The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-04-01

erybody agrees that Pentccost is scli-intla-
ted nincompoop, who amounts to no more
in the hands of lngersoll than Il spring
chicken in the claws of an eagle,
TINS uhe first Circuit OF the Fourth
Appellate district, is composed of the fol-
lowing counties viz. Alexander, Franklin,
Hardin, jackson, johnson, Massac, Pope,
Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson
eleven counties, Taking the contest for
Governor in 1876, as the one most likely to
represent the relative strength Of the par
ties, We find the Democratic majority to be
one thousand and thirteen. 1t is only fair
to say however that the Republican side
of the contest was waged with unusual
vigor. Nine of the eleven counties were in
a doubtful congressional district, and
money and brains from abroad
were made an instrument of
great power in Republican hands
"'rhe odds" in the very important particu-
lar of campaign sinews, were thus largely
against the Democrats, yet they achieved a
very substantial victory. A like congress
sional contest was wagcd last year; but as
there were three ticket in the field. it is
quite impossible to Use the result as datum
upon winch to build conjectures as to the
| future As between the Democratic and
| Republican candidates for Secretary OF
| State the vote was 50 very close that we are
willing 10 call it stand-otf. But third
candidate was voted for, and two thousand
nine hundred men, calling themselves
Greenbackers, supported him. 1t is now
well known that more than two thirds 81
these men were Of Democratic anteccdants,
and that they will now, or at any future
time, act with the Democratic party, when
they have no candidate of their own in
the field This being true, IT
is entirely safe, to assume that the relative
strength OF the parties has not materially
changed since 1876 The present is what is
usually dcnominated an off year of
the years that inspire Democrats to the
faithful performance of party duty, and
smite Republicans with lazlness, indiffcr.
cncc and inertia. We have no fears, there
fore, of the result Of the June judicial cleo
ton, should the contest that is to prcccdc
it, take on political aspect. The Circuit
is now as it was in 1876, Democratic, and
Democrats have the advantage of an "otf
year But we repeat for the twentieth
time, at least, that we deprccate politics in
a judicial contest We would
gladly accept a compromise ticket such a
ticket as the Executive committees OF the
two parties might agree upon;and thus cs-
cape an unsecmly political wrangle.
1t is announced that the Democratic Jul
dicial Central committee will meet in this
city this week While we trust that that
committee will. be able. without prccipita-
ting Il political contest, to SO shape affairs
as 10 concentrate Democratic votes upon
the best men, we shall, rs the editor of 4
Democratic paper, feel inclined "a support
any reasonable programme it may settle
upon If the half do2cH Republican candi.
dates, who have no earthly chance Of cleo
ton, save through bad split o. the Demo
cratic vote, would withdraw ana leave
Judge Baker to the field, the matter would
at once adjust itself to the entire salts.
faction of large majority of the voters OF
the circuit Refusing to do tins, the Dem.
ocras feel themselves called upon to "con
slider of the situation, and will do so dur
Ing the present week
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