The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-26


night and will explain how expansion
isn't imitation, and what the country
must do to be delivered from the imam
cial straits she is now in.
THE LESSON OF THE ARkAN-
q SAS IMBROGLIO.
IL has often been said, and as often
been proved that politics and fire make
strange bed fellows. 1t has just as Of
ten been demonstrated that the par
tisanships Of men, whose honesty
and uprightness Of character cannot be
doubted, often bias them to the most
strange aud sometimes incomprehensi-
BILE Inconsistencies Of opiuion. A few
years ago, an election for state Of
fcers was held in Louisiana. Mem
cry, q democrat, and Kellogg, repub-
Reau, we're the candidates for governor.
II Justice and fairness had been al
lowed to take their course, Nc Emery
would have taken his seat as governor
Of. Louisiana. Bat Kellogg was the
radical candidate - through the machi-
nations Of n radical court, his demo-
cratic opponent was counted out Of his
election and Kellogg has held the reins
Of government in Louisiana for nearly
two years. Utterly opposed as this
has been to the principles of republican
government, Kellogg has had the coun-
tenance and support Of the republican
party, with few exceptions, from Grant
down, for no other reason than that hi
is~ republican and that the member
Of, the party have allowed their parti
san feelings to obscure their judgment
In Arkansas, now nearly two year
Ago, state election was held. Josep
Brooks, the liberal candidate for go'
srpor, was fairly elected over Baxte
his radical opponent. Radicalisl
proved itself equalto this cmerscnc.
Baxter was declared duly elected 20,
ernor aud Brooks was cheated out of I'll
once. The republican party fell
naturally with the fraud-Baxter wa
pronounced right and Brooks wron2
But recently, Brooks asserted hi
rights to the governorship of Arkansas
Surrounding himself with armed mer
be took possession of the state hous
WIittle Rock, turned out Baxter ant
his subcrdinates and declares his in
tention Of holding by force the Office
which he claims he was legally elected
Who are Brooks supporters? II
was elected on the Greeley ticket an
naturally, we would expect to find the1
among the conservatives, the liberal
~ democrats. But these are denoune
ing him. II is the republican part
which asserts that he is right, and hi
soldiers are colored republicans.
Ibis stranger Not at all. The expli
nation is found in tho inconsistencie
Of opinion brought about by politics
partisanship. Some time since, Brook
espoussd the cause Of Grant and radio
slism and Baxter showed n decide
leaning toward conservatism. The me
who believed and declared Brooks ,wheI
be Was democrat, to be false Pre-
tender to the governorship of Arkau
sss, and Baxter to be the right man i
the right place, see through part
glasses now. Brooks is right and Bax
ftsr is wrong, they say, an
on the other hand, ii
democrats have changed sides. u
Iii lassly, they firmly declared Brool
was kept out CT position to which
was legally entitled, only by the dor
whieh makes might, right b
Brooks, the republican, is a differe
man from Brooks, the democrat. Tn
;;Ataouncs the former with all the bitt,
ness Of craftsmanship where they uph,
the latter with all its zeal.
The two cases of Louisiana aud A
kansas are striking examples of t
lengths to which political opinion W
lead men, and how, unconsciously
themselves, it warps and inhuenc
their judgment. Kellogg, Of Loui,
ana, who has remained true to his fiji
love in politics, has retained the su
port Of his party through an unwavc
ing course Of asurpation. IT. like Ba
ter, he had exhibited signs Of wea
seisg q party faith and had renounc
republication, and McEuery had, Il
fDtsehs. vixen his place in the ranks
the dominant party, there is mo
certainty hat the supporters of the h