The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-16
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| Ius kNbIPENOtNIS AND sut
| DtNOs RATS
| Tie Illinois Independents, in Conven
| ton assembled ut Decatur. nominated
candidates for the state offices and pro-
mulgatcd n declaration of principles.
| The purpose of the movement inatigu'
rated by the convention and now in pro-
grcss has not been concealed. Evident
| ~ the gentlemen who are the authors at
it. in imitation of the strategy of the val
| oronS lrlshman. who. by himself. captllr-
ell whole army hy surrounding it. have
| determined 10 surround the Democratic
party of the State. make n prisoner OF
il and then manufacture il into their ally
against Rcpublcanism. They TO not,
in other words. propose 10 say To the
Democrats, who outnumbcr them many
thousands. ''Ey your permission" hut to
assert. "Nou must" The very aullacity
OF these gentlemen confident inso.
lcncc which distinguishes them in their
bearing towards the Democrats. entities
them to n Kind of admiration. the admir-
alton We give to very little tumble bug
rolling forward industriously very
large ball.
In view OF these considerations. what
are the Democrats Ia do in the pend.
ing canvass shall We 20 To Springfield
ami in convention assembled mccklv
swallow the Decatur ticket: or shall
we say; "TAi, clnlliltc ou that ticket
plcascs ~, and thcrCiorc We adopt him
This one il not Questionable, and there
fore we accept him 49, 10 take the
ticket In it, cntirrtyi il to surrender To the
Independents without tcrm>--i> To lay
down our arms, and say to Mr.. smith
not Johu-'hc very distinguished gentle
man who has talked the little lndcpcnd-
cni party into existence
'Justas We arc without one plea,
saw. taai our vote. ary 40 iur thee,
Oh Granger Man, ~ come
! To nominate only part OF the ticket
of the Smith-llootcn combination would
not be polite movement either. Ii. for
instance, we should nominate Mr.. Stew
ard. the Independent nominee. for GOV
crnor. and Mr.. Merritt. the Democratic
editor OF the state R.gi,'e'. for Secretary
of state, the result would be, probably,
| that Mr. Steward would be elected and
both Mr. Democratic Merritt and Mr.
Independent liootcn would be defeated
by Mr.. Radica! Scroggs or Mr.. Radical
lTn,i.Ns I, -. .nt1 la. Ip1.-
pcndcnts will withdraw a part OF their
ticket and permit the Democrats TO nom.
mate candidates for the places thus made
vacant. This would be very kind in
deed; but it will not be done. How can
ii be: Who can say 10 the lndcpcnd-
ents for the Democratic party with
draw Steward and liootcn and liisc, for
instance, and let us nominate candidates
in their stead, and we Will consent to
joint tickct:' And ii any one had au-
thorty TO say thi. for the Dcmoc-
racy and should say it ~ the hide
pcndcnts would the independents, reply,
1--WE will do rs you wish - Could the
| Independent State Central Committee
say this with authority, and then COM
mand Mcssrs. Steward, IIootcn and llise,
or any Of the other Independent candi-
dates, to get of the ticket: 1t is true the
| committee might assume to call upon
their candidates 10 step down and out
but would they: \ man may call spirits
from the vast deep, but will they come :
We doubt. 1t is impossible that
any OF the candidates on the lndepend
ent ticket will consent to not "run." In.
dependents have pleasure in run
ming for Office, and do not often fore.o it
Hope springs eternal in the Granger breast,
smith never IT, but always to he, blc-t.
Steward hopes to be elected, Aspcrn
hopes, llooten hopcs-they all hope.
The hope will never be gratiiied. OF
course, but still ii springs eternal in these
Granger breasts. and while il does all the
| committees in Christendom could not
tear kewanee's candidates from the Indie.
| pendent ticket. They will stick, and We
must swallow them at gulp or put
them all aside.
Wei, what shall we do: Put them
aside, Is our advice. While we are willing
10 do anything in our power to consoli
date the opposition 10 Radicalism in Hi
nois, we are not willing to permit every
little political organization, lcdby scatter
Drained fellows, to gay 70 u.: "Com.
, here. swallow this" Even If IA,
meat * well cooked We d
no, like 10 swallow IL On c0inpul.ion
and 10 swallow ou c1npulsion ill-cooke
political di,he, men like Kcwaue
y smith commend 10 our pal4tc. Why =,
- Will see him and hi. party ID nr.
b. 10" beinOcr4tic party W.. no; con.ul.a
I, by hewanee when be- nominated D.
i, 'S.ei. md ihe DeDper4iic parry owe
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