The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-27
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH ~ 1878.
The Bu1lletin.
A Put-Up Job.
From the Pekin Times.l


Central committee held meeting and de-
cidcd TO issue call Tor state convsn ton
OF Democrats TO he held on April H.
Monday morning the DISPATCHES announced
that the greenbackers Of Springfield have
decided to hold state convention on the
eth OF March. The whole action OF these
grcenbackers savors too much OF manipu-
laliou. They will meet, nominate ticket
and then ask the Democrats to adopt their
candidates. The little tail wants to wag
the body, you know.
Ips about time for the Democrats to put
aYsto to their little game. In our opinion
the Democrats:would be fools to allow John
A. Logan, and other radicals, TO set up the
pins. and with the aid of set OF political
adyenturers and office seekers who style
themselves greenbackers, try TO capture
That good old institution, the Democratic
party. The idea Of handful of men at
Springfield debating and forestalling the
action OF the Democratic convention. The
convention should 20 right ahead, pay no
attention 10 the convention greenbackers,
nominate q straight Democratic ticket of
their own and then enter into the canvass
with will and vigor. That they will be
victorious, is almost certain. This, Logan
and his crew, know, and hence they spring
this trap OF calling supposed greenback
convention, nominate some unknown,
weak men, and force the Democrats to
nominate them or threaten their defest.
That's the otject-the defeat OF the Demo-
cratic patty Its aged on and manipula-
ted and run by Republicans. The same
game was tried IN Tazewell county last fall,
but the Democrats rallied around their
ticket and the result WIS q sweeping yictO-
ry. The same game will be. tried in the
state election. Let the Democrats rally,
and their can be no question OF victory.
Talk about running a gree nback ticket.
Why, the Democrats are good enough
greenbackers for any body. The history Of
the party has proved It. when tie infa-
nous resumption act was enacted by Re-
publican congress, every Democrat in con-
gress voted against it. When silver was
demonetzed the Democrats voted in
body against the measure. 1t remained
for Democratic house to pass sweeping
resolution demanding the repeal OF the
resumption act. Alreadya Democrat has
introduced . bill for the substitution OF
greenbacks for bank bills. Last year the
national Democratic platform, in plain and
emphatic language, said 1--WE denouncs
the resumption clause OF the act of 1875,
and demand Its repeal" All the financial
legislation from which We have suffered
has been inaugurated and carried out by
the I'epulican party as party measure. All
the principles and ideas of the so.caled
grsenDsck party originated with and has
been advocated by the Democrats for
years. In 1868 the Democrats made the
canvass distinctly on that issue. Since
then this Democratic doctrine has been
constantly growing, adding new converts,
until now the question has thoroughly
aroused the people. All the means taken
TO undo the legislation OF the Republican
party has been done by the Democrats. 1t
was Democratic Bland that introduced
the bill TO remonetize silver. 1t was
Democratic Ewing in the house and
Demot ratio voorhees, in the senate who in
troducad bills for the repeal o. the resuDp.
ton act OF 1873. We might go on ard lilc
up additional proofs that the Democratic
party it the only party OF the people, but
we will speak more on this subject In the
future.
Again we say the Democrats, in our
opinion, viii do well to keep alool from
Logan's greenback convention. The Dem.
ocrsts propose winning this fall, and they
will do 1t. They propose winning with
the following principles before the people.
lst' The repeal OF the resumption act
ID. The remoaetization OF silver, unless
an accomplished TACT.
Sd. Making greenbacks full legal ten
| der.
! ,,h. The repesl Of IN" n-tional banking
| law and substituting sfecnbscks Tor ma.
tional bank notes.
9TH. For the taxation Of national banks
the same a other property.
With such platform and q good ticket
the Democracy viii sweep the state.