The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-13

had made concerning the public schools
At the right moment Hayes name was
brought forward again and they
compromised upon Hayes. So In the
national convention at Cincinnati. When
the convention was all by the ears for
Blaine and Morton and Conkling and
Bristow and Hartranft and others, at last
to beat Blaine they compromised on
Hayes. Hayes to all intents and pur.
poses Is compromise can9lIa'e anu
nothing else, while Mr.. Iildcn on the |
contrary, to all intents and purposes,
was the leading strong candidate OF the
st. Louis convention a man of immense
power and prominence, daring and cour-
ageOus, aud whose name is the very sy.
nonym and emblem of reform. [Cheers.
When the news was brought to Tilden
of his nomination, he said that the poll
ticians sanctioned it and 1t was
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
| lie said lit means reform must be the
watchword of this campaign lie starts
out with the impetus of reform he has
| shown by what he has done that he pos
| sesses the courage, sagacity aud inde-
pendence to strike at rascality wherever
| he finds it, whether among Democrats or
| Republicans.
| Now. so far as
| THE PLATFORMS OF THESE TWO PARTIES
are concerned, have very few words to
| say. The truth Is. platforms are made to
catch votes, whether they be Republican
or Democratic platforms. Now, we have
seen that in Republican platforms hereto
fore the Republican party has gone into
convention and solemnly resolved that
the party should do certain thing and
then it has as deliberately and as soleunly
II,
opposite thing. The Republican party
tour years ago in the national convention
that nominated Grant resolved in favor of
civil-servicc reform. My God. what a
civil-servlce Reform you have had for the
last four years! [Cheers and laughter
At Cincinnati, the other day. they repeat
ed the same farce. They resolved that
there should be u reform of the civil SER
vice. There is much difference i'm these
two platforms upon many questions.
Both parties have resolved in favor of re-
form and the civil service. Both parties
resolved in favor of maintaining the con-
stitution in all its parts and the union in
all its entirety. Both parties resolved in
favor of reform. Well. the Republican
party resolved in favor of reform four
years ago all over the United States. be-
sides the civil service.
There is much difference between the
two platforms upon
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
The platform at Cincinnati does not
demand the repeal of the resumption
act. while the st. Louis platform does.
When Gen. Hawley, chairman of the
committee on resolutions of the Cincn.
matt convention. reported the platform
there was minority report offered.
have forgotten the name OF the gentle
man who presented the minority report.
He moved 10 amend the majority report
by resolution demanding that the gov
eminent enact such legislation as was
necessary TO enforce the resumption act
and carry out its provisions. General
ll2wley took the stand and declared that
he was opposed to it, and that they
would not OF couse embrace the PROPOSE
ton which had been presented by the
minority, providing that it be carried
out. Gen. Hawley moved that this
amendment be laid upon the table, and
the convention by a very large majority,
tabled the amendment. 1t had not the
boldness of the convention at st. Louis,
to say in so many words, eve demand
the repeal of the resumption act.' But
in effect it means about the same thing.
or what use is the resumption act, il you
do not carry it out? The Republican
deliberately that they would not do
that. u the resumption act is not to be
enforced, then it simply stands on the
ata.uo- bvuh as utad letter ana an OBJ
struction to business. The merchants
and business men. and capitalists, do not
know what day congress may either re.
peal the act, or attempt to enforce it.
Therefore, they are afraid to embark
their capital in business. Ii it is not to
be enforced, then let it be repealed, and
not remain on the statute books as
hlndrance to business, and as delusion
and snare. There is little difference in
the platforms upon the subject of tariff
between the two parties. The Cincin-
natl convention resolved in favor of
protective
TARIFF.
How in the world the Chicago Tribune,
edited as it is by a free-trade man, can
supper. that platform or its nominees, |
cannot see. The st. Louis convention
resolved against these discriminating du-
ties, which is a species of robbery called
protective tariff, and which has so pro-
tected our laboring men in this country
that they are now going off in ship-loads
to Europe to find something to do, and
where they can get better wages. Upon
that question. if upon no other, am for
the platform of the st. Louis convention
in preference to that at Cincinnati.
[Cheers.]
This, with a few generalities in the Gin
cinnati convention platform with refer
ence to maintaining the rights of the peo-
pie, constitute about all there is Ofthe two
platforms. But, as said, let no man in
this crowd pin his faith to the platform
of any convention. After you have read
| the platform oyer, then scan and scan
more infinitely and critically the man
who stood upon it. There is the rub.
Who is the man upon this platform, and
who is the man upon that! There Is
where you are to cOnfine your Observa-
tons as TO the sincerity of these reforms.
Ii is the men who stand upon and behind
these platforms, and who are to carry it
out. that you are to depend upon.
| Now, my fellOw-citiZens. we have a
pretty good idea in this country what the
country needs. 1t is not necessary that
should occupy your time in telling you
there has been
ABUSES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
| GOVERNMENT.
| Iou all know 1t. lie who rune may
read. You may learn much in the his.
tory OF the last half dozen years of the
enormous rascallties that have been per-
petrated in our administration, and of
the immense need there is tor reform.
While the Cincinnati convention was
engaged on its platform it declared strong
ly for reform, but they say we will re-
form within the party. Now, my friends,
! want to say 10 you tonight that party
which has been long in power continu-
ously cannot reform. For two-thirds or