The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-17
RESTORING CONFIDENCE

to the country. Secondly, the Demo.
cratic party has become as thoroughly
divided over Mr.. Tilden, who has no pat>
ronage, as the Republican party Is over
MIR. Hayes who has all the federal pa
tronage. Thirdly, Democrats all over
the country--not all Democrats, but
some aspiring men In every section
have gone farther than Republicans
themselves in asserting the validity of
Hayes title to the presidency. aNl
The house OF representatives shows q
disposition to repair its error, and will
probably do Its show OF the work of pres
venting further defeats like that In New
Hampshire. Prominent men in the
house promise now that the Radical
party shall be put
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
So far as the foolish Democratic squab-
BILE over Mr.. Tilden, or over any other
man, as candidate for the presidency in
1880, is concerned, the mere putting the
tact In plain words would seem to be
enough. If the Democratic party can
find nothing but personal matters to dis
cuss, while the country is in distress we
we may be sure that the country will
seek relief outside of the Democratic
party. The folly of giving prominence,
in letters, speeches and platforms, TO ex,
pressions OF confidence in Hayes title to
office, while his own party almost uni
versally Ignores the subject, has made
itself apparent to every Democrat from
Maine to Louisiana. The country does
not honestly believe in that title. Give
the people change on these three points,
and we may have victories instead of de-
feat. ......
MIR. Hewitt, OF New York, paid his res
poets to the
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM OF MR.. HAYES,
on Monday. There has been no such
forcible speaking In the house since
Blaine, with his presidential hopes de-
pending on his utterances, defended him.
self from charges of dishonesty. Mr..
Hewitt surprised even those who knew
him to be an able man. His dissection
of the
HYP0CRITICAL PRETENsES
of reform was thorough. One cannot
imagine Hayes reading that speech with
out blush. Particularly torcible was
the statement that Hayes thought. it ins
proper for him or Others to reward or
binary political services, but had show
cred offices upon all who aided him by
trickery, forgery, perjury aud in other
ways. in his irregular and extra-constir
tutional elevation to the presidency. This
speech should have general circulation.
SENATOR BLAINE
on Monday made a formal argument
against the payment of the fishery
award OF S5,5O0,0OO. suppose he has
no expectation of preventing the pay
ment, but is attempting to provoke an
agitation. Out OF that agitation will neces.
sarlly come general t dscqssJ99n a 9f tbs
the United States. Senator Blaine would
unquestionably take the lead in all dis
cussi?ns Of that subject, 1t has been
life long study of his, and has entered
into all his plans tor the last year.
The act approved on the 9th instant,
concerning
PENSIONS FOR 1917 SOLDIERS,
i. is now thought will benefit many
thousand persons. Under it any one
who served fourteen days, or particle
pated in one battle, in the war Of 1872, is
entitled to pension OF S. per month
from the date Of approval of act, Wild.
ows OF such soldiers as have died after
similar service, no matter what was the
date Of marriage to the soldier, are en-
titled to the same pension. Those here.
tofore dropped for alleged disloya!ty are
restored. The former are required sixty
days service, and that the widow, to be
entitled should have been married to II 0
soldier prior to February II, 1915.
Dem.