The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-22
Ghe Bulletin.
TIE DIFFERENCE.

says. that Mr.. Hendricks position has
complicated matters very much, and has
rendered. more improbable any satisfac-
tory settlement Of the present political
troubles. BY his private counsel, 1t Is
said, he has instigated the Democratic
movement in Indiana; and, IL is added
he actually wrote the address lately pub
lislicd by the Democratic committee OF
that state. The "movement' referred
10 j. a movement 10 insist that Iilden and
Hendricks, having been duly elected
shall be regularly indicted into the oill-
: css they have been called by the voice of
the people to ill. The address urge. the
necessity OF action 10 conStyninate the
purpose OF securing the results OF the late
election to those who ought 10 have
them. Nr. Hendricks ofensc then is,
HE belief that he has been elected and the
quiet efforts he is making to prevent the
Radicals from swindling him out of his
rights The Radicals are amazed. What
right has Democrat 10 insist upon his
rights? Has he right any Radical ras-
cal is bound 10 respect? We pre-
sumo there. would be a great cutlery,
If GOV. 1llden were to make
journey OF the junketing kind over
New York state, visiting friends and
charitable institutions. and making little
speeches here and there, declaring his
election, and saying: "Oi course shall
be iIIaugurated, aud there will be no war
you do not want war. and will be quiet
but shall be inaugurated because have
been elected" Such conduct us that, in
the Democratic president elect, would be
held to be treason by the Radicals but
how much these particular men are
pleased by Gov. Hayes con1uct--by his
little junketing journeys and little
speeches He. the pretender, who
knows that he il not the choice OF the
American people, and that he has been
counted in by his dishonest partisans,
travels about saying Il am elected, and 1
will be inaugurated and, what is more,
you Democrats will submit" This, in
him, is very proper in the Radical belief,
but it is absolutely reasonable ia Coy.
Hendricks 10 say II have been elected,
and the American people, being just and
honest, will surely see that am
regularly indicted into my Office - and
the very thought that Tilden should even
dare TO say "a the pretender does: II am
the president elect, and the people, for
their own sakes, should not permit me
10 be swindled out of the Office by lawless
rascals," send: cold chill through every
Radical in the land, and makes him howl
bloody threats az ainst all who refuse to
follow the Radical leaders into the crown
ing inlquity OF the age now in process
OF being contaminated by them. What
difference Tilden and Hendricks, who
received majority OF 300,0 900 of the pop
ular vote, and, on the face OF the returns.
states sufficient to give them two hun
dred and three electoral votes, eighteen
more than enough 10 elect, must be
dumb, while Hayes and Wheeler. the
minority candidates, who have a pre-
tended majority of only one ia the cleo
'oral college. obtained by traudulently
wiplng out 5000 Democratic majority IN
Louisiana, and smaller majorities in Flor
ida and South Carolina, may. with
Radical applause, go about the land boast
ing OF their success and threatening war
upon all who dare 10 question their right
10 u>urp the offices OF president and vice
president. Under such trying facts az
these the Democrats are asked 10 be very
patient-to not speak in loud tones OF
voice, lest they should startle their Rad
ical lords and masters into butcheTing
MOOD. Well, We can be patient aud will
be ; but, sy all the gods at once-lttle
and biz gods, good and bad gods
would do our Democratic
soul much good TO get down 10 an
excellent article OF denunciation OF the In.
iernal insolence Of the Radicals who
have cheated rs, and are now threatening
to eXterininale us because we have the ar-
daclly TO say occasionally that we are not
pleased-arc not happy-in the. knowl-
edge that We have been robbed OF our
hard earned victory at the polls.