The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-12

the executive OF whatever party. !
tliink 1 may say that know u viii DC
II. ctled II our expectations arc IL uli<ed ia
the election OF Mr.. Tildcr. Tic claims
OF the Republican,. TO AN owners hipoi The
vote OF the soldiers has come TO an end.
That was settled in the great meeting Of
soldiers aud citizens Oh the 9th OF Octo.
Der loud appausct in which more sold
iers participated than III ans other politl-
cal meeting ever held III the state. they
then gave all men 10 know that they
would vote a. they had shot, Tor Il re-
stored Union and the rights OF I e see
tons. b. this contest al so another prop
osition is established. The l'epubhcan
party isnot the only irlendand protector
ot The colored people ot the South. Ii We
have carried south Carolina. il Is by the
aid of the colorcd votes, a. was The case
in Mis,issippi one year ago. The success
OF tho Democratic party will soon inspire
such confidence in that vote that II viii
be divided between the parties on judg-
ment and conscience. Ike the other vote
OF the country.
To illustrate the political condition OF
the South he read the Rev. VI. II Revel' ;
letter to President Grant in November,
1919. and said: NV iellow-citizells. what
Mr.. Reve's SAYS of Mississippi is apph-
cable to the other southern states.
/ TCheers.
When the rule of tho class which he
dcnominated demagogues shall come 10
an end. the trouble between the races
will cease.
In the states OF the south where the
! Democratic party Is dominant there Is
no strife nor bloodshctl between the races
| no more than in the city OF Indianapolis.
| Ii in this election the Democrats have in
/ deed carried South Carolina and Loui>i-
ana. believe the trouble between the
races will wholly disappear from the
land. Great chcering.l The constittl-
| ton of The nited States has made the
I colored man a voter. and he owes his
vote 10 the country. aud not 10 "a party.
| TContinued checring.I 10 show yon
| that tile colorcd Inau is safe under the
! Democratic party OF the south, | will re-
] fer you TO these facts: That Alabama.
| in amending her constitution. went fur
| Their than the constitution OF the United
! States required, in this. that she provided
! that no qualification of the voter should
ever be made 10 rest on property or a
| grade of intelligence. Otherwise she
| might have excluded large portion OF
| our colored people from the ballot
| BY one or both of these qualifications
In that state, as understand. and also in
Georgia. they have provided lien IN
! favor of the labOrer for his wages, on all
the property OF the employer, subject
only TO the paramount lien OF the taxes
! IN those states the great body OF the la
borers is cuIoret. This extraordinary
| provision is tor their especial benefit.
am not aware that labor is thus protected
in any northern states. It's the mission
of the Democratic party TO make equaI
and lust laws 10 protect labor and thI
Just rights of al classes. Cheers II
the election Of Gov. Tildcn | hope FOL
better DAYS. And better. look Tor th'
supremacy of the law everywhere. whcf
peace shall so prevail thalthere shall not b
even the prciense of sending an army into
any state What q shame that the bay
oncts are now sent into South Carolina
not really to preserve the peace. but Z
carry the election.