The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-18

"A sort of political revival, as it were, Mr..
Kcarney"
''Yes, I'm going TO look around for a pres
ilent for 1880, I'm going 10 see Ben But
Ter,
why, the general" replied somewhat
as'onished, rs one Of the richest men in
Massachusetts,, You don't want q Crusus
for a president Besides, Gen. Butler
wouldn't have the Office
"Oh, yes he would. And as for his riches,
that's Just what want--a candidate with
coin. II will be necessary TO wipe out the
two old parties now buying and selling
each other and plundcring the nation in
the interim, 1t will take money TO pay
campaign expenses
But why do you choose Butlerl He is
not popular with the laboring classes"
We can make him popular. He has been
retained to defend pair Of Molie Maguircs
in Pennsylyania--he VIII carry that state.
Massachusetts, will 90 for him 10 man.
He is sure Of nearly all the Northern States,
and guarantee now TO give him all the
votes west Of the Rocky Mountains
"Will he accept
"Of course he will. Hasn't he been bid
ding for it all through all the last session
Of congress! And isn't he bringing the
blush 10 the cheek Of every member Of the
Potter committee. Democrat and Rcpub-
lican alike. He is blank shrewd. can
put him in the white house without any
trouble
will il be Butler and Kcarneyt"
NO sir. General Of the army is good
enough for me- The Shermans must 90.
Well have Brstow for secretary Of the
treasury, Alexander H. Stephens for the
state department, keep Shun where he is,
and make other necessary changes.
n"Who will he vice.president, anyway
We'll, the Pacific coast must furnish him.
Newton Booth is good man, hut he is too
lazy. We wan, an industrious man in every
Office"
What will you DO with General Grant,
who returns in the spring, You must look
for him, you know"
We'll send him as consul to warm eli.
mate-Cuba, for instance, where cigars are
cheap and plenty
Gen. Kearney showing facetious DISPOSE.
ton. ! concluded 10 change the subject
who pays the expenses Of your trip, Gen.
eralt' ] asked. 1T is reported that the
Central Pacific has furnished you with a
pass. Besides, you have been seen in com
pany with secret agent Of that concern. Is
there anything in the report"
AT this point Kearney let off string Of
oaths that would do credit 10 a pirate
When he had cooled down little he re.
piled: THE workingmen have subscribed
money for my expenses to Chicago. When
| reach there will be well taken care of
! have urgent invitations from six of the
leading cities of the East to visit them and
assist in organizing the workingmen.'
"Wi!l YOU 90 10 Washington
Il shall. I'm going to see President
Hayes and tell him think he's fraud
will you pay your respects TO the dis.
tinguished gentleman of Gramcrcy Park 2
II certainly shall. ! wish TO say to him
that he is fraud also. Samuel J. Tilden
did not become president because the fraud.
ulent designs Of his henchmen and himself
miscaricd. He is not only "a fraud but a
silly old fool"
Afterwards you will go to see General
Butler"
Il shall"
Revcrting to a subject thought more ia.
miliar 10 Kearney than that relating TO the
making or breaking of presidents. i asked
You ieel certain of majority in the con.
sttutional convention"
- do, unless the political lawyers anG
other thieves manage to count Us out. YOU
know they have the capital on their side
while we are poor
What will be the nature of the changes
in the organic law
You see il is not so much the changes
we wish to make as it is the new.tanget
amendments We desire to present. If my
party is counted out and thereby
fails to secure control of the convention
honesty will be in the minority. The con
vention will, in that event, be composed OF
lawyers, and other schemers, who will make
a constitution far more dangerous and com
pick than the present one. The capitalists
(he.e Kearney's face began to get red, ant
it was evident he was mad again, the
monopolists. the daylight thieves, the mid
night robbers, the legal lechers. and hell
bound Williams generally will he NOR,
secure in their positions than ever After
a short pause, during which the General
cooled down few degrees, he continued
If We have majority in the convention
laws will be made to equaize taxation, tc
simplify legal procedure in certain cases,
and to prevent land grabbing, bank
smashing"
And you are going to have Butler fol
president in lsSOl" / quickly inteposed
fearing the General would 50 into another
tantrum.
"Yes, ifhe remains on the right tack un
till that time, Ben's our boy for 1890 L
may be necessary to make him governor d
Massachusetts, first; but will arrange thai
when get east
During the interview Kearney used al
the oaths in the nautical vocabulary, and
was particularly abusive of the machine
politician and the capitalist. heard him
speak an hour ago to large assemblage OF
workingmen and delegates elect. The au.
dience seemed electrified but / could see
| no causp for II. kearney ia not e,oouent