The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-08
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CAIRO, Sept. 4, 1875.
EDITOR BULLETIN The Democrats
have lately achieved are unprecedented
victory. which Il truly chararacterixetl
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This result has been brought TO pass by
the votes Of an independent class Of citi.
zens who have hitherto been connected
with the Republican party. TO this they
had clu ng for considerable time past,
in the vain hope that citizens platform
would he adopted, and q
REFORM IN THE ADMINISTRATION
of our governmental affairs might be
accomplished inside Of party lines; but
these have finally come to the conclusion
that the check must he applied to their
corrupt leaders In q way which they
could BY no possible means mistake. The
Democratic leaders appreciated the siti,a-
ton. and under the circumstances show
their understanding Of tho causes Of the
conquest in November, and will carry
themselves 80 as to win the confidence of
the lately acquired accessions to their
ranks. The Republican leaders, on their
side, pretty generally show that they
also understand the situation, but any
efforts they may make now can
hardly retrieve what they have lost, since
the
REFUSE or LAST NOVEMBER
was 50 general, aud any movement to.
wards reform at this late day will Ike
looked OH with suspicion as throwing q
"sop to Cerberus" by which they may
longer maintain the control Of the purse.
strings of the nation having once been
tried and found wanting, it is natural to
suppose that the places which now know
them will soon know them 10 more. II
seems hardly creditable that they will
survive the
NENT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
This combination OF facts will give
point to what am about to say, and IL
my theory, or suspicious. be correct.
Washington will ere long be filled up
with the iirstlings of that tribe of Office
seekers who will overrun the capital.
The old clerks, who have fattened on the
public granary, winning their insecure
earnings by correspondingly intermittent
work, will be girding themselves up Tor
a new cast
UPON THE TIDE OF LIFE.
IL Is, at best but a sorry maintenance for
man, which. at the largest, can barely
outreach the four years Of Presidential
life, and at the expiration OF such terms
leaves him with mind and hand attuned
to A clerkly organization which he can
transport nowhere.
Within my own knowledge, I can re-
call the bent figure Of an
OLD GENTLEMAN OF SIXTY,
who had been the holder of public of.
flee through three successive administra-
had reared his family
dozen years upon the, small
income belonging to his post-saving
iothjng, and yielding much OF his indie
'endence in his cndeavors to retain the
'lace that gave bread to his household,
nd at the opening OF the fourth admin
stration, when his head was white with
abor, aud his hand and brain cramped to
lis treadmill offices,
TURNED CARELEssLY ADRIFT,
IN aimlcss and almost hopeless wreck Of
! man. 1t would be useless almost, yet
curious, to compute the amount of time
md temper which has been sacrificed by
aspirants after official places.
It would surely largely outweigh all the
qualifications, and all the cmoluments,
which they successfully enjoy. The at
nOsphere Of Washington is not favorable
% modest bearing, and there Is no quar-
Ter of the world where retiring modcsty
will so soon grow brazen, or
GIRLIsH BASH FULNEss
30 soon slight the cmbarrassments Of the
'alon, as our national capital. A man
has needs there to wear his claims upon
his tongue, and lady 10 wear her mod
esty in private. Presumption goes fur.
thcr in world Of clamOr than any vir-
tue Of quictudc.
DELIcACY OF CHARACTER
Is as much lost at our seat of government
as honesty has been among our officials
for the past few year. Respectfully,
CITvxrr