The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-20
RAPID CHANGIS.

The domain of politics Is excited 10
high degree, aud rapid changes are taking
place all over the land-changcs from the
Republican to the Democratic ialth'
Our public speakers, by their persistent
energy, enthusiasm and convincing argu-
ments. are causing this general revolt
ton in the ranks of the enemy. They
have aroused in the people suspicion
that their liberties are threatened. ami
that to gain a further lease of power the
present managers Of the Republican
party would go to the most oppressive
cXcesses-cven to that OF contradiction
and complete overthrow OF states
rights.
They have. by their ardent reasoning
powers, caught the ear of the people, and
demand that a change must succeed
the years of waste, theft and debauchery
that have distinguished the party In
power.
They have laid bare all the bad and fia-
grant acts OF the Republicans, and proved
that an unseen danger is not far away,
and that our republic. with its millions Of
industrious people, vast stretches of
land. its history and traditions.
is now almost in the grasp of an insati-
able crew OF demagogues, who,
in the guise of patriots. have
strangled the liberties of the
people of the south, and set prece-
dents that will eventually, unless speed
lily and efiectualIy repudiatcd. overthrow
our system OF government.
The people are alive to the Importance
OF thi. campaign and clamor tor achange,
Democratic orators-the best men OF the
naton-tell them that Tilden and Hcnd-
ricks are the apostles of reform, and that
to elect Hayes to the presidency means a
! continuation of the thieving Chats the
word and political corruption that has
traced the nation, like "A diagram of fire,
since the advent OF the northern hero OF
the war.
The Germans, heretofore largely Re-
publican, ARE going over to the Democracy
by thousands; and the recent disgrace
full treatment OF the great Schurz, at thu
hands of his enemy, the malevOlen
Morton, has caused the most stead
fast Republican Germans to waver il
their allegiance to the party.
II was the last remnant of the mask
When it disappeared, the Republican
managers lost their power oyer the Ger
mans of the nation. With this vast chang
in the North, we see the spectacle of tn
apostasy OF the colored men in the South
Their solid phalanx ls completed.
broken. They did not merely waver, bu
crossed the lines, took up the reform ban
per, and dark faces now minglc with tn
white. 1t was this strange news tina
went to Washin gton and startled Gran
from his reveries /; it was this movement
of the people, that neithe
policy, deception. nor powe
can check, that caused tn
PRONUNCIATION OF the southern order, ant
which still further united the people G
the South in resistance TO a war power
that does not embrace in its leaders one
third of the average intelligence Of tn
, country.
What does this change denote?
That the party in power does not rel
resent the people: that it misconstrue
the constitution, aud would, as central
lied force, consume the liberties that cam
10 us as an inheritance from the veteran
of l716; that new and honest admins
tration of national laws is wanted an
demanded, and that the overthrow of t
Republican party will insure relief tror
ruinous taxation, relief from the DANCE
of Capitalization. and give to the countr
peace and prosperity.