The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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On Saturday last General Sherman con-
cluded long and careful argument tor
az increase OF the army, in the following
words; 1.-The necessities OF the frontier
and to guard our public property will
require from $4,000 TO 80, 900 men, for at
this moment there Is almost absolute Ger.
tainty ola
, RENEWED WAR
with the Sioux. The Utes OF Western
Colorado are also likely TO give US trou
Bile, as are also the Bannocks 10 Idaho.
The Mexican border calls tor 5000 men,
aud every timo We attempt to withdraw
troops from that quarter for use else
where disorders occur which compel us
to send them back" The general, prob.
ably, makes
THE BEST STATEMENT
that can be made OF the necessity for
troops. Reproduce his words merely
10 call attention to- that portion relating
To the Mexican border troubles. Those
troubles could bs ended 10 q hours If
our government would recognize the
existing government In Mexico. Other
uatiols hesitate to recognize Disz simply
because We hesitate. With the support
that recognition by us aud other cons
mercial countries would give him be
would, his friends claim, be able to sup
press ut once any attempted raids from
Mexico into the United States to liberate
those 5000 soldiers said to be on the
them In readiness to send into the Indian
country, and the danger of an Indian war
would disappear at once. The argument
Of General Howard only shows that Our
diplomacy may DO so had thats
LARGE ARMY
may be necessary. 1t is time that the
senate and house committees Investigate.
ing Mexican affairs should make re>
port, SO that Messrs. Hayes ard Evarts
can have no further excuse for delay.
The administrations first year, which
closed yesterday, has not been failure
in our foreign affairs only. While tho
representatives OF the people have re-
monetized silver against the wishes of
Mr. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes hac succeeded
thoroughly in "demonctzlng" what he
promised should be his peculiar care
civil service reform. The civil service
has, 1t is safe to say, suffered more In
the year just closed than in any proceed.
ing year.
| MORE PERSONAL FRIENDS
Of the head Of the government, more
persons In whom the confidence of the
people had never in any way been ex-
pressed, have been appointed to office
than ever before. Efficient officers have
been removed right and left to MAKE
place for active politicians. without even
the excuse that one party has when 1t
makes changes for political reasons. We
learn from the course of this administra-
tlon that those who cry Reform" most
loudly cannot always DO trusted as re-.
formers.
There Is a
GREAT DEAL OF SURPRISE
that Mr.. Cox insisted upon the pbullca.
tion Ia the Record of the remark with
which he greeted the veto message--that
twas "charss OF fraud by a fraud"
Whether MIR. Cox ought to hayo made
the remark or not, he was right IN In.
insisting that haying made 1t, 1t should
should DO printed as part OF the reg.
ulsr report.
| lhe Post OF this morning publishes
the following list Of senator's who, il
says.
WERE NOT INTOXICATED
during the all night session of the senate
on the silver bill:
Burnside, OF Il. l.; Cameron. Of Penn;
Jones, OF New; Booth, OF Cal; Conover,
OF Fla; Eaton, of Conn.,; Conkling. OF
| n. Y; ingalls,, OF Kansas; Paddock, Of
Neb.; Mitchell. of Oregon; Oglesby, Of
Ills; Howe, OF Wis; Chafiee OF Cal;
and Bruce, Of Miss.
This isan ingeniously prepared jun.
bic OF senator's. some Of whom II is gen.
orally supposed were entirely sober, some
shalt seas over" aud some incapable Of
coherent thought or uualdcd physical
exertion. MEMO,