The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-04


bottom from the whole argument.
Among the funniest things know OF Is
the means by which these gentlemen
seek to break the force OF the Tilden let.
ter. You have all read 1t. Ii you have
not you ought 20. will not trouble YOU
with reading it. but will assure you
that, in my judgement, 1t covers the
whole ground. The general says, al
though Tllen SAYS he will veto any bill
that looks toward the payment of these
rebel debts, he has not sail whom he
would appoint rs Judge of the court of
claims. lie goes on to tell YOU the
court of claims passes in these Southern
claims and Tildcn has not told you whom
he will appoint to that place The fact
is the court OF claims has nothing in Tie
world to do with it.
The NEXT GENTLEMAN
To attempt to meet il was Mr.. James G..
Blains. who. after all, as | shall show
alter q while, is the best representative of
Republicanism, rs ii exist to-day, that
there is in the country. Mr.. James g..
Blaine made speech AZ Chicago, and he
disposcs OF Tilden's letter in a manner
that is so conclusive aud SO satisfactory
that | don't know, after all, but ] shall
have TO give the old fellow up myself
daughter want to read 10 you what
he says on that points
mir. T'ilden carefully confines himself
to the same language used in the four
teenth amendment. and that j. that he
would veto any bill presented to him for
making gooi the losses incurred 10y
uisloyal people. | wish Mr.. Illden h ad
SAID he was opposed to making good any
Losses suffered 10y disloyal persons.
maintain there is u very great difference
in the language. do not charge, for |
do not know. that Mr.. Tilden mean this
difference. but do charge this that the
Riddle bill. now pending in congress.
tor the payment of every form of rebel
claims, can 20 through and become a law
and be signed by Mr.. rilden without vio-
iating that letter. | maintain that in
signing that bill ne would not in the re-
motest degree violate the pledge OF that
letter."
Now. gentlemen, here is q suggestion
made by Mr.. Blaine, that in my judy.
ment, il Mr.. Tilden was not man OF rep
utaton. would be very much like the
suggestion made by priest to peni-
tent at confession. There was a hostler
confessing 10 his priest. Now the fellow
had gone all through with all his sins.
Then the priest SAID: did you never
put tallow on horses teeth to keep them
from eating their oats - He said NO.
never in the world" The next time he
came the priest asked him the same que :.
ton, and the fellow said yes. he did.
why" said the priest, when YOU COL
fessed before thought You told Inc you
had never put tallow on horses
teeth Well said the fellow, II
never knew before it would do any
good Now Mr.. Blaine i very anxious
10 convince Iilden that, Notwithstanding
this pledge that We understand so dis
tinctly, lie may still impose upon the
country, aud NAV sign this bill. Mr.
Blaine says: Take the very literal
meaning OF what he has put there. and
thsre will be no possible conflict between
his signing that bill and the sentiments
expressed il that letter.
THERE l. ANOTHER POINT
In that speech that | think Is little bet
ter than this. in which Mr.. Blaine argues
the same question. He undertakes To
give nice construction Of these words.
had it marked in copy of the paper
had before me. and it may take me IA mo-
mcnt now TO lind that portion of the let
ter. Here it is. lie says that Petroleum
'. Nasty is now getting his claims
ready, and all he has 10 90 is 10 swear to
it. and then get Bascom. who keeps "A
liquor store al the confederate cross
roads, 10 swear that it /. a just claim,
and ought 10 he paid. Now | main
TAIN, says Mr.. Blaine. THAT bin j. not
in conflict with the literal meaning OF
Mr.. Tilden's letter: because this bill re-
fers exclusively 10 the losses suffered in
. l.. -,,r..
ans. prick up your cars. He SAYS be-
cause this bin refers exclusively TO losses
suffered in the passive voice that there j.
no conflict between this bill and the let
ter. you were going to parse il, it il
not losses that were incurred. That is to
-aY, Tilden has pledged himself to veto
any bill that intended TO provide for
losses incurred, but he has not pledged
himself TO veto any bill to pay for losses
suffered. DO you see the point: Il is
in the passive voice. Laughter con-
ie:s. that when | rea it was utterly as
tonished. never heard anything
clearer than that. Ii reminds me OF a
friend had good many Years ago, who
would sometimes drink too much. His
father was sensible man. A man said
10 my friend, sir, You are not az great
as your father" SAID he, Il am greater
man than my father, but don't show il.
The real fact is my intellectual faculties
are too great for my mental powers
Laughter. Except this nice tiiscrimi-
nation OF my friend have never seen any
thing so nice as this point made by
Mr.. Blaine. Mark you, il You want
the government 10 be protected against
losses incurred by the rebellion, vote for
Iilden. But If you do not want 10 pay
for the losses suffered you must vote
against him. The difference is between
incurred and suffered One Is in the pas
siyc voice, and | suppose the other is in
the active voice.
recollect once of man who told my
father when was a boy about famous
gun he had. lie said, MIR. Palmer. /
shot across the Potomac river, two miles,
at grouse, and killed it," "WelI," said
my father. ''that was most eXtraOrdi-
nary" Yes" said he, but it strained
the gun so that it wasn't worth a cent AZ
daughter | think Mr..
Blaine must have strained himself in max
ing this distinction.
My countrymcn, let me urge upon you
NOT TO BE ALARMED
Too much. The country is safe from
losses suffered There is a distinction.
The presidential election must be made
to depend upon the question whether Mr..
rilden will sign bin to pay for losses
and not for losses incurred. Mr..
Blaine was schoolmaster all his live and
that explains this thing. daughter.
l want you to read his speech.
Now, Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Tilden has written this letter. which,
In my judgment cannot be more clear
and explicit than 1t is--it shows You how
clear and explicit it Is when a man like