing ard nothing, aIi Z
.v. where /, their language clear and sIpl.e
nt- THsy have no principle and, hypOcrii
by 10 doctrine they have become the apo
lee sss q di honesty in action. Ths.f lsaos
ri. have been par,akers st the fssh po.s
The yillainy have mobiliersd with the rnS
"a, iiru, GRABBED with the grabbors q
,un robbed with the Twsedites.
imI We are told tina, these shortcomin
arc t. bs reformed, and the party 10 10
regeneFsted. II th,s il true, then the
formed party will DO, to all in,enu =
purposes, lew party, aud tho great
7, il, impairment in lie way will bs the recC
boz. W sio WV parry ~ We W '''s oohN
40 fIl OF courses kind Of political ba,tsrf
,,.a aud its principal mission will DO 10
zoo plain how it became . butterfly, hsvir
,sr. once been hairy and horrid cAlerpill
"A. We wish 10 DO saved this trouble.
and wish to throw the old shell away and de
ian. il IN the fnure--to start out on a 4
all, path, and dealing with the people W
downright honesty, appeal to them to
raw come advocates OF correct political pr
,ew ciples.
yh. Thi. wo know means q new party, .
he We are not iorge,ful Of the TACT that n
ssv. parties csnno, DO manufactured TO ord
ocs They grow our Of me -XIsenciss Of
! d times. They are not made. But We
Lost lisys the time 10 near ~ hand shen {
y . nsOosssi,iss Of the people will rsquir
pest Hsv political orgsnisssIsp, sod srssss