The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-25
LIE OPPOSITION PARTY.
Ilrom thc Chica.0 Imcs.J

Ilrom the Chicago limes.J
TuR CAIRO BULLETIN probably undoi-
stands what 10 the political attitude OF Inc
Times Tho Intelligent editor If that
robably knows that The Times is
an ipdspenten, journal, with very decided |
uolitirsl CONVICTIONS, based on what It be-
leyes to DO principles OF truth, and that |
these principles constitute the only guide
il accepts. Tax BULLETiH must know, |
therefore, that The Times is hopelessly |
are in tho qualifications that essential To
the thing called party organ
What that journal means by saying |
that "the Times has now the opportunity
to place itsolt at tho head OF the now Op-
position party that must be, in tho near
future, evolved from the chaotic political
elements nov lying around loosc, IL not
quite apparent. For what purpose Is the
anticipated new opposition party to be
evolved |. 1t to be nm fundamentally
for conveying into effect In tho conduct
of our political institutions the principles
and policy which (,he Tines would con-
voy into effect? or 10 IL TO convey into
effect the propositions enunciAted by tho
late democratic party" conventions in
Indiana, or by the bogus farmers conven-
ton in this state, or by some other polit-
ical gathering that has proven its clsiw
to 10 styled An opposition body by for
mulating more radical ideas on the con-
gretsionsl side Of the pending political
issue, than the most inflated political
humbug in the present congress has VEN
| tured TO e1pre.
If tn, former, tho Times fails to SEQ
any REASON why it should seek to place
itself "at the head" of an organized eff
fort to attain the end which 1t hs- sought
TO attain, and must still seek to attain,
whether there DO any such organized
effort or not II The latter, then 90 i'm.
possible i. il for the Times TO DO either
a, tho head or tail Of any such sham 'op.
position" that it can only say 1t is going
in an opposite direction.
Seemingly, THE BULLETIN would fore
shadow political organization of the
opponents Of u perpetual shinplaster swit-
die and perpetual tariff swindle, for
the purpose of putting an end to those
monstrOus swindles by rehabilitating
honest money aud establishing the anti
monopoly system Of commercial freedom
IL that DO TUE BULLETINS idea, IL is an
idea with which The Times is in cordial
and earnest sympathy. Ii is the course
which Tho Times believes to DO
politically most wise. But it is course
which, while it admits Of the employ
mont Of any existing party machinery
that can DO made available, implies a rel &C.
ton Of the name and = disavowal Of the
ma orous record of that obsolete politl-
cal idol styled the democratic party. Why
oImp'y o.- VS. ,s,n,,aa 80 ~, a.,. Nv
adopt tho name without assuming and car
y.ns wy o'u - ,,;,iin' =, ss',,,'n
ooI" al 80 ,ai'.s, e.,
anu o'..S W. w
sue n'o's pa p.ono's,o =; n'v.S ~.
,,i,noos ~ Jo,no,,.,,,, at,
sJ.'do, "A Iii Snr,hnr pA nay
na,so msnv ,boussna, oi esrne,, bslioy .
!, ,ba lihar.I nriprinIss of hope,.
nopev and free commerce in Illinois and
every other state, ANU -ho so .soay TO
cooperate with new opposition on tho
basis OF those principles, are not ready,
and are not I'kuiy " Us ready curing TINS
generation 70 ehl's' uHuef poi'ica' oAh-
ner oil hssed memory:
Apparently, lhk bcLLhIlS quite nc
CORDS win Inc limos IN 'ncse We've ~
pronouness unhe'i'a'hsly i'f 'ho hohet'-
money ana ifse-cothHstco S11s OF 'le
pending po!lHcal Hsue' IL "sst's 10 Or
game ana mooli"e Popu'ar enor' "
attain these great sAds. IL says
"lhe Times mas lofs'oiy ssiu, I'M" TINS
mooiiIEstioh can ohiy 90 erected oy using
the machinery OF eh'Vhs parties UuI
how are the people VINO pe.leVe win the
Times to get possession OF ths mach'h-
cry Inc demoor"'ic ioauors now nave
H. ana are uhwllhhg 10 give way, thS'
other men may take chatSs OF !, ana use
II IN accordance Win 'ho w''hos " tho
, democratic people. "h", tGen, can DO
done Noth'hs, IN our opinion, oul 10
rally tue demoGrs'c ana liHefa4 people
and take from Inc ieAdefs inc 'F's' 'hey
, have abused
Therefore we advocate the po.ey OF
+ calling the opposition people 'osetner IN
, state convention. Inc only way TINS can
be ehectualiy done Is, IN our opinion, TO
a induce the state committees OF me Demo
, cratic and liberal parties 70 caii mem to-
gesher. Having Assem- biel, they can theh
give expression 10 tneir sentiments IN IN
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