The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-17
TIE Sun PUTS UPn

AFTER A SPELL OF SHUT UP'--ANp AC-
KNowLEDGEs THE TRUTH OF OUR CHARG Els
| A BIG DOSE OF GROW"
The Sun of yesterday evening, under
the heading of THAT Proposition has the
following:
For several days THE CAao BULLETIN
has been trying to create discussions in
the Republican ranks by declaring that
the Jackson county delegation at the late
Republican convention made proposition
to Judge Bird, which, t he had accepted,
would have secured his nomination to the
legislature. We called on The BULLETIN
for the proposition, but it has failed to pre-
sent it. In an interview with Judge Bird,
we learn that heJackson county delegation
proposed, not to Judge Bird but to some
member Of the delegation from Alexander,
that if the Alexander county would sign
petition to Gov. Cullom to appoint Judge
Layman TO the place made vacant by the
promotion of Judge Baker then they
would support any man from Alexander on
whom that delegation would unite.
This was reported to the delegation but they
declined; possibly for the reason that they
knew that the Jackson county delegation
was divided on the judgcShip, and while a
part of the Jackson coun folks might
make this contract they could no, deliver
the vote. Now this is the proposition that
the BULLETIN is making such noise about,
ana Judge Bird did not seem to manifest
any grief on the subject, nor Indignation,
except to say that if the proposition had
been made in his hearing, he would have
made it lively for Jackson county in the
convention. Try again, Mr.. Bulletin.
This is II big doseof "crow" for our neigh
Dor to swallow, and we are sorry that it can
not take its medicine like man. 1t squrms
too much. THE BULLETIN had but one OBJ
ject in the matter-and that was to make
public the true inwardness of the rascality
sought to be perpetrated at Carbonate.
We charged that had Judge Bird been will.
ing to enter into bargain with the Jack
son county schemers he could have had the
nomination for the legislature, and the Sun
after acting the part of a bully and
daring us to make good our
assertion, has been compelled,
by our gentle reminders, to unbosom
itself and reveal one of the bar
gaining schemes in all its nakedness to the
public gaze. 1t is a fine commentary on
politics as conducted at Radical gatherings.
II makes the almost sacred Office of Judge
matter of barter between conflicting ee-
ments in its own party and insults the
Alexander county delegation by telling it
that the proposition was declined by them,
possibly for the reason that they knew that
the Jackson county delegation was divided
on the judgeship. and while part of the
Jackson county folks might make this CON
tract they could not deliver the vote" In
other words the only reason why
the Alexander county delegation
did not make the trade was that they did
not believe the other fellows could carry out
their part Of the contract. OF the truth of
this we know nothing, but it is only fair to
assume that the Sun, being in the secrets Of
its party, knows what it is talking about
when it assigns to its friends a disreputable
motive for refusing to enter into the trade.
Mr.. Layman will. Of course, have to stand
by the record made for him at Carbondale
"a record that will hardly help him in Sc
curing the circuit judgeship. That official
must be about bargaining and trading for
the position. As it has put up" on one OF
the propositions, we feel constrained by
sense Of duty to the public to ask 1t to put
up on the other proposition made at Car
bondale by Jackson county people TO give
the nomination to Alexander county, if its
delegation would in return do a certain
thing lying near to hearts of Jackson county
Republicans. We want to know all about
this other proposition. Will the Sun put
up"