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


party has turned out Bristow after all his
efforts in the prosecution of the whisky
ring. 1t has dismissed all his agents, who
assisted him In the prosecution. What
does this meanY IL means that there
Will not be another whisky prosecution
during this administration. Mark my
words. Watch your papers. You will
not see another whisky trial. They will,
one after another, be dismissed, and the
men In the penitentiary will be pardoned
ont.
THE THING HAS STOPPED.
The honest men who were in the admin
lstration have gone out with Bristow,
and new set of men have been called in
to take their places. You will have no
more prosecutions. Ii was not originally
intended that the Republican party should
carry this ON. IL would not do. What
assurance have you that after the election
of Mr.. Hayes there will be any reform
He certainly Is not the man to effect
them. The men in power
are the men who should be re-
formed, and Hayes will continue
them in power if elected. We have no
right to expect otherwise, for certainly
nothing the man has ever done would
stamp him as refOrmer. There is moth
ing. He has no such exalted abilities as
Bristow, and he has not his independence.
There is no evidence OF il, | think. Then
where must we look tor this reform?
Certainly not from the Republican party.
But 1t is said In the newspapers that this
is the old fight, that if 1ilden and Hen
bricks are elected we shall have TO
PAY THE REBEL DEBT,
and pay for the slaves and pay the thous-
ands of Southern claims for property
destroyed during the war. Now. my
friends, that cry decciyes a great many
men. A good many honest Republi-
cans believe that. They believe it as
honestly as disbelieve it. | credit them
with a conscientious desire to do what
they believe to be right. But this Is the
sheerest bosh and nonsense in the world.
Don't you know THAT the constitution
provides that the rebel debt and the slaves
shall not be paid for ? Don't you know
that Don't you know that it would
be utterly impossible for the party in
power, if disposed to do this, 10 accom-
plish it, The courts would Immediately
decide such law unconstitutional if
congress should pass it. 1t could not be
done except in this manner: Except the
two houses Of congress should pass such
a law and submit to the next congress
for approval, and afterwards obtain the
consent Of three-fourths of all the States
to the amendment to the constitution.
Now would't they have good time do
ing that? How long would it take.
You have got to have an election in the
meantime. Ii took US there years to
adopt those amendments. How many
men do you suppose would be elected 10
congress again who would vote tor any
al, Ln
have To be submitted to all the lcglsla-
lures of the States. The fact is the peo-
pie of the south themselves don't want
anything of the sort. TO a great extent
a new set OF men own property down
there. who would not consent 10 being
taxed for any such purpose. What north
ern man would vote tor anything OF the
sort Tilden has large wealth would he
consent that his property should be taken
for such purposes? Oh! you say, "There
are various
CLAIMS PoR PROPERTY DESTROYED BY
THE ARMY
in the south, aud the newspapers say a
great many bills have been introduced
by members from the south To pay these
losses. That is true. But how many Just
such bills have been introduced in every
congress since the war by Republicans
from the south, as much "a anybody else.
Every member of congress from the
south, white or black, Republican, or
Democrat, when his constituent sends
him bill providing for the payment by
the government Of certain losses which
he suffered during the war, assure you
that member OF congress will introduce
that bill. That is the end OF it,
1t goes to some committee
where 1t never comes to light again, or,
if it is reported back. it is immediately
laid upon the table. don't think any
more bills have been introduced bv the
present members of congress from the
south than were introduced by every
congress by white or black Republicans
from the south; but you can't get any
northern man, either Democrat or Re
publican, TO vote tor one of them.
My friends | haye long ceased TO be-
lleve That all that Is pure and honest and
patriotic was in my own party. don't
believe that doctrine. Ii is a good many
years since gave that up. An enthusi-
astic young man may, perhaps, for lit
tie while think that there j. no integrity.
honor. or patriotism outside of his party.
The young convert. sometimes, think
there is no religion or Christianity out
side of his church. You know these
young converts are like young birds that
are largest when they are first Matched.
Laughter But there is honesty AMI
there is
PATRIOTISM AND INTEGRITY II ALL
PARTIES.
There are men all about you who differ
with you in opinion upon political sub
jects who have just as much love for the
old flag as You have, and who want to
see our institutions perpetuared; there
fore, am convinced that whatever party
has the administration of affairs, be it the
Republican party or the Democratic
party, that patriotism is not lost.
We are not going to violate the consti-
tuition in respect to paying these uncon-
stltutlonal claims. But 1t is said, "Y GU
will have
ANOTHER WAR,
If this is allowed TO 20 on and Samuel j.
Iilden is elected president of the United
States You and ] appreciate that.
But who is going to fight? Is it these
people OF the South who are impOver-
lshed, and who have not yet arisen from
the poverty OF the last war: Is it these
men who are still smarting under the
thrashing they have got, whose purpose
Is TO destroy: Are they going to fight /:
Now. II is little singular-f there is any
truth in these statements-it is a little
singular that even the most extreme of
southern men do not avOw such pur-
pose. Mr. Toombs, who is known to be
an extreme Southern man, you will find
never ayows amy such purpose or inten-
ton. There is nothing OF the sort to be
feared or apprehended.
In this centennial year of our nations
history there is an intention that hate and
sectionalism shall be abolished by all the