The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-14
JlDeC UNNtO DAVIS CN~UiDArr
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Is Was ,imtl. arl r,irrl before the bold
advocacy a., the claims of Gentlemen like
T(A.n. Thurman, Pcndlrion, nayard
and hendricks upon the favor of the de-
I mccvScy but of late. 1t has become bold
sud aggressive. AMI snow advancing "all
along the line" with every probability of
dominating and gaining victory. There
i therefore propricty in seeking 10 asrcr.
tain the reasons advanced hy the alyo-
Gates OF Judge Dayi, for believing him
to he the coming man of The Democratic
party.
We take II for granted that the Demo
crats who manage the affairs of the party
are anxious 10 achieve national success
ut the polls next November. We know
the masses of the party very mNiously
desire this. aul bclicyc success may be-
obtained by the nomination -, Il proper
candidate. They are welded To no par-
icular person. and their constantly re-
curing expression is : "Giyc ~ the hest
and the strongest available man." Eat
the difficulty is to determine who is the
best and strongest man.
Coy. 1'il,lrn, of New York. isa gentle
man entitled TO the respect of The
country. He is honest and comnrtcni.
But he would not receive hearty
support in the West. even from
| Democrats. The element of the par
" IN the West that is opposed to
resumption would advocate him COM
plalningly II at all. Mr.. Thurman could
not command the united support of the
Democrats of his own State. and Mr..
Bayard. respected by all men for his
great abilities and worth. would be OBJ
icctionab.c to what Is called tlc green
back men OF the party. Mr.. Pcndcton
Is not now in the contest. Mr.. Hendricks
has much strength. He has been very
careful not 10 give ontnsc 10 any faction |
OF his party. and with great skill has
managed TO steer between hard and soft
money; but this very fact would. in n
canvass led by him. bea source of trouble,
IL would require explanation, and hard
money and soft money would both look
at him with doubt il not with suspicion.
More than this: II either OF these zen.
tielncn were nominated, all the weapons
that Mcssrs. Blaine and Morton have
been putting aside for the canvass could
and would be used with good effect BY
the Republicans. They would compel
Us to fight over the battles of the late
war and take issue upon its results.
lhcy would lead Us to .indcrsOnyllc and
say: You are responsible for this :" {
20 the national cemeteries and say.
The blood of these men are on your {
leads In vain we would protest that
hcsc charges were unjust. Again and
gam they would be repeated. Demo-
rats OF impulsivc dispositions, like Mr..
lii of Georgia, would begin to explain.
rom explanation would glide into de. {
rnse, and from defense probably walk, |
'adlng thcirparty, into defeat. With
iticr OF the cstimable gentlemen named
: the candidate of the Democratic party. ;
he Republicans would say to Us: lyon
ave robbed the nation: Look ut FLOYD {
nd Tweed and the thousand and one
allies of corrupt Radicals"
II vain we might protest that we had
urged the party. Again aud again I
iould the charge be repeated and it is
roOably that even upon the name of
Ilidcn, the most e.tinablc, able and
'iglant Of the detective statesmen of the
lay, shadow OF suspicion would be cast.
It'll either of the gentlemen named a.
iir candidate, We would be upon the
defensive from the moment OF the nomin-
ton to the end Of the campaign. We
would loose the grand opportunity we
low have to wage aggressive war upon
he dsmayed army OF tadicalism.
with Judge Davis a. our candidate. we
would have advantage of the Rcpubli-
ans. The missiles prepared by Mc-srs.
Elaine and Morton would then be useless.
The bloody shirt would wave in the
'recZc the emblem o. malicionsmcss. and
mt few would rally under IT. folds. An
ier,onville could not be used TO fire the
Northern heart, and the ghosts of Union
Older, could not be called from the other
world 10 do service for the Republican
'arty. Floyd could not bc Hung into
'ur teeth; Tweed could not be used
y rcproacli 10 us; Jefferson
DAVIS could not be utilized 10
our disadvantage Robert Toombs would (
ose his power TO do Radicalism any ser.
vice by the uttcrance of rash word.
spoken with apurposc and II may be- for
consideration furnished out of the
pockets Of the corrupt men Of the domi.
nant party. With Judge Davis for our
Standard bearer, we might give all Our
energies to tho businc,. of attacking fla.
enemy, ana with Us would fight thous.
SANDS OF Republicans. Upon the linan.
chli plank of the platform that will lac
adopted at st. Louis Judge Davis couId
su'hd without qualification. and his
S'c"' aoIllllcs anu unqucstoncd honesty.
Integrity and devotion TO the puucinl,.
'ur government would commend linn
i IoHhdencc of all the people. There
:. ' III all the land a man
~ whose character so many element. or
n,,., IL "le combined. He has nj
o", ,,' Wv .on'lehce OF the laboring men
anu 'hc capitalists Of the country M,'
c,e ana money would both support him