The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-21

as secretary of the treasury, begun to
believe there is something in him. Dis
cussing third term possibilities, the
Courier j Journal says:
Gen. Grant understands this very
well and he has, in the person of the
new secretary Of the treasury, the clear
est-headed and boldest politician in the
national capital to back him up in it.
Bristow may not indeed look directly
to he duca coronet of Beargrass be-
sides. when the time comes, there will
he another French gentleman (modoaty
forbids specification to contest his
passage over the classic stream but he
is we'll equipped for enterprises of an
advanced and original description.
Badinago apart, the presidents prefer
ence for the astute and courageous
Kentuckian has all along had the sig
nifcance of meaning business The
new secretary will disappoint the APP
prehensions Of those who estimated his
unftness by his inexperlence 4: for he
will make his mark in the treasury.
But he will also make his mark on the
progress of political organization at
Washington, being, in every manly
sense, the peer Of the foremost of his
partisan colleagues in either house of
congress. The president could have
shown in nothing more sagaciJus and
penetrating Judgment.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
While the platform adopted by the
republican convention at Springfield
is wonder and a mystery to people out
side of the party and was intended TO be
all things to all men inside the party, it
fails of giving entire satisfaction to
some of the last named, who wanted
definite wording in the resolutions on
the financial question. The Spring
field journal which has been consis
tenty in favor of initiation Of the cur.
rcncy says of the resolutions
They are not at all times above crit
icism on the ground of perspicuity, but
the meaning is plain. The only features
that are likely to provoke criticism up
on the position assumed, are those re-
lating to the financial question, the
transportation question and the point
embraced in the eighth resolution. On
all but the first and last Of these the
convention was heartily united, the re
solutions being adopted by unanim-
Gus vote. The financial resolutions
so far as they go-enunciate principles
to which we believe every republican
| in the state can subscribe. Certainly
we do so in the hearticst and fullest
terms. While they do not 90 as far as
large majority of the convention
were evidently prepared to 20 in a
declaration Of opinion on the question
of an increase of currency, the torbear-
ance manifested by the majority in
simply voting down the only contrac-
ton feature in the report of the com
mittee on resolutions, will command
general approval.
The journal does not see any ''ior-
bearance' in the resolution relative to
legislation on the temperance ques-
ton but calls it "a tub thrown to the
with the honor or dignity of a state
convention Of the republican party,
and while Mr., Hesing himself is like
ly to spit upon it with contempt it will
excite the regret and provoke the sharp
criticism Of a large and respected class
who have always been true to republi.
canism. Fit substantially recites the
bill Of rights, as claimed, it was wholly
unnecessary, since republicans invaria-
bly, recognize their obligations to re-
spect the constitution, both state and
national. The fact, however, that it was
aimed at legislation intended to lesson
the evils of intemperance will be uni
versaliy recognized, and the object
very widely disapprovcd.'
The Journal speaks not only for
itself but for large class of republi-
cans who will fiud it hard to accent the
platform of their party. Uncertain on
the financial issue, it is too definite on
the temperance question, and though
unmistakable on minor and unimpor
tant matters, it is altogether an unsat.
i'iactory dose to the republicans of Ill.
inois.