The Cairo bulletin., 1876-05-02

u u "cii S'uu tiIat tne most discourage
ng feature OF our American politics, is
the attitude maintained by the Rcpubli-
| can In The very face of the exposures
made of Republican villainly. At
la time when these expos
ures were involving officials in high
| places: at time when those who had
enjoyed the confidence and patronage of
the administration were passing the
gates of our pcntentlaries rs fast as the
law could send them there. and at q time
when good men everywhere stood APP
palled at the unveiled rottenness OF every
branch of the public service--at such
times as this, the party responsible for
such deplorable condition of our gov
| ernmetnal affairs. carried ono of our SOW
creign states by an increased
majority. 1t was nothing 10 the Repub-
licans Of Maine that every department Of
the government had been plundercd by
those who were sworn to administer 1t
honestly; it was nothing to them that
the president himself was under suspi-
cion, and that those nearest to his person
had been corrupted; it was nothing to
them that cabinet officers lad sold ap-
pointmonts and 'rnflicked in contracts
all this was nothing. Ben Hill of Ceor-
gia. had denied that JEFF Davis was re-
sponsible tor the Andcrsonvillc horrors,
and, therefore. the Democratic party was
unworthy OF public confidence,
In 80 far as we are permitted to Judge
by their acts and expressions, the Re
publicans, not only OF Maine, but of
the whole country. view the develop
mcnts made. with comparative ndiicr.
cncc. They have not had the hardhood
and daring cilrontery TO openly defend |
the vlllanies exposed but the editors |
and orators Of the party are striving with |
might and main to divert public attcn-
ton from them. They have opened their
batteries of abuse and dciraction upon
the COMMITTEES who have made the cx-
posurc, and hesitate at no lie, however
bald-iaccd, if its circulation gives prom
iscs OF casting odium upon what they
are pleased 10 term "thc confederate
House,
Treating this subject the Springfield
Register says. with much truth: "To pal
liate and excuse these crimes and to
shelter the criminals, the whole Repub-
lican party seems to have risen up as one
man. For this purposc-in laboring for
such an end-many facts are denied with
shameless lies; many are distorted by
means no less shameless. while others
are shamelessly admitted, and gloricd in.
And this feature of the situation Is
most alarming. for il shows that the
whole Republican party as represented !
by its leaders is the apologist of these {
,rimcs and the partaker in the spoils of |
hem. That single public officer should {
Detray his trust is not an alarming fact.
provided the offender lies under the ban
'i the law and of public opinion, Tut
when we see, as in this case. a whole ad-
the president and all his
cabinet officers, the heads of departments
and all subordinate officers stealing the
public money, selling officers appoint
nents and contracts, the case is bad in
Iced. And when, as also in the present
case, we see whole party, editors and
orators, politicians aud oflicc-h holders,
men and private citizens, de-
lend the criminals, ignore the crimes,
misstate the facts and support the party
which by party action has been guilty OF
all this villainy, the case becomes the
worst which can possibly be presented"