The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-08
IT'S TO BAD
What Trio Of Cairo Radicals Think OF ,bs
"Belknap Business
"Its Too IInd: The Party ca,,,
RtRndIt'

There was good many persons I'm IN,
, postollcc yesterday afternoon waitin.
for the mail to be opened. Among IN,
. rest were two wcll-known Republican
politicians of this city, and on coming TO-
gethcr OF cousce the first subject to b,
talked about was the Belknap business
No names shall be mentioned. but for tn,
purpose Of this item the parties to thii
conversation shall be known a. Mr.. A.
and Mr.. y.
Mr.. A.-Wcll, what do you think o,
this id Bclkuap affair: It beats the
devil, don't it.
Mr.. Bit is q hard blow.
MI. A.--lcs, it is; and am afraid il
will prove more of a load than we will be
able to carry In the presidential election.
Mr.. B.--Well, as TO that matter. il will
certainly have wonderful influence
against Us. No party on earth can stand
many such exposures.
Mr.. A.-Grant has been id untortu.
nate In the selection OF hi. associates and
advisers, and the trouble j.. no one eau
| tell where it will stop.
| SMr. Bit i. a matter of astonshmcnt
to me that Grant should put Robson at
the head OF the war office. Robson
himself Is being Investigated with pretty
fair indications that he will be called up 10
| explain some Of hi, transactions a. the
head OF the navy department. They'll be
mighty apt to put the hooks to the old
fellow, and under the circumstances |
think Grant has made great mistake in
assigning him to Belknap's office.
Mr.. A.-1hcre is no doubt in my mind
that Robson has been exceedingly ex-
travagant, not TO say corrupt, in the
management of the navy; and the id
Democrats Will overhaul every scrap Of
paper in Washington but what they VIII
find il out,
Mr.. B.-Niewing it from party
stand point, at no time since |
the Republican party came into power
has the outlook for continued supremacy
been so gloomy as ,..at: the present nmc.
We can't stand it; the people will not
sustain such party. We are swamped. |
Mr.. A.-Thcre is no denying the fact
we are ia bad way, and for my life | |
can't see how the party can sustain Itself |
At this jnncture third party. proba-
blyOn Of the most prominent and ac-
tive Republicans in the city, put in an |
appearance, and having overheard por-
ton OF the conversation, took hand.
He shall be known as
Mr.. CT this thing don't stop Their,
: no power on earth strong enough to
lold the party together this tall. The
Democrats have their smelling commit.
ees out, and they seem to be making It
iery uncomfortable for some OF our hiYh
officials. That the party has too many
corrupt men in it is certainly true and
hey are too id big fools to cover up
hrir tracks. That Delano was in the
indian ring there is no doubt, or he never
would have left the cabinet: Robson has
made too tree with the funds OF the navy
apartment; the Babcock business, the
'hishy ring frauds in which
o many prominent Republicans have
cen caught stealing; Picrrepont' letter
} Dyer has a bad look about it, and il
o worse, certainly was in bad taste and
l-advised and last, and by all means the
'orst, Belhnap's tall--and Grants blum
er in accepting his resignation, all these
rings are too much for u to carry. We
mt do it. The people won't stand it.
ut looks n good deal that way" re-
'arhcd Mr.. A., and whistling a tune that ,
FUNDED much like the "dead march," he r
ok his way in TO sec the postmaster. .
Its very Encouraging and | am al
ost disgusted with politics, ami some
mes think Ill have nothing more to do
it'll parties said Mr.. c.. and hobbled II
! to the upper part of the custom
)use building TO see Collector Fisher.
"Well, | can stand it," said Mr. y. II
mt owe the party anything. The debt
on the other side. have voted with
e Republican party because thought
was right, and when it quits being
ght, which it seems to have done, can
'tc with some other party"