The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-13

publicans offered to nominate him for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the Oglesby
ticket, with the certainty of the governor
ship when Oglcsby should become Sena-
tor: but he refused. saying he could not
consult hi, political aspirations until his
debts were satisfied. For the same reason.
he refused nomination for Congress
last iall-rclused ii after il had been tend
cred To him three times and his dcclin-
alton had been rejected repeatedly. NO
| party can compel me to accept an office
that will require me to neglect my bust
ness until my debt, are paid" he said,
and stuck to it.
During all this time lac was not inactive
| in politics. He was recognized ~ the
| Republican leader of Cook county. and
conducted all the campaigns Of that party
in Chicago. How successful hc was. every
body knows. When hc step
ped across the line. the Rcpub-
lican majority of from 5000 TO 10000
vanished. The Democrats abused
him, but they could not lay at his door
political corruption. lie never. during
! all the time hc led the Republican party,
used unfair means TO carry an election.
No fraudulent naturalization paper, were
with his knowledge issued; no mau not
entitled to vote waS, with his knowledge.
| permitted 10 vote; no money was uscdby
/ him or with his consent tn bribe voters.
In the hallot-boN is our only hope. nc
said, land he is q villain who would cor
! rupt il in any way lie carried hi party
aud the public with him by his enthu.-
a>n. which in q man of his force ct char
actcr, j. power.
We 10 not shut our eyes to the fact that
. IN manners, he Is ovcrbcariug-tha In
[ language, he j. often rudc--ihat some
/ times he j. insulting TO an adversary. He
( cannot correct these shortcomings. and
would bc like Sampson ,horn of hi, hair
/ if he could and would. In them i his
strength. He ovcrbcars opposition. and
tho>, who associate with him almost al
| ways learn 10 think a. he does and act ~
/ he directs. Put him into a crowd hostile
/ to him in an excited time; il he can in
/ duce hi audience To listen 10 him. he will
without fail carry it, sympathic> by storm
and make friends of most of his
/ enemies. lie j. dictatorial because he
believes what he advocates. and he j, IN
influential politician, because his follower,
admire the stubborn pluck of the man.
and hi devotion To the cause in which he
/ j. enlisted. lie i, not statesman. but J.
one of the greatest of our politicians. II
I he had the ,uayiiy OF the man OF the
world, hc would better please the class of
| parlor people who believe that The state
I should be managed by gentlemen in Kid
/ gloves. and il hc Were more OF dcma-
! gogue hc would not, a, lic j.. be- hated by
| the eloquent Migrants of the commune
/ who believe dirt. vulgarity and lazinc,,
| necessary To good government
/ but he j, a. frank in
! condemnation OF the craftsmanship OF
/ yagrantism a, of the white-chohcr states
manship that would run the government
/ 10 the measured ryhthm of Old Hundred
/ and give it over to the Prai,c-tiOd cant of
Bcccheri,m. All the abuse ofall the news
paper, in tue land cannot break linn
down. II lie fall at all. pride will over
throw him. The consciousness of power
may grow upon him, until dictation will
be the result of insolcncc rather than OF
enthusiasm in "a cause he believes 10 Dc
Just, and then he will fall. But hc is not
likely TO make such a mistake He under
stands himself, and ii the Coalition do
not blunder-if the folly Of Democratic
impracticability doe, not put formidable
weapon, into the hand. ofthc Radicals
II the Opposition people can be organized
into a harmonious party-Mr. Ile,ing
will contribute more than any other man
in the United States 10 the downfall Of
the Radical party in 1876.