The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-29
lAnaCAI rssTIMONY.

AGAINST the character OF man VINO DE-
comes a candidate for office! To-day We
nil admire Mr.. Hannibal Hymnman, and
accord to him all the virtues Of saint In
hreecbes. lie is honest he is truthful
he Is charitable hr Is Il good husband
and father; he IL an example to be appre-
ciated by the rising generation. To.mor-
row he Is nominated for an office. and
presto there is a change. He has sud
denly become a thief a lara parsimo-
niors old wrctch-a husband who IL un-
faithful 10 his wifr--a father atrocious
In his treatment OF his children
an example 10 be summed by all
who appreciate nobility in human ma
turc. The wonder becomes common
that this very devlish human being was
not offered up upon the gallows long
ago, Well, well it is all in lifetime,
and the best must suffer the infection as
well as the worst. 1t is way we people
of this great and glorious republic have.
and who shall dare to complain We
don't; and. now while good Uncle SAM
uel J. Tilden is getting his share. we
take 1t all in the most philosophical
frame of mind. lie can stand 1t. and
stand it we'll; and, alter all, the people
will not believe his traduccrs. They
know him.
Why, now. look here. good I.eDubli.
can friend: sit down, keep quiet and lis
ten moment or two. The men who de-
sire to be the keepers of your conscience
have told you Tilden was a secessionist
aud you believe them. Strange. but
true YOU believe them-believe the gen
tleman who is one of President Grants
secretaries and chairmah Of the Radical
national committee--believc Shepherd
Babcock. Mcdonald, Mckee. and the
other patriots, who tell you that Tildcr
was not loyal. Now, you should not be-
lieye these men. The facts are against
them. ridden was war Demo
crat. Lately he was elected governor
of New York by more than $1,000 ma
jority. During that canvass it was never
discovered that he had been disloyal
The charge was never made against him
and he defeated good old. very loyal
| shoot him-on-the-spot Dix. an able mar
and friend of President Grant. Be
| sides this. here comes Judge Cation ant
says: II knew 1'ilden during the war
know that he of the loyal was the mos
loyal" and so forth. But the charge j:
very silly. my good friend and only soft
heads will give to it any attention.
But. you say. he was not true re-
former, All: Somebody has been tam
pering with your good sense, or else you
would not believe that story. He throt'
led Tweed, didu't he: Don't tell me he
had selfish object in view. In these
days We can only judge men by theil
actions. But While he was doing thi'
work. the New York Times praised hin
with as much vigor as 1t Is now using ir
his abuse. aud the Times was then a:
good Radical paper as it is now. Anc
after his election as governor, in Janu
airy, ls75--on the day of his Inaugural
tion-Gov. Dix addressed Uncle Samue
in this endearlng manner
| Mr.. TILDES: The people Of the stat'
have called you TO preside over the adj
ministratiOn Of their government By A
MAJORITY Which o,qnitests the highest con
fdenee IN your ability, integrity and firm
ness. need not say TO you, who hav'
had so long and familiar acquaintance
with public affairs, that in state Of sucl
magnitude as ours, with interests so vas
and diversified, there is a constant demaDt
on the chief magistrate for the essentia
attributes Of craftsmanship. Ii is graf
flying TO know that the amendment
to the constitution. approved and ratiIie
by the people at the late general electiO
by limiting the powers Of the legisla
ture in regard to local and special law.
will in some degree tighten the burden {
your arduous and responsible duties
While material progress has been mad
during the last two years in the CORE,
ton of abuses. much remains to be dom
and the distinguished part you haoe bo,7
/. IN tie Vork Of municipal reform IN II
3 city Of Nev York gices assurance that az
der your auspices the great Interests Of u
state 1iN be rigitantly guarded. tend,
: you my sincere wish that your labors
: the cause OF good government may be
and that your administration may r
, dound TO your own honor, and IN n
} lasting prosperity 81 the people Of u
whole state.
Gov. Dix was not mistaken in his ma
q Gov. Tilden has been a. successful in Il
8 Office Of governor as he was elsewher
= As soon as he was well-seaied he toe
the canal ring by the throat and strange
: Ii, and In less than two year. reduce
D taxation from about fifteen millions
2 dollars 10 about eight millions. Pracl
cal reform. YOU see.
. But-how fruitful the Radicals are
''but' now .-Tilden swore to
about his income. Don't you believe
word OF II. He dill no such thing; or
6 he did, SO did Hayes; because, "
: know, II is charged on better eviden
! that Hayes robbed dead soldiers fan
! ly Of four hundred dollars that we
g placed In his hands by the dying DO
+ And Hayes did more. He also swore
y less income than he received, il 1ild'
: did. But We don't believe these storie
2 Tie evidence, sometimes plausible, il ;
ways knocked over.
No, no; the truth is, both Tilden al
i. Hayes are honest, as the world goes; b
o Tiiden has great deal more sense tn
Z layes-a great deal more. Eyerybo'
= knows he has. Hayes lie a goodish SC
: | of a man. hut Tilden IL a great man