The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-19

joke of their efforts to secure the votes of the
people. Whatever we may say of some Of
their ideas, we should have ears to hear,
and by listening we might learn that every
day the new party is winning into its mem
bership voters who at once begin, not always
intelligcntly, but ever with great zeal, per-
sistenCy and loudness of voice, to talk in al.
vocacy Of the new political faith; we should
have eyes to see, and by looking we might
discover that, not only talking voters but
silent and earnest men are, not precisely
hocking into the new party, but going into
il in large numbers. Whether this accre-
ton of strength to the National party is
more from the Republican or the Demo
cratic party, we do not yet know. We arc
inclined to believe it is from the Republi.
can and will injure Capt. Thomas more
than Judge Allen; but of the fact
that too many Democrats are wandering
away from their old political home
into the National household we have
become convinced. But we are not sur
prised. 1t is fact, that in neither the
Democratic nor Republican party is there
much Of the old-time enthusiasm. Both are
apathetic; both almost asleep. The Nation
ais are not on their part either asleep or in
action. They are moving with all the ac-
tivity of youth, and if sometimes with its
foolish impulsiveness always with the earn
etness of men who believe what they think
they understand. Each member of the
party is committee to get National read
irg matter into the hands of the voters; and
even the most ignorant among the members
o, the party speedily becomes, if in the city,
corner-grocery declaimer; and, if in the
country, a cross-road orator. This kind of
Energy has made even Mormonism power
hll religion-has never failed to make
strong even palpablc errors. How much
more then is it likely to build up
and give strength to party advocating "A
a monetary policy that is far from what
some persons term it, lunacy; that is, in
fact, growing doctrine, wise in generality
and capable of being perfected in detail,
and that will, inevitably, notwithstanding its
perversion by many of the men, substan-
tally lunatics, who advocate it, become law
and finally grow into universally recognized
fact. If the Democrats hope to hold their
own against the earnestuess of the Nationals
who are organizing their party in every
school district, the Democrats must mani
fest earnestncss on their part and resort to
the ink-kcg of the printer for intelligence
to be distributed among the people, and to
club organizations that will bring the men
who believe in Democratic principles to-
gether in harmony and make them work as
one man for success at the polls. That this
will be done we do not know. The Demo-
Gratis in this part Of the political vineyard
have become lazy, and seem inclined to
sing:
LET us alone What pleasure can We have
To war with evil' Is there any peace
In ever climbing up the climbing waves
All things have rest and ripen toward the grave
In silence; ripen, fall and cease"
The necessity of the time is, if we compre.
bend the situation, long awakening pole
with which the Democrats of the Eighteenth
district may be stirred into new life and ac-
tivity. We have no doubt Judge Allen
has such a pole, and will soon put it to good
use.