The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-25

d he Bulletin.
New Democratic Paper--.'POpe Cous-
~ RefOrmer.'


The Democrats Of Pope county having
determined to issue weekly Democratic
campaign paper, the first number has
made its appearance. The new paper is
called Tho Pope County Reto"er, and
In Its salutatory says:
A long established custom makes 1T
necessary, that, in appearing before the
public as the conductors of newspaper,
we should write an article Introductory
announcing the course we shall pursue
as editors. But we shall have little to
say, preferring to let our words speak for
themselves, and our actions and our
paper each week be the criterion by which
to Judge OF the future.
We are Democratic and intend publish
ing Democratic paper. We expect to
use our best exertions in defending the
great and time-honored principles of that
party. as taught by Jefferson. Madison.
Monroe and Jackson in days gone by,
and as advocated and defended by Tilden,
Hendricks and legion OF other noble.
patriotic reformers Of the present day.
In thus presenting ourselves in an al
most new and untried avocation, we
think we do not underrate the difficulties
that surround US; but having an apprecia-
ton OF these difficulties, we trust we will
be allie TO meet and overcome them; and
we presume that all those with whom We
have the pleasure OF being personally ac-
auainted know that it has never been our
motto to engage in any enterprise and
abandon it before ascertaining the final
issue.
And, further, We think they will not
doubt the truth of our assertion, that we
will never swerve from what we consider
to be our duty, and will be fearless in de-
nunciation OF what we believe 10 be- not
right.
The REFogMER, as a campaign paper,
will labor zealously to advance the in
tercsts OF Tilden and Hendricks In their
election to the presidency and vice-presi-
dency Of the United States, and will
also give its earnest support to the entire
Democratic ticket. AS its name indicates,
we will not hesitate to expose fraud and
corruption, when found in any political
party. and thus, with the exposure Of
such crimes. strive to inaugurate better
order Of things.
This. the Centennial year of American
independence is the most remarkable, and.
we might say the most unhappy epoch in
the political history of our nation, when
the party in power winks at crime and
would fain let the perpetrators 20 acquit,
so long as they show fidelity TO said par
ty--a party where 10 find an honest Off
cial Is the exception and not the rule,
and where the executive head at the ma
tional capital, il not in absolute collision
with the recently convicted official
thieves. must, at least, have been cogni.
Zaut OF the acts of the criminals, and
tailed TO have them brought to justice
until forced 10 do so by the investigation
inaugurated by one OF the exceptions
above referred to and encouraged by all
honest citizens OF the country.
Bat the people of our nation can no
longer be hoodwinked and deceived by
the false promises Of the political leaders
of party rotten to the core-a party
that stands to-day as accessory to the
crime of plunging our once proud and
glorious Republic into fratricidal war,
thereby creating almost incoasolable dis
tress all over the land, leaving the nation
distracted, its citizens burthened with a
large war debt, no administration of one
portion OF the Republic by law, the con-
stitution being over-ridden and military
despotism alone prevailing. But the
people of our country. in their power
and good sense, are now moving in the
great matters of reform, and the ides of
November next will record the success
full election of one Of the greatest, II not
the greatest, statesman that ever was
chosen TO the chief magistracy OF the ma
tion-our noble standard bearer Samuel
J. Tilden, the great ring-breaker Of New
York, who will at once prove himself to
be the ring-breaker of the nation upon
his induction into the presidential chair.
Then, indeed, will reform be insti-
tuted in every department OF our govern
ment. law and order once more prevail
everywhere within its borders, and miss
called Republicanims, with all its rotten
ness and hell-born fallacies, will be once
more hurled to the dust, and true ma
tional Democracy again arise trium-
plant, JOHN FooTE,
DAN. F. CLARK.