The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-23
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PRESS OPINIONS.

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Hayes Pictured bya Friendly Ysn.
springfield, Mass Republican says: In
| the white house sits man OF mediocre
ability and attachments, one whom l be-
licve to be thouroughIyhonest aud sincere
| In his purposes, possessing much OF SOUND
sense and Judgment, with not little ap.
preciation OF the popular necessities OF The
times. bu. weak and wsveriDg in action,
hesitsting and unreliable In pursuing even
his avowed ends. Confessedly the com
premise candidate of his party, he owes
his positi on not to the vote Of bis country
men, but to fortuitous and unprecedent-
ed series OF events, TO second compromise
Of absolute Justice with public necessity.
Recognizing this fact, appreciating the
shadow which darkens his title, President
Hayes was bound by every dictate Of hon
or, by every motive Of expendiency, to
administer his office primary for the bene-
ft Of the whole people, without special re-
gard to party interest. Much seems to
have been his desire and such the govern.
ing principle Of his course, and yet how
wiaely he has failed TO come up to the just
expectations OF his most sincere well wish.
ers, even to tho standard Of his own ex.
pressed purpose, is only too apparent.
Globe.Democrat: The Globe.D Democrat
opposed the silver bill while it was under
discussion 10 congress; but, when II became
the law OF the land, 1t was entitled TO fair
trial Oh its merits, Mr.. Sherman has issued
an absurd order that the: new coins shall
DO paid out at par for gold only. This
amounts to ordering that they shall be
boarded in the treasury, for nobody isgo-
ing to pay premium for gold with which
to buy them. We trust congress will take
proper action on this sub ject, and give Mr..
Sherman to understand that 1t is his bust.
ness to execute laws and not to obstruct
them.
The silver bill IS the law Of the land, and
John Sherman ought not to be allowed 10
stand In the way Of Ito Enforcement. A
little effort in the direction OF impeachment
would be good thing.
Mr.. Hayes would show some sort Of re-
gard for public opinion by putting John
Sherman out Of his cabinet. He sho we'd
great disregard for public opinion BY put.
ting him into II.
Washington Herald There is no in.
dustry 10 this country that has suffered
more heavily during the protracted dull
times than the publishing. Now let the
press Of the country demand peremptorily
tiat the duty be taken OF of type, and
also from lead, tip, and antimony-the raw
material OF type. This business Of taxing
twenty thousand business men for the ben
eft of dozen or two has gone on Icing
enough.
New York Evening Post: Whenever
Mr., Blaine gets upon his feet in the seuute
l. saA--s A. ;---oi-- A. r. - -.~-niug IN
the political stump. 1t is plainly impcssi.
BILE for him to approch any subject asa
statesman, an intelligent legislator, or q
man Of common sense, or as anything but
a demagogue and party .mouther.
st. Joe Gazette: The fact lie q little sig
nifcant that Secretary Sherman, in his
weekly treasury statements, now forgets
to mention the amount. OF gold in the
treasury for resumption purposes. He
knows that a statement OF sixty millions
OF gold in the treasury wherewith to re-
deem seven hundred millions OF currency
would be received with ridicule by the
American people and prove on its face tie
fillacy of his resumption scheme.
New York World The World stands by
the elective principle in and out ofthe city
OF New York. II We are hurt through 1t
we must be healed through it, and not in
violation of ii or difance OF II, lest the
remedy prove worse than the disease. A
majority of the voters OF the west and
south have demanded the remone tization
of silver, and the law.making power in
Washington has cecreed 1t. The secreta.
ry Of state has officially announced our
new silver policy to stenipg Europe. 1t
Is no longer legislative question; it has
become an administrative fact.
Springfield Journal: The Journal is not
particular admirer Of Representative
Springer, in any sense Of the term politi
cally, but it takes occasion to express its
opinion that his proposition to make the
coinage of silver "lree," like that of gold,
provided in the original Bland bill, should
p,ss. Give the two metals an equal chance,
and then let us see which will come out
ahead. 1t is the reverse Of chivalrous to
discriminate against silver because 1t
has been kept under the heel oil the de-
monetizers for the last five years.