The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-13

bly,, and lose to the Democratic party
United States senator from Illinois. DO
YOU say to me-: ave are not objection
able to the party, but the men who are
denouncing us cannot be convinceS OF
this tact?' You are mistaken In this be-
lief. There is a way in which you may
convince every person whose attention Is
called to the matter, that the Joncsboro
convention gave expression to the wish
of the Democratic party of the district
when it nominated you, il it be true in
deed that that convention did give ex-
preston to that wish in your nomina-
ton. This you may do by retiring from
the ticket. BY doing so you would give
to the Democrats of the district an OPP
portunity to meet in another convention
for the purpose of reviewing the action
of the one lately held at Jonesboro. The
events of that convention, and this patri-
otto action on your part, would attract
the attention ofall the Democrats of the
district. who would not fail to have the
opinion OF the party about this whole
matter pronounced with an emphasis
that would render its meaning unmis-
takeable. If the dissenters. who are now
so pronounced in assertion that the
Jonesboro convention msrcpresented
Democratic sentiment in your nomina-
ton, are mistaken, the other convention,
which your withdrawal from the ticket
would render probable, would not fail to
reaffirm the action of that convention by
your denomination, and thus rebuke
your traducers. You assert that you
were nominated because a majority of the
Democrats Of the district desired
your nomination, believing you to be fit
men to carry the banner of reform to
victory. You therefore have every rea-
son to believe that. in another conyen-
ton, you would be indicated by being
renomiaated. Being worthy of Demo-
cratic favor, the Democratic party of
jackson, Union and Alexander counties.
would not permit you to be sacrificed to
appease the clamor against you, unless the
clamorers could and should give to the
party the best Of reasons for clamOrng.
Fair play is jewel. The Democratic
party of this district has not thrown il
away. lftherefore wrong is being done
to You by the Dissenters-impoltely
called by some the Bolters-the party
will surely, if You give it the opportuni-
ty have suggested, rise up and vindicate
you. consequently now invite you to
procure restoration OF harmony to the
Democratic party of this district by seek
ing your vindication in the way | have
indicated; and that you may have the
inducement of my example before you
while you consider my suggestion, pro.
pose to take to myself the advice herein
tender to you. l will also retire from
the ticket. Before this has been read by
you my withdrawal from the canvass will
have been notified to the Democratic cen.
trail committee of the district.
lnthis connection deem it proper ia
say, that the nomination received from
the Jonesboro convention did not seek
and that. If this movement shall result in
announcer convention. from il Z mil, no,
ask denomination. The dissension that
is raising so great an uproar about us
has happily aimed at me none of its ell
venomed shafts. therefore need nc
Vlndlcation. and may, without sacrificing
anything OF reputation or character, re.
tire from the position of a candidate
This ! shall do with pleasure. con
sented to accept the nomination for repre-
sentative, not because | expected to BIZ
pleased with the dsagreeable wrangle
OF the canvass, or because | anticipated
pecuniary gain to be procured from the
position, but for the reason that [ be-
licved, being led into this belief by i,
may be an objectionable selt-apprecla
ton, that had the ability, which the ex
perlence ! have had in the general as
sembly would have enabled me to make
available, to do the state some service
10 DO, as one of the representatives OF
this district, something effective in the
good work of political reform now being
inaugurated in the federal and state gov.
ernments. BY retiring from the ticket
and taking my place in private station,
which has been called not improperly
the post OF honor, forego the arduous
and Improbable pleasure of serving the
people in the general assembly. But |
shall not be inactive in the present canl.
paign. Out Of this canvass much good
Will flow. 1t will, have no doubt, re-
suit IN releasing from the throat of our in
dustries the strangling fingers of the un.
wise and crimeful financial policies of the
Republican party and will also, | hone
and pray, drive from place the rayenous
cormorants of corruption, and lead the
people up to the knowledge that it is
high crime against the republic to Gle.
| yate into any office, even the least i'm.
portant, men whose characters are tar.
nshed by vice or black ened by crime.
That the great cause of political reform
may be strengthened in Southern Illinois.
by securing harmony and unity of pur-
pose in the Democratic party of this
portion OF the state, very earnestly
urge you act, and at once. upon the sug-
gestions have herein made.
In the hope that you will cooperate
with me in this effort to hold up the arms
OF the Democracy in this district, permit
me to subscribe myself, Very truly.