The Cairo bulletin., 1875-04-30
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| small body of respectable citizens. con-
,ains the people. lie is a political philos-
opher. In his study lac reasons himself
into the belief that he and gentlemen like
the Adamses. bluc-bloolcd anl aris.o-
cratic; John j. Cisco, money-loated and
sntiDcmocratic Wm. NJ Evarts, able
AMI cgcti-lical. should bc permitted to
organize the party of the people. u parry
which they. and such u they, would lead
by filling the public offices. ami bui,d up
by running the government with alI thv
dignity of high-toucd statcsmanship
IL Mr.. Schurz wcre les 81 n political
philosopher. and morc of . pasc,ic1l poll.
| tician, he would no hl To kam thaf
he only |. statesman who hanNc, thg
material he tiud, IN hi, wsy iusvNA ,f
throwing !; aside IN disgust. Nj Schurs
admits tn, The p,op'c hc ialS> ,a mush
abou, arc IN IN, n,aaec-sji- aai Br5a',-
lisar psSliss, ard thsi tbcy 0prN ht
coSNci - come ON ~ thtm Ha' Dee
say>. iot I,cnI'e arv roi saji,6rl with
/ ;hc>c psyics. Tha--i r. Nt wM hsvf
ao;hinc 10 90 oi,h cither d. thca. R.e
oaus, ht lovo. lht people ana l,3ivc.
ihsy 10 Nj lcve tiih.f a. .h- $3.50 greet
parshs Q; t,ie caGairv. Nj >,limrz vsa
crs ze 3 ,itflt perry 20 hi> cu-n--rhc
Is6ts, pl.ss pargs, 81 f}en ID. pcapl,
all usi l,aI--end IN fle.r interest or
. r.nss H g. iAs pLr-i.s G uliah r,a ereat
u,4>. of s-l ,llt Ir,Flf No~l. >1a.l,. I.a,l
an w,s' - 60 te f.sai- Tei, C.. M
/ the c.f'nstis1 = i,5osr 1-i cN.,s,1 show,
com-oa ssa-t hr ih1oss..e rs -s-
folly
wla,rvfr Mr. >aha-E t- any ol;le
o,hor Ir1nsV,. }.r'ai rslilicsi l,hllc..,-
pliers msv ssv -h1ili l.e ..o-e by tlis
people, the g.; must ~ apparent to every
commencement ci;iz o. ha, ill, loliug-,l
battle Of next year viii b. fought ly The
Democratic party oni'c one side ami the
Republican party on ihc other. The
Democratic party a. organized to-day.
lcavcned as it has been by the New De-
parture. the Greeley movement and the
success of the efforts Of the live issue"
element Of the organization. is not really
the same defiant Evolutionary
party that in 1865 threw
Chase aside and nominated
Frank Blair because he was the author of
the Broadlead letter. It is a party tina,
has adopted as its platform the political
doctrines advocated. in late years by sach
men as Carl Schurz. John VI. Palmer.
Newton Booth and Lyman Trumbull.
who. when they ceased to he Radicals.
became Democrats in the best sense of
the word--Dcmocrats who to-day can
unite in advocacy OF The principles laid
down by Thomas jefferson, in 1901. a..
the platform OF the party of which he
was the founder
Equal and eXac, justice TO all men. OF
whatever state or persuasion, religious
or political;
| Peace, commerce and honest friend.
ship with all nations, cntangline alliances
with none:
1.-The support Of the state governments
in all their rights, a. the most competent
administrators OF our domestic concerns,
and the surest bulwarks against anti-rc-
publican tendencies
| "Ihc preservation of the General Gov
eminent it lis whole constitutional yigor.
rs the slieet-anchor of our peace at home
! and safety abroad;
"A Jealous care OF the right of election
by the people, a mild and safe corrective
of abuses which are Topped by fhe sword
Of revolution where pcaceablc remedies
are nnprovidcd;
"Absolutc acquiescnce IN the decisions
of the majority, the vital principle of re-
publics, from which there il NO appeal
but to force, the vital principle and i'm
mediate parent of despoism;
"A well-disciplincd militia, our hest
reliance in peace, and for the iir.t mo-
mcnts of war, till regulars may relieve
them:
''rhc supremacy OF the civil oyer the
military authority:
Economy in the public expenses, that
labor may be lightly burdcncd;
The honest payment of onr debts. and
sacred preservation of the public faith:
encouragement of agriculture and of
commerce n its handmaid
''Thc diffusion of information. and the
arraignment Of all aonsc. at the bar of
the publi, reason.
II reedom Of religion, freedom of the
press and freedom Of person under the
protection OF the haJcps.coypis . and
Trial by1uries imparialy selected"
The Democratic party h, wing returned
from wandering after the dc,po,ism of
Ia slayc oligarchy of the Sonth, and hay-
ing broken loose from the leadership Of
the men who had determined 10 hold it
to the advocacy of the dead isAues of the
war, has again taken II, stand upon thI,
broad platform, and has made it the creed
OF the political faith of it, members.
Having wandered from some of these
principles In moments OF error and alarm.
II has retraced its steps, and even Carl
Schurz, diliitantc in politics that he is.
should no, hesitate to walk with the party
along the path it Is now going. and
(Which alone leads 10 peace. liberty and
safety
EDIT0RIALITEMS
The grand jury OF the District of Co