The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-29
DEMOCRACY.
Proceedings Of the Call
Convention.
Discussion of the Financial
Plank.
TRIUMPH OF THE GOOD
MONEY MEN.
lFrom the chicago Times.l
ONE OF THE VETERANS.

spRINoFIELD, Aug. 26.-The con
vention re-assembled at half-past
o'clock, Chairman Armstrong presid-
ing. An interesting feature of the
opening exercises was the introduction
10 the convention Of old "Uncle James
kuykendal, OF ruilvu v~--., W.
kendall voted for jefferson knew
George Washington, and was intro
duced to Lafayette. He was DRAFTED
twice for the war Of 1872, and was borI
just 10 years after the battle of Buu
ker Hill. He belives Beecher guilty
but is inclined to doubt Bessie's story
about Susan Il. Anthony. He refused
to vote for Greeley, and hopes to live
to vote for o hsrd-shell democratic
presidential candidate several times yet.
The convention greeted the old gentle.
man with uproarious cheers. He is a
fne-looking man, and, on quiet being
obtained, he spoke as follows:
GHsrLEMKu-I am glad TO see you,
WAS instructed to come here to carry out
old democratic doctrines. l thank you
for your applause. I thank you for every
thing. 1tarouses my sympathy. Excuee
me, gentlemen, on shat score. Here the
old man nearly broke down. Treasured
BY cheers, he proceeded The first presi.
dent l voted for was Thomas Jefferson.
(Checrs.l And tried to vote ever since
Systematically. don't want TO be called
in with these side fixings al all. (Great
laughtn.) Gentlemen think this doctrine
IA wras 10 going to save our country. Our
covtry has gone into extravagance, and
I mink IL the democracy is once alive
asin We can save 1t, and get il on A
reonAble bAsis-not cheating the labor.
eiasses out Of their labor; not giving
president double wages. and congress.
On double wages. (Applause.) Fur.
e'inofe, believe IN currency VIC can
ave at the west, which the capitalists A,
ne east cannot press upon them. am
hoi IN favor OF Reputation, but l want
everything done fair honorabIy and
square. (Applause.
BURR's REMARKS.
Hon. Albert G. Burr, NJ. c., Of Jer. |
sey county, was called upon to make a
speech while the convention was await.
ing the report Of the committee on ere. |
dentisls. Mr.. Burr said he stood on |
ielicate ground, and did not feel ike
aIking very much. He could take one |
'osltion, on which he felt they would |
IL be willing 10 stand. The southern
tates were yet under police rule, and |
ie hoped to see the time when thev
,ould see fraternal love among ali |
american people. He was an xious ~
Bee Inc southern states restored 10 their
Pristlne position in the American 70
pupAc. as at present Constituted tho,
were simply military provinces a.
pianse' He hoped they would peTss
we're IN this direction, and at last be rs
sured OF victory in 1876, the great cen.
tenniai OF the country. Then tbev
might hope for triumph which would
perpetuate the liberties of the AmericaH
people. lApplause.
BUFFALO MILLER
SAID he, too, was on delicate ground
Last fall they had elected their ticks,
"a Cook county by 1000 majority
ne mad never worked in democratic ,
harness before, but it had worked easv
MD II they had a platform on which
'hey could agree, he believed he could I
'tand on it until after the eleetion
Cheers,]
osAHAN's EXPECTATIONS. II
There were calls for Hesing and On.
nan: The latter replied, and said he
'ad Followed the democratic party for
q years to defeat. He hoped that
hey would see victory this time. There
'as no absolute democracy in Cook
oupty to-day, but the power of the u
emocrocy was still existent and il
ronger than ever. He beliyed the 81
invention would unite, at least on tbs ii
30 ground Of driving the present oor th
pt party from power. [Applause.I 20 ~